(April 30, 2024) – The following Conference Committee Reports continue to make their way through the legislative process and to Governor Laura Kelly.
CCR House Substitute for Senate Bill 419; relating to controlled substances; providing immunity from prosecution for certain drug crimes when persons seek or provide medical assistance related to the use of a controlled substance. The Senate adopted the conference committee report on a vote of 36-0 and passed the House on a vote of 114-0.
CCR House Bill 2784, relating to licensure and certification of certain care facilities and providers of disability and mental health services; prohibiting the state fire marshal and the marshal's representatives from wearing or operating a body camera during an on-site inspection at a licensed facility; transferring authority for certification of continuing care retirement communities from the Kansas insurance department to the Kansas department for aging and disability services; authorizing the department to condition or restrict a license of a provider of disability services; granting the secretary of aging and disability services authority to grant regulation waivers unrelated to health and safety; adding a definition for a day service provider; authorizing correction orders and civil fines to be appealed to the secretary of aging and disability services; providing for certification of certified community behavioral health clinics; permitting certification renewal of programs and treatments that have previously been certified or accredited. The CCR was adopted by the Senate on a vote of 39-0 and the House on a vote of 122-0.
CCR House Substitute for Senate Bill 287, prohibiting a healthcare provider from administering any drug or diagnostic test or conducting behavioral health treatment to a minor in a school facility without parental consent; "; enacting the no patient left alone act to require hospitals, adult care homes and hospice facilities to allow in-person visitation in certain circumstances; authorizing such patient care facilities to adopt visitation policies and procedures; expanding licensure of rural emergency hospitals that meet criteria between January 2015 and December 2020; relating to emergency medical responder authorized activities; authorizing distribution of non prescription over-the-counter medications. The CCR was adopted by the House on a vote of 110-11 and the Senate will have an upcoming vote.