House Health & Human Services - 2/16/2004 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)

 



Monday, February 16                

Approval of Committee Minutes for February 11 and February 12

 

Hearing on:

HB 2698 - licensure for radiologic technologists

Proponents:                 


•                     Marla Rhoden, Director, Health Occupations Credentialing, Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Testimony

•                     Ron Hein, Kansas Society of Radiologic Technologists (KSRT) - Testimony

•                     Doug Billings, past president, KSRT - Testimony

•                     Dr. James Owen, diagnostic radiologist - Testimony

•                     Randy Stucky, KSRT - Testimony

•                     Linda Croucher, faculty member, Washburn University rad-tech program - Testimony

•                     Ron Hein, KSRT (summary)

Opponents:

•                     Jerry Slaughter, Executive Director, Kansas Medical Society - Testimony

•                     Priti Lakhani, DPM, Kansas Podiatric Medical Association - Testimony

•                     Deborah Stern, Kansas Hospital Association - Testimony

Neutral:

•                     Rebecca Rice, Kansas Chiropractic Association - Testimony
Larry Buening, Kansas Board of Healing Arts - Testimony

Written testimony only:

•                     Ron Casey, registered radiologic technologist (proponent)

•                     Libby and Brian Johnson, nationally registered radiologic technologist (proponent)

•                     Veronica Messer, Radiology Director (proponent)

•                     Carolyn Gaughan, Executive Director, Kansas Academy of Family Physicians (opponent)

•                     Chip Wheelen, Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine (opponent)

•                     David Saidian, certified nuclear medicine technologist (opponent)

•                     Jacque Amspacker, Executive Director, Johnson-Wyandotte County Medical Society (opponent)

 

Staff briefing on:
HB 2350 - screening for newborn infants
HB 2658 - informal dispute resolution for adult care homes

 

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)