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HB 2193

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Werner Reschke

Creates the Every Mom Matters Program in KDHE to provide pregnant people and parents with comprehensive support services and resources, funded and administered by the state.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 2193

HB 2193 — "Every Mom Matters Act" (Introduced Jan 29, 2025; Referred to House Committee on Health & Human Services)

Purpose

The bill would establish the Every Mom Matters Program within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to give pregnant people and parents access to support services and resources that promote healthy pregnancy and childbirth, provide information on adoption, and increase access to family and child development resources.

Key provisions

  • Establishes the Every Mom Matters Program administered by the KDHE and creates the Every Mom Matters Program Fund in the state treasury.
  • Requires the State Treasurer to contract with one or more eligible nonprofit organizations (contractors) to provide prescribed support services and resources.
  • Prohibits contractors from being abortion providers or affiliates of abortion providers.
  • Lists required program services (non‑exhaustive): needs assessment; medically accurate pregnancy information; help obtaining insurance, obstetric, primary, pediatric and behavioral health care; substance‑use treatment referrals; information on the state adoption process and adoption awareness marketing; life‑skills and parenting education; employment/job‑training assistance; referrals and assistance applying for federal/state benefits; and support for victims of abuse or trafficking.
  • Contractors must offer services via phone or synchronous audio/video technology and may provide in‑person services.
  • Funding distributions: the Treasurer distributes fund moneys quarterly based on anticipated expenses and KDHE reconciles and adjusts future distributions.
  • Reporting and data:
    • Monthly contractor reports to KDHE: counts of participants served, services provided, and referrals made.
    • Semiannual reports with specific participant service details (e.g., dates of first insurance coverage and first obstetric visit, birth outcomes such as stillbirth, birthweight <2,500g, preterm <37 weeks, NICU admission).
    • Data confidentiality requirement: information collected is confidential and may be used only for statistical purposes; this confidentiality provision sunsets July 1, 2030 unless reenacted.

Eligibility and enrollment

  • Eligible participants must be Kansas residents and meet one of:
    • Biological parent of an unborn child;
    • Adoptive parent of a child under one year old; or
    • A parent of a person under 18 and the biological parent of an unborn child.
  • Duration of services after enrollment:
    • Up to 2 years if pregnancy results in a live birth;
    • 6 months after a miscarriage or stillbirth;
    • 15 days after an induced termination.

Contractor requirements

  • Must be nonprofit, registered and in good standing in Kansas.
  • Must develop and publish adoption awareness/marketing materials.
  • Use distributed funds only for program services, marketing, and administrative/indirect costs as defined.

Fiscal impact & staffing (KDHE fiscal note, Feb 19, 2025)

  • KDHE estimates additional State General Fund expenditures of approximately $6.3 million in FY2026 and $6.9 million in FY2027; ongoing costs depend on future appropriations.
  • Estimated KDHE staffing: 5.00 new positions (Program Manager, 2 Program Coordinators, Training & Education Coordinator, fiscal staff).
    • Salaries/wages: ~$363,150 (FY2026) and ~$381,308 (FY2027).
    • Set‑up/administrative costs: ~$361,000 (FY2026) and ~$313,000 (FY2027).
    • Estimated program/contractor funding: ~$5.6 million (FY2026) and ~$6.2 million (FY2027).
  • KDHE based cost estimates on an assumed 15% participation rate (8,048 of ~53,652 potentially eligible families) and Universal Home Visiting program data.
  • The Treasurer’s Office reports implementation/contracting duties could be performed with existing resources; however, the bill does not appropriate funds — actual fiscal impact depends on appropriations and contract terms.

Implementation & procedural status

  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025; referred to the House Committee on Health and Human Services.
  • A KDHE/Division of the Budget fiscal note was issued Feb 19, 2025.
  • Program establishment and operation would require legislative appropriation and administrative contracting processes before services could begin.

Who would be affected

  • Pregnant Kansas residents and certain parents (eligibility described above).
  • Nonprofit contractors selected by the State Treasurer.
  • KDHE and the State Treasurer’s Office for program administration, oversight, contracting and fund distribution.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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