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K.S.A. § 40-3211 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 32 / Section 40-3211
40-3211 - Examination of organizations and providers.
Status: in_force

40-3211. Examination of organizations and providers. (a) The commissioner may make an examination of the affairs of any health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization and providers with whom such organization has contracts, agreements or other arrangements as often as the commissioner deems it necessary for the protection of the interests of the people of this state but not less frequently than once every five years.

(b) At least once every three years and at such other times as the commissioner may require, a health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization shall obtain an on-site quality of care assessment by an independent quality review organization acceptable to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating levels of health care delivery according to industry standards as prevailing from time to time. The findings of such independent quality review organization shall be expressed by it in a written opinion relating to the general quality of care provided by the health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization and its related contractors of health care services. Failure to obtain such quality of care assessment or the rendering of an unfavorable opinion by the independent quality review organization shall give the commissioner cause to institute action in accordance with K.S.A. 40-3205, 40-3206 or 40-3207, and amendments thereto.

(c) Every health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization and any of the medicare provider organization providers shall submit its books and records relating its operation to such examinations. Medical records of individuals and records of providers under a contract to the health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization shall be subject to such examination, but the identity of patients shall not be disclosed in any report to the commissioner or the commissioner's agents or representatives. For the purpose of examinations, the commissioner may administer oaths to, and examine the officers and agents of the health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization and the principals of such providers.

(d) The fees and expenses of examinations under this section shall be assessed against the organization being examined and remitted to the commissioner. The fees and expenses of the commissioner shall be in accordance with K.S.A. 40-223, and amendments thereto.

(e) In lieu of such examination, the commissioner may accept the report of an examination made by the appropriate examining agency or official of another state or agency of the federal government.
K.S.A. § 59-2252 — KS Code / Chapter 59 / Article 22 / Section 59-2252
59-2252 - Opening judgment.
Status: in_force

59-2252. Opening judgment. A party against whom a judgment or decree has been rendered in proceedings to determine the persons entitled to the real property of a decedent, without other service than publication in a newspaper, may at any time within one year after the date of the judgment or decree have it opened or set aside and be let in to defend. Before such judgment or decree is opened or set aside, the respondent shall: (1) Give notice to the adverse party of the respondent's intention to make such application; (2) file a full answer to the petition or other pleading; (3) pay all costs of such proceeding if the court requires them to be paid; and (4) make it appear to the satisfaction of the court, by affidavit, that during the pendency of the proceeding the respondent had no actual notice of it in time to appear in court and make the respondent's defense. The title to any property which is the subject of the judgment or decree sought to be opened or set aside and which in consequence of the judgment or decree has passed to a purchaser in good faith shall not be affected by any proceedings under this section. The adverse party, on the hearing of an application to open or set aside such judgment or decree as provided by this section, shall be allowed to present counter affidavits to show that during the pendency of such proceeding the respondent had notice thereof in time to appear in court and make the respondent's defense.
K.S.A. § 23-3117 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 31 / Section 23-3117
23-3117 - uties of payor with respect to withholding order.
Status: in_force

23-3117. D uties of payor with respect to withholding order. (a) For purposes of the income withholding act, and amendments thereto, service of a medical withholding order on an employer shall constitute service of the medical withholding order on the sponsor or administrator of the employer's health benefit plan. It shall be the duty of the employer to provide to the sponsor or administrator of the health benefit plan any information in the medical withholding order needed by the sponsor or administrator to carry out duties pursuant to the income withholding act, and amendments thereto.

(b) An employer, sponsor or other administrator of a health benefit plan shall not unreasonably delay a child's enrollment pursuant to a medical withholding order. If there is a defect in the form or documentation, the employer, sponsor or other administrator of a health benefit plan shall process the enrollment to the extent possible and promptly inform the requesting person of any additional documents or information needed to complete enrollment.

(c) If a medical withholding order has been served and the payor has determined that the child will not be enrolled immediately because the parent required to provide health coverage for the child is not eligible for family coverage, it shall be the duty of the payor to promptly reconsider the determination not to enroll the child if the parent subsequently becomes eligible for family coverage.

(d) The payor shall deduct and remit premiums or other payments required by the health benefit plan as provided in the plan.
K.S.A. § 8-1594 — KS Code / Chapter 8 / Article 15 / Section 8-1594
8-1594 - Operation of motorcycles.
Status: in_force

8-1594. Operation of motorcycles. (a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle, unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator.

(b) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle. This subsection shall not apply to any person riding within an autocycle.

(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents such person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.

(d) No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
K.S.A. § 58-3214 — KS Code / Chapter 58 / Article 32 / Section 58-3214
58-3214 - Adjacent property owners; duty of care.
Status: in_force

58-3214. Adjacent property owners; duty of care. An adjacent property owner has no duty of care to: (a) Any person using a recreational trail, except that this subsection shall not relieve an adjacent property owner from liability for injury to another that is a direct result of such property owner's gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct; or (b) any person entering such adjacent property owner's land by way of the recreational trail without implied or expressed permission or consent of the adjacent property owner, except that this subsection shall not relieve an adjacent property owner from liability for injury to another that is a direct result of an intentional or unlawful act of the adjacent property owner.
K.S.A. § 72-3219 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 32 / Section 72-3219
72-3219 - Academic achievement testing program; report.
Status: in_force

72-3219. Academic achievement testing program; report. In each school year, the board of education of every school district shall cause to have prepared a report concerning the academic achievement testing program conducted during the school term to assess the educational performance of pupils enrolled in the school district. The report shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of education in a form and manner determined and specified by it.
K.S.A. § 65-34,163 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 34 / Section 65-34,163
65-34,163 - Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

65-34,163. Rules and regulations. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary to define, administer and enforce the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 80-1503 — KS Code / Chapter 80 / Article 15 / Section 80-1503
80-1503 - Same; tax levy.
Status: in_force

80-1503. Same; tax levy. (a) Townships are hereby authorized and empowered to levy a special tax not to exceed one mill on all tangible property in the township not including a corporate city in a sufficient amount to join with a municipality or township for the purposes as provided in K.S.A. 80-1501, and amendments thereto, or to pay the compensation agreed upon by contract under authority of K.S.A. 80-1502, and amendments thereto.

(b) The township board, by adopting the appropriate resolution, may levy a tax of more than one mill for the purposes authorized by subsection (a). Any resolution increasing the amount of the tax currently levied by the township board and any subsequent increase thereof shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a paper of general circulation within the township. The township board may make such levy unless, within 30 days following final publication of the resolution, a protest petition signed by 10% of the qualified voters of the township is filed with the township clerk. If a sufficient petition is filed, such additional tax shall not be levied until approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election thereon. Such election shall be called and held in the manner provided by the general bond law. If a levy is imposed pursuant to this subsection, no other levies for the purposes authorized by subsection (a) shall be made on such property.

(c) Counties are hereby authorized and empowered to levy an annual tax on all the taxable tangible property in such county for the purposes as provided in K.S.A. 80-1501, and amendments thereto, or to pay the compensation agreed upon by contract under authority of K.S.A. 80-1502, and amendments thereto, and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, by cities located in the county.
K.S.A. § 40-742 — KS Code / Chapter 40 / Article 7 / Section 40-742
40-742 - Operation for benefit of members; authorized insurance business and purposes; specification of persons who may be covered; adoption of laws and rules governing society's operation.
Status: in_force

40-742. Operation for benefit of members; authorized insurance business and purposes; specification of persons who may be covered; adoption of laws and rules governing society's operation. (a) A society shall operate for the benefit of members and their beneficiaries by:

(1) Providing the following benefits:

(A) Death benefits;

(B) endowment benefits;

(C) annuity benefits;

(D) temporary or permanent disability benefits;

(E) hospital, medical or nursing benefits; and

(F) such other benefits as authorized for life insurers and which are not inconsistent with this article;

(2) operating for one or more social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic or religious purposes for the benefit of its members, which may also be extended to others.

Such purposes may be carried out directly by the society, or indirectly through subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations.

(b) A society shall specify in its rules those persons who may be issued, or covered by, the contractual benefits in subsection (a), consistent with providing benefits to members and their dependents. A society may provide benefits on the lives of children under the minimum age for adult membership upon application of an adult person.

(c) Every society shall have the power to adopt laws and rules for the government of the society, the admission of its members, and the management of its affairs. It shall have the power to change, alter, add to or amend such laws and rules and shall have such other powers as are necessary and incidental to carrying into effect the objects and purposes of the society.
K.S.A. § 72-17,138 — KS Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17,138
72-17,138 - Determination of amounts; reports; payments.
Status: in_force

72-17,138. Determination of amounts; reports; payments. Each board shall report information necessary for determination of entitlements under K.S.A. 72-17,137 to the state board monthly upon forms provided by it. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the apparent entitlement of each board for each month shall be paid upon proper application therefor by each board. All balances of entitlements under K.S.A. 72-17,137 for the school year shall be paid to boards before June 30 and as soon as the state board deems practicable. The state board shall approve vouchers for payments under this section, and the director of accounts and reports shall issue his warrants thereon payable to the appropriate boards.
K.S.A. § 19-547 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 5 / Section 19-547
19-547 - Publication of delinquent personal property tax statements; costs, payment and collection.
Status: in_force

19-547. Publication of delinquent personal property tax statements; costs, payment and collection. In addition to the duties required by K.S.A. 79-2101, and amendments thereto, each county treasurer, within 10 days after October 1 of each year, shall cause a statement to be published with respect to unpaid or partially unpaid delinquent personal property tax returns made by the sheriff as of October 1. Such statement shall be published once each week for three consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper or in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 64-101, and amendments thereto. The statement shall show the name of each delinquent or partially delinquent taxpayer, listed alphabetically, appearing on such returns, followed by the taxpayer's last known address and by the total amount of unpaid taxes, penalties and costs. The cost of such publication shall be paid from the general fund of such county, and $15 shall be added to the tax due as part of the costs of collection, to be collected in the same manner as provided by law for the collection of the delinquent tax.
K.S.A. § 46-256 — KS Code / Chapter 46 / Article 2 / Section 46-256
46-256 - Same; confidentiality and determination of sufficiency; investigation; notification of attorney general of violation of other laws; dismissal or hearing on complaint; remedies and protections for state employees filing complaints.
Status: in_force

46-256. Same; confidentiality and determination of sufficiency; investigation; notification of attorney general of violation of other laws; dismissal or hearing on complaint; remedies and protections for state employees filing complaints. (a) If the commission determines that a verified complaint does not allege facts, directly or upon information and belief, sufficient to constitute a violation of any provision of this act, it shall dismiss the complaint and notify the complainant and respondent thereof.

(b) Whenever a complaint is filed with the commission alleging a violation of any provision of this act, such filing and the allegations therein shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in this act.

(c) If the commission determines that such verified complaint does allege facts, directly or upon information and belief, sufficient to constitute a violation of any of the provisions of this act, the commission promptly shall investigate the alleged violation.

(d) The commission shall notify the attorney general of any apparent violation of criminal law or other laws not administered by the commission, which is discovered during the course of any such investigation.

(e) If, after the investigation, the commission finds that probable cause does not exist for believing the allegations of the complaint, the commission shall dismiss the complaint. If after such preliminary investigation, the commission finds that probable cause exists for believing the allegations of the complaint, such complaint shall no longer be confidential and may be disclosed. Upon making any such finding, the commission shall fix a time for a hearing in the matter, which shall be not more than 30 days after such finding. In either event the commission shall notify the complainant and respondent of its determination.

(f) The remedies and protections provided by K.S.A. 75-2973 and amendments thereto shall be available to any state employee against whom disciplinary action has been taken for filing a complaint pursuant to this act.
K.S.A. § 84-2-505 — KS Code / Chapter 84 / Article 2 / Section 84-2-505
84-2-505 - Seller's shipment under reservation.
Status: in_force

84-2-505. Seller's shipment under reservation. (1) Where the seller has identified goods to the contract by or before shipment:

(a) The seller's procurement of a negotiable bill of lading to the seller's own order or otherwise reserves in the seller a security interest in the goods. The seller's procurement of the bill to the order of a financing agency or of the buyer indicates in addition only the seller's expectation of transferring that interest to the person named.

(b) A nonnegotiable bill of lading to the seller or the seller's nominee reserves possession of the goods as security but except in a case of conditional delivery (subsection (2) of K.S.A. 84-2-507, and amendments thereto) a nonnegotiable bill of lading naming the buyer as consignee reserves no security interest even though the seller retains possession or control of the bill of lading.

(2) When shipment by the seller with reservation of a security interest is in violation of the contract for sale it constitutes an improper contract for transportation within the preceding section but impairs neither the rights given to the buyer by shipment and identification of the goods to the contract nor the seller's powers as a holder of a negotiable document of title.
K.S.A. § 22-3801 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 38 / Section 22-3801
22-3801 - Liability for costs.
Status: in_force

22-3801. Liability for costs. (a) If the defendant in a criminal case is convicted, the court costs shall be taxed against the defendant and shall be a judgment against the defendant which may be enforced as judgments for payment of money in civil cases.

(b) Jury fees are not court costs and shall be paid by the county in all criminal cases.

(c) The county shall not be reimbursed for the cost of employing a special prosecutor.
K.S.A. § 41-1123 — KS Code / Chapter 41 / Article 11 / Section 41-1123
41-1123 - Same; sales or destruction of certain liquors by director.
Status: in_force

41-1123. Same; sales or destruction of certain liquors by director. All alcoholic liquor in the custody of the director through seizure by agents of alcoholic beverage control or other peace officers of the state under authority of a duly executed search warrant shall be held until final determination of any prosecution arising under such search and seizure. Upon the final determination of such prosecution and if such alcoholic liquor is fit for human consumption the director may make application to the court in which such alcoholic liquor was offered as evidence for an order to sell such liquor. The court, if satisfied that such liquor so seized was being manufactured, distributed, stored, sold or used in violation of law, shall make an order that such property be sold by the director at public or private sale.

All alcoholic liquor which is unfit for human consumption may be summarily destroyed by the director.
K.S.A. § 19-4705 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 47 / Section 19-4705
19-4705 - Presiding judge; compensation.
Status: in_force

19-4705. Presiding judge; compensation. Any action brought in accordance with the code shall be presided over by a district court judge designated by the chief judge of the district court presiding in the county or a judge pro tem who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the chief judge of the district court presiding in the county, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of K.S.A. 20-310a, and amendments thereto. If a judge pro tem presides over such action, such judge pro tem shall receive a salary and other compensation set by resolution of the board of county commissioners and paid from the revenues of the county general fund or other fund established for the purpose of financing the costs of enforcement and prosecution of violations of county codes and resolutions pursuant to the code. If a district court judge presides over such action, such district court judge shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or expense payments.
K.S.A. § 41-1115 — KS Code / Chapter 41 / Article 11 / Section 41-1115
41-1115 - Same; minimum mark-ups on cases, bottles, mixed cases.
Status: in_force

41-1115. Same; minimum mark-ups on cases, bottles, mixed cases. The board, in exercising its powers and duties under the provisions of this act, shall establish the minimum mark-up by retailers on sales of cases, bottles and mixed cases to consumers.
K.S.A. § 68-10,114 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-10,114
68-10,114 - Collection of moneys for placement and maintenance of commemorative signs; exceptions.
Status: in_force

68-10,114. Collection of moneys for placement and maintenance of commemorative signs; exceptions. (a) On and after July 1, 2015, the secretary of transportation shall not place any signs commemoratively designating any highway, bridge, interchange or trail until the secretary has received sufficient moneys from gifts and donations to reimburse the secretary for the cost of placing such signs and an additional 50% of the initial cost to defray future maintenance or replacement costs of such signs. The secretary of transportation may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining and installing suitable signs.

(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to K.S.A. 68-10,119, 68-10,121, 68-10,122, 68-10,123, 68-10,124, 68-10,125, 68-10,126, 68-10,127, 68-10,128 and 68-10,129, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 22-3416 — KS Code / Chapter 22 / Article 34 / Section 22-3416
22-3416 - Prisoner as witness.
Status: in_force

22-3416. Prisoner as witness. No prisoner in the custody of the secretary of corrections shall be required to attend as a witness in any criminal action or proceeding except on order of the court before whom the prosecution is pending and under such terms as the court may prescribe.