Numerous groups seek expanded scope of practice

While lawmakers struggled to balance the state’s current fiscal year budget and craft a solution to the ever-increasing deficit in the coming year, numerous allied health professionals introduced legislation seeking an expansion in their scope of practice. KMS, working in partnership with many state medical specialty societies, remains strongly committed to ensuring that the practice of medicine remains in the hands of physicians.

• ARNPs want to practice medicine independent of physician collaboration (HB 2447)

• Naturopaths seek the authority to prescribe drugs and controlled substances (HB 2575)

• Pharmacists wish to to administer vaccinations to children (HB 2448)

• Physical therapists want "direct access" to patients (SB 473)

Click here to learn more about these and other legislative issues important to medicine.

Deadline for Medicare participation decision extended

You still have time to consider your participation options with the Medicare program. CMS has extended the 2010 Annual Participation Enrollment Program end date from January 31, 2010, to March 17, 2010. Additional information regarding participation is available here; changes must be received or post-marked on or before March 17, 2010. (More)

Education seminars: critical legal issues for physicians & hospitals

KMS has partnered with the Kansas Hospital Association & KaMMCO to offer a series of webinars outlining legal issues of importance to physician and hospital leaders. (More))