Advocacy and Legislative Information

Advocacy

Centenarians - How to get cards for Centenarians from the President of the United States and the Governor

KDOA History - Historical Evolution of Programs for Older Americans

Senior Medicare Patrol - The Kansas Department on Aging's Senior Medicare Patrol works to prevent Medicare and Medicaid fraud and errors through outreach and education.

SHICK - Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) is a free program offering older Kansans an opportunity to talk with trained, community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance issues. SHICK provides you with many resources that will help you with your struggle through the Medicare maze.

Long-Term Care Ombudsman - The office coordinates the work of long-term care ombudsmen, who act as advocates for residents of long-term care facilities across the state. The office works to improve the quality of life for residents of long-term care facilities across the state. It also recruits and oversees the efforts of volunteer long-term care ombudsmen.

Other Senior Advocates

There are a number of places you can contact for help and information about programs and services. Here is some information you may find interesting.

• Find your Area Agency on Aging
• Locate the Senior Centers in your area
• Useful telephone numbers
• Web sites of interest

Legislation

The 2008 Legislative Session began on Monday, January 14th. The following is a listing of the testimony that Secretary Kathy Greenlee or her designee has presented to various Legislative committees.

• Testimony presented Jan. 23 at the House Appropriations committee.
• Testimony presented Jan. 31 on HB 2578
• Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Proposal - October 9, 2007 Handout
• Testimony presented Feb. 19 on SB 562
• Testimony presented Feb. 20 on SB 624
• Testimony presented March 4 on SB 656 MFP
• Testimony presented March 12 on HB 2761 HCBS
• Testimony presented March 13 on HB 2752
• Testimony presented March 18 on SB 562
• Testimony presented April 3 on SB 656

• 2007 Legislative Testimony

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KDOA encourages Kansas citizens to become involved in local, state and federal government processes. The following are web sites you can visit to find your State, Federal and Silver Haired Legislators and their contact information.

• State Advisory Council on Aging
  The Advisory Council on Aging is a statutorily created body, representing different geographical, social and ethnic groups, with at least half of membership being 60 years of age or older.

• Silver Haired Legislature
  The Kansas Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) is a unicameral legislature composed of 125 representatives. All are over 60 and are elected from their county residence. The SHL develops bills and resolutions which are presented to the Kansas Legislature and the Governor as recommendations for state policy. Also, find out more about the National Silver Haired Congress.

• Kansas Open Records Act
  Information about the Freedom of Information Public Record request process