Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2219

Introduced
2/3/25  
Refer
2/3/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  
Engrossed
2/19/25  

Caption

Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for physician assistants.

Impact

If enacted, HB 2219 is expected to significantly amend existing laws related to the licensure and practice of PAs in Kansas and participating states. The compact will facilitate easier mobility for healthcare providers and is particularly beneficial for military families, allowing spouses of active-duty personnel to practice without the usual lengthy licensure process in multiple states. The compact also provides for joint investigations and reporting of licensees, which enhances accountability among PAs practicing across state lines and informs regulatory actions based on uniform standards.

Summary

House Bill 2219 establishes the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, which aims to enhance the accessibility of medical services while maintaining patient safety. This compact allows physician assistants (PAs) to practice in multiple states through reciprocal recognition of their licenses. It provides a structured process for the mutual recognition of PAs' licenses, which intends to streamline the regulatory framework governing their practice across state lines. The bill reflects a growing recognition of the need for improved healthcare access, especially in underserved areas.

Contention

While the compact is largely supported for its focus on improving healthcare delivery, there are concerns regarding the implications for state regulatory authority. Some legislators may express apprehension about ceding control of PA licensure to a compact commission and the potential lack of local oversight in instances of adverse actions against PAs. Additionally, ensuring that all participating states maintain identical standards of practice and conduct will be critical to the success of the compact. The balance between efficient access to health services and the protection of public safety remains a central dialogue point among stakeholders.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SR1701

Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS HR6002

Providing for assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

Similar Bills

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