Bill would exempt doctors from Consumer Protection Act
A coalition of people looking out for Kansas consumers is sounding an alarm about a bill currently in the hands of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill exempts a physician or other health care provider from the authority of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act with respect to professional services. According to opponents of the bill, the exemption would have extensive ramifications and would take away the right of individuals to collect damages when they have been misled by people who provide any sort of medical services. As defined in the bill, “professional services” does not include billing, advertising or other business services. It does include “any service, treatment, operation, prescription, communication or practice related to the care, treatment, diagnosis, ascertainment, cure, relief, palliation, adjustment, or correction of any disease, condition, ailment, deformity, or injury.” The House passed the bill, sending it to the Senate. The Senate introduced the bill and sent it to the Judiciary Committee for a hearing. If the bill is approved by the committee, it will then be incorporated into a committee report and returned to the floor of the Senate for a vote.
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