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HB2284 • 2026

Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-04-11
Official status
Law effective July 1, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.

What This Bill Does

  • Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-11 House

    Law effective July 1, 2025

  2. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10

  3. 2025-04-10 House

    Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 88, Nay 37

  4. 2025-04-10 House

    Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025

  5. 2025-03-25 House

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

  6. 2025-03-19 Senate

    Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 32, Nay 8

  7. 2025-03-19 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  8. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  9. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event

  10. 2025-03-05 Senate

    Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event

Official Summary Text

Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL No. 2284
AN A CT concerning the department of administration; relating to the procurement of
managed care organizations for the Kansas program of medical assistance; requiring
adoption of policies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) The department of administration shall adopt written
policies governing the negotiated procurement of state medicaid
services to be provided by managed care organizations pursuant to a
contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance governed by
K.S.A. 75-37,102, and amendments thereto.
(b) Such policy shall include:
(1) A prohibition on destruction of records, including evaluation
documents, that complies with the Kansas open records act;
(2) adoption of a tiebreak procedure if part of the evaluation
process used to make award recommendations involves scoring by
individuals or committees;
(3) a requirement to be transparent with the legislature during each
step of the procurement process to the fullest extent permitted by state
law; and
(4) an appeals process. Appeals shall be overseen and adjudicated
by an appeals committee. Such committee shall be comprised of the
president of the senate , the chair person and ranking minority member
of the senate standing committee on financial institutions and
insurance, the chair person and ranking minority member of the senate
standing committee on public health and welfare, the speaker of the
house of representatives, the chairperson and ranking minority member
of the house standing committee on insurance and the chairperson and
ranking minority member of the house standing committee on health
and human services. Such appeals committee shall oversee and
adjudicate appeals pursuant to this section in accordance with policies
adopted by the department of administration.
(c) Policies required by this section shall be adopted and
implemented prior to July 1, 2026.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the HOUSE, and passed
that body
Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.

Passed the SENATE ______________________________________________________________________________
President of the Senate.
Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Governor.