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Board hears medical presenters on infusion, home‑health and long‑term care pharmacies; members consider exemptions not new licenses
Summary
Physician and enforcement presentations told the Licensing Committee that infusion centers and home‑health pharmacies operate under clinical models that clash with retail‑focused rules; members signaled a preference for exemptions or regulatory alignment rather than creating new license categories.
Seung Oh, chair of the California State Board of Pharmacy Licensing Committee, opened a Jan. 8 meeting that included education on three pharmacy business models and a discussion of whether the board should create distinct license types or allow targeted exemptions.
Sam Martinez, infusion center pharmacy manager at UC San Diego Health, told the committee infusion centers prepare and administer parenteral therapies on‑site "under direct clinical supervision" and do not dispense medications for self‑administration. "The most important distinction is that the medications are not dispensed for self administration at home," Martinez said, arguing that many retail‑oriented requirements — counters, retail signage, retail style labeling and staffing rules — do not align with infusion practice and create operational burden without improving safety.
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