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Sunflower Health Network Board Meeting - Jan. 9

The Sunflower Health Network is a not-for-profit organization that consists of 26 counties located primarily in North Central and North West Kansas. Sunflower Health Network's (SHN) specific purpose is to improve the population's health status. The 26 member hospitals, in conjunction with their medical staff, have developed a network that fosters cooperation and coordination. The priority has been to enhance the integration of health-related services among the SHN member communities.

Quality Corner Call - Jan. 10

Quality Corner Calls are offered by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Healthworks and focus on quality improvement activities consistent with the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program.

KHA Board Meeting - Jan. 22

KHA has a 21-member board of directors. They meet at least five times a year. Each board member holds three-year terms, with a two-term limit. The board has a composition of members from all geographic areas of Kansas all sizes and types of member hospitals are represented. The board also includes two hospital trustees and two physician members. Other participants include American Hospital Association delegate.

KHA's Advocacy Day - Jan. 23

Advocacy is at the heart of every service KHA provides for our members. Whether we are educating, advocating or relationship-building, we look for ways to assist policymakers at the federal, state and local levels in understanding the implications of the policies being discussed.

KHSC Board Meeting - Jan. 28

KHSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of KHA. Therefore, a secondary objective of KHSC is to support KHA in meeting its mission of serving hospitals. Its mission is to provide enhanced value to KHA members by evaluating and endorsing selected vendors of services needed by the KHA membership. KHSC will be a valuable resource to Kansas healthcare facilities and the Kansas Hospital Association as they serve their constituents.

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Introduction of Bills

Kansas Seal (Jan. 17, 2024) – Senate Bill 338 – Concerning insurance; relating to group-funded liability and group-funded workers' compensation pools; changing certain reporting requirements – By Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

Senate Bill 346 – Concerning planning and zoning; relating to proposing amendments to city or county zoning regulations; restricting who can propose rezoning amendments – By Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Senate Bill 350 – Concerning the Kansas Fights Addiction Act; adding for-profit private entity to the definition of "qualified applicant;" authorizing members of the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board to be paid subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses when attending meetings of the board after Jan. 8, 2024 – By Committee on Ways and Means

House Bill 2487 – Concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; 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 – By Representatives Hoheisel, Alcala, Probst and Proctor

House Bill 2488 – Concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to assisting suicide; providing criminal penalties for intentionally advising or encouraging another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide – By Representative Hoheisel
House Bill 2494 – Concerning school districts; relating to school security and emergency response policies; establishing requirements for school safety and security plans and cardiac emergency response plans; creating the School Safety and Security Grant Fund and the School Cardiac Emergency Response Grant Fund – By Committee on Education, Requested by Rep. Thomas

House Bill 2478 – Concerning insurance; relating to the Healthcare Provider Insurance Availability Act; adding maternity center to the definition of "healthcare provider" contained therein – By Representative Proctor
House Bill 2484 – Concerning the behavioral sciences; relating to social work; enacting the Social Work Licensure Compact to provide interstate practice privileges; authorizing the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board to establish a fee for a license with compact practice privileges – By Representative S. Ruiz

House Bill 2508 – Concerning taxation; relating to the local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund; authorizing a transfer of state general fund moneys to such fund in fiscal year 2025 and all fiscal years thereafter; requiring that all moneys received from such fund by political subdivisions be credited to residential property taxpayers in the form of a rebate; providing a formula for such rebate amount – By Representatives V. Miller, Alcala, Amyx, Ballard, Carlin, Carmichael, Carr, Clifford, Curtis, Dodson, Featherston, Goddard, Haskins, Haswood, Highberger, Hougland, Hoye, Martinez, McDonald, Melton, Meyer, D. Miller, S. Miller, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Oropeza, Osman, Ousley, Poskin, Probst, L. Ruiz, S. Ruiz, Sawyer, Sawyer Clayton, Schlingensiepen, Seiwert, Stogsdill, Vaughn, Weigel, Winn, Woodard and Xu

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