Session of 2000
HOUSE BILL No. 2950 By Committee on Insurance 2-9

9 AN ACT concerning the state employees health care commission; relat-
10 ing to contracts; amending K.S.A. 75-6504 and 75-6522 and repealing
11 the existing sections.
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13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14 Section 1. K.S.A. 75-6504 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
15 6504. (a) Subject to the provisions of appropriation acts relating thereto,
16 in developing and providing for the implementation of a state health care
17 benefits program the Kansas state employees health care commission
18 may:
19 (1) Enter into one or more group insurance contracts to provide cov-
20 erage for all or part of the state health care benefits program;
21 (2) establish a self-funded program on an actuarially sound basis to
22 provide coverage for all or part of the state health care benefits program
23 and administer the self-funded program or contract for all or part of the
24 administration of the self-funded program;
25 (3) provide for the self-administration of all or part of the state health
26 care benefits program;
27 (4) enter into contracts with one or more health care providers for
28 the provision of health care services;
29 (5) enter into contracts in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A.
30 75-6505, and amendments thereto, with one or more health maintenance
31 organizations for the provision of health care services; or
32 (6) any combination of the authority granted under this subsection
33 (a).
34 (b) The Kansas state employees health care commission is hereby
35 authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts with qualified insurers,
36 health maintenance organizations and other contracting parties for the
37 purpose of establishing the state health care benefits program, including
38 the acquisition of consulting and other services necessary therefor. The
39 commission shall advertise for proposals, shall negotiate with not less than
40 three firms or other parties submitting proposals, and shall select from
41 among those submitting proposals the firm or other contracting party to
42 contract with for the purpose of entering into contracts for services re-
43 lated to the state health care benefits program.

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1 (c) The provisions of K.S.A. 75-4317 through 75-4320a, and amend-
2 ments thereto, shall not apply to meetings of the Kansas state employees
3 health care commission when the commission meets solely for the pur-
4 pose of:
5 (1) Discussing and preparing strategies for negotiations for such plans
6 and contracts; and
7 (2) considering health care matters relating to individually identifia-
8 ble plan participants.
9 (d) Only those contracts which are entered into pursuant to this sec-
10 tion, K.S.A. 75-6505 or 75-6510, and amendments thereto, and which are
11 directly related to providing health care benefits pursuant to this section,
12 K.S.A. 75-6505 or 75-6510, and amendments thereto, shall not be subject
13 to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3738 to 75-3740, inclusive, and amend-
14 ments thereto. Such contracts may be for terms of not more than three
15 years and may be renegotiated and renewed. All such contracts shall be
16 subject to the limits of appropriations made or available therefor and
17 subject to the provisions of appropriations acts relating thereto. All other
18 contracts shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3738 to 75-3740,
19 inclusive, and amendments thereto.
20 Sec. 2. K.S.A. 75-6522 is hereby amended to read as follows: 75-
21 6522. (a) The Kansas state employees health care commission shall offer
22 to all employees long-term care insurance and the commission may enter
23 into one or more group insurance contracts to provide such long-term
24 care insurance.
25 (b) The Kansas state employees health care commission is hereby
26 authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts with qualified insurers
27 for the purpose of providing long-term care insurance. The commission
28 shall advertise for proposals, shall negotiate with not less than three firms
29 or other parties submitting proposals, and shall select from among those
30 submitting proposals the firm or other contracting party to contract with
31 for the purpose of entering into contracts for long-term care insurance.
32 (c) The provisions of K.S.A. 75-4317 to 75-4320a, inclusive, and
33 amendments thereto, shall not apply to meetings of the Kansas state em-
34 ployees health care commission when the commission meets solely for
35 the purpose of discussing and preparing strategies for negotiations for
36 contracts for long-term care insurance.
37 (d) Only those contracts which are entered into pursuant to this sec-
38 tion and which are directly related to providing long-term care insurance
39 shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3738 to 75-3740, in-
40 clusive, and amendments thereto. Such contracts may be for terms of not
41 more than three years and may be renegotiated and renewed. All such
42 contracts shall be subject to the limits of appropriations made or available
43 therefor and subject to the provisions of appropriations acts relating

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1 thereto. All other contracts shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-
2 3738 to 75-3740, inclusive, and amendments thereto.
3 (e) In exercising and performing the powers, duties and functions
4 prescribed by this section, the Kansas state employees health care com-
5 mission may adopt rules and regulations and enter into such contracts as
6 may be necessary.
7 Sec. 3. K.S.A. 75-6504 and 75-6522 are hereby repealed.
8 Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
9 publication in the statute book.