Committee
Kansas House Health and Human Services Committee
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committee members
Emil Bergquist (R)
Doug Blex (R)
Vice Chair
Ron Bryce (R)
Dave Buehler (R)
Chair
Will Carpenter (R)
Duane Droge (R)
Ronald Ellis (R)
Fred Gardner (R)
Leah Howell (R)
Nikki McDonald (D)
Heather Meyer (D)
Melissa Oropeza (D)
Allen Reavis (R)
Ranking Democratic Member
Susan Ruiz (D)
Angela Stiens (R)
Carl Turner (R)
Suzanne Wikle (D)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB2002 | Requiring the department of health and environment to audit hospital compliance with the lay caregiver act and report the results of such audit to the legislature. | In Committee | 01/13/2025 |
| HB2009 | Prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman and providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition. | In Committee | 01/15/2025 |
| HB2010 | Prohibiting abortion procedures and creating the crimes of unlawful performance of an abortion and unlawful destruction of a fertilized embryo. | In Committee | 01/15/2025 |
| HB2039 | Adding maternity center to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, amending definitions in the Kansas credentialing act to provide that certain entities providing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are not home health agencies, clarifying that the authorized activities of paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders may be autho | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/21/2025 |
| HB2068 | Enacting the cosmetology compact to provide interstate practice privileges. | Crossed Over | 01/23/2025 |
| HB2069 | Enacting the school psychologist compact, the dietitian compact, the cosmetology compact and the physicians assistant compact to provide interstate practice privileges. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/23/2025 |
| HB2070 | Enacting the dietitian licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for dietitians. | Crossed Over | 01/23/2025 |
| HB2071 | Enacting the help not harm act to restrict the use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibit healthcare providers from providing gender transition whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorize a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, require professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment and prohibit professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers t | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB2072 | Enacting the art therapist licensure act to provide for the regulation and licensing of professional art therapists. | In Committee | 01/23/2025 |
| HB2100 | Establishing statewide standards governing the use of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, permitting a pharmacist to initiate such medication to certain patients, providing civil liability protections to pharmacists who initiate prophylactic therapy to patients for post-exposure to human immunodeficiency virus. | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| HB2157 | Expanding pharmacist's scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB2159 | Exempting law enforcement agencies who do not provide emergency opioid antagonistspursuant to the statewide protocol from the requirement to procure a physician medical director. | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| HB2170 | Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week. | Crossed Over | 01/30/2025 |
| HB2171 | Creating the abolish abortion Kansas act to make all abortions subject to criminal prosecution for violation of Alexa's law and to remove certain exceptions to the cause of action for the wrongful death of an unborn child when such death is caused by an abortion. | In Committee | 02/18/2025 |
| HB2193 | Enacting the every mom matters act to require the state treasurer to contract with eligible organizations to provide information and support services to pregnant women and parents considering adoption. | In Committee | 01/31/2025 |
| HB2216 | Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to create an informational video describing abortion laws in Kansas. | In Committee | 02/03/2025 |
| HB2217 | Expanding the scope of the inspector general to audit and investigate all state cash, food or health assistance programs and granting the inspector general the power to subpoena, administer oaths and execute search warrants thereto. | Veto Overridden | 02/03/2025 |
| HB2218 | Amending the definition of "psilocybin" in the uniform controlled substances act to exclude the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin and adding crystalline polymorph psilocybin to schedule IV of the uniformed controlled substance act. | In Committee | 02/03/2025 |
| HB2219 | Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for physician assistants. | Crossed Over | 02/03/2025 |
| HB2223 | Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements. | Crossed Over | 02/03/2025 |
| HB2230 | Enacting the kratom consumer protection act, defining kratom as a food product, prohibiting the distribution and sale of kratom that is adulterated, requiring persons to be at least 21 years of age to purchase such product, establishing civil fines for violations of the act and requiring the secretary of agriculture to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the act. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2236 | Establishing the mental health intervention team program in the Kansas department for aging and disability services in state statute and providing incentives for coordination between school districts, qualified schools and mental health intervention team providers. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2249 | Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care and establishing the south central regional mental health hospital. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2250 | Increasing the annual assessment rate on hospital providers. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2251 | Requiring the state board of healing arts to grant provisional licensure to certain international physicians with offers of employment at healthcare providers operating in Kansas. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2252 | Amending the Kansas indoor clear air act to prohibit smoking on the gaming floor of a lottery gaming facility or racetrack gaming facility and amending the definition of smoking to include the use of an electronic cigarette and smoking marijuana. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2266 | Enacting the advanced practice registered nurse licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for advanced practice registered nurses. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2267 | Prohibiting certain licensed individuals from using conversion therapy on minors. | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2280 | Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran and removing the active requirement from military service members for occupational licensure. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| HB2284 | Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance. | Veto Overridden | 02/05/2025 |
| HB2285 | Modifying the definition of lead-based paint in the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act to include paint that contains lead equal to or in excess of 0.009% by weight or in excess of that specified in federal law, whichever is less. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB2305 | Requiring that certain abortion complications be reported to the Kansas department of health and environment. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB2307 | Transferring the power to authorize and oversee certain activities regarding prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs from the department of health and environment to the Kansas council on developmental disabilities. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| HB2315 | Designating every September 9 as Kansas fetal alcohol spectrum disorders day. | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| HB2316 | Directing the deposit of civil penalties collected for violations of correction orders issued by the state fire marshal into the disability community services providers civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund or the adult care homes civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund. | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| HB2317 | Establishing the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders task force to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the state. | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| HB2361 | Abolishing the nursing scholarship program and creating the Kansas healthcare service scholarship program to include part-time students and expand the list of eligible programs. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2362 | Requiring the department of administration to report identifying information of persons who claim Kansas lottery or gambling prize winnings in excess of $5,000 to the department of health and environment. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2364 | Prohibiting certain health insurers from requiring cost-sharing for nonopioid prescription drugs or providing less favorable coverage for such drug than that for opioid or narcotic prescription drugs for the treatment of pain. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2365 | Establishing the south central regional mental health hospital. | Crossed Over | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2366 | Expanding the scope of practice of naturopathic doctors, specifying continuing education requirements, increasing the required amount of professional liability insurance and modifying certain provisions relating to the licensure and regulations of naturopathic doctors. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2367 | Providing naturopathic doctors a certificate of authorization for a business entity to practice medicine. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2368 | Providing for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2369 | Allowing pharmacists to administer certain vaccines to children and adults pursuant to a vaccination protocol. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2370 | Requiring additional licensing requirements for assisted living facilities with dementia care. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| HB2375 | Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the healthcare access for working Kansans (HAWK) act. | In Committee | 02/11/2025 |
| HB2386 | Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program. | In Committee | 02/26/2025 |
| HB2392 | Facilitating nursing workforce development by setting education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval. | In Committee | 03/13/2025 |
| HB2397 | Increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances. | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| HB2399 | Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services and extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund. | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| SB29 | Substitute for SB 29 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Removing 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 disease. | Veto Overridden | 02/20/2025 |
| SB67 | Substitute for SB 67 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Authorizing registered nurse anesthetists to prescribe, procure and administer drugs consistent with the registered nurse anesthetist's education and qualifications. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| SB82 | Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care. | Crossed Over | 02/19/2025 |
| SB88 | Requiring the state long-term care ombudsman and regional ombudsman to receive training in memory care. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| SB126 | House Sub for SB 126 - Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services and extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund, increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances and increasing the annual assessment rate on hospital providers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| SB175 | Updating the definition of athletic trainer and providing an exemption for those licensed in another state, District of Columbia, territory or foreign country to practice in Kansas. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| SB193 | Sub for SB 193 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Exempting law enforcement agencies who do not provide emergency opioid antagonists pursuant to the statewide protocol from the requirement to procure a physician medical director. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/25/2025 |
| SB250 | Enacting the right to try for individualized treatments act to permit a manufacturer to make an individualized investigative treatment available to a requesting patient. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |