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Revised anatomical gift act |
House concurred with conference committee report |
Licensure of child care facilities by cities, counties and school districts |
House Federal and State Affairs (exempt committee) |
Board of Pharmacy; allowing more flexibility during annual and quarterly meetings |
Approved by governor |
Administering of vaccines by pharmacists, pharmacy students and interns to persons ages 18 and older |
Added to |
Defining certain terms relating to human cloning |
Below the line on House General Orders |
University of Kansas medical center and hospital authority affiliations with Missouri |
Proviso added to “mega” budget bill requiring KU Hospital Authority and Regents approval of St. Luke’s affiliation. |
Regulation of sedation permits by Kansas dental board |
Approved by House and Senate |
License renewal of dentists and dental hygienists; creates a staggered, biennial renewal system |
Approved by governor |
Department of health and environment, certain genetic diseases and disorders, education and screening, assistance |
Amended into |
Human cloning, prohibiting certain expenditures of moneys appropriated from the state treasury by state agencies |
Referred at turnaround to House Federal and State Affairs (exempt committee) |
HB 2274 |
Provides for tax breaks for insurance companies | Approved by governor |
Definition of general hospital. Amended on House floor to grandfather in current specialty hospitals. |
Conference committee |
Task force on obesity prevention and management |
Passed House, referred to Senate Ways and Means |
Physical therapists’ evaluation and treatment of patients in coordination with physician referrals |
Added to |
The Kansas consumer protection act does not apply to professional services by health care providers |
Approved and sent to governor as SB 55 |
Primary care safety net clinic capital loan guarantee act |
Included in |
HB 2526 |
Mercury emission monitoring | Approved by House and Senate |
HB 2578 |
Unused medications act; allows adult care homes to transfer prescription medication to indigent health clinics | Referred to Senate Ways and Means on 3/28 |
Medicaid reform act
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Approved by conference committee |
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Prohibits vaccines with Thimerosal; allows exemptions for mass vaccination events |
Heard by Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee; did not advance to Senate floor |
Unattended and unsupervised children in motor vehicles safety act; allows children to be left unattended for five minutes |
Referred to House Transportation Committee; did not advance to House floor |
Health insurance; HIPAA date change from Dec. 31, 2006 to Dec. 31, 2007 |
Approved by Governor |
Membership of board of nursing; removes requirement of one licensed mental health technician and adds another member of general public (total of three) to the 11-member board |
Approved by House and Senate |
Renewal of authorizations to practice for persons regulated by the board of nursing; requires licensees to report felony convictions |
Presented to governor |
Fingerprinting and criminal history background checks for certain licensees of the board of nursing |
Referred to House Health and Human Services Committee |
Establishes autism task force |
Referred to conference committee |
Allows dental hygienists to practice in group or foster care homes, SRS programs, schools and adult care homes |
Added to |
SB 198 |
Breast Cancer license plate | Approved by House and Senate |
Primary seat belt law under age 17; raises fine from $10 to $60 for secondary seat belt law for those 18 and older |
Passed in SB 8 by House and Senate |
Expands and re-names Kansas veterans health act |
No action by Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee (exempt committee) |
Licensure requirements for radiologic technologists |
Approved by House and Senate |
Adding billing for anatomic pathology services as grounds for unprofessional conduct by the board of healing arts |
Approved by governor |
Graduated Drivers Licensing system; raises minimum driving age to 15, with farm permits exempt |
Heard by House Transportation Committee; did not advance to House floor |
Kansas health insurance connector act |
Moot |
Directing excess state tobacco settlement receipts to increase state tobacco prevention efforts |
Heard by Senate Ways and Means Committee (exempt committee) |