65-1627k. Certain records of board of pharmacy confidential; exceptions. (a) Any complaint, investigation, report, record or other information relating to a complaint or investigation that is received, obtained or maintained by the board shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the board or its employees in a manner that identifies or enables identification of the person who is the subject or source of the information, except the information may be disclosed:
(1) In any proceeding conducted by the board under the law or in an appeal of an order of the board entered in a proceeding, or to any party to a proceeding or appeal or the party's attorney;
(2) to the person who is the subject of the information or to any person or entity when requested by the person who is the subject of the information, but the board may require disclosure in such a manner that will prevent identification of any other person who is the subject or source of the information; or
(3) to a state or federal licensing, regulatory or enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the subject of the information or to an agency with jurisdiction over acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct that would constitute grounds for action under this act. Any confidential complaint or report, record or other information disclosed by the board as authorized by this section shall not be disclosed by the receiving agency except as otherwise authorized by law.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), no applicant, registrant or individual shall have access to any complaint, investigation, report, record or information concerning a complaint or investigation in progress until the investigation and any enforcement action is completed. This section shall not be construed to authorize the release of records, reports or other information that are subject to other specific state or federal laws concerning their disclosure.
(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the pharmacy act of the state of Kansas.
History: L. 2021, ch. 106, ยง 1; June 3.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 16 - Regulation Of Pharmacists
65-1626 Pharmacy act; definitions.
65-1626a Practice of pharmacy defined; persons engaged as pharmacists.
65-1627a Same; jurisdiction of board; petition, who may file; stipulation, order based thereon.
65-1627b Same; direction by board to file petition or to prosecute.
65-1627c Same; form of petition, rules.
65-1627f Same; powers of board; term of suspension, probation or revocation; hearing; orders.
65-1627h Costs of proceedings.
65-1627k Certain records of board of pharmacy confidential; exceptions.
65-1628 Order; judicial review.
65-1629 Inspection of drugs by board; samples; analyses; publication of results.
65-1630 Rules and regulations.
65-1633 Change of mailing address or email address of pharmacist.
65-1634 Responsibility for quality of drugs sold; adulteration or mislabeling unlawful.
65-1636 Sale of drugs limited to pharmacies; violations; exceptions.
65-1637a Institutional drug rooms; supervision and record-keeping; rules and regulations.
65-1637e Compounding of drugs and distribution of compounded drugs; rules and regulations.
65-1638 Sale of drugs and poisons by registered pharmacist.
65-1640 Act not applicable to manufacture or to certain sales of poisons.
65-1641 Display of pharmacist license; when unlawful.
65-1644 Duplicate licenses, registrations and permits; fees.
65-1647 Repeated violations of act or rules and regulations may be enjoined.
65-1650 Regulation of advertising of prescription-only drugs; exceptions and exclusions.
65-1651 Sections part of and supplemental to pharmacy act.
65-1653 References to registered pharmacists deemed to apply to licensed pharmacists.
65-1654 Privileged communications.
65-1658 Civil fines for violations.
65-1668 Utilization of unused medications act; not applicable to certain medications.
65-1670 Same; duties of the board of pharmacy; duties of qualifying center or clinic.
65-1671 Same; criteria for accepting unused medications; dispensing.
65-1672 Same; participation; adult care homes; powers and duties of a qualifying center or clinic.
65-1673 Same; criminal and civil liability under the act.
65-1674 Same; rules and regulations; duties of the board of pharmacy.
65-1675 Same; duties of the secretary of health and environment; records.
65-1677 Collaborative drug therapy management advisory committee; purpose and membership.
65-1680 Epinephrine kits in schools; rules and regulations.
65-1681 Prescription monitoring program act.
65-1684 Same; charges and fees prohibited.
65-1686 Same; another agency as contractor.
65-1687 Same; maintenance of records.
65-1688 Same; act does not create civil liability or duty.
65-1689 Same; advisory committee created; members; terms.
65-1690 Same; advisory committee in cooperation with other entities.
65-1691 Same; board consultation with advisory committee; annual report.
65-1692 Same; rules and regulations.
65-1694 Same; veterinary prescription monitoring program task force; study; members; report.
65-1694a Same; prescription monitoring program fund created.
65-1696 State board of pharmacy; fingerprinting and criminal history.
65-16,103 Same; no cost charged to pharmacies; funding of program.
65-16,104 Same; confidential information; authorized access to data in the log.
65-16,106 Same; rules and regulations.
65-16,121 Pharmacy audit integrity act.
65-16,123 Same; procedural requirements.
65-16,124 Same; audit reports; recoupment and repayment of funds; access to audit information.
65-16,125 Same; final report; availability.
65-16,126 Same; application of the act.
65-16,128 Electronic transmission of prescription orders required, when; exceptions.
65-16,129 Pharmacists authorized to administer drugs, when; exceptions.