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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas SB 41 adds certain advanced practice registered nurses to the definition of healthcare provider
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas legislature considered a bill to add advanced practice registered nurses with drug-prescribing authority to the definition of under the healthcare provider insurance availability act. The measure failed to pass and died in committee.
The measure would have altered professional liability insurance requirements and fund participation eligibility for advanced practice registered nurses in Kansas.
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.
Advanced practice registered nurses
The bill would have included certain advanced practice registered nurses within the statutory definition of healthcare provider for professional liability insurance purposes.
Healthcare insurers
Insurers writing professional liability insurance in the state would have been subject to statutory definitions covering an expanded group of practitioners.
Key Facts
- The bill proposed amending K.S.A. 40-3401 to add advanced practice registered nurses who hold a license and possess drug-prescribing authority to the definition of healthcare provider.
- The measure was introduced by the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare for the 2025-2026 session.
- The legislation died in committee and did not become law.
- The Healthcare Provider Insurance Availability Act governs professional liability insurance requirements and stabilization fund participation for defined providers in Kansas.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 6, 2025SenateHearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S
- Jan 22, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Jan 21, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment0Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz5Current news / social attention level
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