Text of KS HB 2263 (2024)
Authorizing pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines, creating a civil cause of action against a physician and requiring revocation of a physician's license who performs a childhood gender reassignment service.
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Session of 2023
HOUSE BILL No. 2263
By Committee on Health and Human Services
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AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to pharmacy;
authorizing pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines;
amending K.S.A. 65-1635a and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 65-1635a is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
1635a. (a) A pharmacist, or a pharmacy student or, intern or pharmacy
technician who is working under the direct supervision and control of a
pharmacist, may administer influenza vaccine to a person six years of age
or older and may administer vaccine, other than influenza vaccine, to a
person 12 years of age or older pursuant to a vaccination protocol if the
pharmacist, pharmacy student or, intern or pharmacy technician has
successfully completed a course of study and training, approved by the
accreditation council for pharmacy or the board, in vaccination storage,
protocols, injection technique, emergency procedures and recordkeeping
and has taken a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and has a
current CPR certificate when administering vaccine. A pharmacist or,
pharmacy student or, intern or pharmacy technician who successfully
completes such a course of study and training shall maintain proof of
completion and, upon request, provide a copy of such proof to the board.
(b) All vaccinees will be given a written immunization record for
their personal files. The administering pharmacist or pharmacist
supervising an administering pharmacy student or, intern or pharmacy
technician shall promptly report a record of the immunization to the
vaccinee's primary care provider by mail, electronic facsimile, e-mail
email or other electronic means. If the vaccinee does not have a primary
care provider, then the administering pharmacist or pharmacist supervising
an administering pharmacy student or, intern or pharmacy technician shall
promptly report a record of the immunization to the person licensed to
practice medicine and surgery by the state board of healing arts who has
entered into the vaccination protocol with the pharmacist. The
immunization will also be reported to appropriate county or state
immunization registries, except that if the person vaccinated or, if the
person is a minor, the parent or guardian of the minor, objects to the report,
the report shall not be made.
(c) A pharmacist, pharmacy student or, intern may or pharmacy
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technician shall not delegate to any person the authority granted under this
act to administer a vaccine.
(d) As used in this section, "pharmacist" means a pharmacist as
defined in K.S.A. 65-1626, and amendments thereto, who has:
(1) Successfully completed a course of study and training, approved
by the accreditation council for pharmacy or the board, in vaccination
storage, protocols, injection technique, emergency procedures and
recordkeeping and has;
(2) taken a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and has
(3) a current CPR certificate.
(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the pharmacy
act of the state of Kansas.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 65-1635a is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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