2019 Legislative Bill Tracker
Introduction
The following bills of interest to medicine are being considered by policymakers during the current session of the Kansas Legislature.
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Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Enacts licensure of anesthesiologist assistants (AAs) under the Board of Healing Arts.
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APRN independent practice
- Removes the requirement for a collaborative practice agreement between an APRN and a physician
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Corporate practice of medicine
- Allows non-health care organizations to directly employ physicians to provide health care services
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E-Prescribing for controlled substances
- Mandates e-prescribing for some controlled substances
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- House Bill 2389 (neutral)
Expedited partner therapy
- Allows for the use of expedited partner therapy to treat sexually transmitted disease
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Health Care Stabilization Fund
- Increases the liability limits for the Health Care Stabilization Fund
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Informed consent: antipsychotic medications
- Requires written informed consent prior to administering antipsychotic medications to an adult care home resident
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Medicaid expansion
- Expands KanCare, the state's Medicare managed care program, to include individuals earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level
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Medical marijuana
- Allows the legal use of canibus for medical purposes
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Naturopathic medicine
- Expands the naturopaths' scope of practice including allowing the prescribing of controlled substances
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Opioid prescribing requirements
- Establishes new requirements for those who prescribe opioids including adherance to guidelines established by the Board of Pharmacy and mandated CME
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Pharmacists: drug administration
- Allows pharmacists to administer drugs unless a physician prohibits them from doing so expressly on the prescription
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Podiatrists: redefined as "physicians"
- Redefines podiatrists as "physicians"
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Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
The Kansas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (Kansas-ACS) is a not-for-profit association of physicians who specialize in one or more areas of surgical expertise. In order to become a member of Kansas-ACS, the physician must first meet the stringent requirements for membership in the American College of Surgeons.
Kansas Orthopaedic Society
The purpose of the Kansas Orthopaedic Society is to unite the orthopaedic surgeons of Kansas by promoting the science and art of orthopaedic surgery and promoting optimum musculoskeletal care for the people of the state.
Kansas Society of Pathologists
The Kansas Society of Pathologists promotes the practice of scientific medicine by a wider application of anatomic and clinical pathology to the diagnosis and treatment of disease, stimulates research in all branches of anatomic and clinical pathology, establishes standards for performance of various laboratory procedures, elevates the scientific and professional status of those specializing in this branch of medicine, and encourages closer cooperation of anatomic and clinical pathologists with other physicians and with medical technologists.
Resident Membership Application
To apply for KMS membership, please complete the form below.
After we review your application, our staff will follow-up with your dues statement. Your membership will become active once all membership-related queries are fulfilled and payment is received. (Information on membership dues may be found here.)
- If you practice in Sedgwick county, please contact the Medical Society of Sedgwick County for membership information. They can be reached at 316.683.7557.
Student Membership Application
To apply for KMS membership, please complete the form below.
After we review your application, our staff will follow-up with your dues statement. Your membership will become active once all membership-related queries are fulfilled and payment is received. (Information on membership dues may be found here.)
- If you practice in Sedgwick county, please contact the Medical Society of Sedgwick County for membership information. They can be reached at 316.683.7557
KMS Positions
More info coming soon.
KMS Policy Statements
Each year, physicians from around the state gather for the KMS Annual Meeting. It is at this meeting, in the House of Delegates, where KMS generates much of its work-plan for the coming year; additionally, policy statements, which will guide the organization's advocacy efforts, are adopted. Adopted policies are in effect for five years and automatically sunset unless they are renewed by a vote of the House.
Below you will find a listing of the statements adopted since 2008. The resolution subjects are listed alphabetically and PDFs of each resolution are available by clicking on the statement title.
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Kansas Chapter, ACS Dues
Kansas Orthopaedic Society Dues
Membership Dues
Kansas Medical Society Dues
| Category | Dues | Notes |
| Active | $500 | The majority of KMS members join in this category |
| Active, first year | $250 | Reduced-dues category available to first-time members |
| Active, second year | $375 | Reduced-dues category available to second-year members |
| Osteopathic Associate | $115 | To qualify for this category, physicians must hold a current membership in the Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Out-of-state Associate | $250 | Available to those physicians whose majority-practice is outside of Kansas |
| Personal exempt | $0 | Evaluated on an individual basis; please contact us if you'd like more information |
| Semi-retired | $250 | Reduced-dues category available to physicians who are 65 or older and are working fewer than 20 hours per week |
| Retired | $0 | Available to those physicians who have retired from active practice |
| Emeritus | $0 | Available to those physicians who are 71 or older, continue to practice medicine and have been members of KMS for at least 10 years |
| Resident | $0 | Available to physicians who are enrolled in an accredited Kansas residency training program |
| Student | $0 | Available to individuals who are enrolled in a Kansas medical school |
County Society Dues
| County Medical Society | Dues | Including counties of: |
| Anderson | $0 | Anderson & Linn |
| Atchison | $0 | Atchison |
| Barton | $0 | Barton, Pawnee & Stafford |
| Bourbon | $0 | Bourbon |
| Butler-Greenwood | $100 | Butler & Greenwood |
| Central Kansas | $60 | Ellis, Ellsworth, Graham, Ness, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Smith & Trego |
| Cimarron | $0 | Morton, Seward & Stevens |
| Clay | $0 | Clay |
| Cloud | $0 | Cloud |
| Cowley | $0 | Cowley & Sumner |
| Crawford-Cherokee | $75 | Crawford & Cherokee |
| Dickinson | $0 | Dickinson |
| Douglas | $0 | Douglas |
| Flint Hills | $0 | Chase, Coffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage & Wabaunsee |
| Ford | $0 | Edwards, Ford, Gray & Hodgeman |
| Franklin | $0 | Franklin |
| Geary | $0 | Geary |
| Harvey | $50 | Harvey |
| Iroquois | $0 | Clark, Comanche, Kiowa & Meade |
| Labette | $50 | Labette |
| Leavenworth | $25 | Leavenworth |
| McPherson | $0 | Marion & McPherson |
| Miami | $0 | Miami |
| Mitchell | $0 | Lincoln & Mitchell |
| Neosho | $50 | Neosho |
| Northeast | $0 | Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, Nemaha & Washington |
| Northwest | $0 | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Logan, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas & Wallace |
| Pottawatomie | $0 | Pottawatomie |
| Pratt | $0 | Barber, Harper, Kingman & Pratt |
| Reno | $0 | Reno |
| Republic | $0 | Jewell & Republic |
| Rice | $0 | Rice |
| Riley | $150 | Riley |
| Sedgwick | $375 | Sedgwick |
| Shawnee | $50 | Shawnee |
| Southeast | $0 | Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Montgomery, Wilson & Woodson |
| Southwest | $0 | Finney, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Scott, Stanton & Wichita |
| Wyandotte-Johnson | $0 | Wyandotte & Johnson |
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