HB 2157

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 9, 2026.

HB2157 - Expanding pharmacist's scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2157
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Insurance; Rereferred to House Committee on Insurance
House in_committee 2026-04-09
Summary

Expanding pharmacist's scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19.

Sponsor
House Committee on Health and Human Services
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-29 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-09 Status in_committee
2026-04-09 Latest Action Withdrawn from House Committee on Insurance; Rereferred to House Committee on Insurance
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