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KS HCR5007

KS HCR5007
Constitutional amendment to preserve right to choose health care services and participate in health insurance plan.


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Introduced Session

2011-2012 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Constitutional amendment to preserve right to choose health care services and participate in health insurance plan.

AI Summary

This Concurrent Resolution proposes a constitutional amendment for the state of Kansas to protect individuals' freedom in choosing and paying for health care services and participating in health insurance plans. Specifically, it aims to prevent laws or rules from forcing any person, employer, or healthcare provider to join a particular health care system or buy health insurance, and it ensures that individuals and employers can pay directly for lawful health care services without facing penalties or fines, while also allowing healthcare providers to accept such direct payments. The amendment clarifies that it would not alter existing requirements for healthcare providers, permitted medical services, workers' compensation, state employee benefits, or laws in effect before August 1, 2009, and it defines key terms like "compel," "direct payment," "health care system," and "penalties or fines" to ensure the amendment's scope is understood.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (60)

J. Stephen Alford (R),  Thomas Arpke (R),  Benny Boman (R),  Robert Bruchman (R),  Steven Brunk (R),  Terry Calloway (R),  Richard Carlson (R),  Ward Cassidy (R),  Dan Collins (R),  J. David Crum (R),  Peter DeGraaf (R),  Jim Denning (R),  Owen Donohoe (R),  James Fawcett (R),  Randy Garber (R),  Mario Goico (R),  Ramon Gonzalez (R),  Jana Goodman (R),  Lana Gordon (R),  Terri Gregory (R),  Amanda Grosserode (R),  Gary Hayzlett (R),  Phil Hermanson (R),  Brett Hildabrand (R),  Kyle Hoffman (R),  Mitch Holmes (R),  James Howell (R),  Steve Huebert (R),  Steven Johnson (R),  Kasha Kelley (R),  Dan Kerschen (R),  Mike Kiegerl (R),  Lance Kinzer (R),  Marvin Kleeb (R),  Brenda Landwehr (R),  Peggy Mast (R),  Joe McLeland (R),  Kelly Meigs (R),  Reynaldo Mesa (R),  Robert Montgomery (R),  Susan Mosier (R),  Connie O'Brien (R),  Charlotte O'Hara (R),  Michael O'Neal (R),  Leslie Osterman (R),  William Otto (I),  Joe Patton (R),  Larry Powell (R),  William Prescott (R),  Marc Rhoades (R),  John Rubin (R),  Ron Ryckman (R),  Joseph Scapa (R),  Sharon Schwartz (R),  Joe Seiwert (R),  Arlen Siegfreid (R),  Gregory Smith (R),  Eugene Suellentrop (R),  Jene Vickrey (R),  Brian Weber (R), 

Last Action

Emergency Final Action - Not adopted by required 2/3 majority; Yea: 26 Nay: 14 (on 02/23/2012)

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