Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB219: Imposing certain health insurance coverage requirements for screening and diagnostic examinations for breast cancer
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning insurance; relating to accident and health insurance; imposing coverage requirements for coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations; amending K.S.A. 40-2,103 and 4019c09 and repealing the existing sections.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2025:
AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to accident and health insurance; imposing coverage requirements for coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations; amending K.S.A. 40-2,103 and 4019c09 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) Every individual or group health insurance policy, medical service plan, contract, hospital service corporation contract, hospital and medical service corporation contract, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization that provides coverage for accident and health services, is delivered, issued for delivery, amended or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, and provides benefits with respect to diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations shall impose no cost-sharing requirements for such diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations when furnished to an individual enrolled in such plan or coverage. (b) The provisions of K.S.A. 40-2248 and 40-2249a, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to this section. (c) As used in this section: (1) "Breast magnetic resonance imaging" means a diagnostic tool that uses a powerful magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to produce detailed pictures of the structures in the breast. (2) "Breast ultrasound" means a noninvasive tool that uses highfrequency sound. (3) "Cost-sharing requirements" means a deductible, coinsurance, copayment and any maximum limitation on the application of such a deductible, coinsurance, copayment or similar out-of-pocket …
Sponsors
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Received and Introduced
- : Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 97 Nay: 27
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- : Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- : Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- : Hearing: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- : Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Subjects: Insurance
Common questions
- What is SB219?
- SB219 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Imposing certain health insurance coverage requirements for screening and diagnostic examinations for breast cancer.
- What does SB219 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning insurance; relating to accident and health insurance; imposing coverage requirements for coverage of diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations; amending K.S.A. 40-2,103 and 4019c09 and repealing the existing sections.
- What is the status of SB219?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB219?
- Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I).
- Where is the official record for SB219?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb219/
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