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California Designated Representative Training Programs

Updated August 14, 2017

Also found on the web:

• Designated Rep Certification Class
• Training Program For California Designated Representatives
• California Designated Representative Training Program

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The best, popular, and well-respected:

Designated Representative & Exemptee Training - offered by SkillsPlus Intl Inc.

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CA HMDR Exemptee online internet-based training certification by SkillsPlus Intl Inc.
The Exemptee Institute

NEW! CA Designated Representative-3PL online training certification by SkillsPlus Intl Inc.- We'll send you the 3PL training affidavit upon successful course completion.
CA Designated Representative online web-based training certification by SkillsPlus Intl Inc. - Available around-the-clock 24 x 7
FL Certified Designated Representative (CDR) online exam prep course - Lots of practice exams - Practice makes perfect!
The Designated Representative Institute

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CA e-Pedigree - Nice Analysis

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Updated May 26, 2022:

• Board-approved California Designated Representative online training programs for wholesalers, 3PLs, and reverse distributors.

California Board of Pharmacy Re-awaken:  'via Blog this'

If you're following the evolution of California e-Pedigree, then you'll want to read this analysis by Dirk Rodgers.

The key takeaway for me is, Board of Pharmacy guidance is needed before folks can plan and act:

". . . the Board needs to provide some guidance on, but there are some other very important questions that need to be answered before companies are likely to fully invest in pedigree solutions.  Here I’m referring to both solution providers and companies within the supply chain."

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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

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program slated to launch today - OrlandoSentinel.com

Updated May 26, 2022

You might have been looking for this:

• Standards of Practice for the Filling of Controlled Sustance Prescriptions; Electronic Prescribing; Mandatory Continuing Education or
• Florida’s New Law on Controlled Substance Prescribing - Provisions go into effect on July 1, 2018. Here is what you need to know. (PDF)
  

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Updated Dec 31, 2015:

You might also be interested in this Florida E-FORCSE Program post:
"Physicians that are not treating patients for chronic nonmalignant pain are not required to register as controlled substance prescribers." - "The Department has received numerous calls in recent weeks from physicians expressing concerns that some pharmacists are not filling controlled substance prescriptions if the physician is not listed as a controlled substance prescriber on the practitioner profile on Department of Health’s website. . . ."

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Image via WikipediaPrescription Drug Monitoring Program: Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program slated to launch today - OrlandoSentinel.com:  'via Blog this'

Hello!  Doctors in Florida bought 89 percent of all the Oxycodone sold in the country last year. There's current thinking that the illegal sale of prescription drugs, and Oxycodone in particular, boomed in Florida because of the absence of a widely used prescription drug monitoring system and lax state regulations

In a nutshell:
The roughly 4,000 pharmacies permitted in Florida will be required to participate in the new database and monitoring program. So anytime a prescription is dispensed for controlled substances, the doctor and the patient's name will be entered into Florida's database

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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

DME Bidding Program To Expand

According to this Bloomberg News article, Medicare Bid Process for Medical Supplies to Expand, "U.S. regulators plan to proceed with a program requiring durable medical equipment suppliers led by Lincare Holdings Inc. (LNCR) and Apria Healthcare Group Inc. to bid to sell to Medicare beneficiaries."

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the second round of a program that uses competitive bidding to set prices for DME. They plan to expand the program to 91 metropolitan areas by July 2013 and nationwide in 2016. Some companies think that the DME program will cause businesses to close, and make it harder for patients to get timely access to products and supplies.


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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

e-Pedigree Requirements - CA Board of Pharmacy

According to a recent CA Board of Pharmacy email notification:

The Board of Pharmacy announces it has consolidated its September
Enforcement Committee Meeting into a Board Meeting, and will hold this
meeting on September 7, 2011 in Los Angeles.  An agenda will be released
before the end of August. 

The principal discussion item at this meeting will be California’s e-pedigree
requirements. 

The location of the meeting is:
Health Services Department Auditorium
313 North Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

CA HMDR FAQs

Updated September 12, 2025

Sadly, the FAQ PDF is no longer available on the CDPH website.

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CA HMDR FAQs:  CA HMDR FAQs - find this PDF on the California Home Medical Device Retail Program website

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FDA on Medical Devices In The Home

• California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course for home medical device retailers (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)

Updated July 31, 2024

The link in the original post broke.

You might also be interested in:

• The FDA's Home Use Devices Initiative
• FDA Additional Resources on Home Use Devices (includes educational tools)

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The FDA added FDA's Home Use Medical Device Initiative -  Online Training Courses.

This is important, for the following reasons:

• Home care trends
• Agency's interest in home use medical device safety
• Risks associated with home use
• FDA's Home Use Initiative
• FDA's Actions

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California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course for home medical device retailers (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)

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