Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2100 Compare Versions

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1	1	Session of 2025
2	2	HOUSE BILL No. 2100
3	3	By Representative Woodard
4	4	1-27
5	5	AN ACT concerning pharmacists and pharmacy; relating to HIV post-
6	6	exposure prophylaxis; requiring the state board of pharmacy to issue
7	7	protocol for pharmacists to dispense post-exposure prophylaxis to
8	8	certain individuals.
9	9	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
10	10	Section 1. (a) As used in this section:
11	11	(1) "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus.
12	12	(2) "Patient" means an individual believed to have been exposed to
13	13	HIV.
14	14	(3) "Post-exposure prophylasis" means a drug or drug combination
15	15	that meets the clinical eligibility recommendations of the United States
16	16	centers for disease control and prevention guidelines for antiretroviral
17	17	treatment following exposure to HIV.
18	18	(b) (1) The state board of pharmacy shall issue a statewide post-
19	19	exposure prophylaxis protocol for individuals who have been exposed to
20	20	HIV that establishes requirements for a licensed pharmacist to initiate
21	21	prophylactic therapy to a patient pursuant to this section. The protocol for
22	22	post-exposure to HIV shall include procedures to ensure accurate
23	23	recordkeeping and the education of the patient to whom post-exposure
24	24	prophylaxis is initiated, including, but not limited to, the importance of
25	25	receiving post-exposure prophylaxis as soon as possible after exposure,
26	26	safe administration of post-exposure prophylaxis and potential
27	27	contraindications, side effects or adverse events that may occur as a result
28	28	of such medication, advising the patient to whom post-exposure
29	29	prophylaxis is initiated to seek follow-up care from a physician and any
30	30	other criteria as established by the board.
31	31	(2) A pharmacist may initiate prophylactic therapy within the
32	32	framework of the statewide protocol for post-exposure to HIV pursuant to
33	33	paragraph (1).
34	34	(c) A pharmacist initiating post-exposure prophylaxis pursuant to this
35	35	section shall not permit the patient to whom post-exposure prophylaxis is
36	36	initiated to wave any consultation required by this section or any other
37	37	rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
38	38	(d) Any pharmacist who, in good faith and with reasonable care,
39	39	initiates post-exposure prophylactic therapy to a patient pursuant to this
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76	76	section shall not, by an act or omission, be subject to civil liability,
77	77	criminal prosecution or any disciplinary or other adverse action by a
78	78	professional licensing entity arising from the pharmacist initiating the
79	79	post-exposure prophylaxis.
80	80	(e) The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules and regulations as
81	81	may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section prior to
82	82	January 1, 2026.
83	83	(f) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the pharmacy
84	84	act of the state of Kansas.
85	85	Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
86	86	publication in the statute book.
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