This bill amends existing Kansas statutes related to health and healthcare, specifically focusing on the collection of civil penalties for violations of correction orders. It establishes two new funds: the adult care homes civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund and the disability community services providers civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund. The funds will be used exclusively for grants awarded to current licensees for projects that enhance the health, safety, and welfare of residents in adult care homes and participants in disability community services. The bill also outlines the procedures for issuing correction orders and assessing civil penalties for noncompliance, including the factors the secretary must consider when determining penalty amounts.

Key amendments include the establishment of the two reinvestment funds, which will receive all civil penalties collected, and the specification of how these funds will be utilized. The bill also modifies the language regarding the issuance of correction orders and the assessment of civil penalties, including the maximum penalty amounts and the process for appealing such assessments. Additionally, it repeals the existing sections of K.S.A. 39-949 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-2016, effectively replacing them with the new provisions outlined in the bill.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 39-949, 39-2016
As introduced: 39-949, 39-2016