Report: New Kansas law allows for 'collaborative agreements' for pharmacists

NEW YORK — Pharmacists in Kansas will be able to play a greater collaborative role in patient care under a new law that will take effect in July, according to a local news report.



Legislature approved the law earlier this year, allowing for the creation of “collaborative agreements” for pharmacists to start and modify drug therapies for patients under the supervision of a physician, the Wichita Eagle reported. Pharmacists also will be able to use their expertise to supplement the work of physicians.



The law, which could mean more roles for pharmacists in clinic-based practices and teams, came about after the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy saw a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that said Kansas was 1-of-4 states in the country with laws that “authorized extremely limited collaborative practice,” Debra Billingsley, executive director of the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy, was quoted as saying.