Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2793

Introduced
2/9/24  
Refer
2/9/24  
Refer
2/19/24  
Refer
2/20/24  

Caption

Prohibiting healthcare providers from performing healthcare services on minors without parental consent.

Impact

The introduction of HB 2793 would significantly alter the existing legal framework surrounding minors' healthcare rights in the state. By reiterating the necessity for parental consent, the bill could limit the independence of minors in seeking necessary healthcare services, particularly in sensitive areas like mental health or reproductive health. Proponents of the bill assert that this approach protects minors from making health decisions that they may not fully comprehend, while critics argue it could hinder access to vital medical care for young people who may be facing urgent health issues.

Summary

House Bill 2793 aims to establish stringent requirements regarding healthcare services provided to minors. Specifically, the bill prohibits healthcare providers from offering any medical treatments or services to individuals under the age of 18 without obtaining explicit parental consent. This legislation is designed to enhance parental authority over their children's healthcare decisions and is part of a broader movement in several states to limit the ability of minors to access certain types of medical care without parental knowledge or involvement. Advocates for the bill argue that it is essential for ensuring that parents remain informed about and can make decisions regarding their children's health and wellbeing.

Contention

There are notable points of contention surrounding HB 2793. Supporters view the bill as a safeguard for family integrity and parental rights, emphasizing the need for adult involvement in significant health decisions. However, opponents express concern that the legislation undermines the autonomy of minors and their capacity to seek necessary medical care, potentially leading to negative health outcomes. Additionally, there are apprehensions about the bill's implications for public health and the mental well-being of adolescents as it could create barriers to access for essential services.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB287

House Substitute for SB 287 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Prohibiting a healthcare provider from administering medication, diagnostic tests or conducting ongoing behavioral health treatments to a minor in a school facility without parental consent, enacting the no patient left alone act to require medical care facilities to allow in-person visitation in certain circumstances, expanding licensure of rural emergency hospitals that meet criteria between January 2015 and December 2020 and authorizing emergency medical responders to distribute non prescription over-the-counter medications.

KS SB233

House Substitute for SB 233 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Enacting the forbidding abuse child transitions act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from treating children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians and nurses.

KS SB63

Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.

KS HB172

Prohibit mental health service to minors without parental consent

KS HB2478

Adding "maternity center" to the definition of "healthcare provider" for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act.

KS HB2791

Enacting the forbidding abuse child transitions act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare professionals from treating children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare professionals for providing such treatments, authorizing professional discipline against a physician who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians and nurses.

KS H4562

Healthcare Services

KS S0531

Healthcare Services

KS HB2171

Providing that peer review privilege for healthcare providers does not apply to factual information.

KS SB235

Expanding limitations to third-party access to provider network contracts and discounts unless certain criteria are met and prohibitions on payment method restrictions and limitations on certain transaction fees from dental services to all healthcare services.

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