Kansas HB2694: Enacting the opioid patients right to know act to require the disclosure of the risks associated with prescribed opioid use

What the bill says

An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to prescription medication; enacting the opioid patients right to know act; requiring that a healthcare provider disclose the risks of prescribed opioid use.

From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:

AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to prescription medication; enacting the opioid patients right to know act; requiring that a healthcare provider disclose the risks of prescribed opioid use. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the opioid patients right to know act. (b) Before issuing an initial prescription of a schedule II controlled substance pursuant to K.S.A. 65-4107, and amendments thereto, or any other opioid pain reliever that is a prescription drug in the course of treatment for acute or chronic pain, a prescriber shall discuss with the patient, or the patient's parent if such patient is a minor, the risks associated with the drugs being prescribed. (c) The topics that the prescriber shall discuss shall include, but not be limited (2) the dangers of taking opioid drugs with alcohol, benzodiazepines and other central nervous system depressants; (3) the reason that the prescription is necessary; (4) alternative treatment that may be available; and (5) the risks associated with the use of the drugs prescribed. (d) The prescriber shall include a note in the patient's medical record that such prescriber has discussed with such patient or such patient's parent the risks of developing a physical or psychological dependence on the schedule II …

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Sponsors

• Alexis Simmons (D) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 4, 2026: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
3. February 4, 2026: Introduced

Common questions

What is HB2694?

HB2694 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Enacting the opioid patients right to know act to require the disclosure of the risks associated with prescribed opioid use.

What does HB2694 do?

In its own words: An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to prescription medication; enacting the opioid patients right to know act; requiring that a healthcare provider disclose the risks of prescribed opioid use.

What is the status of HB2694?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2694?

Alexis Simmons (D).

Where is the official record for HB2694?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2694/