CA Pharmacy - Wholesaler Surety Bond Info

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Updated December 26, 2021

According to the California Board of Pharmacy - Instructions for Filing a Nonresident Wholesaler Application webpage, in addition to addressing other requirements, an application for a nonresident wholesaler must also include a surety bond or other equivalent means of security.

Here's how to find the forms and more information about surety bonds. I haven't provided the pdf links because it's important to me that you access the most current forms and information available. Therefore, it's best to follow this clickpath:  

• The surety bond form, standby letter of credit form and cash deposit form are now available on the board’s Web site. Look for "Surety Bond Information" and "Surety Bond - Questions and Answers."

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CA Pharmacy Designated Representative - Contact Information

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          Wholesalers | 3PL | Reverse Distributors

Updated July 31, 2026

The Board has an updated Contact Us webpage. They've streamlined it, posting only very general contact information.

The most important change is a "Send a Message to the Board" feature. There is a Designated Representative option in the drop-down menu for the "Reason" of your message.

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Here's the contact information that appears on the California State Board of Pharmacy Designated Representative Requirements and Application Form:

California State Board of Pharmacy
1625 N. Market Blvd, Suite N219, Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone (916) 574-7900
Fax (916) 574-8618
http://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/

Source:  Form 17M-27 (Rev. 1.10)
 

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Training programs for California Designated Representative license applicants

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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

Licensure Standards for Medical-Surgical Products Distributors - from HIDA

• California Designated Representative Training Courses (approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy) 
  Register for a course now, for: 
       Wholesalers | 3PL | Reverse Distributors

• California HMDR Exemptee Training Certification Course (accepted by the California Department of Public Health - Food and Drug Branch) - For home medical device retailers.
  Register for this course now: 
       California Exemptee Training

Updated 8/30/2021:

The original post below is out of date with broken links.

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Licensure - HIDA.org

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I stumbled across this resource the other day and hope you can make use of it, Licensure Standards for Medical-Surgical Products Distributors.

It's intended to provide licensure information to single-state and multi-state distributors.

For more information:
Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA)

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California Designated Representative Training and Exemptee Certification Training - State Approved Courses

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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

Group Letter - Repeal Medicare Competitive Bidding for HME and Services

• California Exemptee training certification for home medical device retailers (HMDR). State-approved by the CDPH (California). For home medical device retail (HMDR) Exemptee license applicants, business owners, chief executive officers, general managers and compliance officers. 

Updated September 10, 2026

The original link broke. You might also like:

DMEPOS - Competitive Bidding Program

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Thought you'd be interested in this Medical News Today article, Nearly 60 Homecare And Patient Advocacy Groups Urge Congress To Repeal Medicare's "Competitive" Bidding For Home Medical Equipment And Services.

Tyler J. Wilson, president of the American Association for Homecare in the open letter to Congress says:

"Our national, state and local organizations believe that this program is fundamentally flawed and will create significant obstacles to patient care while threatening the homecare infrastructure for our nation's seniors and disabled."

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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

FDA Orders Baxter Colleague Pump Refunds and Replacements

The FDA Issues Requirements for Baxter Healthcare Infusion Pump Recall - Company must provide transition guide for facilities using Colleague infusion pumps.
 
In brief, in a Colleague Pump - Consent Decree letter to two Baxter executives, the FDA orders Baxter to take the following actions:

• Recall and destroy all Colleague infusion pumps covered by the Consent Decree that are manufactured, distributed, or sold by Baxter or that are under the custody and control of Baxter's agents, distributors, or customers from the US market..
• Provide either a replacement infusion pump (other than the Colleague model) or refund to all owners, and a lease termination to all lessees, of Colleague infusion pumps no later than the date that is twenty four months after the date of this final order (“the transition period”).

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How To Renew Your CA Pharmacy Designated Representative License

According to the CA Board of Pharmacy:

"Approximately 6 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." (Source: Information for Licensees)

In case you need the Request for Renewal form, go here, to License Renewal, to find the link to the most current version of the Request for Renewal of Designated Representative form.

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Distributors - Avoid DEA License Suspension

• California Designated Representative Training Course For Wholesalers (approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy)
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Updated October 29, 2025

Some of the links in the original post broke.

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DEA alleges Harvard Drug Group sold controlled substances improperly - by Crain's Detroit Business

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Michigan Pharmaceutical Supplier’s DEA License Suspended - Harvard Drug Group, LLC distributed 13 million doses of Oxy from 2008-2010 is yet another warning shot to pharmaceutical distributors.

Adam Fein says "the DEA seems intent on holding drug wholesalers accountable for diversion of controlled substances by the wholesaler’s pharmacy customers." (The DEA Nabs Another Wholesaler)

Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), states in the DEA news release:

"Pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to ensure that the drugs they sell don’t end up in the hands of drug traffickers or businesses that are conducting their business illegally. Harvard Drug Group, LLC, should have known, based on the large, frequent quantities, that their customers were diverting oxycodone into arenas that were not legitimate. Today’s action sends the message that the DEA is working hard to hold accountable those companies that are operating in a manner outside of federal law."

Be forewarned.

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California Designated Representative Training Courses (approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy) - for wholesalers, 3PL, reverse distributors

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