SB 88 — Requiring the state long-term care ombudsman and regional ombudsman to receive training in memory care.
Last action — Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on March 24, 2025.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
122 added · 113 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill SB 88 removes a requirement for the state long-term care ombudsman and regional ombudsmen to receive training in memory care. This change simplifies the responsibilities of the ombudsman by focusing solely on their role in advocating for residents and addressing their complaints. Without the memory care training requirement, the amendment may streamline the process but could also limit the ombudsman's ability to address the unique needs of residents with memory-related issues.
Session of 2025 SENATE BILL No.
88 By Committee on Public Health and Welfare 1-28 AN ACTA concerningCTconcerning the state long-term care ombudsman;
requiring the state long-term careamending ombudsmanK.S.A. and any regional ombudsman to receive training in memory care;
amending75-7306 K.S.A.and repealing the existing section.ng in memory care;
75-7306Be andit repealingenacted by the existingLegislature section.of the State of Kansas:
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
75-75-7306. 7306.
(d) analyze and monitor the development and implementation of SB 88 2 federal, state and local government laws, rules and regulations, resolutions, ordinances and policies with respect to long-term care facilities and services provided in this state, and recommend any changes in such laws, regulations, resolutions, ordinances and policies deemed by the office to be appropriate;
(e) provide information to public and private agencies, the media, legislators and others, as deemed necessary by the office, regarding the problems and concerns of residents in facilities,includingfacilities, including recommendations related thereto.
(f) prescribe and provide for the training of each regional long-termlong- term care ombudsman, and any individual designated as an ombudsman under subsection (h) of this section, and any individual who is an ombudsman volunteer in:
(A) Understanding the warning signs and symptoms of Alzheimer'sSENATE andBILL otherNo. dementia;
88—page 2 Alzheimer's and other dementia;
(g) coordinate ombudsman services provided by the office with the SB 88 3 protection and advocacy systems for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illness established under part A of the federal developmental disabilities assistance and bill of rights act, 42 U.S.C.A.
(h) authorize an individual, who is an employee of the office and who has satisfactorily completed the training prescribed by the state long-term care ombudsman under subsection (f), to be an ombudsman or a volunteer ombudsman and to be a representative of the office and such an authorized individual shall be deemed to be a representative of the office for the purposes of and subject to the provisions of the long-termlong- term care ombudsman act;
Sec.SENATE BILL No.
88—page 3 Sec.
I hereby certify that the above ILLoriginated in the SENATE, and passed that body _________________________ _________________________ President of the Senate.
_________________________ Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the H OUSE ________________________ _________________________ Speaker of the House.
_________________________ Chief Clerk of the House.
A PPROVED ____________________________ _________________________ Governor.
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Action History
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Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
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Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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Final Action - Passed; Yea 121, Nay 1, Absent 3
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Committee of the Whole - Be passed
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Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
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Received and Introduced
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Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Committee of the Whole - Be passed
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Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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Introduced
Sponsors
- Committee on Public Health and Welfare · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (164)
164 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 88?
- SB 88 is sponsored by Committee on Public Health and Welfare.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2025. Enacted.
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