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Board of Pharmacy warns K‑TRACS gateway funding loss could reduce PDMP use; lawmakers consider state support
Summary
The Board of Pharmacy told the committee the federal supplemental award that supported the K‑TRACS gateway was canceled; the gateway—costing roughly $600,000 a year—accounts for about 83% of K‑TRACS queries and the board and legislators discussed options including a legislative funding request to keep the gateway statewide.
The Kansas Board of Pharmacy told the Committee on Social Services Budget that an expected supplemental federal award to support the K‑TRACS gateway was canceled late last year, creating a funding gap for the gateway service that integrates the state’s prescription drug monitoring data into clinical and pharmacy workflows.
Alexander Blasi, Executive Secretary of the Board of Pharmacy, said the K‑TRACS software itself will continue to operate but the gateway that embeds K‑TRACS in providers’…
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