Kansas Statutes 65-4006. Powers of secretary
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-4006
- Alcohol or other drug addiction: means a pattern of substance use, leading to significant impairment or distress, manifested by three or more of the following occurring at any time in the same 12-month period:
(1) Tolerance, defined as: (A) A need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or desired effect; or (B) a markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of substance;
(2) withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following: (A) The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for the substance; or (B) the same or a closely related substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms;
(3) the substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended;
(4) there is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use;
(5) a great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance, use the substance or recover from its effects;
(6) important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use;
(7) the substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance. See Kansas Statutes 65-4024a
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Secretary: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 65-4024a
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Treatment: means the same as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-4024a
The secretary may:
(1) Plan for, establish, amend, and revise standards for treatment programs as necessary or desirable;
(2) make contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of the secretary’s duties and the execution of the secretary’s powers;
(3) solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property, real or personal, made by will or otherwise, and any grant of money, services or property from the federal government, the state or any political subdivision thereof or any private source, and do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government or any of its agencies in making an application for any grant;
(4) administer or supervise the administration of the provisions relating to persons with alcohol or other drug addiction of any state plan submitted for federal funding pursuant to federal health, welfare or treatment legislation;
(5) coordinate its activities and cooperate with treatment facilities for alcohol or other drug addiction programs in this and other states, and make contracts and other joint or cooperative arrangements with state, local or private agencies in this and other states for the treatment of persons with alcohol or other drug addiction and for the common advancement of treatment facilities;
(6) keep records, gather relevant statistics and make and disseminate analysis of same;
(7) do other acts and things necessary to execute the authority expressly granted to the secretary.