Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2509

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Report Pass
2/16/26  
Engrossed
2/25/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  

Caption

Allowing licensed physical therapists to perform certain capillary blood tests, adding advanced practice registered nurse to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, adding an advanced practice registered nurse position to the board of governors of the healthcare stabilization fund and requiring advance practice registered nurses to maintain professional liability insurance as a condition of active licensure.

Impact

The implications of HB 2509 on state laws are significant, particularly regarding the requirements for maintaining professional liability insurance. The bill mandates that advanced practice registered nurses must hold professional liability insurance as a condition of active licensure, establishing a higher standard for accountability and professional practice. Additionally, the legislation seeks to enhance access to healthcare services by delegating specific testing capabilities to physical therapists, which can streamline patient diagnostics and care, particularly in rehabilitation settings.

Summary

House Bill 2509 focuses on expanding the roles of licensed physical therapists and advanced practice registered nurses within the state of Kansas. The bill allows physical therapists to perform specific capillary blood tests and establishes advanced practice registered nurses as recognized healthcare providers under the healthcare provider insurance availability act. This provides a pathway for these professionals to engage more directly in patient care activities that were previously restricted. The inclusion of advanced practice registered nurses in the bill also adds a new position to the board of governors overseeing the healthcare stabilization fund, which strengthens their presence in the decision-making processes related to healthcare regulations in the state.

Sentiment

The sentiment around HB 2509 appears to be generally positive, particularly among healthcare advocates who view the bill as a progressive step towards enhancing the roles of non-physician practitioners. Supporters assert that the changes will improve patient care by enabling a broader range of providers to offer necessary services without the delays often associated with physician referrals. However, there may also be concerns regarding the adequacy of training and oversight for these newly expanded roles, which could present points of contention among stakeholders in the healthcare sector.

Contention

Noteworthy points of contention might include potential opposition from physician groups who could be concerned about the implications of allowing physical therapists to conduct medical tests and the expanded scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses. There could also be discussions on the adequacy of support and training for these practitioners as they take on new responsibilities. The bill must navigate these varying perspectives to ensure it does not compromise the quality of patient care while expanding the healthcare workforce.

Companion Bills

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Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

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

KS SB4

Requiring all advance voting ballots be returned by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

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 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 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 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 SB8

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

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

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