Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB189: Providing injured employees the freedom of choice to designate their healthcare provider and requiring the employer to pay for the services of such healthcare provider with regard to workers compensation
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning workers compensation; relating to injured employees; providing the employee the freedom of choice in designating a healthcare provider; requiring the employer to pay for the services of the designated healthcare provider; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 44510h, 44-510k and 44-525 and repealing the existing sections.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2025:
AN ACT concerning workers compensation; relating to injured employees; providing the employee the freedom of choice in designating a healthcare provider; requiring the employer to pay for the services of the designated healthcare provider; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 44510h, 44-510k and 44-525 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 44-510h is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-510h. (a) It shall be the duty of the employer to provide pay for the services of a healthcare provider designated by the injured employee and such any medical, surgical and hospital treatment, including nursing, medicines, medical and surgical supplies, ambulance, crutches, apparatus and transportation to and from the home of the injured employee to a place outside the community in which such employee resides and within such community if the director, in the director's discretion, so orders, including transportation expenses computed in accordance with K.S.A. 44-515(a), and amendments thereto, as may be reasonably necessary to cure and relieve the employee from the effects of the injury. (b) (1) If the director finds, upon application of an injured employee, that the services of the healthcare provider furnished as provided in subsection (a) and rendered on behalf of the injured employee are not satisfactory, the director may authorize the appointment …
Sponsors
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I) · primary sponsor
- Ethan Corson, Ethan (I)
- Marci Francisco, Marci (I)
- Cindy Holscher, Cindy (I)
- Pat Pettey, Pat (I)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 9, 2026
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- : Introduced
Subjects: Workers Compensation
Common questions
- What is SB189?
- SB189 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Providing injured employees the freedom of choice to designate their healthcare provider and requiring the employer to pay for the services of such healthcare provider with regard to workers compensation.
- What does SB189 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning workers compensation; relating to injured employees; providing the employee the freedom of choice in designating a healthcare provider; requiring the employer to pay for the services of the designated healthcare provider; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 44510h, 44-510k and 44-525 and repealing the existing sections.
- What is the status of SB189?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB189?
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB189?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb189/
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