The Licensing Committee on Oct. 15 discussed proposed amendments to CCR §1730.1 to update and simplify application requirements for advanced pharmacist practitioner (APP) licensure, including non‑substantive renaming and substantive clarifications about acceptable experience.

What the committee considered
The draft language would align regulatory text with the statute and with AB 1503's standard‑of‑care changes by clarifying that qualifying clinical experience may be earned under collaborative practice agreements (CPAs) or under other demonstrable advanced practice arrangements. The regulation currently requires a year of qualifying clinical services defined in statute; the draft clarifies that one year equals a minimum of 1,500 hours of direct patient care experience when used as the regulatory standard.

Public comment
Stakeholders including Richard Dang (USC), Sean Kim (CPHA) and Steven Gray urged that the regulation permit evidence of equivalent experience from veterans' administration, military, payor or health‑system AMCare practices and from standard‑of‑care authorities where pharmacists have advanced responsibilities outside traditional CPA formats.

Committee direction
Members generally supported a streamlined pathway that recognizes a broader range of practice settings and asked staff to draft application guidance (an attestation template and competency map) that explains how applicants can document advanced practice experience from diverse employers and settings. Staff were asked to ensure statutory alignment and to return proposed text and templates for full‑board review.

Clarifying details
- Regulation proposes to treat one year of qualifying clinical service as equivalent to at least 1,500 hours of documented, direct patient care activity when used as an experience benchmark.
- Committee requested templates to help applicants demonstrate equivalent experience (for example, VA or military scopes of practice; employer attestations).