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Department of Consumer Protection seeks funding for prescription import program, homemaker agency oversight; cannabis positions moving to general fund
Summary
DCP told the committee the governor—s budget funds a pilot prescription drug importation program, shifts cannabis-funded positions into the general fund, and requests an added investigator for homemaker companion agency oversight; officials said the agency recovered more than $8 million for consumers last year.
The Department of Consumer Protection told the Appropriations subcommittee that the governor—s proposed budget includes resources to support a Canadian prescription drug importation program, expand oversight of homemaker companion agencies, and move positions funded by the cannabis fund into the general fund.
Deputy Commissioner Maureen Magnan said the agency returned "well over $8,000,000 to consumers through our Guarantee Funds and Lehi Law Program" and said the governor—s budget "provides DCP with the resources necessary to continue our work regulating and ensuring fair marketplaces for consumers and businesses." She listed operational changes the agency has implemented, including license modernization and oversight of new license types.
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