Congratulations to the CRNAs upon obtaining prescriptive authority! Substitute for Senate Bill No. 67 was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Kelly during the 2025 Legislative Session. It amended K.S.A. 65-1158 in the Kansas Nurse Practice Act to include prescriptive authority to the scope of practice for CRNAs in Kansas. The bill added the following language to K.S.A. 65-1158:
(b)(1) A registered nurse anesthetist may prescribe durable medical equipment and prescribe, procure and administer any drug consistent with the registered nurse anesthetist’s education and qualifications. Except as permitted by subsection (a), a registered nurse anesthetist shall not prescribe, procure or administer any anesthetic agency. Any drug that is a controlled substance shall be prescribed, procured or administered in accordance with the uniform controlled substance act.
(2) A registered nurse anesthetist shall not perform or induce an abortion or prescribe, procure of administer drugs for an abortion.
(3) A prescription order shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the registered nurse anesthetist. A registered nurse anesthetist shall not dispense drugs but may request, receive and sign for professional samples and may distribute professional samples to patients.
(4) In order to prescribe controlled substances, a registered nurse anesthetist shall:
(A) Register with the federal drug enforcement administration; and
(B) comply with federal drug enforcement administration requirements related to controlled substances.
These law changes take effect after its publication in the statute book (July 1, 20250). The entire bill follows.