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K.S.A. § 60-3405 (2026)

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60-3405. Findings and purpose. Substantial increases in costs of professional liability insurance for health care providers have created a crisis of availability and affordability. This situation poses a serious threat to the continued availability and quality of health care in Kansas. In the interest of the public health and welfare, new measures are required to assure that affordable professional liability insurance will be available to Kansas health care providers, to assure that injured parties receive adequate compensation for their injuries, and to maintain the quality of health care in Kansas.

History: L. 1986, ch. 229, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1987–2012 · leading case: Farley v. Engelken, 740 P.2d 1058 (Kan. 1987).
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Farley v. Engelken, 740 P.2d 1058 (Kan. 1987). · cites it 4× “See K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 60-3401 through 60-3414.”
Williamson v. Amrani, 152 P.3d 60 (Kan. 2007). · cites it 4× “The policy statement contained in K.S.A. 60-3405 is explicit and discusses a number of weighty concerns: "Substantial increases in costs of professional liability insurance for health care providers have created a crisis of availability and affordability.”
Bair v. Peck, 811 P.2d 1176 (Kan. 1991). · cites it 2× “229, new § 1), currently codified at K.S.A.1990 Supp. 60-3405. The statute provides: "Substantial increases in costs of professional liability insurance for health care providers have created a crisis of availability and affordability.”
Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell, 757 P.2d 251 (Kan. 1988). · cites it 2× “The purpose of the Act is set forth in K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-3405 as follows: "Substantial increases in costs of professional liability insurance for health care providers have created a crisis of availability and affordability.”
Miller v. Johnson, 289 P.3d 1098 (Kan. 2012). “K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-3405. In 1988, a majority of this court declared the 1986 cap on none-conomic damages unconstitutional.”
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