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HB 2280KANSASSession 2025-2026State BillSigned into law
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Kansas Law Updates Emergency Medical Services Staffing and Equipment Regulations

Original title: AN ACT concerning veterans and military; modifying the definition of veteran and disabled veteran; adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to definitions of veteran and disabled veteran; removing the active requirement from military servicemembers for occupational licensure; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 8-160, 8-1,221, 8-243, 8-1324, 32-934, 48-3406, 48-3601, 50-676, 73-201, 73-230, 73-1239, 73-1244, 75-3740 and 79-4502 and repealing the existing sections.

Last action · April 10, 2025: Engrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025

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What This Bill Does

The Kansas Legislature passed an act modifying emergency medical services regulations, permitting nonemergency ambulance services to operate fewer than 24 hours per day, allowing rural county ambulance services to operate with a single provider under specific conditions, and requiring owners to register their devices with the state board.

Why it matters

Rural counties with populations of 30,000 or less may staff interfacility transport vehicles with a single certified provider and a CPR-certified driver, altering operational costs and staffing requirements for local emergency services.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

ambulance service operators

Operators may adjust operating hours for nonemergency services and utilize single-provider staffing models in qualifying rural counties.

Directly affected

owners of automated external defibrillators

Owners placing devices in public places must register them with the emergency medical services board and maintain operational guidelines to retain civil liability protections.

Directly affected

emergency medical services providers

Paramedics, advanced EMTs, EMTs, and emergency medical responders have updated statutory frameworks governing their authorized activities and supervision orders.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can nonemergency ambulance services operate part-time?
Yes, ambulance services providing only nonemergency transportation are permitted to offer service for less than 24 hours per day, every day of the year.
What are the staffing requirements for interfacility transport vehicles in rural counties?
In counties with a population of 30,000 or less, ground vehicles providing s are not required to operate with more than one qualified EMS provider, provided the driver is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Who must register automated external defibrillators?
Persons or entities that purchase, lease, possess, control, or acquire an to be placed in a public place within the state must register the device with the emergency medical services board.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

26 actions
  1. Apr 10, 2025House
    Engrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
  2. Apr 10, 2025House
    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
  3. Apr 10, 2025HouseEnrolled
    Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
  4. Mar 27, 2025Senate
    Conference committee report now available
  5. Mar 27, 2025SenateFloor
    Conference Committee Report was adopted
  6. Mar 27, 2025HouseFloor
    Conference Committee Report was adopted
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  1. Mar 26, 2025House
    Representative Thompson, Representative Butler, and Representative Poskin are appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, Representative Bryce, and Representative Ruiz on the Conference Committee
  2. Mar 26, 2025Senate
    Senator Thompson and Senator Faust Goudeau are appointed to replace Senator Gossage and Senator Holscher on the Conference Committee
  3. Mar 20, 2025House
    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
  4. Mar 20, 2025SenateFloor
    Motion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford, Senator Holscher, , appointed as conferees
  5. Mar 19, 2025Senate
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
  6. Mar 19, 2025SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  7. Mar 19, 2025SenateFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  8. Mar 19, 2025Senate
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  9. Mar 19, 2025SenateFloor
    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
  10. Mar 13, 2025SenateFloor
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
  11. Mar 11, 2025Senate
    Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S
  12. Feb 20, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
  13. Feb 19, 2025HouseFloor
    Final Action - Passed
  14. Feb 19, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Received and Introduced
  15. Feb 18, 2025House
    Committee of the Whole - Now working on
  16. Feb 18, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee of the Whole - Be passed
  17. Feb 11, 2025HouseFloor
    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by
  18. Feb 10, 2025House
    Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N
  19. Feb 5, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced
  20. Feb 5, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

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policy shift95% confidence

Decentralization of Rural Ambulance Staffing Minimums

The law formally relaxes mandatory multi-person staffing for interfacility transfers in lower-population counties, addressing rural workforce and resource constraints.

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Kansas Statutes Annotated
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Sources

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www.kslegislature.gov

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  • Controversy15
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  • Entertainment5
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