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Health & Saf. Code, § 1385.0020 · Article 6.1. Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Health & Saf. Code, § 1385.0020

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) Surrender of a pharmacy benefit manager license shall become effective 30 days after receipt of an application to surrender the license or within a shorter period of time as the director may determine to be in the public interest and not detrimental to the protection of subscribers, enrollees, or persons regulated under this chapter, unless a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending when the application is filed or a proceeding to revoke or suspend or to impose conditions upon the surrender is instituted within 30 days after the application is filed. If this proceeding is pending or instituted, surrender becomes effective at the time and upon the conditions as the director determines by order.

(b) If the director finds that a pharmacy benefit manager is no longer in existence, has ceased to do business, has failed to initiate business activity as a licensee within six months after licensure, or cannot be located after reasonable search, the director may, by order, summarily revoke the license of the pharmacy benefit manager.

(c) The director may summarily suspend or revoke the license of a pharmacy benefit manager upon failure to pay a fee required by this chapter within 15 days after notice by the director that the fee is due and unpaid or failure to file an amendment or report required under this article within 15 days after notice by the director that the report is due.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 28. (AB 116) Effective June 30, 2025.

Source of truth

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Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=1385.0020.
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