Volume 40 - Issue 49 - December 9, 2021
State of Kansas
Legislative Administrative Services
Interim Committee Schedule
The Legislative Research Department gives notice that the following legislative committees plan to meet on the dates listed below based on current information and subject to change. Requests for accommodation to participate in committee meetings should be made at least two working days in advance of the meeting by contacting Legislative Administrative Services at 785-296-2391 or TTY 711, or email legserv@las.ks.gov.
| Date | Room | Time | Committee | Agenda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 6 | Virtual-only | 11:00 a.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform – Telehealth Working Group | Working group discussion on telehealth topics |
| Dec. 6 | Virtual-only | 1:00 p.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform – Services and Workforce Working Group | Working group discussion on services and workforce topics |
| Dec. 6 | Virtual-only | 2:00 p.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform – System Capacity and Transformation Working Group | Working group discussion on system capacity and transformation topics |
| Dec. 6 | 548-S | 2:00 p.m. | Senate Confirmation Oversight | Discussion of Senate confirmations |
| Dec. 6 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Kansas Senior Care Task Force | Agency responses to previous Task Force questions; Follow-up information from November 10 meeting; Presentation on formularies for psychiatric medications and step-therapy impacting the senior population; Overview of community mental health center system and services available; Certified community behavioral health clinic transition; Presentation on efforts to address workforce shortages with focus on services impacting the senior population; Network adequacy; Presentations from managed care organizations on strengthening and rebalancing home and community based services, process for determination of measures and appropriate use of antipsychotics, tracking the use of antipsychotics, and value-added services specific to seniors |
| Dec. 7 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Kansas Senior Care Task Force | Public comments from long-term care consumers, providers, and stakeholders; Presentation on survey process, deficiency levels, and fines; Presentation on survey process from a provider perspective; Presentation on Kansas Guardianship Program; Status of working group process and working group charter; Discussion of short-term and long-term goals for Task Force and working groups; Discussion and recommendations for Senior Care Task Force Report to the 2022 Legislature |
| Dec. 7 | 582-N | 10:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Fiduciary Financial Institutions Oversight | Staff Overview of 2021 Senate Sub. for HB 2074; Update on fiduciary financial institutions’ operation in the State of Kansas; Committee discussion with conferees; and Committee discussion and direction for the Committee Report |
| Dec. 8 | 144-S | 10:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits | Review of KPERS actuarial report and investment returns; Review performance of bond issuances; Tier 3 return experience; Board discussions on return assumptions; Review of the DROP program; Review of information technology modernization; and possible recommendations |
| Dec. 8-9 | 582-N | TBD | Special Committee on the 30x30 Federal Initiative | TBD |
| Dec. 9 | 112-N | 10:00 a.m. | Special Committee on Federal 340B Drug Program | Presentations on: 340B historical timeline, experience of Pharmacy Benefit Managers and rural providers with 340B, and experience of other states in passing legislation regarding 340B; Review of Kansas 2021 HB 2260 and HB 2383; Committee recommendations |
| Dec. 10 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform | Follow-up information from November 17 meeting; Review of working group recommendation process and overview of working group report; Review of three working group report recommendations; Roundtable discussion on key recommendations from the 2020 Special Committee Report and proposed 2021 report recommendations; Special Committee review of working group report recommendations; Recommendations by Special Committee on working group report; Discussion and Special Committee recommendations for its report to the 2022 Legislature |
| Dec. 13-14 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services/KanCare Oversight | Presentations on KanCare from individuals, providers, and organizations; Presentation by KanCare Ombudsman; Presentation on the Office of Medicaid Inspector General; Overview of Human Services Consensus Case Estimates and Fall Estimates; Kansas Department of Health and Environment update; Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services update; Managed care organization update; Preliminary discussion of recommendations for Joint Committee’s report to the 2022 Legislature; Presentation on the Kansas Kids Mental Health Access Program; Presentation on the KanCare Meaningful Measures Collaborative; Responses from state agencies and MCOs on unresolved topics; Discussion on nursing facility staffing agencies; Discussion and recommendations for Joint Committee’s report to the 2022 Legislature |
| Dec. 15 | Virtual-only | 1:30 p.m. | Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia | Receipt of written reports |
| Dec. 15 | 582-N | TBD | Joint Committee on Information Technology | TBD |
| Dec. 15-16 | 112-N | TBD | Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform | TBD |
| Dec. 16 | 546-S | TBD | Legislative Post Audit | TBD |
| Dec. 16 | 582-N | 10:00 a.m. | Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State | Review of claims against the state |
| Dec. 20 | 112-N | 10:00 a.m. | Legislative Budget Committee | Budget matters, performance-based budgets, and recommendations |
| Dec. 21 | 112-N | 9:00 a.m. | Legislative Budget Committee | Budget matters, performance-based budgets, and recommendations |
Tom Day, Director
Legislative Administrative Services
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