Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB448: Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat a sexually transmitted disease
Status: Failed, March 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; permitting the use of expedited partner therapy for the treatment thereof.
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; permitting the use of expedited partner therapy for the treatment thereof. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Department" means the department of health and environment. (2) "Expedited partner therapy" means to prescribe, administer, dispense or otherwise provide antimicrobial drugs to a sexual partner of a patient clinically diagnosed by a healthcare provider as infected with a sexually transmitted disease without a physical examination of such sexual partner. (3) "Healthcare provider" means a practitioner or mid-level practitioner as those terms are defined in K.S.A. 65-1626, and amendments thereto. (4) "Pharmacist" means a person licensed by the state board of pharmacy to practice pharmacy. (5) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee. (6) "Sexually transmitted disease" means any disease transmitted through sexual contact, defined by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary as a reportable infectious disease under K.S.A. 65-118, and amendments thereto, and designated as appropriate for expedited partner therapy by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary. (b) (1) A healthcare provider who clinically diagnoses a patient with a sexually transmitted disease may provide expedited partner therapy if, in the professional judgment of the healthcare provider, the …
Sponsors
- Lauren Bohi (R) · primary sponsor
- Laura Williams (R)
- Brad Barrett (R)
- Bob Lewis (R)
Latest actions
- : Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- : Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
- : Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- : Received and Introduced
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Votes
- Final Action (February 18, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Professions and Practices, Health and Healthcare
Common questions
- What is SB448?
- SB448 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat a sexually transmitted disease.
- What does SB448 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; permitting the use of expedited partner therapy for the treatment thereof.
- What is the status of SB448?
- Failed as of March 20, 2026. Latest action: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 (March 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB448?
- Lauren Bohi (R), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB448?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb448/
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