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HB 2742

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 9, 2026.

HB2742 - Enacting the family rights in medical investigations act to provide requirements for the reporting of suspicions of abuse or neglect of a child for medical professionals and require a medical professional to provide notice to a parent of a CARE exam and allow parents to request a second medical opinion.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2742
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Child Welfare and Foster Care
House in_committee 2026-02-09
Healthcare
Summary

AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to reports by healthcare providers; enacting the family rights in medical investigations act; providing for requirements for the reporting of suspicions of abuse or neglect of a child by medical professionals; permitting parents to request a second opinion after a CARE exam.

Sponsor
Committee on Child Welfare
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-06 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-09 Status in_committee
2026-02-09 Latest Action Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
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