CA Designated Rep - Licenses in Good Standing

Updated January 29, 2026

Ever wonder how many licensed Designated Representatives there are?

As of the end of November 2025:

• Designated Representative (EXC):  3,014
• Designated Representative-3PL (DRL):  643
• Designated Representative-Reverse Distributor (DRR):  25

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For Designated Representative license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training affidavit):

• CA Designated Representative Wholesaler Training - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
• CA Designated Representative 3PL Training
• CA Designated Representative Reverse Distributor Training  
• The Designated Representative Institute

     Florida:

• Florida Certified Designated Representative - CDR Laws and Rules Examination Prep Course

For HMDR Exemptee license applicants  -  Training programs, courses, classes, seminars:

     California (earn a training completion certificate):

• CA Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) Exemptee Training Course
• The Exemptee Institute

Sherman Law Amendment Spawned HMDR Licensing

• Trusted California HMDR Exemptee training course for Exemptee license applicants and their managers. State-approved by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch (FDB). Earns a course completion certificate to include in your Exemptee license application.

Updated August 6, 2026

The HMDR Program page is currently posting a link to "HMDR Legislation."

---  Updated January 26, 2022  ---

The original link broke.

Sadly, the HMDR Program page no longer contains a link to the Sherman Law.

However I found this link on the internet:

• Sherman Law - Food and Drug Branch (FDB)

---  the original post follows below  ---

According to the California Department of Public Health:

"The Home Medical Device Retailer (HMDR) licensing program is administered as part of the Medical Device Safety and Youth Tobacco Enforcement Section and is governed by law sections found in the California Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law (January 1, 2008 Edition). The Sherman Law was amended in the 1999-2000 legislative session to establish the HMDR licensing program."