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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas updates physician assistant licensing, criminal background checks, and collaboration rules
Last action · April 9, 2026: Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
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What This Bill Does
Beginning January 1, 2027, Kansas requires physician assistant license applicants to submit to criminal history record checks, updates rules for physician collaboration, and mandates license revocation for certain felony convictions.
The measure establishes new licensing fees, mandatory fingerprinting, and supervision standards that directly impact healthcare professionals practicing or seeking licensure in Kansas.
- The State Board of Healing Arts is the Kansas state agency responsible for regulating healthcare practitioners, including physicians, physician assistants, and physical therapists. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Physician Assistants
Physician assistants are subject to new criminal background check requirements, updated collaboration rules based on postgraduate clinical hours, and revised disciplinary and license revocation provisions.
Supervising and Collaborating Physicians
Physicians engaging in practice agreements must maintain required written protocols and comply with board rules regarding supervision and collaboration.
State Board of Healing Arts
The board is authorized to collect fees, conduct background checks, adopt rules and regulations, and enforce mandatory license revocations for certain criminal convictions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is required to undergo a criminal history record check?
What happens if a physician assistant is convicted of a felony?
How does postgraduate clinical experience affect practice arrangements?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledApproved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Mar 24, 2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Mar 17, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
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- Mar 10, 2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S
- Feb 26, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
- Feb 4, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Transition to Experience-Based Collaboration
The legislation shifts practice standards from mandatory supervision to collaborative practice agreements for physician assistants who have accumulated 4,000 or more hours of postgraduate clinical experience.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance80How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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