Can a physician assistant inject or prescribe in Kansas?
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Short answer
Currently, PAs need physician supervision and a written prescribing agreement. From January 1, 2027, HB2702 allows physician collaboration under a practice agreement for PAs attesting to 4,000 postgraduate clinical hours and meeting its discipline condition.
Physician assistants practice in a dependent role with a supervising physician and may perform those duties and responsibilities through delegated authority or written agreement; a person licensed as a physician assistant may perform, only under the direction and supervision of a physician, acts which constitute the practice of medicine and surgery to the extent authorized by the responsible physician and consistent with board rules; and a physician assistant may prescribe drugs pursuant to a written agreement as authorized by the supervising physician.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-28a08(a), (b)(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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No professional nurse shall announce or represent to the public that such person is an advanced practice registered nurse unless such professional nurse has complied with requirements established by the board and holds a valid license as an advanced practice registered nurse in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-1130(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026
The board shall establish standards and requirements for any professional nurse who desires to obtain licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse. Such standards and requirements shall include, but not be limited to, standards and requirements relating to the education of advanced practice registered nurses.
Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-1130(b)(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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