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KS HB2100
Bill
Status
1/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brandon Woodard
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AI Summary
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Kansas State Board of Pharmacy must establish a statewide protocol allowing licensed pharmacists to directly initiate HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) treatment for individuals believed to have been exposed to HIV
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Protocol must follow CDC clinical eligibility guidelines and include requirements for accurate recordkeeping, patient education on timing, safe administration, side effects, and the importance of physician follow-up care
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Pharmacists cannot allow patients to waive required consultations when dispensing PEP medication
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Pharmacists who initiate PEP in good faith and with reasonable care are protected from civil liability, criminal prosecution, and professional disciplinary action
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State Board of Pharmacy must adopt implementing rules and regulations by January 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Establishing statewide standards governing the use of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, permitting a pharmacist to initiate such medication to certain patients, providing civil liability protections to pharmacists who initiate prophylactic therapy to patients for post-exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.
Last Action
House Withdrawn from Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to Committee on Insurance
3/13/2026