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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas sets prior authorization deadlines and bans prior approval for emergency care and deliveries
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 330 establishes strict timelines for health insurers and utilization review entities to process requests, bans prior authorization for emergency services and childbirth, and prohibits retroactive denials except in cases of fraud.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
enrollees
Enrollees are protected from prior authorization requirements for emergency services, deliveries, and chronic care treatments, and benefit from mandated response timelines for their healthcare requests.
healthcare providers
Healthcare providers gain free electronic portals, standardized pharmacy transactions, guaranteed appeal and peer-to-peer review timeframes, and protection from retroactive denials.
utilization review entities
Utilization review entities must comply with strict decision timelines, adopt secure electronic transmission standards, cease requiring prior authorization for specified services, and submit annual statistical reports to the insurance commissioner.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can an insurance company require prior authorization for an emergency room visit or childbirth?
What are the decision deadlines for non-urgent versus urgent prior authorization requests?
How long does a prior authorization remain valid for chronic conditions?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 4, 2026SenateHearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Comprehensive Prior Authorization Reform
The bill shifts responsibilities by placing strict statutory time limits on insurers for urgent, emergency, and routine care reviews while entirely removing prior authorization hurdles for emergency services and childbirth.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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