Bill > HB2202

This bill enacts the Kansas Death with Dignity Act, which allows certain terminally ill adults to request and receive life-ending medication. The key provisions include: - Defining terms like "adult", "attending physician", "qualified patient", and "terminal disease" - Outlining the process for a qualified patient to request and obtain life-ending medication, including requirements for written requests, waiting periods, and opportunities to rescind the request - Providing legal protections for healthcare providers who participate in good faith compliance with the act - Establishing penalties for unauthorized alteration or concealment of requests, and for coercing or exerting undue influence on a patient - Allowing governmental entities to recover costs from the estate of a person who terminates their life in a public place under the act.

Health and Social Services

http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2202/