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The committee considered a technical amendment that replaced the phrase \"1 year\" with \"12 months\" to align language with other bills and added a paragraph break for clarity. Jenna explained the change was intended to reduce redundancies when similar bills are combined later in the process. The amendment was moved and seconded, approved by voice vote, and the committee then voted to pass the bill as amended; Senator Owens moved passage and Senator Clifford seconded. The bill passed out of committee by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.

Committee members concluded the meeting after the vote and adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare 03/13/2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 2249 would require the Secretary for Aging and Disability Services to grant a waiver for qualifying rural emergency hospitals to transition skilled-nursing facility beds; the committee approved a minor technical amendment changing \"1 year\" to \"12 months\" and forwarded the bill by voice vote.","taxTitle"," Public Health and Welfare, Standing, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",19121,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6636948,"Committee approves amendment and forwards bill establishing South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital",127,716000,843000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2600648-2f2aaa32a900bc5d04df898f7c5025be&start=716&end=843","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2600648-2f2aaa32a900bc5d04df898f7c5025be/thumbnail_716000.jpg","/articles/6636948/Kansas/Committee-approves-amendment-and-forwards-bill-establishing-South-Central-Regional-Mental-Health-Hospital","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636948-d7530f55a0aafe7801a5e0f39b987721/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169543&Signature=lBy3k6skHLuXeq0mveeT4NyUH7HHQc1onxUCGt2bRI~3Bf5Z-rS-WRclv0hRvj1l2OucSjfUc21cxuQW0qFjAJ044CZQUtjpLPI4PCWd2CMh9D~Bp8qOt4XpOc2UUfGi7hJ0IefRURE32Oqacp-vukKx9zTI666ZhtHu44p1jxvN3eTLIq7mjKV-PIZzN~xjwYs2trFd6qDRiz1Gcb4a3qqw3mf4QxihU4-Y7A5fF42XFHE8uQmibwsUQA03vxXgSZ~2F~mSfAZ4D4o1eS~PmpWy4U3cT6ucg0th3O5MtXfg~gxsiXfHTkngjTluqCaY7Jz6NiBizJMHKWIxYcuB2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jenna, committee staff, briefed the committee on House Bill 2365, stating the bill \"establishes the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital as well as the corresponding fund and updates the corresponding statutes renaming, related to psychiatric hospitals and mental health hospitals to add this new hospital.\"

Committee members discussed and approved a technical amendment intended to align the formatting of definitions in KSA 40-3401 so the statute would reconcile more easily with changes made in other bills. Jenna explained the amendment would break a large definition paragraph into labeled subsections and that the substantive correction adding the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital would remain unchanged. \"If you look to page 12 and 13 of the bill, in the amendment that currently has the definition of health care provider it's 1 giant paragraph and the way that it's amended in the other bill, breaks it down so that it's easier to read,\" Jenna said.

Senator Petty moved to pass the bill favorably as amended and Senator Clifford seconded. The committee approved the amendment by voice vote and then approved the bill as amended by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. Committee members thanked staff for preparing the amendment and noted the alignment was intended to avoid statutory conflicts if multiple bills affecting the same statute advance.","House Bill 2365 would establish the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital and related fund and updates statutory references; the committee approved a technical amendment to align statutory text formatting and forwarded the bill as amended.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6636952,"Committee forwards bill requiring minimum procurement standards for Medicaid managed-care contracts",52,634000,686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2600648-2f2aaa32a900bc5d04df898f7c5025be&start=634&end=686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2600648-2f2aaa32a900bc5d04df898f7c5025be/thumbnail_634000.jpg","/articles/6636952/Kansas/Committee-forwards-bill-requiring-minimum-procurement-standards-for-Medicaid-managed-care-contracts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636952-6f0315ae5852799132cd2956fae5c2ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169543&Signature=CCAUb5tyxIYPNzxs6BbN3uxSxzFyQhWxgBRPas5lD6Gfdg3h3UXMe5psgWUKBy-ceN1xtd17LLWmNz6WS9ZHXgbVPkikkShF80rDQctjqkHUxGCA-McGC0fT7iLNogknB70qEQZgmFilwmRzTiMGiqq4IqGrOFVsPUcWidBFwGPBkZaAUL~EI3rD5LsrXA5eCC6nFMxTnGsVr3wZCWm9DUg4MBb8nk7XO1qqwuOJG9aEMev7JKXJdYZww64q5XEOP0WHOpAz1eFT~dDRxGCTt4YAbv-PnfIhSRH0~n09aSl4YMYW3ScCWFQhb2MFi9VNeNRLrpOe3Py6xW-uXzTuRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jenna, committee staff, briefed the committee on House Bill 2284, saying the bill \"relates to, requiring minimum standards for procurement contracts by the Department of Administration when considering new managed care organizations, contracts to run our state's Medicaid program.\" Senator Clifford moved to forward the bill favorably and Senator Hoelscher seconded. The committee approved the motion by voice vote with no recorded roll-call and the bill passed out of committee.

No amendment discussion was recorded in the transcript. The motion to advance came without additional debate. The committee proceeded to the next agenda item following the vote.","House Bill 2284, requiring minimum standards in procurement contracts for managed-care organizations that run Medicaid, was forwarded out of committee by voice vote after a staff briefing and a motion to advance.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6636957,"Committee hears testimony on bill to add accredited maternity centers to Kansas healthcare stabilization fund",0,808000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2600648-2f2aaa32a900bc5d04df898f7c5025be&start=808&end=808","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2600648-2f2aaa32a900bc5d04df898f7c5025be/thumbnail_808000.jpg","/articles/6636957/Kansas/Committee-hears-testimony-on-bill-to-add-accredited-maternity-centers-to-Kansas-healthcare-stabilization-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636957-b37a14839527b584d067f0c207abb066/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169543&Signature=SLUyQClwe27pcxEuCT1XQJe1bLii03sBO-QDDC-xypOgM5GSXm-UxZUFaMwqvEAdZfa1wTNicgSK~jP893VT9k2yJhVbkGs6wRW562jhUXg1zG2-lUpmWhEyCQT41yYnI7dp4KSZNj7G1r1uPk0aP0msLmTxLy0ZPImVv1Ug9U576hE1Xyco17iucpHhg024fmsu0HYnpzaTeLemtXSPNAQLOsrzyO0X8SJiGebmu0BWBfkVHVvH3LlG7j3akSeuncoJLrPIewYZSpyt75kvbLDnUde1QlKjlv2AEvKWlCTsfpJUm9RWG6y26QY-jU8GV8VEQg--~HPGWD6W-dmQKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 2335 would add maternity centers that hold accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers to the definition of \"health care provider\" under the Healthcare Provider Insurance Availability Act, amending KSA 40-3401. Jenna, committee staff, opened the hearing and described the bill’s effect and history, saying in part that the bill \"adds maternity centers to the definition of healthcare provider in the healthcare stabilization fund\" and that it \"would go into effect on July 1.\"

Kendra Wyatt, the retired owner-operator of New Birth Company, testified in favor of the bill. Wyatt said the change is a technical fix that would allow maternity centers accredited by the national accreditor to access the Healthcare Stabilization Fund and thereby obtain facility malpractice coverage as a provider-of-last-resort. Wyatt said the last private insurer underwriting facility malpractice for birth centers left the market in 2021, and that lack of coverage contributed to closures, including a center in Kansas City, Kansas. \"When they left the market that caused the birth center in Kansas City, Kansas ... to abruptly close,\" Wyatt testified. She added that the Overland Park center later closed, citing KanCare reimbursement levels and difficulty obtaining liability insurance.

Wyatt told the committee the bill has passed the House unanimously in prior years and described it as \"a very small technical detail\" with the objective to \"create safe access for women seeking low risk, natural childbirth.\" Jenna told the committee the bill previously had been considered in earlier sessions. No committee amendments were offered during the hearing portion on HB 2335, and committee members asked questions about the bill's legislative history and prior attempts to pass it. The committee closed the hearing on HB 2335 without taking final action during this meeting.","A committee hearing was held on House Bill 2335, which would add accredited maternity centers to the list of providers eligible to purchase insurance from the Healthcare Stabilization Fund; proponents said the change is a technical fix intended to restore malpractice insurance access that contributed to recent birth-center closures.","actionData","errors"]

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