KS HB2720

Establishes a priority hierarchy for surrogate healthcare decision-makers when a patient lacks capacity: (1) court-appointed guardian, (2) agent under durable power of attorney, (3) patient-designated surrogate, (4) identified surrogate from statutory list (spouse, adult child, parent, adult sibling, other relatives, close friend)

For adult patients without a guardian, agent, or designated surrogate, healthcare providers must identify a surrogate following the priority order; for minor patients, the order is parent/foster parent, adult sibling, then grandparent

Requires disputes among equal-priority surrogates to be resolved by majority vote, with tied decisions referred to the medical facility's ethics review process for recommendation

Permits withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment only upon certification by the attending physician or a second independent physician/ethics review that the patient has a severe illness and continued care would only prolong dying

Grants civil and criminal immunity to healthcare providers, facilities, and surrogates acting in good faith under the act, while allowing providers to decline participation based on religious belief or conscience objections if they assist with patient transfer