§ 75-5601 Secretary of health and environment; appointment and confirmation; creation of department of health and environment; department subject to K-GOAL
§ 75-5602 Transfer of powers, duties and functions; preservation of rules and regulations, orders and directives
§ 75-5603 Division of public health, establishment and administration; director of the division of public health, qualifications, appointment, compensation
§ 75-5604 Powers, duties and functions of existing divisions and directors transferred to new secretary; orders and directives continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed
§ 75-5605 Division of environment established; administration of division; director of the division of environment, appointment and compensation; appointment of classified employee as director, effect
§ 75-5606 Powers, duties and functions of existing division and director of environmental health and engineer of state board of health transferred to new secretary of health and environment; orders and directives of previous director and engineer continued in ef
§ 75-5608 Office of laboratory services established; powers, duties and functions; rules and regulations; fees
§ 75-5608a Office of laboratory services operating fund created; expenditures from fund; interest earnings
§ 75-5609 Powers, duties and functions of existing division and director of laboratories transferred to new head of office of laboratory services; orders and directives of previous director in effect until revised, amended or repealed
§ 75-5609a Office of laboratory services; criminal history record check; fingerprinting
§ 75-5610 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified and unclassified service
§ 75-5610a Employees in health officer II class placed in unclassified service
§ 75-5611 Appointment of chief attorney, public information officer, personal secretary and special assistant, compensation; other attorneys and staff assistants, classified service
§ 75-5612 Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings
§ 75-5613 Certain officers and employees serving on July 1, 1974, transferred to new department; civil service and retirement benefits preserved
§ 75-5616 Advisory committees; creation and compensation
§ 75-5617 Disposition of property of agency where functions divided and transferred; determination by governor
§ 75-5618 Conflicts as to disposition of powers, functions, duties or funds of agency dissolved or transferred; resolved by governor
§ 75-5619 Secretary may organize department; duties of division heads and staff assistants; delegation of authority; duties and powers of personnel of divisions
§ 75-5620 Report by secretary; persons receiving
§ 75-5621 Existing department, board, divisions and offices of directors abolished; functions transferred
§ 75-5622 Air quality conservation commission, solid waste advisory council, water well contractors advisory council and certain existing committees abolished
§ 75-5623 Custody of records, memoranda and writings
§ 75-5624 Seal of secretary
§ 75-5625 Secretary to adopt all general policies and rules and regulations
§ 75-5626 Food service and lodging board abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred to secretary of health and environment; rules and regulations, orders and directives of board continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed
§ 75-5627 Certain officers and employees of board transferred to department of health and environment; civil service and retirement benefits preserved
§ 75-5628 Conflicts resulting from abolishment or transfers made by this act; determination by governor; transfer of property and records
§ 75-5637 Crippled children’s commission abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred
§ 75-5638 Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions to secretary of health and environment; preservation of rules and regulations, orders and directives
§ 75-5639 Same; transfer of appropriations and moneys received from private persons or organizations
§ 75-5640 Same; rights saved in legal actions and proceedings
§ 75-5641 Same; transfer of officers and employees to department; civil service and retirement benefits preserved
§ 75-5642 Same; conflicts as to disposition of any power, duty, function, appropriation, money, property or records resolved by governor
§ 75-5643 Advisory commission for children with special health care needs; composition; appointment; vacancies; compensation
§ 75-5644 Duties of advisory commission; meetings; clerical services
§ 75-5645 Compensation of officers and employees of abolished agencies; liability assumed by department of health and environment
§ 75-5646 References to crippled and chronically ill children’s program apply to services for children with special health care needs
§ 75-5647 References to advisory commission for crippled and chronically ill children apply to the advisory commission for children with special health care needs
§ 75-5648 Infants and toddlers with disabilities; definitions
§ 75-5649 Same; early intervention services; rules and regulations; duties of secretary of health and environment
§ 75-5657 Environmental protection grant program; contracts; plans, approval; rules and regulations
§ 75-5660 Driving under the influence fund; disposition of moneys
§ 75-5661 Management of mammal exposed to rabies
§ 75-5662 Publication of certain documents required; fee
§ 75-5663 Definitions
§ 75-5664 Advisory committee on trauma; members; appointment; meetings; privileged information; expenses
§ 75-5665 Statewide trauma system plan, development; duties of secretary; establishment of regional councils; trauma registry; standardized reports; budgeting; contracts; meetings; privileged information. [See Revisor’s Note]
§ 75-5665a Statewide trauma system plan, development; duties of secretary; establishment of regional councils; trauma registry; standardized reports; budgeting; contracts; meetings; privileged information. [See Revisor’s Note]
§ 75-5666 Trauma registry, development; data collection, immunity from liability for entities reporting, confidentiality of information
§ 75-5667 Disclosure statement for trauma patient
§ 75-5668 Right to choose provider and care not limited
§ 75-5669 Consistency with federal law
§ 75-5670 Trauma fund established
§ 75-5671 Remediation trust fund
§ 75-5672 Natural resources damages trust fund
§ 75-5673 Atmospheric mercury deposition monitoring network; dissemination of data and analysis reports
§ 75-5674 Establishment and maintenance; authority
§ 75-5675 Duties of certain agencies
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 56 - Department of Health and Environment

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Council: means the coordinating council on early childhood developmental services established in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5648
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Early intervention services: means developmental services which are designed to meet the developmental needs of each eligible child and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development. See Kansas Statutes 75-5648
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Infants and toddlers with disabilities: means children from birth through two years of age who need early intervention services because:

    (1) They are experiencing developmental delays; or

    (2) they have a diagnosed mental or physical condition that has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay. See Kansas Statutes 75-5648

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lead agency: means the Kansas department of health and environment, designated by the governor to perform the duties described in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-5648
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
  • seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.