Kansas - Session 2025-2026
Title: HB2509 - Adding advanced practice registered nurse to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act and adding an advanced practice registered nurse position to the board of governors of the healthcare stabilization fund.
AN ACT concerning health and health professions; relating to physical therapists; allowing licensed physical therapists to perform certain capillary blood tests; relating to the healthcare provider insurance availability act; adding advanced practice registered nurse to the definition of healthcare provider; adding an advanced practice registered nurse position to the board of governors of the healthcare stabilization fund; requiring advance practice registered nurses to maintain professional liability insurance as a condition of active licensure; amending K.S.A. 40-3402 and 40-3403 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 40-3401 and repealing the existing sections.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-03 | Status | enrolled |
| 2026-04-03 | Latest Action | Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2068 | HB2068 - Enacting the cosmetology compact to provide interstate practice privileges. | enrolled |
| HB 2250 | HB2250 - Substitute for HB 2250 - Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance and permitting a first responder to distribute and administer an expired emergency opioid antagonists. | enrolled |
| HB 2365 | HB2365 - Establishing the south central regional mental health hospital. | enrolled |
| HB 2042 | HB2042 - Requiring title agents to make their audit reports available for inspection instead of submitting such reports annually, requiring the amount of surety bonds filed with the commissioner of insurance to be $100,000, eliminating the controlled business exemption in certain counties. | enrolled |
| HB 2591 | HB2591 - Authorizing financial institutions to report suspected financial exploitation of an adult account holder to a designated agency, notify any adult designated as a trusted contact by such account holder of suspected financial exploitation and place a temporary hold on certain transactions or disbursements. | enrolled |
| HB 2700 | HB2700 - Establishing the Kansas digital right-to-repair act to provide the right for persons who purchase digital electronic equipment to obtain the legal authorization and necessary documentation and parts from original equipment manufacturers to diagnose, maintain and repair such equipment. | enrolled |
| SB 20 | SB20 - Reducing the number of board members appointed by the commissioner on certain insurance-related boards and the frequency of the meetings of the committee on surety bonds and insurance. | enrolled |
| SB 23 | SB23 - Requiring agents and insurers to respond to inquiries from the commissioner of insurance within 14 calendar days and authorizing certain rebate pilot programs to exceed one year in duration. | enrolled |