Kansas

School Contact Information:
Gene Hotchkiss
Associate Dean, School of Pharmacy
University of Kansas, 2010 Becker Drive, Room 2050 , Lawrence, KS 66045-7582 ( New Address as of 8/2010)
(785)864-3591   Fax: (785)864-5265  geneh@ku.edu

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PRN organization information as of 4/2010:
Committee on Impaired Pharmacy Practice  (CIPP)
c/o Kansas Pharmacists Association
1020 S.W.  Fairlawn Road, Topeka, Kansas     66604
Phone #:  785-217-7091; or toll-free 1-800-279-9300
Fax: 785-228-9147          E-Mail Address: cipp@ksrx.org
Bill Bays, RPh - Committee Chairman
Phone 620-343-6083         Email billbays@gravesdrug.com

Program Director: Sharon Iverson (This is a part time paid position.)
Contact for Information c/o CIPP address

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. KPhA  provides 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 charges a $50/month client fees.  It does receive funding through license
renewal fees: ~ $35,000/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.