Kansas

PRN organization information as of 6/2007:
Committee on Impaired Pharmacy Practice  (CIPP)
c/o Kansas Pharmacists Association
1020 S.W.  Fairlawn Road,Topeka, Kansas     66604
Phone #:  785-228-2327; or toll-free 1-800-279-9300
Fax: 785-228-9147          E-Mail Address: info@ksrx.org
Bill Bays, RPh - Committee Chairman
Phone 620-343-6083         Email billbays@gravesdrug.com

Professional Consultant: John Childers, PhD 
Heart of America Professional Network  (HAPN)
6405 Metcalf,  Suite 403, Overland Park, Kansas   66202     E-Mail: john@hapn.org
Program Director: Jenith Hoover (This is a part time paid position.)
Contact for Information c/o CIPP address

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This organization has a 15 member (non-paid) committee. It is free standing/separate from the Pharmacy State Board. CIPP is a committee of the Kansas Pharmacists Association whose associate director is the staff liaison to the committee. The KPhA also provides other staff support. This organization has a written funding contract with the Board of Pharmacy that is renewed annually. It has enabling legislation: K.A.R. 65-4921 through 65- 4930: “Risk Management” statute enacted in 1986. CIPP does not publish a newsletter, however it does include information in the KPhA monthly newsletter or quarterly Journal.

What about funding? The organization does not charge client fees. (This may soon change.) It does receive funding through license renewal fees: ~ $30,000/year. Other sources of funding: Grants for educational programs.

Active clients include: This program assists pharmacists and pharmacy students who have any illness or problem that could impair their practice. It is not limited to chemical dependency.