Standard of conduct of licensed health care professional related to assisting suicide; family member conduct; spiritual treatment

60-4403. Standard of conduct of licensed health care professional related to assisting suicide; family member conduct; spiritual treatment. (a) A licensed health care professional who administers, prescribes or dispenses medications or procedures to relieve another person's pain or discomfort does not violate K.S.A. 21-5407, and amendments thereto, unless the medications or procedures are knowingly administered, prescribed or dispensed with the intent to cause death. A mid-level practitioner as defined in K.S.A. 65-1626, and amendments thereto, who prescribes medications or procedures to relieve another person's pain or discomfort does not violate K.S.A. 21-5407, and amendments thereto, unless the medications or procedures are knowingly prescribed with the intent to cause death. (b) A licensed health care professional, family member or other legally authorized person who participates in the act of, or the decision making process which results in the withholding or withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure does not violate K.S.A. 21-5407, and amendments thereto. (c) Providing spiritual treatment through prayer alone, in lieu of medical treatment, does not violate K.S.A. 21-5407, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1998, ch. 142, § 4; L. 1999, ch. 115, § 7; L. 2006, ch. 110, § 4; L. 2007, ch. 177, § 29; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 229; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Recent Developments in Kansas Bioethics Law: The Kansas Prevention of Assisted Suicide Act," Kevin J. Breer and Cherie Leigh Durst, 38 W.L.J. 557 (1999). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026