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Kansas is among the more restrictive states covered here for syringe access: paraphernalia law prohibits syringe service programs outright, and Kansas is one of only seven states with no such program operating anywhere. Naloxone access does not carry the same gap: prescribers, dispensers, and anyone who administers it are protected from liability, and naloxone nasal spray is available over the counter nationally. Fentanyl test strips were decriminalized in 2023 under Senate Bill 174, signed by Governor Kelly, but Kansas defines the exemption narrowly: it covers only equipment that tests for fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, ketamine, or GHB, not drug-checking supplies generally. Kansas was actually one of the last two states in the country to pass a Good Samaritan overdose law: Governor Kelly signed Senate Bill 419 in May 2024, unanimously passed by the legislature, just months before Wyoming became the very last state to do the same in 2025. Kansas's version has real limits, though: it does not apply if the overdose happened during a drug transaction or if a trafficable amount of drugs is present, and the caller must give their full name, stay at the scene, and cooperate fully with responders.
The Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee, established in 2017 and facilitated by DCCCA, coordinates the state's strategy across treatment, prevention, harm reduction, and public safety. DCCCA itself provides no-cost naloxone nasal spray and training to any Kansas resident, funded through the state's Department for Aging and Disability Services. First Call uses opioid settlement dollars to fund naloxone distribution, fentanyl test strips, and connections to recovery resources, and in 2024 the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board distributed more than $8.5 million across 32 organizations statewide.
Kansas's Good Samaritan protection is real but conditional. Know the limits, no coverage if drugs were being sold, and you must stay and cooperate, before assuming a call is protected the same way it might be in a neighboring state.
Last reviewed September 2026 by Penny Beach, PRS.
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