CSAP News

Behavioral Health Modernization

Governor Newsom joined Legislative and local leaders, families, advocates, veterans, and healthcare professionals in Los Angeles County to sign SB 326 (Eggman) and AB 531 (Irwin), legislation to modernize California’s mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems for the first time in decades.

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DEA Extends Telehealth Flexibilities 

APA’s policy team is working to update materials, but has informed members that the DEA and HHS issued a second temporary extension of COVID-19 telemedicine flexibilities for prescription of controlled medications, further extending exceptions to the existing DEA regulations through December 31, 2024.

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CURES

Reminder that beginning August 1, 2024, all California dispensers of controlled substances will be required to report dispensations to the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) using version 4.2B of the American Society of Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP)

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Californians’ Mental Health Varies across Key Groups

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reports, “According to the most recent PPIC Statewide Survey and similar to a 2022 KFF national survey, more than eight in ten California adults  say there is a mental health crisis in the United States today. What

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CURES

On September 29, 2023, the CURES web application login page and account recovery screens will be updated. While CURES web application users will see new web pages associated with this update, the system login and account recovery (“forgot password” and

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Board of Pharmacy Complaint Process 

Unfortunately, the past several weeks witnessed some outrageous examples of pharmacist behavior. While we continue to work on various issues related to pharmacists and prescribing, CSAP wants to make sure all members understand that you and/or your patients can file complaints with the Board

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