AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY OCTOBER 22, 2002

SENIOR ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL NO. 10

INTRODUCED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORANGE

 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AP 10: PHARMACY SCHOOL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

UNDER EXISTING LAW, THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY IS REQUIRED TO LICENSE AND ISSUE A CERTIFICATE TO ANY APPLICANT WHO MEETS SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING SPECIFIED EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

THIS MEASURE WOULD MEMORIALIZE THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO EMACT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE EVERY PHARMACY SCHOOL THAT RECEIVES STATE FUNDING TO INCLUDE IN ITS CURRICULUM THE STUDY OF GERIATRICS, INCLUDING EXAMINING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PATIENT AGE, FREQUENTLY OCCURRING PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS.

VOTE:  MAJORITY.

 

AP 10:  RELATING TO PHARMACY SCHOOL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

WHEREAS, PHARMACY SCHOOLS DO NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDE THE STUDY OF GERIATRICS IN THE COURSEWORK REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS, AND FEW GRADUATES CHOOSE TO SPECIALIZE IN UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT AGE AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS; AND

WHEREAS, IT IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE THAT ALL STUDENTS AND PRACTICING PHARMACISTS BE KNOWLEDGABLE REGARDING AGE AS A FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS; AND

WHEREAS, MOST PHARMACY SCHOOLS RECEIVE STATE FUNDING, OR OTHER FORMS OF DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM STATE GOVERNMENT; MOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED, BY THE SENIOR ASSEMBLY AND THE SENIOR SENATE, JOINTLY, THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AT ITS 2002 REGULAR SESSION, A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS VOTING THEREFOR, HEREBY PROPOSES THAT EVERY PHARMACY SCHOOL THAT RECEIVES STATE FUNDING BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE IN ITS CURRICULUM THE STUDY OF GERIATRICS, INCLUDING EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PATIENT AGE, FREQUENTLY OCCURRING PHYSICAL CONDITIONS, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, THAT THE SENIOR LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESPECTFULLY MEMORIALIZES THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO ENACT APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE CONCERNS SET FORTH IN THIS MEASURE; AND BE IT FURTHER

RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THIS MEASURE BE TRANSMITTED TO THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

 

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