SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2408
As Recommended by House Committee on
Health and Human Services
Brief*
HB 2408 would exempt adult care homes from statutes
governing barbering and cosmetology facilities.
Exemptions
The bill would exempt adult care homes and long-term
care units of medical care facilities from:
●Making application to establish a salon or clinic
with the Board of Cosmetology;
●Paying the new salon or clinic license fee;
●Submitting to inspection of equipment as to safety
and sanitary condition of the premises;
●Holding a salon or clinic license as issued by the
Board of Cosmetology; and
●Submitting to inspection by the Board of Barbering.
Definitions
The bill would define “adult care home” as any nursing
facility, nursing facility for mental health, intermediate care
facility for people with intellectual disability, assisted living
facility, residential healthcare facility, home plus, boarding
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org care home, and adult day care facility, all of which are
classifications of adult care homes and are required to be
licensed by the Secretary for Aging and Disability Services.
The bill would define “medical care facility” as a hospital,
ambulatory surgical center or recuperation center, except that
“medical care facility” would not include a hospice that is
certified to participate in the Medicare program and that
provides services only to hospice patients.
The bill would also make technical changes.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Health and Human Services at the request of Representative
Barth.
House Committee on Health and Human Services
In the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by representatives of LeadingAge Kansas and
the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
(KDADS), who generally stated the bill represents a
compromise between KDADS and the Board of Cosmetology
and would reduce regulations for adult care homes, who are
routinely inspected by KDADS to ensure areas used for
cosmetology purposes are clean and meet basic regulatory
requirements.
No other testimony was provided.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, the Board of Cosmetology currently
inspects approximately 200 salons and clinics in adult care
homes. The bill would exempt the salons and clinics from
2- 2408 receiving inspections as well as having to pay the $50 annual
renewal fee. The loss in renewal fees would reduce the Board
of Cosmetology’s fee revenue by $10,000, specifically
reducing revenue to the Cosmetology Fee Fund by $9,000
and the State General Fund by $1,000. The Board of
Cosmetology would also experience a reduction in inspection
expenditures but is unable to estimate the fiscal effect.
The Board of Barbering indicates since it does not have
any shops, schools, or colleges in adult care homes or long-
term care units, the bill’s provisions would not have a fiscal
effect on the Board. The Department of Health and
Environment indicates the bill would not have a fiscal effect.
Any fiscal effect associated with the bill is not reflected in The
FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
Adult care homes; long-term care; board of cosmetology; board of barbering
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