Healthcare (Long-Term Care)

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2718: Creating a right for an adult care home resident to use such resident's pharmacy of choice without being charged a fee or financial penalty by the adult care home because of such choice.

HB 2718 gives adult care home residents the right to choose their own pharmacy without facing fees or financial penalties from the facility. The bill prohibits adult care homes from charging residents for using an outside pharmacy or offering financial incentives to use the facility's preferred pharmacy. It also specifies that facilities cannot charge for repackaging medications if that cost is already reported on their financial statements. This directly affects residents of Kansas adult care homes and requires facilities to adjust billing practices.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill protects resident rights to choose pharmacy without fees, improving access to healthcare services and preventing financial barriers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Long-Term Care Prescription Drugs

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died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2548: Increasing the personal needs allowance for residents receiving long-term care in a medicaid-approved nursing facility.

HB 2548 increases the minimum monthly personal needs allowance for residents of Medicaid-approved nursing facilities in Kansas from $60 to $85, effective July 1, 2026. It requires annual adjustments to this allowance based on the chained consumer price index to keep pace with inflation. This change directly benefits Medicaid nursing home residents by allowing them to retain more money for personal expenses like toiletries, snacks, and small purchases. The bill ensures the allowance grows with living costs while maintaining the current structure for Medicaid funding.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases state Medicaid spending by raising personal needs allowance and requiring inflation adjustments for nursing home residents, directly funding a public service.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareIncreases Medicaid nursing home residents' personal allowance from $60 to $85 monthly with inflation adjustments, directly enhancing financial access to personal healthcare-related expenses.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Long-Term Care Medicaid

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died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 224: Providing for the preceptor income tax incentive act, establishing an income tax credit for nursing home administrators, registered nurses and registered dietitians that serve as a community-based faculty preceptor in adult care homes and medical care facilities by providing personalized instruction, training and supervision for students.

SB 224 creates a Kansas income tax credit for licensed nursing home administrators, registered nurses, and registered dietitians who provide unpaid mentoring to healthcare students. For every 40 hours of mentoring provided to students training to become healthcare professionals, the preceptor earns a $250 tax credit against their state income tax. To qualify, the mentoring must be uncompensated, and the preceptor must verify hours through their educational institution. This credit applies only to Kansas-licensed professionals working with Kansas postsecondary institutions and does not exceed the taxpayer’s annual income tax liability.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates income tax credit reducing state tax liability for healthcare mentors, providing tax relief for qualifying professionals per bill's explicit language.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationSB 224 incentivizes healthcare professionals to mentor students through tax credits, directly supporting educational training in healthcare fields by enhancing workforce development and student instruction.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates tax credit for healthcare preceptors mentoring students, supporting workforce development and improving future healthcare services.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Tax Incentives Long-Term Care

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died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2370: Requiring additional licensing requirements for assisted living facilities with dementia care.

HB 2370 creates a special "assisted living facility with dementia care" certification for facilities offering dementia or memory care services in Kansas. To earn this certification, facilities must ensure staff complete state-approved dementia training, maintain adequate staffing levels, provide specific activity programs tailored to dementia needs, and avoid using the specialty designation without certification. The bill requires facilities to display this certification on their license and prohibits using the dementia care label if they don't meet the standards. Residents and their families are directly affected as the certification aims to ensure higher quality care through standardized staff training and programming. Facilities must comply within 12 months of the law's enactment.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates dementia training, staffing standards, and certification to improve care quality in assisted living facilities serving dementia patients.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Long-Term Care

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died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2163: Providing for the preceptor income tax incentive act, establishing an income tax credit for nursing home administrators, registered nurses and registered dietitians that serve as a community-based faculty preceptor in adult care homes and medical care facilities by providing personalized instruction, training and supervision for students.

HB 2163 creates a Kansas income tax credit for licensed nursing home administrators, registered nurses, and registered dietitians who provide unpaid, one-on-one training and supervision to healthcare students in adult care homes or medical facilities. The credit equals $250 for every 40 hours of mentoring completed, with no annual limit on the credit amount. To claim the credit, preceptors must verify hours through their educational institution and confirm they received no compensation for the same training from their employer. This policy directly affects licensed healthcare professionals in Kansas who mentor students seeking careers in nursing, dietary management, or nursing home administration.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates income tax credit for healthcare preceptors, providing direct tax relief to professionals in public service roles without restricting government spending.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill provides tax credit to healthcare preceptors (nurses, dietitians) for mentoring students, incentivizing workforce development in healthcare education and training.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Tax Incentives Long-Term Care

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signed · Kansas · Senate Mar 24, 2025

SB 88: Requiring the state long-term care ombudsman and regional ombudsman to receive training in memory care.

SB 88 requires Kansas' state and regional long-term care ombudsmen to complete mandatory training on memory care, specifically addressing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. This training covers key topics like recognizing symptoms, person-centered care strategies, communication techniques, safety concerns (e.g., wandering), and connecting residents to dementia resources. The bill directly affects all ombudsmen and volunteer ombudsmen who advocate for residents in long-term care facilities across Kansas. It amends existing law (K.S.A. 75-7306) to add these dementia care requirements to their training protocols, ensuring advocates better support residents with memory-related conditions. The change focuses on improving how ombudsmen handle complaints and needs specific to dementia care, without altering facility standards or resident services.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates dementia care training for ombudsmen to improve advocacy and care quality for memory care patients, strengthening patient-centered services in long-term care facilities.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Long-Term Care

signed · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2025

HB 2249: Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care and establishing the south central regional mental health hospital.

HB 2249 allows eligible rural emergency hospitals in Kansas to convert up to 10 existing swing beds into skilled nursing facility beds without meeting full nursing facility construction standards. To qualify, a hospital must be currently licensed as a rural emergency hospital, have previously operated as a hospital, and have provided skilled nursing or swing bed services for at least one year without safety violations. The bill requires the Secretary for Aging and Disability Services to grant these physical environment waivers upon application. This change directly affects qualifying rural hospitals seeking to expand limited skilled nursing care capacity in their communities.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables rural hospitals to provide skilled nursing care without full construction standards and establishes a regional mental health hospital, expanding access to healthcare services in underserved areas.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Long-Term Care

signed · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.

SB 82 allows rural emergency hospitals in Kansas that previously provided skilled nursing care to convert up to 10 swing beds into skilled nursing facility beds. To qualify, hospitals must be currently licensed as rural emergency hospitals, have held a prior hospital license, and have offered skilled nursing or swing bed services for at least one year without safety violations. The bill requires the Secretary for Aging and Disability Services to grant physical environment waivers upon application, enabling these hospitals to transition beds without meeting full nursing facility requirements. This policy directly affects eligible rural hospitals seeking to expand care access in underserved communities.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill expands tax credits for gun storage, ethanol blends, and child care while eliminating credits for alternative fuel vehicles and other specific industries, effectively restructuring state tax incentives to support targeted sectors.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables rural hospitals to expand skilled nursing beds, improving access to care in underserved areas without restricting services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Long-Term Care