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Kansas Virtual Health Care Career Day - Feb. 18
The Kansas Virtual Health Care Career Day is an opportunity to hear from health care professionals in the field about their day-to-day routine and what a career in health care means to them.
KHA Health Care Preceptor Academy - Feb. 19
Our Preceptor Academy team has formed a collaboration with the Midwest Clinical Instruction Regional Network to provide updated materials, content, and support for our Health Care Preceptor Academy. Preceptors assume the vital role of orienting new staff to their roles, as well as onboarding them to the department's and organization's culture.
Revenue Cycle Webinar - Feb. 19
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Virtual Abstraction Training - Feb. 24
This training is designed to help participants with quality data reporting for programs like the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program.
Management and Leadership Training Webinar Series - Part 4 -Don’t Wait Until They Leave, Stay Interviews- Feb. 25
The Kansas Hospital Association is offering a four-part Management Development Webinar Series designed to equip both new and experienced managers with the essential nuts and bolts of effective management.
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March 26, 2025

Kansas Statehouse

Health Conference Agrees to Provider Assessment Language
Today, the House and Senate Conference Committee members agreed to a conference committee report that will be contained in Sub for SB 126.
 

 

 
Budget Plan

House and Senate Budget Committee Reach Final Agreements
Late last night, the House and Senate Budget Conference Committee members agreed on the budget bill.
 

 

 
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Campaign Contribution Limit Increase Legislation Passes Senate
S Sub for HB 2054 increases limits on certain campaign contributions and eliminates such limits on contributions to or by party committees. The legislation passed the Senate on a vote of 21-17. 
 

 

 
House of Representatives  

Conference Committee Reports and Bills Passing Chambers
Today, the House saw a motion to concur on HB 2118. CCR making their way through the process include CCR on HB 2062, CCR on HB 2075, CCR on HB 2022, CCR on S Sub for HB 2056, CCR on HB 2160, CCR on HB 2116, CCR on HB 2275 and CCR on SB 250. The Senate also took up SCR 5011, but the bill failed to meet the two-thirds majority need to pass.

 

 

 
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