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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas requires health department to audit hospital compliance with lay caregiver act
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is required to verify hospital compliance with the Kansas Lay Caregiver Act, conduct annual audits beginning in 2026, and report the results to the legislature by January 31 each year.
Hospitals face mandatory annual state oversight regarding how they involve patients' designated family members or friends in discharge planning and preparation.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Department of Health and Environment
The department is tasked with verifying hospital compliance, conducting annual audits, and submitting reports to the legislature.
Hospitals
Hospitals are subject to state audits regarding their compliance with caregiver designation and discharge consultation requirements.
Caregivers
Individuals designated as caregivers are entitled to discharge notifications, consultations, and aftercare instruction from hospitals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Does a designated caregiver have the authority to make healthcare decisions for a patient?
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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
- Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 10, 2025
- Jan 13, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 13, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Introduction of Mandatory Compliance Audits
Shifts the lay caregiver statute from a standard disclosure requirement to an actively audited mandate with mandatory annual reports to legislative committees.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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