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KS SB82

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Public Health and Welfare

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Secretary for aging and disability services must grant physical environment waivers to rural emergency hospitals to convert up to 10 swing beds to skilled nursing facility beds

  • Eligible facilities must be currently licensed as a rural emergency hospital and have been licensed as a hospital immediately prior to that designation

  • Applicants must have provided skilled nursing facility services or critical access hospital swing bed services for at least one year without any finding of immediate jeopardy

  • Act takes effect upon publication in the Kansas Register

Legislative Description

Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care.

Last Action

House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 74 Nay: 48

4/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services2/19/2025
Public Health and Welfare1/28/2025

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