Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 Division of the Budget http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor


March 10, 2021


The Honorable Richard Hilderbrand, Chairperson
Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Statehouse, Room 445A-S
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Senator Hilderbrand:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for SB 207 by Senator Steffen
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 207 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
SB 207 would allow a physician holding a license issued by another state to practice
telemedicine to treat patients located in Kansas if the out-of-state physician receives a declaration
from the State Board of Healing Arts that they are qualified to practice telemedicine. The Board
could also extend the provision to other healthcare professionals licensed and regulated by the
Board as deemed necessary to address impacts of emergency conditions described in a state of
disaster emergency declaration or a state of local disaster emergency declaration. An out-of-state
physician could only practice telemedicine in a county during a state disaster of emergency
declaration or a state of local disaster emergency declaration if the county has adopted a resolution
for the need for out-of-state telemedicine physicians to meet the health needs of the county. A
county would be allowed to adopt a resolution for the need of physicians in a particular practice
or specialty, and the resolution would describe those practices or specialties needed and the time
frames those physicians would be allowed to practice telemedicine in the county.
The Board of Healing Arts state that the bill could have a negligible fiscal effect that could
be absorbed within existing resources. Any fiscal effect associated with SB 207 is not reflected in
The FY 2022 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Honorable Richard Hilderbrand, Chairperson
Page 2—SB 207

The Kansas Association of Counties notes that the bill would have a negligible effect on
counties; however, a fiscal effect cannot be estimated. The League of Municipalities indicates that
the bill would not have a fiscal effect on cities.


Sincerely,

Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget

cc: Bobbi Mariani, Insurance
Jay Hall, Association of Counties
Susan Gile, Board of Healing Arts
Jeff Scannell, Department of Administration
Wendi Stark, League of Municipalities


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 48-963