STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
NB 3
5/27/2025
TN
Date:May 27, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Allison E. Burns, City Attorney
Subject:Introduce Ordinance Adding Chapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code Establishing the Right to Try Investigational Therapies for All Persons Aged 70 or Older, Restricted to Licensed Medical Facilities Within the City Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance No. ___ adding Chapter 8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code establishing the right to try investigational therapies for all persons aged 70 or older, restricted to licensed medical facilities within the city.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Background:
California Health & Safety Code § 111548 et seq. provides for “qualified patients” to access investigational therapies after completion of Phase I trials. Individuals aged 70 or older facing conditions without satisfactory FDA-approved treatments should also have access to investigational therapies, subject to strict oversight. The proposed Ordinance would add Chapter
8.80 to the Lancaster Municipal Code establishing the right to try investigational therapies for all persons aged 70 or older, restricted to licensed medical facilities within the city.
Attachment:
Ordinance No. ____