Bill expanding nursing authority moves out of committee
A controversial proposal expanding the authority of nurse practitioners to work in Kansas without signing collaborative agreements with physicians emerged from a Senate committee...
Lawmakers reach compromise on 988 hotline fee
A House committee reached a deal Tuesday on a proposed fee for mobile phones and landlines to pay for mental health services for Kansans...
Senate panel seeks to protect religious vaccine exemptions
A bill requiring pharmacists fill prescriptions for ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 was expanded to ensure that religious exemptions are available for vaccine...
Bill seeks to curb rising incidence of health care violence
If a shopper gets obnoxious and starts a fight in a store, the recourse is obvious.
Kick them out. Call the police. Or both.
If an...
Budget provision defunding medical investigations removed
A House panel on Monday removed a budget proposal blocking investigations of physicians who write off-label prescriptions with adverse outcomes for their patients.
The House...
Budget proposal would limit Healing Arts investigations
A House budget committee this week adopted a proposal that's intended to stop state medical regulators from bullying doctors but that critics say would...
Lawmakers want vets groups on nursing home screening panel
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are asking the head of the state's veterans affairs office to ensure that veterans service organizations have a seat...
New battle over state Medicaid program surfacing
A new battle is emerging in the Capitol over a bill that would lock the state's Medicaid program in place with the idea of...
Senator acknowledges Healing Arts investigation
Republican state Sen. Mark Steffen - a physician - acknowledged Wednesday that he was under investigation by the state's medical board as he made...
Kansas records most deaths in 41 years
Kansas saw the highest number of deaths in at least 41 years during 2020 with COVID-19 contributing to the large increase, a new report...
