SESSION OF 2023
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2452
As Recommended by House Committee on
Health and Human Services

Brief*
HB 2452 would remove the requirement that the Kansas
State Employees Health Care Commission (Commission)
offer as a benefit the option to purchase long-term care
insurance and indemnity insurance.
The bill would make technical amendments to ensure
consistency in statutory phrasing.

Background
This bill was introduced by the House Committee of
Appropriations at the request of Representative Landwehr.
The bill was referred to the House Committee on Health and
Human Services on March 8, 2023.

House Committee on Health and Human Services
In the House Committee hearing on March 20, 2023, the
Acting Secretary of Administration provided proponent
testimony on the bill stating that the market has changed for
this type of product, reducing the negotiating ability of the
Commission. He clarified that state employees who have
purchased the product currently pay the full premium through
payroll deduction. The state employees who currently have a
policy would retain the policy, but billing would change to
direct billing. The Acting Secretary also noted that the bill
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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
would not restrict the Commission from offering the benefit in
the future.
No other testimony was provided.

Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
Budget, the Department of Administration indicates
enactment of the bill would not have a fiscal effect.
Health care; Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission; long-term care
insurance; indemnity insurance; cafeteria benefits


2- 2452


Statutes affected:
As introduced: 75-6521, 75-6522, 75-6523, 75-6513