75-37,172.

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75-37,172. Negotiated managed care organization procurement; adoption of written polices; contents.

(a)The department of administration shall adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of state medicaid services to be provided by managed care organizations pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance governed by K.S.A. 75-37,102 , and amendments thereto.

(b)Such policy shall include:

(1)A prohibition on destruction of records, including evaluation documents, that complies with the Kansas open records act;

(2)adoption of a tiebreak procedure if part of the evaluation process used to make award recommendations involves scoring by individuals or committees;

(3)a requirement to be transparent with the legislature during each step of the procurement process to the fullest extent permitted by state law; and

(4)an appeals process. Appeals shall be overseen and adjudicated by an appeals committee. Such committee shall be comprised of the president of the senate, the chairperson and ranking minority member of the senate standing committee on financial institutions and insurance, the chairperson and ranking minority member of the senate standing committee on public health and welfare, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairperson and ranking minority member of the house standing committee on insurance and the chairperson and ranking minority member of the house standing committee on health and human services. Such appeals committee shall oversee and adjudicate appeals pursuant to this section in accordance with policies adopted by the department of administration.

(c)Policies required by this section shall be adopted and implemented prior to July 1, 2026.