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Volume 43 - Issue 41 - October 10, 2024

State of Kansas

Board of Pharmacy

Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulation

A public hearing will be conducted at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at the Board of Healing Arts Conference Room on the Lower Level of 800 SW Jackson, Topeka, Kansas, to review and consider the adoption of the proposed permanent regulation of the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy.

This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed regulation. All interested parties may submit written comments prior to the public hearing to Alexandra Blasi, Executive Secretary, 800 SW Jackson, Suite 1414, Topeka, KS 66612-1244, or by email to pharmacy@ks.gov. All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity to present their views orally regarding the adoption of the proposed regulation during the public hearing. In order to provide all parties an opportunity to present their views, it may be necessary to request that each participant limit any oral presentation to five minutes.

Any individual with a disability may request an accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing and may request the regulation and economic impact statement in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation to participate in the public hearing should be made at least 10 business days in advance of the hearing by contacting Alexandra Blasi, Executive Secretary, 800 SW Jackson, Suite 1414, Topeka, KS 66612-1244 or by phone at 785-296-4056. Handicapped parking is located at the north entrance to the building. Curbs at the north entrance are accessible to individuals with disabilities.

A summary of the proposed regulation and its economic impact follows. Copies of the regulation and economic impact statement may be viewed at http://www.pharmacy.ks.gov/legal/proposed-state-reg-changes.

K.A.R. 68-7-20a. Delivery of prescriptions dispensed to an alternate site for administration. The proposed regulation addresses an area of pharmacy practice that regulations have previously been silent on, but recent amendments to the Kansas Pharmacy Act regarding prescription delivery have created the need for regulatory guidance. The regulation governs several areas for public protection, including requirements for policies and procedures, notifications, drug storage during delivery, returning drugs to the originating pharmacy, and delivery time. The proposed regulation addresses the practice known as “white bagging” in the pharmacy setting. White bagging refers to the process where health insurers cover essential patient-specific medications contingent upon the medication being distributed from a third-party pharmacy to an administration site for administering. The top patient conditions for which hospitals see white bagging used are auto-immune conditions and cancer. The Board anticipates that the proposed regulation will have minor to no negative economic impact and will help prevent medication waste.

Alexandra Blasi
Executive Secretary
Board of Pharmacy

Doc. No. 052564

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