Kansas HB2587 allows licensed private psychiatric hospitals to maintain emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies.
Kansas HB2587 authorizes licensed private psychiatric hospitals to stock and maintain emergency medication kits. These kits, approved by the hospital's medical staff and pharmacist, contain drugs required to meet immediate therapeutic needs when other sources are unavailable. The kits must be under the control of a pharmacist-in-charge and administered under supervision of a prescriber and pharmacist. The Secretary and the State Board of Pharmacy will adopt rules for the contents, control, and recordkeeping of these kits. The act takes effect from January 1, 2027.
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