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KS HB2683

KS HB2683
Allowing healthcare providers to charge fees to furnish a patient's healthcare records and providing for the disclosure of a deceased patient's healthcare records to certain individuals.


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Introduced
02/04/2026
In Committee
02/04/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to healthcare records; allowing fees to be charged by healthcare providers to furnish healthcare records; providing for the disclosure of a decedent's healthcare records to certain individuals; amending K.S.A. 65-6836 and repealing the existing section.

AI Summary

This bill allows healthcare providers to charge fees for furnishing a patient's healthcare records, including specific electronic delivery fees and cost-based fees for physical copies, and also provides for the disclosure of a deceased patient's healthcare records to certain individuals, such as their executor, administrator, or designated agent, and in specific circumstances, to a surviving spouse, adult child, parent, sibling, or guardian. The bill amends existing Kansas law (K.S.A. 65-6836) to clarify definitions and establish these new provisions regarding fees and posthumous record access, while also repealing the old version of the law.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Health and Human Services (House)

Last Action

House Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (on 02/04/2026)

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