A new law targeting a staffing shortage in California’s pharmacies was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 11, making the state the first in the nation to pass such a measure cracking down on understaffed chain pharmacies as a way to reduce medication dispensing errors.
Assembly Bill 1286, the “Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act,” authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), grants authority to the pharmacist-in-charge to make staffing decisions and notify store management of any conditions that present an immediate risk of death, illness, or irreparable harm to customers.
