# Kansas HB 2068: Establishing the remote practice of pharmacy, requiring certain conditions for such practice and limiting activities performed under such practice, 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, adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards and removing the authority of the state board of pharmacy to authorize individuals to access the prescription monitoring program database by rules and regulations. Kansas HB 2068, Establishing the remote practice of pharmacy, requiring certain conditions for such practice and limiting activities performed under such practice, 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, adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards and removing the authority of the state board of pharmacy to authorize individuals to access the prescription monitoring program database by rules and regulations., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Engrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2068-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2068 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Establishing the remote practice of pharmacy, requiring certain conditions for such practice and limiting activities performed under such practice, 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, adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards and removing the authority of the state board of pharmacy to authorize individuals to access the prescription monitoring program database by rules and regulations. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Engrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on public health and welfare, house committee on health and human services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (612 yes, 36 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Patients gain one emergency prescription refill: benefit, low. A pharmacist can give one emergency refill of a noncontrolled prescription drug when no refills remain. The pharmacist must find that continuing treatment is needed to prevent a break in care. The refill can cover up to 90 days. This authority does not cover controlled drugs or repeated emergency r… - New preparation standards for compounded medicines: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, Kansas adopts United States Pharmacopeia chapters 795, 797, and 825 for compounding medicines. The standards include referenced companion documents and use the versions in effect on that date. The Pharmacy Board can issue rules for compounding and distribution. It can also e… - Therapy-starting pharmacists must carry liability insurance: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, pharmacists who independently start therapy under this law must meet Kansas professional liability insurance requirements. They must carry the applicable minimum coverage. The supplied text does not state those coverage amounts. - Pharmacists can start more patient treatments: mixed, low. Kansas pharmacists can start treatment, including medicines and medical equipment, for qualifying minor conditions that do not need a new diagnosis. Qualifying conditions include those with federally waived tests used to guide care; treatment must fit the pharmacist’s training and care standards. T… - Remote pharmacy workers face task limits: mixed, low. Supervised remote interns and technicians can process prescriptions, contact prescribers, clarify patient or payment details, and make allowed prescription transfers. Remote pharmacists cannot possess or handle pharmacy-owned drugs or devices, package medicines, compound, dispense, or label them. R… - Prescription database access expands within limits: mixed, low. Kansas expands prescription-monitoring database delegate roles to specified nursing, respiratory, emergency-care, dental, and pharmacy staff registered for access. These delegates must act for authorized practitioners or pharmacists. Registered death investigators receive limited access while actin… - Pharmacies gain remote work with safeguards: mixed, low. Kansas pharmacies can employ supervised remote staff, with posted notice, pharmacy records kept five years, and remote-worker records kept two years. Pharmacies must supply secure devices, prevent outside observation, and bar printing or storing patient information outside approved remote devices.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 119 Nay: 0 | pass | 119 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 107 Nay: 18 | pass | 107 | 18 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 107 | 18 | | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 119 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-09: Engrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 107, Nay 18 (House) - 2026-03-25: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Hearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2025-02-14: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2025-02-14: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-06: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-05: Hearing: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2025-01-23: Introduced (House) - 2025-01-23: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2068_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2068/hb2068_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2068/hb2068_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2068_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2068/hb2068_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2068/hb2068_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2068-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).