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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Corporate practice of medicine
Corporate practice of medicine
- Allows non-health care organizations to directly employ physicians to provide health care services
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E-Prescribing for controlled substances
E-Prescribing for controlled substances
- Mandates e-prescribing for some controlled substances
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- House Bill 2389 (neutral)
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
- Increases the liability limits for the Health Care Stabilization Fund
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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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Opioid prescribing requirements
Opioid prescribing requirements
- Establishes new requirements for those who prescribe opioids including adherance to guidelines established by the Board of Pharmacy and mandated CME
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Pharmacists: drug administration
Pharmacists: drug administration
- Allows pharmacists to administer drugs unless a physician prohibits them from doing so expressly on the prescription
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Podiatric physician
Podiatrists: redefined as "physicians"
- Redefines podiatrists as "physicians"
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