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Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2508
By Committee on Health and Human Services
Requested by Representative Bryce
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AN ACT concerning children and minors; relating to health and
healthcare; prohibiting healthcare providers from prescribing
medication, administering diagnostic tests or conducting ongoing
behavioral health treatments to minors except in certain circumstances;
amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-6287 and repealing the existing
section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-6287 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 72-6287. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Appropriate licensing agency" means the agency that issues the
license, certification or registration to the healthcare provider under this
section.
(2) "Behavioral health crisis" means the same as defined in K.S.A.
65-536, and amendments thereto.
(3) "Consent" means assent in fact, whether expressed or apparent.
(4) "Drug" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-1626, and
amendments thereto.
(5) "Healthcare provider" means a person who is licensed by or holds
a temporary permit to practice issued by the state board of healing arts, the
board of nursing or, the behavioral sciences regulatory board , the Kansas
dental board, the board of examiners in optometry, the state board of
pharmacy or a person who holds an emergency medical service provider
certificate issued by the board of emergency medical services.
(6) "Minor" means an individual under 18 years of age.
(7) "Parent" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 38-141, and
amendments thereto.
(8) "School facility" means any building or structure owned, operated
or maintained by the board of education of a public school or the
governing body of an accredited nonpublic school if such facility is
accessible to students.
(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c), notwithstanding any
other provision of law to the contrary, unless a healthcare provider has
consent of a minor's parent, a healthcare provider shall not , while a minor
or healthcare professional is at a school facility:
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(A) Prescribe, dispense or administer any prescription or
nonprescription drug to a minor;
(B) administer a diagnostic test with the a minor's bodily fluids; or
(C) conduct ongoing behavioral health treatment with a minor.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 72-6316, and
amendments thereto, the provisions of paragraph (1) shall not prevent a
healthcare provider at a school from conducting a behavioral health
assessment or intervention for a minor experiencing a behavioral health
crisis, conducting a school-based screening required by law or providing
education to a minor.
(3) A healthcare provider who violates the provisions of paragraph
(1) shall be subject to professional discipline from such healthcare
provider's appropriate licensing agency.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1) Consent by parent for surgery and other procedures on a child,
K.S.A. 38-122, and amendments thereto;
(2) consent for medical care of unmarried pregnant minor, K.S.A. 38-
123, and amendments thereto;
(3) donation of blood by persons over 16, K.S.A. 38-123a, and
amendments thereto;
(4) consent for immunization by person other than a parent, K.S.A.
38-137, and amendments thereto;
(5) health services under the revised Kansas code for care of children,
K.S.A. 38-2217, and amendments thereto;
(6) emergency care by healthcare providers, K.S.A. 65-2891, and
amendments thereto;
(7) examination and treatment of persons under 18 for venereal
disease, K.S.A. 65-2892, and amendments thereto; and
(8) examination and treatment of minors for drug abuse, misuse or
addiction, K.S.A. 65-2892a, and amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 72-6287 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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