Kansas Statutes 40-2,116. Definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 40-2,116
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contracting facility: means a health facility that has entered into a contract with a service corporation to provide services to subscribers of the service corporation. See Kansas Statutes 40-2,116
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Health facility: means a medical care facility as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-2,116
- Professional provider: means a provider, other than a contracting facility, of services for which benefits are provided under contracts issued by a service corporation. See Kansas Statutes 40-2,116
- Service corporation: means a nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation organized under the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 40-2,116
As used in this act:
(a) “Contracting facility” means a health facility that has entered into a contract with a service corporation to provide services to subscribers of the service corporation.
(b) “Contracting professional provider” means a professional provider who has entered into a contract with a service corporation to provide services to subscribers of the service corporation.
(c) “Health facility” means a medical care facility as defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-425, and amendments thereto; psychiatric hospital licensed under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-2001 et seq., and amendments thereto; adult care home, but such term shall be limited to nursing facility, assisted living facility and residential health care facility as such terms are defined in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-923, and amendments thereto; and kidney disease treatment center, including centers not located in a medical care facility.
(d) “Professional provider” means a provider, other than a contracting facility, of services for which benefits are provided under contracts issued by a service corporation.
(e) “Service corporation” means a nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation organized under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-19c01 et seq., and amendments thereto.