House Health & Human Services - 2/18/2004 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)

 



Wednesday, February 18                      


Staff Briefing on HB 2770

 

Chairing the hearings today: Representatives Nancy Kirk and Bob Bethell

Hearing on:

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

 

•                     Doug Smith, Kansas Academy of Physicians Assistants (proponent)

•                     Mark Stafford, Board Attorney, Kansas Board of Healing Arts (proponent)

 

Staff Briefing on HB 2306

Hearing on:

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

 

•                     Kevin Fowler, Kansas Health Care Association (proponent)

•                     Will Larson, Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (proponent)

•                     Larry Magill, Kansas Association of Insurance agents (proponent)

•                     Tom Murry, ICI Insurance Center, El Dorado (proponent)
Jerry Wells, Kansas Insurance Commission (proponent)

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

 

•                     Pedro Irigonegaray, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (opponent)

•                     Kirk Lowry, Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services (opponent)

•                     Ernest Kutzley, Advocacy Director, AARP (opponent)

•                     Kevin Siek, disability rights advocate, Kansas ADAPT (opponent)

 

Not attending, but providing written testimony:

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

•                     Garen Cox, Medicalodges, for the Kansas Health Care Association (proponent)

•                     Lee Eaton, Executive Director, Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community, Lawrence (proponent)

•                     Ami Hyten, Topeka Independent Living Resource Center (opponent)
Deanne Bacco, Kansas Advocates for Better Care (opponent)

 

Staff briefing on:

HB 2657 - an act concerning mortuary arts

HB 2717 - an act licensing crematory operators

HB 2718 - an act increasing the limits on funeral service agreements

 

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)