Kansas Legislature

SB 283

AN ACT concerning the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas; extending the expanded use of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency; extending the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses; imposing requirements related thereto and expiring such provisions; extending the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and expiring such provisions; modifying the COVID-19 response and reopening for business liability protection act; extending immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers and for certain persons conducting business in this state for COVID-19 claims until March 31, 2022; amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 48-963, as amended by section 7 of 2021 Senate Bill No. 14, 48-964, 48-965, as amended by section 8 of 2021 Senate Bill No. 14, 60-5503, 60-5504, as amended by section 10 of 2021 Senate Bill No. 14, 60-5508 and 65-468 and repealing the existing sections.

Senate - Concurred with amendments; - 03/31/2021

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (30):

Alley, Baumgardner, Billinger, Bowers, Claeys, Dietrich, Doll, Erickson, Fagg, Faust-Goudeau, Gossage, Hawk, Hilderbrand, Kerschen, Kloos, Longbine, Masterson, McGinn, O'Shea, Olson, Peck, Petersen, Pittman, Pyle, Ryckman, Suellentrop, Thompson, Tyson, Warren, Wilborn,

Nay - (10):

Corson, Francisco, Haley, Holland, Holscher, Pettey, Steffen, Straub, Sykes, Ware,

Present and Passing - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (0):

Not Voting - (0):