Kansas Board of Pharmacy

Kansas Pharmacy CE Requirements

Kansas pharmacists need 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years. 1 state-mandated topic may apply, depending on the license and practice.

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At a glance

Kansas pharmacy license renewal

Licenses coveredPharmacist (RPh) [1]
CE required for renewalYes [1]
Hours per CE period30 hours [1]
CE periodEvery 2 years [1]
Renewal and reportingContinuing education must be completed prior to biennial license renewal. [1]
State-mandated topicsBoard-provided CE [1]
What CE countsACPE-approved continuing education hours are automatically accepted by the Board and tracked through CPE Monitor, along with Kansas Board-approved CPE and courses approved by another state Board of Pharmacy. [1]

This summary covers the licenses listed above. The topics below are selected verified requirements; consult the board’s full rules for all subjects and conditions.

State-mandated topics

Good to know

Rules change, and your own license record decides your deadline. Confirm with the Kansas Board of Pharmacy ↗ before you renew.

Your next step

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01 / Public record

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Match the name or license number. Check status, expiration, and any restrictions shown.

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02 / Official confirmation

Verify a credential

A public search may be enough for a status check. Another board or employer may require a verification sent directly by the issuer.

Check verification instructions Confirm the recipient’s required format and any fee.
03 / Keep it current

Renew your license

Confirm your due date, complete the required education, and submit to the licensing authority.

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Renewal at a glance

CredentialPharmacist
Renewal cyclePharmacists have a biennial CE reporting period with 30 hours of ACPE or Board-approved CE. [source]
Verified feesA current fee has not been confirmed in this guide. Check the board’s fee schedule before paying.
Renewal applicationLicense Renewal

Fees can differ for active, inactive, late, and reinstatement applications. Your official license record controls your deadline.

Source review dates · 3 sources

Dates show when we retrieved the source pages. They do not certify a person’s license, guarantee a portal is online, or establish that every renewal rule was reviewed.

  1. Board of Pharmacy | Contact Your Board | NABP Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
  2. Kansas Board of Pharmacy | Home Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
  3. License Renewal | Kansas Board of Pharmacy Retrieved Oct 28, 2026

Free courses that count toward the hours

Free CE accepted in Kansas

All 206 free pharmacy courses

The board accepts continuing education accredited by ACPE [1]. These current free courses state that accreditation. State-mandated topics can require a specific approved course, so check those separately.

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Integrating Clinical Pharmacists Into Collaborative Care For Patients With T2D To Realize Early Benefits of Once-Weekly Insulin Regimens

The management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is complex, requiring a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach that accounts for individualized glycemic and weight goals, comorbidities, hypoglycemia risk, medication costs, and individual preferences. Therapeutic inertia and patient reluctance often delay insulin initiation and intensification in patients with persistent hyperglycemia despite multiple antihyperglycemic agents. The emergence of once-weekly basal insulin analogues represent a transformative advancement in T2D management, offering a simplified treatment paradigm to address common ba

3.5 ACPE CPEOn demand
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Navigating Complexity in the Post-CDK4/6 Inhibitor Treatment Setting for Patients With ER+/HER2- mBC: Strategies for Optimally Integrating Next-Generation Oral SERDs

The management of hormone receptor–positive (HR-positive), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative (HER2-negative) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) is undergoing rapid transformation, largely driven by the imperative to overcome acquired endocrine resistance, frequently mediated by somatic estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) mutations. These mutations predict a lack of benefit from further aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy, making the correct identification and subsequent targeting of these alterations critical for guiding treatment selection. Next-generation oral selective estrogen receptor deg

2 CME + moreOn demand
Checked Oct 20, 2026
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Supporting Real-World Achievement of Treat-to-Target in IBD: Scalable Strategies for Integrating Objective Markers of Inflammation and Patient-Reported Monitoring in Routine Clinical Practice

Selecting, intensifying, sequencing, or combining therapies in IBD can be challenging for clinicians, especially considering the number of novel targeted therapies available and the expanding role of patient-reported outcomes in individualization of therapeutic decision-making. Advance your IBD management through implementation of recommended treat-to-target strategies. Start with an individualized assessment to determine the strengths and gaps in your current practice, then review educational content according to your needs. Reinforce your learning through practical guidance (eg, interactive

3 CME + moreOn demand
Checked Oct 20, 2026
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Improving Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Depression Through…

a statement of participation Target Audience The intended audience for this activity is physicians and nurse practitioners specializing in psychiatry as well as pharmacists who are involved in the management of patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Program Overview Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) presents ongoing challenges for psychiatric clinicians, including delayed recognition, trial-and-error treatment sequencing, and high relapse rates

0.75 CME + moreOn demand
Checked Oct 20, 2026
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Psychedelics in Anxiety and Depression: A Practical Update

a statement of participation. Target Audience The intended audience for this activity is physicians and nurse practitioners specializing in psychiatry, as well as pharmacists who are involved in the management of patients with anxiety and/or depression. Program Overview Several psychedelic and psychedelic-adjacent therapies are advancing through late-stage clinical development, expanding the evidence base supporting their efficacy in the management of anxiety a

0.5 CME + moreOn demand
Checked Oct 20, 2026
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Health 2.0: Implications for Care

Health 2.0: Implications for Care. A no-cost NetCE course from the reviewed profession catalog free sections.

3 Nursing CE + moreOn demand
Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Questions

Kansas pharmacy CE, answered

How many CE hours do Kansas pharmacists need?

Kansas pharmacists need 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years. 1 state-mandated topic may apply, depending on the license and practice. Continuing education must be completed prior to biennial license renewal.

Does Kansas require specific CE topics for pharmacists?

Board-provided CE (1 hours): Pharmacists must complete 1 hour of continuing education provided by the Kansas Board of Pharmacy each renewal cycle.

Do free online CE courses count in Kansas?

ACPE-approved continuing education hours are automatically accepted by the Board and tracked through CPE Monitor, along with Kansas Board-approved CPE and courses approved by another state Board of Pharmacy. Free courses accredited by ACPE are listed on this page; a state-mandated topic may need a specific approved course.

Sources & verification

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. We fetched each page on the date shown and confirmed the exact wording below appears on it.

  1. Continuing Education | Kansas Board of Pharmacy ↗www.pharmacy.ks.gov · HTML · Retrieved Oct 28, 2026
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    “registration renewal biennially. Pharmacists Pharmacists Pharmacists are required to complete 30 hours of ACPE/Board approved continuing education for each biennial renewal period. The hours must be completed within the licensed period, i.e., July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026 (for licenses expiring June 30, 2026). You should retain certificates”
    “registration renewal biennially. Pharmacists Pharmacists Pharmacists are required to complete 30 hours of ACPE/Board approved continuing education for each biennial renewal period. The hours must be completed within the licensed period, i.e., July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026 (for licenses expiring June 30, 2026). You should retain certificates”
    “registration renewal biennially. Pharmacists Pharmacists Pharmacists are required to complete 30 hours of ACPE/Board approved continuing education for each biennial renewal period. The hours must be completed within the licensed period, i.e., July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026 (for licenses expiring June 30, 2026). You should retain certificates”
    “registration renewal biennially. Pharmacists Pharmacists Pharmacists are required to complete 30 hours of ACPE/Board approved continuing education for each biennial renewal period. The hours must be completed within the licensed period, i.e., July 1, 2024-June 30, 2026 (for licenses expiring June 30, 2026). You should retain certificates”
    “period for completion of continuing education. It must be completed prior to license or registration renewal biennially. Pharmacists Pharmacists Pharmacists are required to complete 30 hours of ACPE/Board approved continuing education for each biennial renewal period. The hours must”
    “CPE Monitor) have been received by the Board. ACPE hours are automatically accepted by the Board and do not need to be submitted for approval. Kansas-Approved CE Kansas-Approved CPE The Board maintains a List of Kansas-approved CPE for pharmacist and pharmacy technician continuing education hours. To”
    “Pharmacists New requirement (as of July 1, 2023): Pharmacists must complete 1 hour of CE provided by the Board each renewal cycle. This requirement counts toward the 30-hour total required for renewal. The current course designated by the Board for pharmacists renewing in 2026 and 2027, see”
    “approved for 0.5 hours each. Technicians Technicians Technicians are required to complete 20 hours of ACPE/Board approved continuing education for each biennial renewal period. The hours must be complete within the registration period, i.e., November 1, 2024 - October 31, 2026 (for licenses expiring October 31, 2026). CPE Monitor CPE”

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