Health department would audit hospitals’ lay caregiver compliance

The health department would verify hospital compliance, audit hospitals, and report the results to legislative health committees. The audits would cover each hospital subject to the Kansas lay caregiver act. Reports would go to the House health and human services committee and the Senate public health and welfare committee, or successor committees. The department would compile the audit results and any other information about the act that it considers relevant. Audits would begin in 2026, with reports due on or before January 31 each year.