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Committee passes bill to add accredited maternity centers to provider definition
Summary
House Bill 23‑35, approved by the Committee on Insurance, would amend KSA 40‑3401 to include accredited maternity centers in the definition of health care provider for insurance purposes if they are accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers and meet the KSA 65‑503 definition.
The Committee on Insurance passed House Bill 23‑35 by voice vote. The bill would amend KSA 40‑3401 to add maternity centers to the statutory definition of "health care provider" for insurance purposes, but only when a facility has been accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers and qualifies as a maternity center under KSA 65‑503.
Eileen summarized the bill: "House Bill 2,335 for the third time would amend KSA 40 dash 3,401. This would amend the definition of health care provider to include maternity center to the definition, and that would be maternity center only if it has been granted accreditation by the commission for accreditation of birth centers and is a maternity center as defined in KSA 65 dash 5 0 3." Committee members moved the bill in short order: Representative Bergquist moved to approve and Representative Proctor seconded. The bill was approved by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The committee did not record additional details about fiscal impact, implementation timing, or how accreditation status would be verified for insurance purposes. The transcript contains no public comment or testimony opposing or supporting the bill during the recorded action.
