Introduction
Introduction
The following bills of interest to medicine are being considered by policymakers during the current session of the Kansas Legislature.
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Anesthesiologist Assistants
Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Enacts licensure of anesthesiologist assistants (AAs) under the Board of Healing Arts.
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APRN independent practice
APRN independent practice
- Removes the requirement for a collaborative practice agreement between an APRN and a physician.
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Expedited partner therapy
Expedited partner therapy
- Allows for the use of expedited partner therapy to treat sexually transmitted disease.
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Health Care Stabilization Fund
Health Care Stabilization Fund
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- Senate Bill 350 (support)
- Amending healthcare stabilization fund coverage requirements and membership on the board of governors and providing for the dissolution of the fund under specified circumstances.
- Senate Bill 325 (support)
- Requiring that certain business entities be Kansas corporations for coverage by the healthcare stabilization fund.
- House Bill 2348 (oppose)
- Increases the liability limits for the Health Care Stabilization Fund.
Informed consent: antipsychotic drugs
Informed consent: antipsychotic medications
- Requires written informed consent prior to administering antipsychotic medications to an adult care home resident.
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Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion
- Expands KanCare, the state's Medicare managed care program, to include individuals earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level.
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Medical marijuana
Medical marijuana
- Allows the legal use of canibus for medical purposes.
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Naturopathic medicine
Naturopathic medicine
- Expands the naturopaths' scope of practice including allowing the prescribing of controlled substances.
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Podiatric physician
Podiatrists: redefined as "physicians"
- Redefines podiatrists as "physicians."
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