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The Kansas Board of Healing Arts performs licensing and regulatory functions in accordance with all applicable statutes, rules, and regulations

Kansas Foundation for Medical Care (KFMC) is the Regional Extension Center (REC) for Kansas. The REC will support physician practices in adopting EHR systems and using their current systems to achieve meaningful use. For more information check out this website link.

In this section you will find information regarding copying fees for medical records and the Kansas workers compensation fee schedule (link above).  The record copying cost usually isn’t announced until mid-January. You can find the 2011 fees at:  http://www.dol.ks.gov/HOME/doc/MedicalRecFees.pdf

Medicaid is a federal-state partnership. Federal regulations provide a framework for each state to build a unique Medicaid program. States must all comply with some basic requirements. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment Division of Health Care Finance develops and maintains a coordinated health policy agenda that combines effective purchasing and administration of health care with health care with health promotion oriented public health strategies. Information about the Kansas Medicaid program can be found at the KDHE website (link above): 

Health and medical policy information to beneficiaries and providers can be found at the Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) website: https://www.kmap-state-ks.us/

The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides a unique opportunity for states to access federal funds to plan, design, and implement a health information exchange (HIE) that will encourage the adoption and use of electronic health records and allow for the exchange of health information across institutions and providers. The MO-HITECH Advisory Board was appointed by Governor Jay Nixon to develop a strategic and operational plan, establish goals and institute a long-term plan for sustaining health information exchange in Missouri.

Missouri Health Connection is creating Missouri’s statewide health information exchange network that will ensure patients, providers, physicians, hospitals and other health care organizations have access to critical medical record information in order to improve patient care and public health.

The mission of the Missouri State Board of Nursing is to protect the public by development and enforcement of state laws governing the safe practice of nursing. The  Nurse Practice Act (NPA) exists to govern and regulate the profession of licensed nurses, set standards for the approval of nursing schools in Missouri, determine the scope of practice of licensed nurses, and define who may use the title of registered nurse (R.N.) and licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) within the State of Missouri. Rules are promulgated to provide guidance for the Board to carry out the mandate of the NPA.

Missouri Statute 191.277

This statute requires that all physicians, chiropractors, hospitals, dentists, and other duly licensed practitioners (providers) in the state shall, upon written request of a patient, or guardian or legally authorized representative of a patient, furnish a copy of his or her record of that patient's health history and treatment rendered to the person submitting a written request.

Revision Effective August 28, 2011

If the health care provider stores records in an electronic or digital format, and provides the requested records and affidavit, if requested, in an electronic or digital format, that provider may not charge the person requesting more than $5.50/page or $25 dollars total, whichever is less.  For more detail, visit this link.