Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2676

Introduced
2/3/26  
Refer
2/3/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  

Caption

Permitting a pharmacist to initiate therapy for certain conditions consistent with the pharmacist's education, training and experience, adding pharmacists who initiate such therapy to the healthcare stabilization fund and allowing a pharmacist to dispense a one-time emergency refill of a noncontrolled prescription drug for up to a 90-day supply when no refills remain.

Impact

Under HB2676, the collaborative drug therapy management advisory committee will establish statewide protocols that outline the specific medications and training needed for pharmacists to initiate therapy. This amendment is expected to improve patient outcomes by enabling quicker access to treatments without needing to first consult a physician, thereby optimizing healthcare delivery. Furthermore, the protocol will require thorough documentation and communication with primary care providers, ensuring that the patients' overall care remains coordinated.

Summary

House Bill 2676 aims to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists in Kansas by allowing them to initiate therapy for certain health conditions, specifically those that do not require a new diagnosis and are generally self-limiting. The bill identifies conditions such as influenza, streptococcal pharyngitis, and urinary tract infections as areas where pharmacists can take a more proactive role in patient care. This development responds to a growing recognition of the valuable knowledge and skills that pharmacists possess and aims to enhance the accessibility of medications and treatment options for patients.

Contention

While the bill has the potential to improve the efficiency of the healthcare system, it has sparked debates regarding the extent of pharmacists' roles in patient care. Proponents highlight that this initiative can alleviate some burden from doctors and improve access to care for minor health issues. Conversely, critics raise concerns about the possibility of overstepping the traditional boundaries of pharmacists' responsibilities, fearing that initiating therapy without adequate oversight could lead to negative health outcomes. Balancing these perspectives will be crucial as the bill moves through the legislative process.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

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