HB2478

Requiring that advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license.

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Kansas HB2478 mandates criminal history checks for advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists applying for a nursing.

Kansas HB2478 amends the state's nursing licensure requirements by mandating that advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license. The bill specifies that the board of nursing may require applicants to be fingerprinted and undergo both state and national criminal history record checks. It also establishes a fee for fingerprinting, with collected fees deposited into the criminal background and fingerprinting fund.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

38 Yea

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1 Nay

R

1 Absent

R

Calendar

Mar 4

8:30 AM

Senate Public Health and Welfare Hearing

Feb 3

1:30 PM

House Health and Human Services Hearing

History

Mar 23

House

House Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026

Mar 17

House

House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Mar 13

Senate

Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 1