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Pioneer Health Network Board Meeting - Feb. 5

PHN is a consortium of 22 hospitals serving over 150,000 people in Western Kansas. Its central office is located on the campus of St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. The purpose of the Network is to provide a mechanism for its members to collaborate and pool resources. PHN partners with various organizations and agencies to leverage economies of scale to bring added value to its members.

Sunflower Health Network Board Meeting - Feb. 6

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 - Feb. 11

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 Workers' Comp Fund Board Meeting - Feb. 13

The primary objective of the KHA Workers' Compensation Fund is to provide moderately priced workers' compensation insurance to KHA members. The fund Administrator and Safety Program Manager enhance customer service. The individual pool members for each plan year are considered the owners of the KHA-WC pool for that year. They are eligible for premium refunds and are responsible for potential assessments.

Opioid Educational Webinar: Commonly Misused Over the Counter Medications – Feb. 14

Over-the-counter medications are generally safe when used as recommended. However, as with prescription and illicit drugs, OTCs can be misused, resulting in adverse events and even overdose. Ashley Haynes, MD, will provide an overview for providers and clinicians of the most commonly misused OTC medications, their risks, adverse effects and how to address OTC misuse.

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Introduction of Bills

Kansas Seal (Jan. 23, 2025) – Senate Bill 63 by the Committee on Public Health and Welfare – Concerning children and minors; relating to health care of minors; enacting the Help Not Harm Act; prohibiting health care providers from treating a child whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex; authorizing a civil cause of action against health care providers for providing such treatments; restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning; prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for health care providers that provide gender transition treatment to children; requiring professional discipline against a health care provider who performs such treatments; adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians

Senate Bill 67 by the Committee on Public Health and Welfare – Concerning health professions and practices; relating to the regulation of nursing; authorizing independent practice authority and the prescribing of drugs by registered nurse anesthetists; prohibiting the performance of an abortion or prescribing of drugs for an abortion thereby

Senate Bill 68 by the Committee on Ways and Means – Making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, for state agencies; authorizing certain transfers, capital improvement projects and fees, imposing certain restrictions and limitations, and directing or authorizing certain receipts, disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing

Senate Bill 69 by the Committee on Assessment and Taxation – Concerning economic development; relating to rural opportunity zones; extending the time period for eligibility for the Loan Repayment Program and the income tax credit

House Bill 2069 by the Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, requested by William Wilk on behalf of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce – Concerning health and health care; relating to school psychologists; enacting the School Psychologist Compact to provide interstate practice privileges

House Bill 2070 by the Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, requested by William Wilk on behalf of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce – Concerning health and health care; relating to dietitians; enacting the Dietitian Compact to provide interstate practice privileges.

House Bill 2071 by the Committee on Health and Human Services, requested by Representative Bryce –Concerning children and minors; relating to health care of minors; enacting the Help Not Harm Act; prohibiting health care providers from treating a child whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex; authorizing a civil cause of action against health care providers for providing such treatments; restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning; prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for health care providers that provide gender transition treatment to children; requiring professional discipline against a health care provider who performs such treatments; adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians

House Bill 2072 by the Committee on Health and Human Services, requested by Representative S. Ruiz on behalf of the Kansas Art Therapy – Concerning the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board; relating to the powers, duties and functions thereof; enacting the Art Therapist Licensure Act; providing for the regulation and licensing of professional art therapists

House Bill 2082 by the Committee on Appropriations, requested by Representative Waymaster on behalf of the Office of the Governor – Making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, for state agencies; authorizing certain transfers, capital improvement projects and fees, imposing certain restrictions and limitations and directing or authorizing certain receipts, disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing

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