House Health & Human Services - 2/17/2004 Meeting

 

  Jim Morrison (171-W, 296-7676) Chair

Peggy Long (446-N, 296-7685) Vice Chair

Nancy Kirk (284-W, 296-7673) Ranking Minority

Bob Bethell (175-W, 296-7616)

Willa DeCastro (183-W, 296-7501)

Geraldine Flaharty (279-W, 296-7690)

Mario Goico (110-S, 296-7644)

Tom Holland (284-W, 296-7665)

Don Hill (182-W, 296-7678)

Brenda Landwehr (115-S, 296-7683)

C. Frank Miller (431-N, 296-7646)

 

Cindy Neighbor (556-N, 296-7663)

Doug Patterson (174-W, 296-7672)

Eber Phelps (281-W, 296-769) 

Roger Reitz (174-W, 296-7631) 

Scott Schwab (182-W, 296-7678) 

Stephanie Sharp (175-W, 296-7616) 

Judy Showalter (273-W, 296-7648) 

Sue Storm (272-W, 296-7650) 

R. J. Wilson (327-S, 296-7658) 

Jerry Williams (273-W, 296-7697)

 



Tuesday, February 17               


Staff Briefing on HB 2350 and HB 2658

 

(Chairing the hearings are Representatives Doug Patterson and Eber Phelps)

Hearing on:

            HB 2350 - screening for newborn infants

•                     Doug Bowman, Kansas Coordinating Council on Early Childhood Developmental Services (proponent)

•                     Dr. Chet Johnson, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine (proponent)

•                     Linda Kenney, Director, Bureau for Children, Youth and Families, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (proponent)

Written only:

•                     Ethel Peterson, former Representative (proponent)

•                     Katherine Kersenbrock-Ostmeyer, Director for Special Education, Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center (proponent)

 

Hearing on:

            HB 2658 - informal dispute resolution for adult care homes

•                     Phyllis Kelly, Executive Director, Kansas Adult Care Executives Association (proponent)

•                     Annice Davis White, CEO, The Caring Heart, a professional geriatric care management practice in Overland Park (proponent)

•                     Linda Berndt, Executive Vice-President, Kansas Health Care Association (proponent)

•                     Debra Zehr, Vice President, Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (proponent)

 

•                     Pamela Johnson-Betts, Secretary, Kansas Department on Aging (opponent)

•                     Guen Easley, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the State Fire Marshal (opponent)

•                     Greg Wright, attorney from Overland Park, representing the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (opponent)

•                     written only: Deanne Bacco, Executive Director, Kansas Advocates for Better Care (proponent)

 

Staff briefing on:

HB 2306 - prohibit use of adult care home inspection reports for judicial proceedings

HB 2770 - an act relating to the supervision of physician assistants

 

Possible action on bills previously heard


STAFF

 Bill Wolff, Legislative Research Department (296-4442)

 Emalene Correll, Legislative Research Department (296-4403)

 Renae Jefferies, Revisor of Statutes' Office (291-3061)

 Gary Deeter, Committee Secretary (296-7676)