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Minutes for HB2316 - Committee on Health and Human Services
Short Title
Directing the deposit of civil penalties collected for violations of correction orders issued by the state fire marshal into the disability community services providers civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund or the adult care homes civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 17, 2025
Jenna Moyer, Revisor of Statutes, provided an overview of HB2316.
Ms. Moyer responded to questions from the committee.
Lacey Hunter, Commissioner, Survey, Certification & Credentialing, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, provided testimony in support of HB2316 (Attachment 4). The bill creates a civil monetary penalty fund which redirects current civil monetary penalties from the state general fund (SGF) into a newly created fund. This fund will be utilized to award grants to providers to enhance the health, safety, and welfare of the residents/clients they serve. The bill will not increase the number of citations written by KDADS. Passage would ensure providers have access to the funds received by the state for regulatory infractions and reinvest these funds into the the health, safety, and welfare of residents, patients and clients. An example was provided.
Ms. Hunter responded to questions form the committee.
Kylee Child, Director of Government Affairs, LeadingAge Kansas, provided testimony in support of HB2316 (Attachment 5). Currently CMS-certified nursing homes have a civil monetary fund distributed by the federal government. Currently, state-licensed-only facilities lack access to similar grant funds. Creating such a fund would enhance resident care. Given the small scale, Ms. Child proposed two amendments for the bill, which were provided to the committee.
Ms. Childs responded to questions from the committee.
Written only proponent testimony provided by the following:
Jennifer Sourk, General Counsel, Midwest Health, Inc. (Attachment 6)
The hearing was closed.
