Today, the Kansas City Star reported that the Kansas Board of Healing Arts declared that a letter authored by Sen. Mark Steffen sent to hospitals and clinics informing them of the possible benefits of off-label treatments for COVID-19 had no legal or regulatory weight, representing “simply his opinion.” TrialSite shared the Republican Senator’s letter along with a brief interview with Steffen. Now Steffen responds to the local newspaper, essentially reminding them of physicians’ Hippocratic Oath and more while putting them on notice.

TrialSite reviewed what reads as an attack piece by the Kansas City Star against pro-early COVID-19 care treatment physician and state Senator Mark Steffen for his promotion of the recent medical freedom bill passed by the Senate.

In association with today’s Kansas City Star article, TrialSite reached out to Senator Steffen who shared with this media a letter he drafted to send to that newspaper—it’s published below.

Senator Steffen’s response begins with a warning to the local media that unscrupulous, misleading or outright defamatory practices would be met with a vigorous legal response.

What follows is the Senator’s letter:

Your reputation to mislead precedes you. Any misquote will be pursued to the fullest extent of the law.

The Board, like most all government agencies, fell in line with the Covid propaganda that was never science based.

The Board was encouraged/intimidated by their own national association into squashing early treatment.

The Board promoted the narrative of suffering and death through unfounded investigations that continue in perpetuity because the data did not support the complaints. To find a provider at fault without data backing their decision would open them to countless lawsuits.

The Board has dozens of great Kansas physicians currently under investigations that date back up to two years. That is blatant abuse of power or utter incompetence.

Denying early treatment for Covid (particularly to high-risk individuals) when multiple options are available is clearly negligence. No statutory relief covers negligence. I am available to testify to that effect.

The most recent mainstream, academic medicine studies evaluating ivermectin inaccurately interpret the data, treat patients late in the disease course, or use incorrect dosages without the other vital medications such as zinc, vit D3, and vit C. Cumulatively, the well-conducted studies clearly signal that these multi-drug regimens are effective. A signal towards efficacy is all that is necessary in the midst of a mass casualty event or when other treatments remain minimally available.

Providers have a legal duty to their patients to understand early Covid treatment. It is clearly negligent to tell your patients to “go home until you can’t breathe”.

The standard of care is early treatment with FDA approved medications in a multi-drug approach.

So much of the suffering and death over the past two years was avoidable if the Board would have facilitated treatment rather than stifle it through unfounded investigations. Much of the blame also falls at the feet of Governor Kelly and her KDHE (remember Lee Norman?).

Senator Mark Steffen, M.D.