House Health & Human Services - 2/23/2004 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)

Find Bills:
 Enter Bill #: Select year: 2003/2004 2001/2002 1999/2000 1997/1998

Monday, February 23

Hearing on:

HB 2820 - an act concerning the Kansas Board of Healing Arts

• Lawrence Buening, Executive Director, Kansas Board of Healing Arts (proponent)

(Fiscal Note)

HB 2867 - establishing a medical review panel for adult care homes

• Kevin Fowler, Kansas Health Care Association (proponent)

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

• Frank Allison, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (opponent) (attachment)

• Jerry Wells, Director of Governmental Affairs, Kansas Insurance Department (neutral)

• (Fiscal note)

Not appearing but providing written testimony:

• Monte Coffman, Executive Director, Windsor Place (proponent)

• Paul Wurth, Director, Gatewood Care Center (proponent)

• Deanne Bacco, Kansas Advocates for Better Care (opponent)

Staff Briefing on:

HB 2735 - registration of pharmacy technicians

HB 2760 - KDHE critical access hospitals

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)