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Committee hears testimony on bill to add accredited maternity centers to Kansas healthcare stabilization fund
Summary
A committee hearing was held on House Bill 2335, which would add accredited maternity centers to the list of providers eligible to purchase insurance from the Healthcare Stabilization Fund; proponents said the change is a technical fix intended to restore malpractice insurance access that contributed to recent birth-center closures.
House Bill 2335 would add maternity centers that hold accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers to the definition of "health care provider" under the Healthcare Provider Insurance Availability Act, amending KSA 40-3401. Jenna, committee staff, opened the hearing and described the bill’s effect and history, saying in part that the bill "adds maternity centers to the definition of healthcare provider in the healthcare stabilization fund" and…
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