(Feb. 13, 2025) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee chaired by Representative Will Carpenter (R-El Dorado) heard the following bills:
House Bill 2219 enacts the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact to provide interstate practice privileges for physician assistants.
Proponents:
- Michelle Richart, U.S. Department of Defense
- Keith Marshall, Adjutant General's Department
- William Wilk, Kansas Chamber
- Kerstin Stephens, Kansas Academy of Physician Associates,
- Kevin Harper, Teladoc
House Bill 2284 directs the Kansas 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.
Proponents:
- Representative Will Carpenter (R-El Dorado)
House Bill 2249 requires the secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care.
Proponents:
House Bill 2307 transfers the power to authorize and oversee certain activities regarding prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Proponents:
- Lola Kernell, Kansas Council of Developmental Disabilities
- Jeanne Gawdun, Kansans for Life
- Mike Burgess, Disability Rights Center of Kansas
The committee also took action on the following bills:
House Bill 2249 requires the secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care.
House Bill 2307 transfers the power to authorize and oversee certain activities regarding prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities.
House Bill 2219 enacts the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact to provide interstate practice privileges for physician assistants.
These bills will now go to the House floor for further review. The committee is scheduled to meet on Friday, Feb. 14.