(March 7, 2025) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Representative Will Carpenter (R-El Dorado), held hearings on the following bills:
Substitute for Senate Bill 29 removes the authority of the county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public gatherings when necessary for the control of infectious or contagious diseases
Proponents:
- Jacklyn Paletta, Private Citizen
- Ann Roberts, Private Citizen
- Mellisa Campbell, Private Citizen
- Kari Sue Vosburg, Private Citizen
- Dale Enyart, Private Citizen
Opponents:
- Dr. Amy Voelker
- Health Forward Foundation
- Kansas School Nurses Organization
- Kansas Public Health Association
- Kansas Association of Local Health Departments
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- County Health Departments from Douglas, Johnson, Osborne, and Franklin Counties,
- Nurture KC
- Cassie Woolworth, Private Citizen
- Troy Knoell, Private Citizen
Substitute for Senate Bill 67 authorizes registered nurse anesthetists to prescribe, procure and administer drugs consistent with the registered nurse anesthetist's education and qualifications
Proponents:
- William Wilk, Kansas Chamber
- Kelly Hutton-Gordon. Kansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- Nichole Livanos, National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- Travis Oiler, Kansas Chiropractic Association,
- Susan Hofman, Kansas Advanced Practice Nurses Association
- Janet Setnor, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
- Kansas State Board of Nursing
Opponents:
- Rachelle Colombo, Kansas Medical Society
- Joseph Nicholas Private Citizen
Senate Bill 250 enacts the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act to permit a manufacturer to make an individualized investigative treatment available to a requesting patient
Proponents:
- Dr. Patrick Bailey, Goldwater Institute
- Elizabeth Patton, Americans for Prosperity
Neutral Testimony:
- Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
The committee will meet again next week.