California HMDR Law (Home Medical Device Retailer)

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Updated January 26, 2022

HMDR Law and FAQ:

"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.  The Sherman Law was amended in the 1999-2000 legislative session to establish the HMDR licensing program.  This section of the Sherman Law can be found by following the link below.  It is in the Adobe PDF format so you will need an Adobe reader program to open and print the document."

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California HMDR Sherman Law (FDB) 

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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

The ASHP Compounding Resource Center

ASHP (The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) has created a webpage full of compounding information. It includes current news, reference books, publications, and resources.

Compounding Resource Center:

"Welcome to the ASHP Compounding Resource Center, the first stop for ASHP information and resources on compounding standards and practices."

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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

CA Board of Pharmacy - Track your license expiration date & renew on time

• The largest selection of Board-approved California Designated Representative training programs. 3 distinct courses for:  Wholesalers | 3PL | Reverse Distributors

Updated November 4, 2025

View the current webpage: 
Personal License Information/Renewal - California State Board of Pharmacy

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Track your license expiration date, so that you can renew on time. This is important, just in case you don't get the automatically generated renewal notice.

Don't get caught scrambling!  Make sure you start the renewal process no later than 4 weeks before your license expires.

CA Board of Pharmacy:

"I did not receive my renewal notice and my license is coming up for renewal. What do I do? 

Approximately six weeks before the expiration date of your license, a renewal application will be mailed to your last known address of record. Licensees are responsible for renewing their licenses even if they do not receive a renewal notice. The board does not send duplicate renewal applications.   

If you have not received the renewal notice within 4 weeks of expiration of the license, you may renew your license by submitting a Request for Renewal form. Do not submit a renewal request more than 60 days before the expiration date of the license. 

A renewal request form may be viewed and printed by clicking on the appropriate license type below: . . . "

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The largest selection of Board-approved California Designated Representative training programs. 3 distinct courses for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors. Earns a training affidavit. Nearly 10,000 students have taken our state license-related online training classes.

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

Will The CA e-Pedigree Dates Slip Again?

Updated November 24, 2025

"In response to enactment of the [DSCSA] Act, the California Board of Pharmacy (Board) has issued a public notice stating that California's e-Pedigree provisions have been inactivated. The Board also noted that it will sponsor legislation this year to repeal the e-Pedigree provisions that have been inactivated."

Source:  
California Board of Pharmacy issues notice stating that it has inactivated California's e-Pedigree provisions:
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=39a9104b-16b0-4b3b-8560-3053977dc425#

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Another good read from Dirk Rodgers . . .

Will The California ePedigree Dates Slip Again?:

". . . AND MY PREDICTION IS…

I predict that it will NOT get delayed again.  Here’s how I arrive at that prediction.

Things are different now than any time prior to any of the earlier delays. . . ."

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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

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak - State Pharmacy Chief Fired

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Updated October 5, 2021

You can read more about this topic here:

Former Supervisory Pharmacist of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak - Outbreak was the largest public health crisis ever caused by a contaminated pharmaceutical drug - US DOJ

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More die in fungal meningitis outbreak; state pharmacy chief fired - NBC News:

"Massachusetts officials have fired the director of the state’s pharmacy board and suspended its attorney for failing to alert them that the company at the center of an outbreak of fungal meningitis was making and distributing drugs in mass quantities even though it wasn’t licensed to do so, the Boston Globe reported Wednesday.

Federal health officials say the outbreak of fungal meningitis traced to contaminated pain injections from the pharmacy has killed 31 people. They said 424 people have been confirmed sick in 19 states, including 10 who don’t have meningitis but who have infections in the ankle, shoulder or other joints."

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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

Florida suspends compounding pharmacy operations

• CDR Training Services by CDR Resource Center. The specialists that work at CDR Resource Center have been working in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 25 years. Because of their vast experience, CDR Resource Center has been able to develop an innovative way of training candidates to prepare them for the Official State of Florida Certified Designated Representative Examination. CDR Resource Center has also developed relationships with other training providers with long standing reputable services in our industry to provide training services for California Designated Representative license applicants.

Florida suspends compounding pharmacy operations - Vitals:

"The Florida health department said in an October 26 statement that during a routine October inspection of Rejuvi it found that it had violated rules on "cleanliness of the prescription department, the dispensing of medications, the compounding of medications, and record keeping.""

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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 - New!
• 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

What is HMDR Exemptee Training?

• California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch) - Register now!

What is HMDR Exemptee Training?

SkillsPlus International Inc. is a long running provider of training to home medical device retailers (HMDR) and durable medical equipment (DME) wholesalers.

Since 2002 SkillsPlus has provided up-to-date training for their clients. This website page, California Exemptee HMDR and DME Providers Certification Course,  provides information specific to the California Exemptee certification course. For those seeking two certifications, this course also meets the requirements for the Board of Pharmacy California Designated Representative.

California requires home medical device retailers to retain an on-site Exemptee to conduct their business. The Exemptee must be physically present during all hours of operation. This course is recommended by, and meets the training requirements of, the CA Department of Public Health, and covers:

• California Code of Regulations 
• Business and Professions Code 
• Prescription Drug Laws 
• Controlled Substances 
• USP Storage Conditions 
• Health and Safety Code 

Prospective Exemptees can meet the training requirement by taking SkillsPlus Intl Inc.'s web-based, self-study class (that includes a final exam) for training certification. The class is fast, to the point, and has helped thousands of potential California Exemptees get licensed.

For more information:

California Exemptee HMDR and DME Providers Certification Course - by SkillsPlus International Inc.  (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch)

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California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course

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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

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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