Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2509: 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.

Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Plain-language summary

HB 2509 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services.