Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies by the secretary for aging and disability services.
Impact
If enacted, SB 277 will significantly impact state regulations concerning temporary staffing in healthcare. It establishes a registration requirement for all supplemental nursing services agencies, meaning that they will need to meet specific criteria, such as maintaining insurance and submitting to unannounced inspections. This helps to ensure a higher standard of care and accountability in the hiring of temporary staff, aiming to protect both healthcare workers and patients. Additionally, agencies will face penalties, including the potential revocation of their registration for non-compliance, thus reinforcing the intended regulatory framework.
Summary
Senate Bill 277 aims to establish a regulatory framework for supplemental nursing services agencies within the state of Kansas. The bill outlines the requirements for these agencies, including the registration process, compliance with employee qualifications, and the necessary insurance coverages they must maintain. The overarching goal of this legislation is to ensure that health care facilities have access to well-trained and qualified temporary nursing staff, thereby improving the quality of healthcare services provided to patients. Key provisions of the bill include strict adherence to licensing, training standards, and the implementation of regular oversight procedures by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
Contention
There may be some contention surrounding this bill, particularly regarding the registration fees and compliance costs for new and smaller agencies striving to operate within the healthcare market. Opponents might argue that the requirements could create barriers to entry for these businesses, potentially leading to staffing shortages in some areas. There is also potential debate about how these regulations might affect the employment opportunities for temporary nurses, given that regulations will strictly oversee employment practices, such as the prohibition of liquidated damages in employment contracts and the requirement for adequate documentation of compliance.
Additional_notes
The bill has been designed to promote a collaborative relationship between the state and healthcare facilities, encouraging the provision of safe and reliable nursing services. As the discussion around the bill unfolds, stakeholders from various sectors, including healthcare providers, nursing agencies, and regulatory bodies, will likely continue to weigh in on the best approaches to staffing within the state, and the long-term implications of regulations introduced by SB 277.
Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies and healthcare workers platforms by the secretary for aging and disability services.
Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies and healthcare workers platforms by the secretary for aging and disability services.
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.
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.
Directing the secretary for aging and disability services to expand and establish peer support specialist certifications and the secretary for health and environment to pursue a medicaid code for telehealth services provided by peer support specialists.
Enacting the career advancement, resources, employment and supports for the disability workforce act, providing for career education programs for students and career enhancement programs for professionals, requiring performance-based contracting for disability services providers, facilitating choice in services by individuals with disabilities, mandating rate parity across all state waiver programs, providing for an online data portal system for waitlist management and services-related communications, requiring the secretary of labor to publish information regarding the disability service provider workforce and providing that direct support workers may be covered by the state health plan.
Authorizing the Kansas department for aging and disability services to condition or restrict a disability service provider license, granting the secretary authority to grant regulation waivers unrelated to health and safety and authorizing correction orders and civil fines to be appealed to the secretary.
Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care.
Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies and healthcare workers platforms by the secretary for aging and disability services.
Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies and healthcare workers platforms by the secretary for aging and disability services.
Condemns U.S. House of Representatives for passage of budget resolution cutting $1.5 trillion from federal budget and urges U.S. Senate to reject House resolution.