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Committee approves amendment requiring written plans for 'home‑plus' facilities increasing capacity; HB2520 passes out of committee

Committee on House Health and Human Services · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Lawmakers added an amendment to House Bill 2520 requiring any home‑plus facility that expands beyond 12 residents after the act takes effect to develop written plans demonstrating capacity, emergency response and resident safety; KDADS said surveys and bed‑increase reviews will examine those plans and the committee passed the bill as amended.

The House Health and Human Services Committee adopted an amendment and passed House Bill 2520 on final action after technical review and agency explanation.

Donica Short, reviser of statutes, explained that the amendment requires any home‑plus facility that provides care for more than 12 residents after the law’s effective date to develop and maintain written…

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