| KS | HB2223 | Engross
50% | Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-24
[Hearing: Mar 24 @ 8:30 am]
To Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee |
| KS | HB2039 | Engross
50% | Amending definitions in the Kansas credentialing act to provide that certain entities providing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are not home health agencies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-20
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 |
| KS | HB2217 | Engross
50% | Expanding the scope of the inspector general to audit and investigate all state cash, food or health assistance programs and granting the inspector general the power to subpoena, administer oaths and execute search warrants thereto.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-20
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 30 Nay: 10 |
| KS | HB2249 | Engross
50% | Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-20
Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees |
| KS | HB2365 | Engross
50% | Establishing the south central regional mental health hospital.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-20
Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees |
| KS | HB2307 | Engross
50% | Transferring the power to authorize and oversee certain activities regarding prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs from the department of health and environment to the Kansas council on developmental disabilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-19
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 |
| KS | HB2284 | Engross
50% | Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-19
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 32 Nay: 8 |
| KS | SB126 | Engross
50% | House Substitute for SB 126 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program, establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-13
House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as conferees |
| KS | HB2170 | Engross
50% | Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-11
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare |
| KS | HB2219 | Engross
50% | Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for physician assistants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-05
To Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee |
| KS | HB2250 | Intro
25% | Increasing the annual assessment rate on hospital providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-03-05
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2248 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Kansas nursing initiative grant program and authorizing the state board of regents to approve need-based or competitive grants for the expansion of nursing faculty, laboratory supplies and tools for student success at postsecondary e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To House Higher Education Budget Committee |
| KS | HB2316 | Intro
25% | Directing the deposit of civil penalties collected for violations of correction orders issued by the state fire marshal into the disability community services providers civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund or the adult care homes civil monetary p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-27
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2368 | Intro
25% | Providing for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2071 | Intro
25% | Enacting the help not harm act to restrict the use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibit healthcare providers from providing gender transition whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorize a civil cause of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 |
| KS | HB2216 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to create an informational video describing abortion laws in Kansas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2266 | Intro
25% | Enacting the advanced practice registered nurse licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for advanced practice registered nurses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-13
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2218 | Intro
25% | Amending the definition of "psilocybin" in the uniform controlled substances act to exclude the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin and adding crystalline polymorph psilocybin to schedule IV of the uniformed controlled subs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2364 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting certain health insurers from requiring cost-sharing for nonopioid prescription drugs or providing less favorable coverage for such drug than that for opioid or narcotic prescription drugs for the treatment of pain.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2370 | Intro
25% | Requiring additional licensing requirements for assisted living facilities with dementia care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2369 | Intro
25% | Allowing pharmacists to administer certain vaccines to children and adults pursuant to a vaccination protocol.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2361 | Intro
25% | Abolishing the nursing scholarship program and creating the Kansas healthcare service scholarship program to include part-time students and expand the list of eligible programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2367 | Intro
25% | Providing naturopathic doctors a certificate of authorization for a business entity to practice medicine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2366 | Intro
25% | Expanding the scope of practice of naturopathic doctors, specifying continuing education requirements, increasing the required amount of professional liability insurance and modifying certain provisions relating to the licensure and regulations of na...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2362 | Intro
25% | Requiring the department of administration to report identifying information of persons who claim Kansas lottery or gambling prize winnings in excess of $5,000 to the department of health and environment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-07
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2317 | Intro
25% | Establishing the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders task force to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2315 | Intro
25% | Designating every September 9 as Kansas fetal alcohol spectrum disorders day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2286 | Intro
25% | Providing that the selection of alternative payment methods by a dental provider will remain in force for the duration of a contract with a dental benefit plan.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To House Insurance Committee |
| KS | HB2285 | Intro
25% | Modifying the definition of lead-based paint in the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act to include paint that contains lead equal to or in excess of 0.009% by weight or in excess of that specified in federal law, whichever is less.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2305 | Intro
25% | Requiring that certain abortion complications be reported to the Kansas department of health and environment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-05
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2252 | Intro
25% | Amending the Kansas indoor clear air act to prohibit smoking on the gaming floor of a lottery gaming facility or racetrack gaming facility and amending the definition of smoking to include the use of an electronic cigarette and smoking marijuana.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2251 | Intro
25% | Requiring the state board of healing arts to grant provisional licensure to certain international physicians with offers of employment at healthcare providers operating in Kansas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2247 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting certain terms in a contract between a health insurer and a dentist and requiring that reviews, audits or investigations of healthcare providers be completed within six months.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To House Insurance Committee |
| KS | HB2267 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting certain licensed individuals from using conversion therapy on minors.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2193 | Intro
25% | Enacting the every mom matters act to require the state treasurer to contract with eligible organizations to provide information and support services to pregnant women and parents considering adoption.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-31
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2157 | Intro
25% | Expanding pharmacist's scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | HB2072 | Intro
25% | Enacting the art therapist licensure act to provide for the regulation and licensing of professional art therapists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
