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HB2740 • 2026

Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.

Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-10
Official status
Died in Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.

Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.

What This Bill Does

  • Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 Senate

    Died in Senate Committee

  2. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  3. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Received and Introduced

  4. 2026-02-19 House

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3

  5. 2026-02-18 House

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  6. 2026-02-17 House

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services

  7. 2026-02-11 House

    Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event

  8. 2026-02-06 House

    Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

  9. 2026-02-06 House

    Introduced

Official Summary Text

Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.

Current Bill Text

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Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2740
By Committee on Health and Human Services
Requested by Representative W. Carpenter on behalf of the Kansas Board of
Pharmacy
2-6
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to pharmacy; adopting
the United States pharmacopeia compounding standards under the
pharmacy act of the state of Kansas; amending K.S.A. 65-1637e and
repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 65-1637e is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
1637e. (a) The compounding standards established by the general
chapters 795 pharmaceutical compounding - nonsterile preparations; 797
pharmaceutical compounding - sterile preparations; and 825
radiopharmaceuticals - preparation, compounding, dispensing and
repackaging published by the United States pharmacopeia and its
referenced companion documents in effect on the effective date of this
section are hereby adopted.
(b) The board shall may adopt rules and regulations governing proper
compounding practices and distribution of compounded drugs by
pharmacists and pharmacies and establishing exemptions or waivers from
the requirements set forth in subsection (a).
(b)(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the
pharmacy act of the state of Kansas.
(d) This section shall take effect and be in force on and after July 1,
2027.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 65-1637e 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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