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Board of Pharmacy authorizes staff to seek technical amendments to outsourcing facility statutes

California State Board of Pharmacy · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The California State Board of Pharmacy voted to authorize staff to pursue technical statutory amendments to align state outsourcing‑facility language with federal definitions; a public commenter urged adding notice requirements to protect patients if an outsourcing facility stops serving California.

The California State Board of Pharmacy on Jan. 7 authorized staff to work with legislators to secure technical amendments to state law that would harmonize California’s outsourcing‑facility language with federal definitions and related Business and Professions Code provisions.

Chair Maria Serpa, presenting the Enforcement and Compounding Committee recommendation, said staff had prepared draft amendments “to better align the referenced Business and Professions Code sections with federal definition of outsourcing…

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