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Committee moves to 'work' bill allowing national fingerprint checks for APRNs, CRNAs

Committee on House Health and Human Services · February 4, 2026
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The Kansas Committee on House Health and Human Services voted to work House Bill 2478 after the Board of Nursing requested statutory authority to run national criminal history checks for APRNs and nurse anesthetists, saying the change would speed licensing and align with an FBI audit recommendation.

The Committee on House Health and Human Services voted to 'work' House Bill 2478 after hearing from the Kansas State Board of Nursing. The bill would amend 74 KSA 74‑1112(d) to add advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists to the list of applicants subject to fingerprinting and state and national criminal history checks when…

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