§ 42035.6

(a) A covered entity, stewardship organization, program operator, retail pharmacy, or retail pharmacy chain shall do both of the following:

(1) Upon request, provide the department with reasonable and timely access, as determined by the department, to its facilities and operations, as necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.

(2) Upon request, provide the department with relevant records necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.

(b) A covered entity, stewardship organization, program operator, retail pharmacy, or retail pharmacy chain shall maintain and keep accessible all records required to be kept or submitted pursuant to this chapter for a minimum of three years.

(c) All reports and records provided to the department pursuant to this chapter shall be provided under penalty of perjury.

(d) The department may take disciplinary action against a covered entity, stewardship organization, program operator, pharmacy, retail pharmacy, or retail pharmacy chain that fails to provide the department with the access to information required pursuant to this section, including one or both of the following:

(1) Imposing an administrative penalty pursuant to Section 42035.2.

(2) Posting a notice on the department’s Internet Web site, in association with the list that the department maintains pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 42035, that the covered entity, stewardship organization, program operator, pharmacy, retail pharmacy, or retail pharmacy chain is no longer in compliance with this chapter.

(e) The department shall not prohibit as a disciplinary action a covered entity, stewardship organization, program operator, pharmacy, retail pharmacy, or retail pharmacy chain from selling a covered product.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 1004, Sec. 1. (SB 212) Effective January 1, 2019.)