Online tool helps you find licensed local participating pharmacists The Department of Consumer Affairs’ California State Board of Pharmacy has created an online registry that consumers can search to find local pharmacies offering specific health services pharmacists are authorized by California law to provide without a prescription. The e-registry highlights…

A catalytic converter is a valuable and integral part of your vehicle’s emissions control system that converts smog-causing pollutants into less harmful compounds to help keep our air clean. But thieves find catalytic converters valuable for an entirely different reason. Why do thieves target catalytic converters? Because of the valuable…

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is inviting prospective bidders to submit a proposal to serve as the Enforcement Monitor to the Medical Board of California (MBC). The Enforcement Monitor will provide a comprehensive, independent, unbiased review of the MBC’s enforcement program. The review, evaluation, and monitoring will identify the…

Mandatory electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is coming to California, and state officials are reminding licensed healthcare practitioners with prescribing authority that they are subject to the e-prescribing requirements established by Assembly Bill (AB) 2789 (Wood, 2018). Beginning January 1, 2022, most prescriptions issued by a licensed healthcare practitioner to a California…

Get vaccinated and take steps to reduce infection and transmission As the battle against COVID-19 continues, it has never been more important to take precautions against another potential threat to your immune system—the flu. Flu season in California is October through May, but typically peaks from December through February. The…

  CSLB to Hold Virtual Spanish Get Licensed to Build Workshop A continuación se ofrece una traducción al español de esta información. Editor’s note: this news release was distributed by the Contractors State License Board (CSLB). Click here to view a printer-friendly version of this news release on the CSLB website.…

Make sure you’re working with a Board-licensed pest professional By preventing disease and protecting property through their environmentally responsible services, California’s more than 28,000 licensed structural pest control professionals support healthy families, homes, and businesses. Structural pest control specifically deals with household pests and wood-destroying pests or organisms. Small as…

  Voluntary surveys play a key role in California’s success toward meeting vehicle emissions reduction standards A simulated roadside vehicle emissions survey may be coming to a street near you. At first glance, they might look like DUI checkpoints, but they have a much different purpose and there are no…

  Editor’s note: this information was provided by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Visit the DHCS website at https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/.  As of January 1, 2022, the Medi-Cal pharmacy benefit will transition from the current Medi-Cal managed care delivery system to Fee-For-Service under Medi-Cal Rx. All benefits that are…

Since its inception, the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has consistently worked to empower and protect consumers from unscrupulous and unfair business practices through oversight, enforcement, and licensing of professions. DCA consists of 36 boards, bureaus, a committee, and a commission. The Department administers more than 3.9 million licenses and more…