Kansas House Bill HB2563

Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/27/26
• Refer: 1/27/26

Caption

Permitting certain healthcare providers to complete health assessments for children enrolled at day care facilities.

Summary

HB 2563 would require day care facilities in Kansas to keep a completed medical record on file for each child under 10 enrolled in care, and for each child under 16 who resides at the facility. The required record would be on a form provided by the director of the Kansas Office of Early Childhood and would include both a medical history supplied by a parent or legal guardian and the results of a health assessment. The bill broadens who may perform the health assessment for purposes of the day care record. In addition to physicians, the assessment could be completed by a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse authorized to prescribe drugs, a chiropractor, or a nurse approved to perform health assessments. The bill also requires applicants or licensees providing day care to review each child’s medical history with a parent or legal guardian at least once every 12 months.

Impact

The bill would amend Kansas law governing day care facilities by adding a specific medical-record and health-assessment requirement for children in care and by defining acceptable licensed professionals who may complete the assessment. It would affect day care operators, parents or guardians, and the listed healthcare providers, while also tying the requirement to forms issued by the Kansas Office of Early Childhood and incorporating the new provision into article 77 of chapter 75 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and available context, the measure appears to be a routine health-and-safety proposal with no recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials. The caption and drafting suggest a generally supportive policy goal of making child care health documentation more accessible by allowing multiple types of licensed providers to complete assessments.

Contention

The main policy issue is the expansion of who may perform the required health assessment. Supporters would likely favor the added flexibility for families and child care providers, while any concern would center on whether chiropractors and nurses, in addition to physicians, physician assistants, and APRNs, should be authorized to satisfy the assessment requirement. Another possible point of concern is the administrative burden on day care facilities and parents in maintaining and reviewing the required records annually, though no explicit opposition is shown in the provided history.