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KS HB2305

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Health and Human Services

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Healthcare providers must report to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment each case where they treat a patient for an abortion complication, with the department required to establish a reporting process by September 1, 2025

  • Reportable complications include 25 physical and psychological conditions such as uterine perforation, infection, hemorrhage, incomplete abortion, pelvic inflammatory disease, psychological complications (depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety), and death

  • Required report information includes patient demographics (age, race, county), abortion type and date, facility name, whether medication was obtained via mail order, and detailed lists of diagnosed and treated complications

  • The department must compile quarterly public reports summarizing the data and submit annual aggregate data to the CDC by June 30 each year, while ensuring no patient identifying information is disclosed

  • Failure to report an abortion complication after September 1, 2025 constitutes a class B nonperson misdemeanor

Legislative Description

Requiring that certain abortion complications be reported to the Kansas department of health and environment.

Last Action

House Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services2/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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