On Dec. 30 the Kansas Board of Pharmacy conducted an unscheduled audit of the county’s controlled substances, county staff reported on Jan. 14. The audit returned no adverse findings, staff said, and revealed a DEA-authorized pathway to destroy scheduled II–IV medications in-house rather than sending them to a reverse distributor.

Paul, who briefed the commissioners, said the county can meet DEA requirements while performing destruction internally and estimated savings of roughly $500–$1,000 per year. "We plan on starting doing that in house," Paul said, adding that the required chemical had already been procured.

The board did not take a formal vote on the change at the Jan. 14 meeting. Paul also asked whether commission reports from his department could return to a monthly cadence now that data collection is handled through ImageTrend; commissioners agreed to trial monthly reports and consider using the consent agenda after three months if appropriate.

Staff said they would implement the in-house destruction process in compliance with DEA and Kansas Board of Pharmacy requirements and would bring any procedural updates or reporting changes back to the commission as needed.