House Health & Human Services - 3/18/2004 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)

 

 Find Bills:
                       


Wednesday, March 18

Approval of Minutes for 3-17-04

 

Hearing on:

HB 2939 -adding three persons to the Health Care Data Governing Board

•                     Adam Obley, Governor’s Fellow, Office of Health Planning and Finance (proponent)

 

SB 529 -persons authorized to approve the initiation of physical therapy treatment

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

•                     Paul Silovsky, Kansas Physical Therapy Association (proponent)

•                     Thomas Bell, Executive Vice President, Kansas Hospital Association (proponent)

 

SB 430 - results of adult care home survey not admissible as evidence in a civil proceeding

•                     Margaret Farley, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (proponent)

•                     Cristine Elliott, Pittsburg, personal story (proponent)

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

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

•                     Larry Magill, Executive Vice President, Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (proponent)

•                     Kevin Fowler, Kansas Health Care Association (proponent)

•                     Michael Donnelly, Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services (opponent)

•                     Ernest Kutzley, AARP (opponent)

•                     Ami Hyten, Assistant Executive Director, Topeka Independent Living Resource Center (opponent) (amendment)

 

Possible action on bills previously heard

 

Other Items:

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)