New Case Management Provider Contracts State fiscal year (SFY) 2025 is the first year of the newly negotiated contracts between the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and case management providers (CMPs) of foster care. DCF will continue working with TFI, KVC Kansas, Cornerstones of Care, and Saint Francis Ministries. New to this contractContinue reading “Foster Care Update”
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Political Committee Major Purpose Test
Political Committees The Campaign Finance Act, KSA 25-4142 et seq., sets rules for the financing of campaigns in Kansas. The Act applies to elections of the state, counties, cities of the first class, unified school districts with more than 35,000 pupils, and the board of public utilities of Kansas City, Kansas, but does not applyContinue reading “Political Committee Major Purpose Test”
Long-term Care Facilities Minimum Staffing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule creating new requirements for staffing levels in CMS-certified long-term care facilities on May 10, 2024, in the Federal Register, effective June 21, 2024. The final rule makes the following changes: Hardship Exemptions Facilities may qualify for a temporary hardship exemption if the facilityContinue reading “Long-term Care Facilities Minimum Staffing”
Recall of Local Elected Officials
Defining a Recall Procedure Recall is a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace an elected official before the end of the official’s elected term. Generally, the recall procedure for states is specified in a state’s constitution. The constitutions of 18 states specifically authorize it. In Kansas, Article 4, Section 34 of the KansasContinue reading “Recall of Local Elected Officials”
Overview of Medical Assistance Programs
Medical Assistance Programs The State of Kansas offers medical assistance to eligible Kansans through three major programs. Medicaid. Medicaid is part of KanCare, the state’s managed care program, and covers Kansans with limited income who meet program eligibility criteria in the following groups: pregnant women, children up to age 19, adult caretakers of children, personsContinue reading “Overview of Medical Assistance Programs”
Revenue Neutral Process
KSA 79-2988 requires, on or before June 15 of each year, each county clerk to calculate the revenue neutral rate (the mill levy that would yield the same amount of property tax revenue as the prior year) for each taxing subdivision. These calculations are required to be performed annually, and any decisions made by aContinue reading “Revenue Neutral Process”
Update on the Community Support Waiver 2025
Community Support Waiver Services The 2022 Special Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disability Waiver Modernization (Committee) recommended the development of a Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Community Support Waiver (CSW) to serve youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) who need less-intensive services and supports than those provided on the existing comprehensiveContinue reading “Update on the Community Support Waiver 2025”
Voter Registration Qualifications
Qualifications to Submit a Voter Registration Application Certain amendments of the U.S. Constitution provide that citizens of the United States over the age of 18 shall not be denied the right to vote based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude (15th Amendment); sex (19th Amendment); or age (26th Amendment). The 24th AmendmentContinue reading “Voter Registration Qualifications”
Updated Child Care Regulations
During the 2023 Interim, the Special Committee on Child Care Centers and Child Care Homes (Committee) met for two days to study and make recommendations regarding policy options for child care facilities, including day care regulation. Among the recommendations, the Committee requested the Legislative Coordinating Council compose a letter to the Office of the AttorneyContinue reading “Updated Child Care Regulations”
Voter Roll and Poll Book Maintenance
Voter Roll Maintenance Voter registration list, or voter roll, maintenance is the process of removing voters from the voter roll or party affiliation lists. In Kansas, it is the responsibility of the county election officer to remove names of voters who have died or who have become disqualified from voting. The Secretary of State mustContinue reading “Voter Roll and Poll Book Maintenance”
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