SB363

Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.

Chamber Passed·3/10/26

Kansas SB363 revises public assistance eligibility and program requirements, including continuous Medicaid eligibility, data-matching agreements, and.

Kansas SB363 mandates the Department of Health and Environment to seek federal approval for continuous Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. It requires the Department for Children and Families and the Department of Health and Environment to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Environment to submit certain data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 25–12 · Mar 10
Current
The House
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 25 Nay: 12

25 Yea

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12 Nay

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1 Not Voting

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2 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 12

1:30 PM

House Welfare Reform Hearing

Jan 28

9:30 AM

Senate Government Efficiency Hearing

History

Mar 18

House

House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform

Mar 12

House

House Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S

Mar 10

House

House Received and Introduced