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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2399 Establishes Advance Universal Newborn Screening Program and Treatment Reimbursements
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 2399 establishes an advance universal newborn screening program administered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, provides reimbursement tiers for necessary treatment and food products based on federal poverty levels, and extends annual transfers up to $5,000,000 to the Kansas newborn screening fund through 2026.
The measure determines whether families with infants diagnosed with genetic disorders receive state-subsidized medical foods and treatment products, and sets financial assistance caps up to $1,500 annually per child based on household income.
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.
Infants born in Kansas
Infants receive mandatory newborn screening tests for genetic diseases without charge.
Families of diagnosed individuals
Families are eligible for tiered state reimbursement or direct purchase of medically necessary treatment and food products based on household income relative to the federal poverty level.
Physicians and hospitals
Attending physicians and institutions caring for infants 28 days of age or younger must ensure required tests are administered and report diagnosed cases to the secretary.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are initial newborn screening tests performed at a charge to parents?
What is the maximum annual reimbursement for medically necessary food treatment products?
Who administers the Kansas newborn screening fund?
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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, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Mar 5, 2025HouseHearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
- Feb 28, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Version history
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Dedicated Fund Financing Structure
The newborn screening program relies on direct annual fund transfers from the medical assistance fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 40-3213, capped at $5,000,000 annually through fiscal year 2026.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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