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Committee approves Board of Pharmacy budget; members note software changes to controlled-substance monitoring
Summary
The committee adopted the Social Services Budget Committee’s recommendations for the Kansas Board of Pharmacy budgets through 2027, noting the board chose not to renew a third-party Narcis Care application and will rely on alternative processes to monitor controlled-substance prescriptions.
The House appropriations Social Services subcommittee approved the Kansas Board of Pharmacy’s budget recommendations for fiscal 2025–2027, accepting a fee-funded budget with 20 FTEs and noting the board’s decision to discontinue a contracted Narcis Care software application.
Chairman Bueller said the board’s FY2025 revised estimate is about $3.9 million from all special revenue funds with 20 FTEs. The decrease from prior years is largely attributed to the agency not renewing the Narcis Care software application used for K-TRAC (the state’s controlled-substance monitoring efforts), though the board is evaluating alternatives and assigning patient risk scores based on prescription histories.
Representative Walsinger asked what will replace Narcis Care; testimony indicated the board evaluated the software’s utility, conducted a survey and concluded the specific contracted solution did not justify its cost. Committee members raised a real-world example: Chairman Walsinger described a situation where two opioid prescriptions were filled in separate clinical encounters; members noted multiple factors (such as days-supply on the prescription) can explain apparent duplication and recommended follow-up with the board.
The committee concurred with the Legislative Budget Committee and Social Services Budget Committee recommendations to adopt the board’s proposed budgets for FY2025–FY2027 and forwarded them as presented.
