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SB 431KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Kansas establishes regulations for remote pharmacy practice and worker supervision

Original title: AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to the practice of pharmacy; allowing a pharmacy to employ certain remote workers to engage in the remote practice of pharmacy; providing for the supervision and duties of remote pharmacy workers.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in House Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

Pharmacies in Kansas would be allowed to employ remote workers for the , subject to strict security, record-keeping, and supervision requirements. Remote pharmacists would be prohibited from handling drugs, packaging, or dispensing medications, while remote interns and technicians could process prescriptions under supervision. The bill establishes specific training hours for technicians and privacy rules for remote worker data that would expire on July 1, 2031.

Why it matters

Establishes a legal framework for pharmacies to utilize remote staff while imposing mandatory operational policies, security protocols for remote work devices, and distinct practice boundaries for remote pharmacists, interns, and technicians.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Pharmacies

Pharmacies must provide secure remote work devices, maintain written policy manuals, retain specific remote worker records for two years, and ensure supervision requirements are met.

Directly affected

Pharmacy technicians

Pharmacy technicians must complete 240 clock hours of training and pass a certification exam before performing remote pharmacy work under supervision.

Directly affected

Pharmacy interns

Pharmacy interns must complete their first year of pharmacy school in good standing before working remotely, and their remote hours only count toward board requirements under continuous video and audio observation.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is considered a remote worker under this bill?
A remote worker is defined as a pharmacist, pharmacist intern, or pharmacy technician who is engaged in the at any location other than the employing pharmacy.
What tasks are prohibited for a pharmacist working remotely?
A pharmacist engaged in the is prohibited from handling or possessing any drug or device owned by the pharmacy, packaging or prepackaging, and compounding, dispensing, or labeling.
What training must pharmacy technicians complete before remote work?
Pharmacy technicians must complete at least 240 clock hours of training in the pharmacy, acknowledge understanding of the policy and procedure manual, and document passing a board-approved certification examination.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

17 actions
  1. Apr 10, 2026House
    Died in House Committee
  2. Mar 17, 2026House
    Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
  3. Mar 13, 2026House
    Withdrawn from House Committee on Insurance; Referred to House Committee on Insurance
  4. Mar 10, 2026House
    Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
  5. Mar 5, 2026House
    Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
  6. Mar 4, 2026House
    Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
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  1. Mar 4, 2026House
    Withdrawn from House Committee on Insurance; Referred to House Committee on Insurance
  2. Feb 19, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Received and Introduced
  3. Feb 19, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
  4. Feb 18, 2026Senate
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
  5. Feb 18, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Be passed
  6. Feb 18, 2026Senate
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  7. Feb 18, 2026SenateFloor
    Emergency Final Action - Passed
  8. Feb 16, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by
  9. Feb 12, 2026Senate
    Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S
  10. Feb 2, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
  11. Jan 30, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced

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Connected Entities

Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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Sources

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www.kslegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy25
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