# Kansas HB 2039: Adding maternity center to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, amending definitions in the Kansas credentialing act to provide that certain entities providing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are not home health agencies, clarifying that the authorized activities of paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders may be authorized upon the order of a healthcare professional, permitting certain ambulance services to offer service for less than 24 hours per day, every day of the year, and requiring entities that control automated external defibrillators to register the device with the emergency medical services board.

Kansas HB 2039, Adding maternity center to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, amending definitions in the Kansas credentialing act to provide that certain entities providing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are not home health agencies, clarifying that the authorized activities of paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders may be authorized upon the order of a healthcare professional, permitting certain ambulance services to offer service for less than 24 hours per day, every day of the year, and requiring entities that control automated external defibrillators to register the device with the emergency medical services board., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Health and Human Services; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2039
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Adding maternity center to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, amending definitions in the Kansas credentialing act to provide that certain entities providing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are not home health agencies, clarifying that the authorized activities of paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders may be authorized upon the order of a healthcare professional, permitting certain ambulance services to offer service for less than 24 hours per day, every day of the year, and requiring entities that control automated external defibrillators to register the device with the emergency medical services board.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on public health and welfare, house committee on health and human services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (648 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 119 Nay: 0 | pass | 119 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 125 Nay: 0 | pass | 125 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 125 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 119 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-10: Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 125, Nay 0 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz (House)
- 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 6 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2039/hb2039_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2039/hb2039_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2039/hb2039_enrolled.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2039/hb2039_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2039/hb2039_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2039/hb2039_enrolled.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2039-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).