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HB 2367

Providing naturopathic doctors a certificate of authorization for a business entity to practice medicine.

2025-2026 Regular Session

Authorizes business entities (employer clinics/insurers) to hire naturopathic doctors under a certificate of authorization, expanding access while preserving clinician independence.

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Bill Summary · HB 2367

HB 2367 — Summary (Kansas, 2025)

Status: Introduced February 3, 2025; referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services. Companion bill: SB 621. Fiscal note (Feb. 24, 2025) from the Division of the Budget reports no fiscal effect on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts.

Purpose

To authorize business entities (such as employer-operated worksite clinics and certain health-plan affiliates) to obtain a certificate of authorization from the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts to employ or contract with naturopathic doctors, by explicitly adding naturopathic doctors to existing statute governing certificates for business entities that practice medicine.

Key provisions

  • Amends K.S.A. 17-2710 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-28,134 (and repeals existing sections as necessary) to include naturopathic doctors among the licensed practitioners a business entity may employ under a certificate of authorization.
  • Specifies required contents of a business-entity application to the State Board of Healing Arts, including:
    • business name; owners and officers; ownership liability/apportionment (for LPs/LLCs); responsible officials (if a governmental unit);
    • a list of all licensed physicians, chiropractors, and naturopathic doctors the entity intends to hire.
  • Certification conditions to include evidence of business address, local occupational license, and licensure of all physicians/chiropractors/naturopathic doctors to be employed.
  • Fee: application fee set by the Board by rule, not to exceed $1,000; certificates are renewable annually with a renewal fee set by the Board.
  • Exemptions: licensed medical care facilities that comply with Kansas Department of Health and Environment licensure are exempt from these provisions.
  • Liability and professional independence:
    • A certified business entity remains responsible for conduct of its agents/employees and is not relieved of legal responsibility by holding a certificate.
    • Individual licensees retain professional responsibility and liability for services performed.
    • Business entities may not interfere with, restrict, or substitute for the independent professional judgment of employed licensees, nor prevent licensees from communicating medically appropriate information to patients.
  • The bill clarifies (in the definition of “business entity”) examples such as employer-based clinics that use electronic medical records, mutual/nonprofit health carriers or wholly owned subsidiaries providing services to enrollees, and certain IT vendors — subject to the full statutory text.

Who is affected

  • Naturopathic doctors: expands permissible employment settings by allowing hiring through certificate-holding business entities.
  • Employers, insurers, and related business entities that operate on-site clinics or provide medical services to employees/enrollees: may seek certificates to employ naturopathic doctors.
  • Kansas State Board of Healing Arts: retains regulatory/approval role for certificates and rulemaking authority.
  • Patients receiving care in employer-based clinics or other certified business entities.

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • Division of the Budget fiscal note (2/24/2025): Board of Healing Arts reports enactment would have no fiscal effect on agency operations.
  • Procedural status: introduced and referred to the House Health and Human Services Committee for consideration.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Likely to broaden practice settings and employment opportunities for naturopathic doctors in Kansas.
  • Could increase integration of naturopathic services into employer-based healthcare offerings.
  • Maintains patient protections by preserving clinicians’ independent judgment and individual liability; certified entities remain subject to liability and licensure requirements.
  • Implementation details (application form, fees, and rules) will be shaped by Board of Healing Arts rulemaking.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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