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Minutes for HB2674 - Committee on Health and Human Services
Short Title
Establishing the Kansas telemedicine act.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 12, 2018
Chairperson Hawkins opened the hearing on HB2674.
Eileen Ma, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes, offered a short briefing on the new Telemedicine Bill HB2674 which replaces HB2512. She said HB2674 deletes the abortion language and adds language that includes advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.
Proponents:
No proponents appeared before the committee.
Opponents:
No opponents appeared before the committee.
Neutral:
No neutral conferees appeared before the committee.
Proponents written:
The following submitted testimony in support of the bill:
Doug Smith, Executive Director, Kansas Academy of Physician Assistants (Attachment 1);
Sunne Mickle, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (Attachment 2);
Chad Austin, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Kansas Hospital Association (Attachment 3);
Claudia Duck Tucker, Vice President, Government Relations, Teladoc (Attachment 4);
Chad Johanning, M.D., Government Advocacy Committee Chair and Elected Secretary (Attachment 5);
Robert Moser, M.D., Executive Director/CMO, Kansas Clinical Improvement Collaborative, LLC (Attachment 6);
Rachelle Colombo, Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Medical Society (Attachment 7);
Susie Ternes, Executive Director, Kansas Speech, Language, Hearing Association (Attachment 8).
Opponents written:
There was no opponent written testimony.
Neutral written:
The following conferees submitted neutral written testimony to the committee:
Terry Collins, Legislative Chair, Association of Special Education Administrators (Attachment 9);
Travis Oller, Executive Director, Kansas Chiropractic Association (Attachment 10).
After the Chairperson called the committee's attention to the written proponent and neutral testimony, he closed the hearing on HB2674.
