{"id":"DUT-KS-016","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Kansas","state":"KS","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14)","authority":"L. 2021, ch. 14, §§ 5-6 (S.B. 283) (effective on publication in the Kansas Register, April 1, 2021)","instrument":"Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022","title":"AN ACT continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses, the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers and certain persons conducting business in this state for COVID-19 claims until March 31, 2022","dateIssued":"2021-04-01","effective":"2021-04-01","end":"March 31, 2022 (the extended immunity)","startDate":"2021-04-01","endDate":"2022-03-31","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY","COND","EMP"],"addressees":["persons conducting business in Kansas and their agents; health care providers (60-5503)"],"clause":"Sec. 5. K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 60-5504... is hereby amended to read as follows: 60-5504. (a)... shall be immune from liability in a civil action for a COVID-19 claim if such person was acting pursuant to and in substantial compliance with public health directives applicable to the activity... (b) The provisions of this section shall expire on March 31, 2022.","enforcement":"loss of immunity","functions":[],"notes":"Re-enacted, after the Governor\u0027s executive orders had been revoked by SB 40 (March 31, 2021) and days before the emergency itself ended (June 15, 2021), the conditional business immunity through March 31, 2022, and with it the Legislature\u0027s judgment that \u0027substantial compliance with public health directives\u0027 remained the standard of care for every Kansas business through 2021 Q3 and beyond; § 6 applies it retroactively to causes of action accruing \u0027on or after March 12, 2020, and prior to March 31, 2022.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://www.kslegislature.gov/li_2022/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb283_enrolled.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":97224,"grade":"primary","character":"liability_shield_condition","description":"","collection":"DUT-KS","url":"/library/DUT-KS-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-KS-016","citation":"Kansas Legislature (enrolled Senate Bill No. 283, 2021 Regular Session; L. 2021, ch. 14), Senate Bill No. 283 (2021), § 5, extending K.S.A. 60-5504 business immunity for COVID-19 claims to March 31, 2022 (Apr. 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-KS-016)","stateName":"Kansas","related":["KS-039"]}