Annual Conference

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DPLXXX
November 7-10, 2019
The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
San Diego, CA

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IS NOW OPEN!

ASPL invites individuals with an interest in pharmacy law to submit a proposal for presentation at the 2019 Developments in Pharmacy Law Seminar XXX to be held at the Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, November 7-10, 2019 in San Diego, CA.

The conference draws attendees from pharmacy companies, wholesalers, PBMs, manufacturers, law firms, consulting firms, government, boards of pharmacy and academia.

Presentations
Authors are encouraged to submit proposals for current topics of interest for pharmacists, lawyers, and business and compliance representatives. We provide some suggested topics below, but proposals on other current, relevant topics are encouraged. We also ask that you consider proposing session formats other than lecture/panel. ASPL requests that no more than two individuals present per session. Those wanting more presenters must provide justification for the need of additional speakers. Rooms will be set in classroom style with a podium and two chairs/table. Those presenters requesting other setups must submit their desired room setups with their proposals. Not all requests will be guaranteed. The Review Committee will take these requests into consideration and work to implement them if possible. Suggested topics:

CBD
Drug Pricing
Opioids
PBM (other)
PBM gag-clauses
PBM audits
Provider status
Prescriptive authority
Ethics
Standard of care
Scope of pharmacy practice
Use of technology
Other

Submission Requirements
Preference will be given to proposals with an in-depth focus on a topic rather than a general overview. Each abstract should be:

a 50-minute presentation by one or more speakers, with 10 minutes for Question & Answer*;
300 words or less;
include a short (50 word) biography; and
four learning objectives (learning objectives must be written from the learner's perspective. What will the learner be able to do after hearing your presentation?)
Provide a list of recent speaking engagements. Presenters with speaking engagements on industry related topics in the previous 3 years will be given additional consideration. New speakers are encouraged to submit abstracts.

Requirements for Selected Presenters
Each presenter must:

confirm acceptance of the invitation to present;
confirm final presentation summary for inclusion in the registration materials before June 14, 2019;
complete and sign a Financial Relationship Disclosure Statement and a Conflict of Interest Declaration by June 14, 2019;
register for the conference on or before October 14, 2019;
submit a final PowerPoint presentation by September 15, 2019 for committee review and agree to work with committee on updating presentation suggestions; and
participate fully in the conference.

*Travel reimbursement: Travel assistance is available on a per CE session basis. Speakers may apply for reimbursement up to $700 in transportation and up to 2 nights hotel stay at the ASPL room block rate. The reimbursement will be divided if a session is led by more than one speaker. ASPL will waive conference registration for invited speakers.

Submission Deadline: March 22, 2019

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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Berkeley Research Group
CVS Health
Quarles & Brady LLP

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Express Scripts
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PC
Kroger Health
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Rite Aid Corporation

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Affiliated Monitors, Inc
Akerman LLP
Baer Law Firm
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
California Pharmacy Lawyers
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Duane Morris
Ford Wallace Thomson LLC
Karr Tuttle Campbell
Much Shelist
Post & Schell, P.C.
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Strom and Associates LLC
The Law Office of Gregory P. Matzen
Walmart, Inc.
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, LLP

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February 21, 2019

CIVIL FORFEITURES
Supreme Court rules that 8th Amendment ban on excessive fines applies to civil forfeitures under state law
Although virtually all state constitutions prohibit excessive fines, extensive research has shown that states and state agencies have widely and increasingly used civil forfeiture statutes and other fines as a source of funding, according to an amicus brief filed in the instant case. State pharmacy boards are often the beneficiaries of funds derived from civil and criminal forfeitures in drug cases.

On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion written by Justice Ginsburg holding that under the 14^th Amendment, 8^th Amendment protections against excessive fines apply to states, vacating and remanding a decision by the Indiana Supreme Court that would have granted a state civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to seize the petitioner’s $42,000 Land Rover when he pleaded guilty to dealing in controlled substances worth a few hundred dollars, and when the maximum monetary fine would have been $10,000. The Indiana court held overturned rulings by lower courts that the seizure would constitute an excessive fine under 8^th Amendment jurisprudence, holding that the 8^th Amendment prohibitions applied only federally.

In the 9-0 ruling, the majority of the Supreme Court relied on the due process clause of the 14^th Amendment, and held that the ban on excessive fines has existed as a fundamental element of Anglo-American jurisprudence since at least the Magna Carta. Justice Thomas concurred, but argued that reliance on due process to establish rights is inappropriate; he would find that the ban on excessive fines is “one of the ‘privileges or immunities of citizens’” protected under the 14^th Amendment.

The Court did not rule on whether this particular forfeiture was, as held by the trial court in the underlying case, “grossly disproportional to the gravity” of the crime. Rather, it held that on remand the Indiana courts would need to apply 8^th Amendment jurisprudence to in rem forfeitures. [Timbs v. Indiana, No. 17-1091, S.Ct., 586 U.S. ____ (2019)]

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SAVE THE DATE!
DPL XXX Seminar
November 7-10, 2019
Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS