California Designated Representative - Disciplinary Actions

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Updated June 15, 2026

California State Board of Pharmacy - Disciplinary Actions

If you:

• are a California Designated Representative applicant or licensee, or 
• manage a wholesale or 3PL facility, 

- then your professional status and public reputation rest upon legal and regulatory compliance.

When facilities and/or licensees break applicable laws and regulations, the Board takes enforcement action. Typically, the Board files accusations, and then follows that with disciplinary action.

When disciplinary action occurs, people (including the public and consumers) can learn about it through a couple of ways:

• They can view lists of licensees reported on the Board's Disciplinary Actions webpage, or
• They can read the details of each case, naming the licensee, the cause for discipline, and the resulting Board action, as reported in the Board's newsletter, The Script. In each issue of The Script, in a section labeled "Disciplinary Actions," individual cases are hyperlinked and can open up a detailed legal document for the case.

Resources:

• California State Board of Pharmacy - Enforcement Actions and Policies
• California State Board of Pharmacy - Laws and Regulations

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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

Change of Designated Representative-In-Charge - California

Updated July 18, 2020

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When key employees move on or are terminated, there are Designated Representative implications that you need to consider. Read on, as the consequences could invoke disciplinary action.

According to the California Board of Pharmacy Change of PIC/DRIC/RMG/Professional Director webpage:

Change of Designated Representative-in-Charge (DRIC)

"Business and Professions Code Sections 4160(f), states, “A wholesaler shall notify the board in writing, on a form designed by the board, within 30 days of the date when a designated representative-in-charge ceases to act as the designated representative-in-charge, and shall on the same form propose another designated representative or pharmacist to take over as the designated representative-in-charge. The proposed replacement designated representative-in-charge shall be subject to approval by the board. If disapproved, the wholesaler shall propose another replacement within 15 days of the date of disapproval, and shall continue to name proposed replacements until a designated representative-in-charge is approved by the board.”  The DRIC serves as supervisor or manager and is responsible for ensuring the wholesaler’s or veterinary food-animal drug retailer’s compliance with all the state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to practice and the applicable license.

If the DRIC is a pharmacist in the home state of the nonresident wholesaler license, is currently associated with an active nonresident wholesaler license, and has electronic fingerprints on file with the California State Board of Pharmacy, new fingerprints may not be required.  You may request a set of the board fingerprint cards if you do not hold a current California pharmacist license and are not currently associated as a DRIC to a nonresident wholesaler

• Change of Designated Representative-in-Charge Application
• Request Fingerprint Cards "

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Training programs for California Designated Representative license applicants - Earn a training affidavit

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

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• California HMDR Exemptee - Online CBT Training (skillsplusinfo.blogspot.com)
• e-Pedigree - CA Board of Pharmacy Mtg 9/7/2011 (skillsplusinfo.blogspot.com)

Designated Representative Violations

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Updated July 31, 2026

The California Board of Pharmacy files cases against designated representatives where the violation(s) involve significant misconduct on the part of the licensee. The board believes that revocation is typically the appropriate penalty when grounds for discipline are found to exist. Grounds for discipline include, but are not limited to, the following violation(s) of law(s) involving:

• Possession of dangerous drugs and/or controlled substances
• Use of dangerous drugs and/or controlled substances
• Possession for sale of dangerous drugs and/or controlled substances
• Personal misuse of drugs or alcohol

If revocation is not imposed, the board recommends a minimum Category III level of discipline be imposed on the designated representative. This would include suspension and probation.

Source:  California Board of Pharmacy - Disciplinary Guidelines - A Manual of Disciplinary Guidelines and Model Disciplinary Orders (this navigates to the link for the PDF)

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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