House Passes Bill to Place Self-Insurance Fund Under Another Agency

A bill in the Kansas Legislature that would move the administration of the State Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Fund from the Department of Health and Environment to the Department of Administration has been passed by the House of Representatives. House Bill 2361 was passed on a 119-3 vote on Wednesday. The bill, introduced by the House Appropriations Committee, is intended to make administration of the SSIF more efficient, while centralizing administration of state employee benefits. Rep. Tim Hodge, D-North Newton, tried to amend the bill to allow injured workers to choose ...