(March 26, 2026) – Today, the conference committee reports for the health-related bills were taken up in both the House and the Senate, including the following:
CCR for House Bill 2068 allows a pharmacy to employ certain remote workers to engage in the remote practice of pharmacy; provides for the supervision and duties of remote pharmacy workers; permits a pharmacist to initiate therapy for certain conditions consistent with the pharmacist's education, training and experience; adds pharmacists who initiate such therapy to the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund; allows for a 90-day emergency supply of a non-controlled prescription drug to be filled when no refills remain; adopts the United States pharmacopeia compounding standards under the Pharmacy Act of the State of Kansas; removes the authority of the Kansas Board of Pharmacy to authorize individuals to access the program database as delegated by the rules and regulations. The bill passed the House 107-18 and the Senate 40-0. The bill will now go to the governor.
CCR for SUB for House Bill 2250 relates to certain medications; relates to the treatment of a sexually transmitted infection; permits the use of expedited partner therapy for the treatment thereof; authorizes a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies; allows for the use of expired emergency opioid antagonists to treat an opioid overdose; permits first responders to distribute and administer expired emergency opioid antagonists; permits a pharmacist to distribute epinephrine delivery systems to a school for emergency medication kits; amends definitions related to medication in schools to allow for the use of epinephrine delivery systems. The bill passed the House 124-1 and the Senate 40-0 The bill will now go to the governor.
CCR for House Bill 2533 relates to occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, esthetics and athletic training; enacts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, Esthetics Licensure Compact and Athletic Trainer Licensure Compact to provide interstate practice privileges. The bill passed the House 125-0 and the Senate 38-2. The bill will now go to the governor.
CCR of House Bill 2528 requires all Kansas State Board of Nursing Actions related to nonpractice violations be void, allows for late license renewal for professional, practical and advanced practice registered nurses, sets fees for late license renewal, limits unprofessional conduct to acts related to the practice of nursing, prohibits the board from taking retaliatory action against a licensee based on certain lawful actions and creates a civil cause of action for violation thereof, requires that board members be subject to Senate confirmation and requires the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment. The bill passed the Senate 32-8 and the House 87-38. The bill will now go to the governor.
CCR on House Bill 2509: ARPNs in the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund and also Senate Bill 430, allows physical therapists to perform capillary blood tests.
CCR on Senate Bill 271 relates to the eligibility and oversight thereof; updates income requirements for the Kansas Children's Health Insurance Program; relates to the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community-Based Services and KanCare Oversight; requires the committee to hold meetings each quarter. The bill passed the House 125-0.
CCR on HB 2731: No longer has quarterly redeterminations, but deals with requiring the Kansas Department for Children and Families and the Office of Inspector General to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
CCR on HB 2365: Will include language on adding Kratom to Schedule I Drug and annual rescheduling language from Senate Bill 497.