§ 65-406 Liens upon personal injury damages recovered by patients; exception; enforcement of claimed lien in excess of $5,000
§ 65-407 Same; notices and statement of claims; requirements
§ 65-408 Same; persons liable to hospital; limitation of actions
§ 65-409 Hospital lien; fee for filing; authorized only by legislative enactment
§ 65-410 Title of act
§ 65-411 Definitions
§ 65-412 Administration of act by secretary of health and environment; state medical facilities plan
§ 65-413 General powers and duties
§ 65-415 Survey and planning activities
§ 65-416 State medical facilities plan; provisions
§ 65-417 Application for federal funds for survey and planning; expenditure
§ 65-419 Same; priority of projects
§ 65-420 Medical facility projects; application for funds
§ 65-421 Consideration and forwarding of applications; hearing
§ 65-422 Inspection of projects; certification
§ 65-423 Medical facilities project fund established; deposit of federal moneys; uses
§ 65-424 Invalidity of part
§ 65-424a Medical facilities; definition
§ 65-424b Same; construction, operation and leasing by certain municipalities authorized
§ 65-425 Definitions
§ 65-425a Definition of “hospital” as used in article 14b of chapter 13 and article 6 of chapter 14 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated
§ 65-426 Purpose of act
§ 65-427 Licensure
§ 65-428 Application for license; contents
§ 65-429 Issuance and renewal of licenses; funding the cost of administration of the medical care facilities licensure and risk management program; display of license
§ 65-430 Denial, suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing
§ 65-431 Rules and regulations; selection of professional staff; hospital compliance through combined operation
§ 65-431a Kansas lay caregiver act; definitions; opportunity for hospital patient to designate lay caregiver; notice; liability
§ 65-432 Time for compliance with rules, regulations and standards
§ 65-433 Inspections and investigations; rules and regulations; consultations
§ 65-435a Development of contents of annual report and inspection form; rules and regulations
§ 65-436 Information confidential; exceptions
§ 65-437 Annual report of licensing agency
§ 65-438 Appeal from decision of licensing agency
§ 65-439 Penalties
§ 65-440 Injunction
§ 65-441 Invalidity of part
§ 65-442 Limited liability for medical care facilities and certain duly appointed officials thereof; good faith requirement
§ 65-442a Same; act inapplicable to adult care home licensed under chapter 39
§ 65-443 Termination of human pregnancy; performance, referral for, or participation in medical procedures not required; prescription or administration of any device or drug not required
§ 65-444 Same; medical care facility refusal to permit; establishment of criteria and procedures
§ 65-445 Termination of human pregnancy; records; annual reports; confidentiality of information, exceptions; criminal penalties for violations
§ 65-446 Medical procedures resulting in sterilization of persons; performance, referral for, or participation in procedures not required
§ 65-447 Same; medical care facility refusal to permit; establishment of criteria and procedures authorized
§ 65-448 Qualified persons at medical care facilities, child advocacy centers or other facilities to examine victims of sexual offenses, when; remedy for refusal; costs, storage and testing of sexual assault kits
§ 65-450 Hospital defined
§ 65-451 Construction or modification of certain hospitals prohibited until July 1, 1986
§ 65-452 Same; exceptions
§ 65-453 Same; emergency waiver, when; secretary of health and environment
§ 65-454 Same; action to enjoin violation
§ 65-468 Rural health networks; definitions; temporary suspension of limitations related to the COVID-19 public health emergency
§ 65-469 Same; state policy to encourage rural health networks
§ 65-470 Same; participation in or affiliation with a rural health network; contracts
§ 65-471 Same; agreements for services; employment of health care providers and other persons; compensation for services performed by health care provider
§ 65-472 Same; forming a rural health network and contracting for services not subject to antitrust laws
§ 65-473 Same; rules and regulations; minimum standards for rural health networks
§ 65-474 Same; insurance and other coverage to provide benefits for services performed by a critical access hospital
§ 65-481 Rural emergency hospital act; citation of act
§ 65-482 Purpose of act
§ 65-483 Definitions
§ 65-484 Eligibility for rural emergency hospital licensure; application; prohibition of inpatient beds
§ 65-485 Authorization to contract for federal reimbursement
§ 65-486 Rural emergency hospital activities considered pursuant to clearly expressed state policy; exemption from antitrust laws
§ 65-487 Rules and regulations
§ 65-488 Insurance coverage parity for services performance by a rural emergency hospital
§ 65-491 Rural hospital innovation grant program; establishment; eligibility; use of grant proceeds; funding; administration by secretary of health and environment; expiration of program
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 65 > Article 4 - Hospitals and Other Facilities

  • Ambulatory surgical center: means an establishment with an organized medical staff of one or more physicians; with permanent facilities that are equipped and operated primarily for the purpose of performing surgical procedures; with continuous physician services during surgical procedures and until the patient has recovered from the obvious effects of anesthetic and at all other times with physician services available whenever a patient is in the facility; with continuous registered professional nursing services whenever a patient is in the facility; and which does not provide services or other accommodations for patient to stay more than 24 hours. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Critical access hospital: means the same as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • federal act: means titles VI and XVI of the United States public health service act (42 U. See Kansas Statutes 65-411
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • General hospital: means an establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians; with permanent facilities that include inpatient beds; and with medical services, including physician services, and continuous registered professional nursing services for not less than 24 hours of every day, to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients who have a variety of medical conditions. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governmental unit: means the state, or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof; or any department, division, board or other agency of any of the foregoing. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Hospital: means general hospital, critical access hospital or special hospital. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Licensing agency: means the department of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Medical care facility: means a hospital, ambulatory surgical center or recuperation center, except that "medical care facility" does not include a hospice that is certified to participate in the medicare program under 42 C. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Medical facilities: means diagnostic and treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes as those terms are defined in title VI of the United States public health service act (42 U. See Kansas Statutes 65-424a
  • Medical facility: includes public health centers; psychiatric hospitals; health maintenance organizations as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-411
  • Medical facility project: means a project for the modernization of a medical facility, the construction of a new outpatient or inpatient medical facility or the conversion of an existing medical facility for the provision of new health services. See Kansas Statutes 65-411
  • Minor: means any person defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint-stock association, and the legal successor thereof. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Recuperation center: means an establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians, permanent facilities that include inpatient beds, medical services, including physician services, and continuous registered professional nursing services for not less than 24 hours of every day, to provide treatment for patients who require inpatient care but are not in an acute phase of illness, who currently require primary convalescent or restorative services and who have a variety of medical conditions. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Rural emergency hospital: means the same as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • Secretary: means the secretary of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-411
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Special hospital: means an establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians; with permanent facilities that include inpatient beds; and with medical services, including physician services, and continuous registered professional nursing services for not less than 24 hours of every day, to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients who have specified medical conditions. See Kansas Statutes 65-425
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Supplemental appropriation: Budget authority provided in an appropriations act in addition to regular or continuing appropriations already provided. Supplemental appropriations generally are made to cover emergencies, such as disaster relief, or other needs deemed too urgent to be postponed until the enactment of next year's regular appropriations act.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.