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Other titles: House Bill 2314 Directing the secretary for aging and disability services to expand and establish peer support specialist certifications and the secretary for health and environment to pursue a Medicaid code for telehealth services provided by peer support specialists
No full text"February 13, 2025."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Social Services Budget Committee, presented by Drew Adkins, Commissioner, Behavioral Health Services, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.Neutral testimony concerning HB 2314. "The bill enshrines in statute a process for peer support certification and the requirements that KDADS must make in response to the legislation. ... According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), "peer support services can effectively extend the reach of treatment beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment of those seeking a successful, sustained recovery process. Additionally, these individuals are an instrumental part of a multidisciplinary team for organizations serving Kansans who are experiencing substance use or mental health disorders. By providing these services they support individuals in a way that may prevent a higher level of care." In response to the overwhelming need for peer support services in the mental and behavioral health continuum, KDADS has created a process for peer support certification.
Other titles: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Legislative Agenda Legislative Agenda: 2025 Legislative Session
No full textJanuary 16, 2025.
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Health and Human Services Committee, presented by Secretary Laura Howard, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
Presenter's name, committee name, and presentation date taken from Kansas Legislature website.Presentation concerning KDADS legislative priorities for this legislative session, including the Mental Health Intervention Team (MHIT) Program, South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital, Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Program, and outpatient forensic competency legislation
Other titles: Mental Health Intervention Team Program Report Annual Report to the 2025 Legislature
No full text"January 13, 2024."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Health and Human Services Committee, presented by Taylor Bremer, Assistant Commissioner, Behavioral Health Services, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services on March 04, 2025.
Presenter's name, committee name, and presentation date taken from Kansas Legislature website.
"To the: House Appropriations Committee, House Social Services Budget Committee, House Health & Human Services Committee, Senate Ways & Means Committee, Senate Ways & Means Subcommittee on Human Services, Senate Public Health & Welfare."Presentation concerning the Mental Health Intervention Team Program. "The Mental Health Intervention Team (MHIT) program has operated in Kansas since 2018. The MHIT program is dedicated to improving each of its student's overall academic potential by breaking down barriers to mental health services to those who need it most. Under MHIT, school districts employ school-based liaisons (SBLs), who identify students needing intense behavioral and mental health services and links them to local service providers.
Other titles: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Updates on Requested Topics Updates on Requested Topics
No full text"April 14, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight, presented by Laura Howard, Secretary, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.Presentation giving an update on FY 2026 budget requests and the economic impact of the cancellation of SAMHSA grants and the reorganization of the US Department of Health and Human Services; the construction progress of the South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital and the new Behavior Stabilization Unit at Parsons State Hospital; grants that promote HUD housing, the 988 Crisis Line, and the integration of primary and behavioral health; services and Medicare programs for older Americans and other aging and disability resources with a listing of planning and advisory workgroups; and some background on a new HCBS Medicaid Waiver, the Community Support Waiver (CSW), for IDD individuals, for which KDADS is applying to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in late Fall of 2025, and KDADS continued engagement with InterHab and other stakeholders.SECRETARY'S UPDATE:
FY26 Budget Update
Federal Updates
STATE HOSPITALS:
South Central Regional Mental Health Hospital Project Update
Behavior Stabilization Unit Project Update
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES:
Federal Partnerships and Opportunities
AGING SERVICES:
Non-Waiver Services for Older Kansans
Medicare Programs
Aging and Disability Resources
Planning and Advisory Workgroups
COMMUNITY SUPPORT WAIVER UPDATE:
Community Support Waiver Background
KDADS Continued Engagement with InterHab and Other Stakeholder
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update / presented by Justin Smith, Kansas Animal Health Commissioner, Kansas Department of Agriculture.
No full text"1-21-2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, presented by Justin Smith, Kansas Animal Health Commissioner, Kansas Department of Agriculture.Presentation discussing the current situation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), both statewide and nationally, giving statistics in both the poultry and dairy cattle situations, and the supports provided by the Kansas Department of Agriculture
Other title: House Bill 2158
No full text"March 12, 2025."
Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, presented by Josh McGinn, Assistant Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture.Testimony in opposition to HB 2158. "Sales of packaged honey to grocery stores and other businesses for resale or sale require a KDA food processing license. HB 2158 removes this requirement and potentially subjects consumers to unsanitary or unsafe honey due to the lack of clean bottling and packaging processes. HB 2158 permits beekeepers to sell packaged honey and honeycombs in a retail space such as a grocery store without holding a food establishment license or a food processing license. The agency's primary concern with this legislation is that the public expects that food products are safe, handled and stored in sanitary conditions, and honestly presented when they are shopping in a grocery store with products that meet similar requirements. As a result, even if this bill passes the Legislature, the agency will still be expected to respond to complaints that food does not meet these standards. For producers operating under the exemption provided in this bill, with no license or registration fee, there would be no funding to support review of the sales records that HB 2158 makes KDA responsible for. This also presents a challenge to tracing honey production records in the case of a foodborne illness related to the consumption of honey."
Other title: 2025 Budget Overview
No full textMarch 4, 2025.
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, presented by Kelsey Olson, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture.
Presenter's name, committee name, and presentation date taken from Kansas Legislature website.Presentation giving an in-depth look at the Kansas Department of Agriculture budget, listing the purpose, FY 24 fund analysis, budget, program expenditures, performance based budget, and fees for the agency as a whole, and each division and program within the Department of Agriculture, as well as a brief look at the expenditures budgeted for five guiding principles of the State Water Plan Fund for FY 2025 and FY 2026
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No full text"March 11, 2025."
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Judiciary Committee, presented by Chrisy Khatib, Deputy Director for Adult Protection Services, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Committee names are taken from the Kansas Legislature website.Testimony in support of HB 2359. "HB2359 protects vulnerable adults by requiring courts to avoid appointing a full guardianship or conservatorship when less restrictive alternatives, such as supported decision-making or limited guardianship or protective arrangements, could provide adequate protections for the adult. The bill also respects the adult's autonomy and self-determination by requiring guardians to consider the adult's preferences when making decisions on behalf of the adult.
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No full textJanuary 30, 2025.
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Committee on Welfare Reform, presented by Carla Whiteside-Hicks, Director of Economic and Employment Services, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Presenter's name, presentation date, and committee name taken from the Kansas Legislature website."The Kansas Department for Children and Families has put together a comprehensive list of verifications used by eligibility workers at initial application, annual renewal and an ongoing basis for Economic and Employment Services programs. Programs include Cash assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), Food assistance (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), Child Care subsidy, Employment assistance, and Low-Income Energy assistance (LIEAP). Verifications vary by assistance program and include but are not limited to: Identity of each adult in a mandatory filing unit, gross non-exempt income for each adult in mandatory filing unit, disability, resources, U.S. Citizenship /non-citizenship status, social security numbers, relationship to children on file, cooperation with additional programs (child support services).
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No full textFebruary 25, 2025.
Presentation before the Kansas Legislature, House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee, presented by Andrea Warnke, Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Presenter's name, presentation date and committee name taken from Kansas Legislature website.Presentation concerning the Child Care Subsidy Program. "The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) of 1990 is the law that authorizes the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. The Kansas Department for Children and Families is the Lead Agency and responsible for administering the CCDF program. The Kansas Child Care program's primary goal is to assist low-income families in obtaining child care to work or attend training or education and to help children succeed in school and life through affordable, high-quality early education and after-school programs.