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 and the specification that all civil penalties collected will be deposited into the state general fund. The bill also modifies the language regarding the issuance of correction orders and the assessment of civil penalties, replacing terms like "non-compliance" with "noncompliance" and "re-inspection" with "reinspection." Additionally, it clarifies the process for appealing civil penalties and the conditions under which penalties may be doubled for repeat violations. The existing sections of K.S.A. 39-949 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-2016 are repealed, and the act will take effect upon publication in the statute book.

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