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Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building                                                                           Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504                                                                        larry.campbell@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612                                Division of the Budget                                http://budget.kansas.gov
Larry L. Campbell, Director                                                                          Laura Kelly, Governor

                                                  February 27, 2019

         The Honorable Rick Wilborn, Chairperson
         Senate Committee on Judiciary
         Statehouse, Room 541-E
         Topeka, Kansas 66612
         Dear Senator Wilborn:
                   SUBJECT:       Fiscal Note for SB 114 by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
                 In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 114 is
         respectfully submitted to your committee.
                 Under current law, a county, a city, a county or city law enforcement agency, a county
         department of corrections or the Kansas Highway Patrol is liable to pay a healthcare provider for
         healthcare services rendered to persons in custody, under certain circumstances. SB 114 would
         change current law by holding only a county, a city, or the state of Kansas liable to pay a healthcare
         provider for healthcare services rendered to persons in custody, under certain circumstances. Each
         of these entities could be considered a “charging governmental entity,” which is defined in the bill.
                The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Department of Corrections indicate enactment of SB
         114 would have no fiscal effect on the agencies. The League of Kansas Municipalities estimates
         enactment of SB 114 would have a fiscal effect on Kansas cities because cities that are not
         considered the charging governmental agency would not be liable for medical expenses for certain
         individuals in custody. The Kansas Association of Counties estimates counties would experience
         increased expenditures relating to medical expenses for individuals in custody. The Association
         assumes most charges would be made by the county or district attorney, which would shift medical
         expenditures from cities and the state to counties.

                                                               Sincerely,

                                                               Larry L. Campbell
                                                               Director of the Budget
         cc: Linda Kelly, Corrections
             Sherry Macke, Highway Patrol
             Chardae Caine, League of Municipalities
             Jay Hall, Association of Counties
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 22-4612