Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504 adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612 http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam Proffitt, Director Laura Kelly, Governor
Division of the Budget
March 13, 2023
The Honorable Troy Waymaster, Chairperson
House Committee on Appropriations
300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 112-N
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Dear Representative Waymaster:
SUBJECT: Fiscal Note for HB 2418 by House Committee on Appropriations
In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2418 is
respectfully submitted to your committee.
HB 2418 would abolish several state and local boards, task forces, and commissions on
July 1, 2023. The bill would abolish the Commission for the Consolidation of Kansas City,
Kansas, and Wyandotte County, Consolidation Commission of Topeka, Kansas, and Shawnee
County, Study Commission for the Consolidation in Greeley County, Podiatry Review Committee,
State Board of Healing Arts Review Committee for each branch of the Healing Arts, Contact Lens
Advisory Council, State Emergency Response Commission, Naturopathic Advisory Council,
Transportation Vision Task Force, Special Education Funding Task Force, Persian Gulf War
Veterans Health Initiative Act, Kansas Export Finance Act, Community Strategic Planning
Assistance Act, Natural and Scientific Areas Advisory Board, Public Finance Transparency Board,
Kansas Film Services Commission, Kansas Bioscience Authority, KAN-ED Act and Department
of Health and Environment Advisory Committees.
Estimated State Fiscal Effect
FY 2023
SGF
FY 2023
All Funds
FY 2024
SGF
FY 2024
All Funds
Revenue -- -- -- --
Expenditure -- -- -- $710,180
FTE Pos. -- -- -- 1.00
HB 2418 would have a fiscal effect on the Board of Healing Arts and not on other state
agencies listed in the bill because the boards, task forces, and commissions are no longer
operational. The Board indicates HB 2418 abolishes committee and councils which the Board
relies on to determine if the standard of care is met during the investigative process. Without the The Honorable Troy Waymaster, Chairperson
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assistance of these review committees, investigations would take much longer to resolve,
healthcare professionals would be waiting longer for resolutions of investigations on them, and
patient safety could be in jeopardy if the Board is unable to make final determinations in a timely
manner. Currently, volunteers on the committees receive $35 per day of service. However, the
Board would have to recruit and train volunteer healthcare professionals for each individual
investigation. The Board estimates the use of volunteer healthcare professionals could cost on
average $300 per hour. The Board estimates review of the investigation could take approximately
5 hours and would utilize three professionals per investigation at a cost of $4,500 per day ($300 x
5 hours x 3 professionals = $4,500). The Board estimates twelve investigations per month costing
$54,000 ($4,500 x 12) and $648,000 per year, which would be paid from the agency’s fee fund.
The Board would need $53,980 from its fee fund to hire at least 1.00 Administrative Specialist
FTE position, as well as $8,200 for operating expenditures in FY 2024. The costs would continue
in future years as the work would be ongoing. The agency indicates it would have to increase its
fees to keep up with the continued costs. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2418 is not reflected
in The FY 2024 Governor’s Budget Report.
The Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities indicate HB
2418 would not have a fiscal effect.
Sincerely,
Adam Proffitt
Director of the Budget
cc: Charity Carlat, Dental Board
Jill Simons, Board of Nursing
Susan Gile, Board of Healing Arts
Wendi Stark, League of Kansas Municipalities
Jay Hall, Kansas Association of Counties
Michael Neth, Office of the Adjutant General
Brendan Yorkey, Department of Transportation
Craig Neuenswander, Department of Education
Crystal Hewitt, Commission on Veterans Affairs
Amy Penrod, Department of Health & Environment
Sherry Rentfro, Department of Commerce
Tamara Emery, Department of Administration
Terry Bruce, Department of Wildlife & Parks
Matthew Chappell, Historical Society
Karen Clowers, Legislative Services
Josh McGinn, Office of the Governor
Peter Barstad, Kansas Corporation Commission
Joe House, Emergency Medical Services