Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2049

Introduced
1/18/23  
Refer
1/18/23  

Caption

Changing the length of the nurse aide course required for unlicensed employees in adult care homes to 75 hours.

Impact

The bill may have significant implications for the state's health care workforce, particularly within adult care homes. By streamlining the training process, it is anticipated that the recruitment and retention of unlicensed staff may improve, allowing for rapid onboarding of essential personnel needed to support resident care. This could effectively alleviate some staffing shortages that these facilities might currently experience by expediting the training process.

Summary

House Bill 2049 aims to amend the existing nurse aide training requirements for unlicensed employees in adult care homes in Kansas. The bill specifically proposes to limit the total length of required nurse aide training courses to 75 hours, which is a reduction from previously unregulated or longer potential course lengths. This adjustment seeks to establish a standardized approach to training unlicensed employees who provide direct care to residents without administering medication.

Contention

However, the bill has generated some debate among stakeholders. Supporters argue that the reduction in training hours will make it more feasible for individuals to enter the healthcare workforce, ultimately benefiting care delivery in a sector that often struggles with high turnover rates. Conversely, opponents express concern that shortening the training requirements could lead to inadequately prepared staff, potentially compromising the quality of care provided to vulnerable populations residing in adult care homes.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2784

Prohibiting the state fire marshal from wearing or operating a body camera during an on-site inspection at a licensed facility, transferring authority for certification of continuing care retirement communities to the Kansas department for aging and disability services, authorizing the secretary of aging and disability services to grant certain regulation waivers to providers of disability services, adding a definition of day service provider and providing for expanded certification of certified community behavioral health clinics after February 1, 2027.

KS HB2140

Increasing the age range of able-bodied adults without dependents required to complete an employment and training program to receive food assistance.

KS SB791

Relating to the certified nurse aide registry and the regulation of certified nurse aides by the Texas Board of Nursing.

KS HB2718

Relating to the certified nurse aide registry and the regulation of certified nurse aides by the Texas Board of Nursing.

KS HB2358

Requiring able-bodied adults and work registrants without dependents under six years of age to participate in an employment training program as a condition of receiving food assistance.

KS SB24

Changing the required number of employees contained in the definitions of "large employer" and "small employer" for purposes of coverage for autism spectrum disorder.

KS HB2249

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.

KS SB370

Long-term care; modifying certain restrictions on employment; modifying requirements for training and competency evaluation of nurse aides. Effective date.

KS SB370

Long-term care; modifying certain restrictions on employment; modifying requirements for training and competency evaluation of nurse aides. Effective date.

KS HB2760

Prescribing documentation requirements to determine eligibility for any benefit derived from a service-connected disability, requiring that federal disability determinations for veterans be probative, establishing the Kansas office of veterans services, updating references and corresponding changes relating to the transfer of powers and duties from the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office to the Kansas office of veterans services, updating the veterans claims assistance program to include references to veterans affairs medical centers and cross-accreditation requirements, modifying the definition of veteran and disabled veteran, clarifying disability evaluations for benefits granted to disabled veterans and updating the definition of armed forces to include the space force.

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