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KS Stat § 39-415 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization|39-415 Counties between 175,000 and 250,000; definitions.

39-415. Counties between 175,000 and 250,000; definitions. As used in this act: (a) The words "medically indigent" shall mean a person who is unable to pay for hospitalization and who is not receiving or who is not eligible for medical assistance under K.S.A. 39-701 et seq., and amendments thereto, at the time of application for hospitalization hereunder.(b) The word "hospitalization" shall mean the routine services ordinarily rendered in a hospital as a hospital is defined in K.S.A. 65-425 and licensed under K.S.A. 65-427.History: L. 1951, ch. 237, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 209, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-416 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization|39-416 County hospital fund for medically indigent persons in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds.

39-416. County hospital fund for medically indigent persons in certain counties; tax levy, use of proceeds. The board of county commissioners in any county having a population of not less than 175,000 or more than 250,000 may levy each year a tax upon all taxable tangible property in their respective counties and the proceeds thereof, except for an amount 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, shall be placed into a separate fund designated as "the county hospital fund," which fund is hereby created, and shall be used only to provide and pay for hospitalization for medically indigent persons who have resided in any such county for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding any application for hospitalization as a medically indigent person, and resided in the state for not less than two years during the four years immediately preceding any application for hospitalization as a medically indigent person. The provisions of this act shall not abrogate or amend any other existing laws relating to hospitalization of any person or persons.History: L. 1951, ch. 237, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 265, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 38; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 34; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 151; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-417 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization|39-417 Same; rules and regulations.

39-417. Same; rules and regulations. Hospitalization shall be on a case basis and the payment therefor as provided under K.S.A. 39-416 aforesaid shall be furnished under such rules and regulations as the board of county commissioners shall from time to time adopt.History: L. 1951, ch. 237, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 39-418 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 4 - Hospital Treatment And Hospitalization|39-418 Same; hospital advisory council; appointment; duties; monthly publication of recipients' names and addresses.

39-418. Same; hospital advisory council; appointment; duties; monthly publication of recipients' names and addresses. The board of county commissioners within 90 days after the taking effect of this act shall appoint a hospital advisory council consisting of not more than five citizens residents of such county selected so as to provide a representative on said council from the hospital of the university of Kansas medical center and a representative from each of the other hospitals located in the county. Said council shall advise and consult with the board of county commissioners and make recommendations in the formation and establishment of rules and regulations as provided in K.S.A. 39-417.The members of the hospital advisory council shall serve without compensation and shall serve at the will and pleasure of such board of county commissioners: Provided, Disbursements of the county hospital fund shall be by voucher, approved by the board of county commissioners, which vouchers shall be paid in the same manner as are other county vouchers and shall be subject to the same auditing procedure as are other county vouchers: Provided further, That there be published monthly in the official county paper, the names and addresses of each person for whom payment is made under this act, and the amount of each warrant issued to a hospital in payment of each case shall be separately stated in said publication.History: L. 1951, ch. 237, § 4; June 30.
KS Stat § 39-701 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-701 Purposes of act.

39-701. Purposes of act. It is hereby declared the purpose and policy of the state in supervising the directing of the welfare work therein, to provide an effective uniform system of welfare work for the state; to promote efficiency in the work; and to comply with the conditions provided for obtaining federal grants for welfare work as set forth in federal laws and federal rules and regulations. It is not the policy of the state to discourage or interfere with the universally recognized moral obligations of kindred to provide, when possible, for the support of dependent relatives, but rather it is the policy of the state to assist the needy and where necessary, the relatives in providing the necessary assistance for dependents.History: L. 1937, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 186, § 1; Jan. 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 39-708a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-708a Payment of claims to medical vendors not filed within fiscal year; limitation.

39-708a. Payment of claims to medical vendors not filed within fiscal year; limitation. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the director of accounts and reports shall accept for payment from an agent or intermediary authorized to make medical payment reviews and to determine the amount due to medical vendors for the care of needy persons, in accordance with agreements entered into by the secretary under the provisions of subsections (s) and (x) of K.S.A. 39-708c, and amendments thereto, notwithstanding the fact that such claims were not submitted or processed for payment within the fiscal year in which the service was rendered.(b) No claim filed more than 12 months after the time the service was rendered shall be allowed or paid except that payment to medical vendors may be made on claims submitted more than 12 months after the service was rendered: (1) If the services were provided to a child who at the time of service was in the custody of the secretary, or a child for whom the agency has entered into an adoptive support agreement if the medical vendor did not have actual knowledge of that fact prior to the expiration of the 12-month period; (2) if the claim was submitted to medicare within 12 months of the date of service, paid or denied for payment by medicare, and subsequently submitted for payment to the state medical assistance program within 30 days of the medicare payment or denial date; (3) if the claim is determined payable by reason of administrative appeals, court action or agency error; (4) if the claim is for emergency services rendered by providers located outside the state who are not already enrolled as state medical assistance program providers; or (5) if the claim arises out of circumstances described under items (1), (2), (3) or (4) and is determined not to be payable under any such item, but the secretary determines that such claim is the result of extraordinary circumstances.History: L. 1969, ch. 228, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 186, § 4; L. 1989, ch. 123, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 55, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-708d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-708d Same; lease of office or business space.

39-708d. Same; lease of office or business space. Notwithstanding any of the provisions contained in subsection (d) of K.S.A. 39-708c, and amendments thereto, the secretary for children and families may lease office or business space for a period exceeding 10 years if the proposed lease has been presented to the joint committee on state building construction for advice and consultation.History: L. 1998, ch. 127, § 6; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 78; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-709b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-709b Information concerning applicants for and recipients of assistance; confidentiality, exceptions; publication of statistics.

39-709b. Information concerning applicants for and recipients of assistance; confidentiality, exceptions; publication of statistics. (a) Information concerning applicants for and recipients of assistance from the secretary shall be confidential and privileged and shall only be available to the secretary and the officers and employees of the secretary except as set forth in this section. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, such information shall be disclosed to an applicant, recipient or outside source under the following conditions:(1) Information shall be disclosed to the post auditor in accordance with and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 46-1106(e), and amendments thereto;(2) information shall be disclosed to an applicant or recipient in accordance with and subject to rules and regulations adopted by the secretary; and(3) information may be disclosed to an outside source if such disclosure:(A) Has been consented to in writing by the applicant or recipient and the applicant or recipient has been granted access by the secretary to the information to be disclosed, except that in an emergency information may be disclosed without a written consent if such disclosure is deemed by the secretary to be in the best interests of the applicant or recipient;(B) is directly connected to the administration of the secretary's program;(C) is directly connected to an investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil proceeding conducted in connection with the administration of the secretary's program;(D) is authorized by a state plan developed by the secretary pursuant to the federal social security act or any other federal program providing federal financial assistance and services in the field of social welfare; or(E) concerns the intent of an applicant or recipient to commit a crime and in this case such information and the information necessary to prevent the crime shall be disclosed to the appropriate authorities.(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the publication of aggregate non-identifying statistics that are so classified as to prevent the identification of specific applicants or recipients.History: L. 1978, ch. 159, § 4; L. 1985, ch. 153, § 1; L. 2015, ch. 42, § 10; L. 2018, ch. 89, § 20; July 1, 2019.
KS Stat § 39-709c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-709c Report to legislature; medical assistance expenditures and amounts recovered; recommendations for legislation therefor.

39-709c. Report to legislature; medical assistance expenditures and amounts recovered; recommendations for legislation therefor. On or before the first day of each regular session of the legislature, the secretary shall prepare and submit to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a report of the total amount of moneys expended by the department for medical assistance, the amount of moneys recovered pursuant to K.S.A. 39-709, and amendments thereto, and any recommendations for legislation necessary to insure that the factors or methods used to determine eligibility for medical assistance more accurately represent the resources of an applicant for, or recipient of, medical assistance.History: L. 2004, ch. 146, § 2; L. 2015, ch. 42, § 11; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-709e (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-709e Exercise of state's option from federal law making certain drug abusers ineligible for public assistance.

39-709e. Exercise of state's option from federal law making certain drug abusers ineligible for public assistance. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 39-709, and amendments thereto, under the authority of subsection (d)(1)(A) of 21 U.S.C. § 862a, the state of Kansas hereby exercises its option out of subsection (a) of 21 U.S.C. § 862a, which makes any individual ineligible for certain state and federal assistance if that individual has been convicted under federal or state law of any offense which is classified as a felony by the law of the jurisdiction and which has as an element of such offense the possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance as defined by subsection (6) of 21 U.S.C. § 802, only if, after such conviction, such individual has:(1) Been assessed by a licensed substance abuse treatment provider as not requiring substance abuse treatment; or(2) been assessed by a licensed substance abuse treatment provider and such provider recommended substance abuse treatment and such individual:(A) Is participating in a licensed substance abuse treatment program; or(B) has successfully completed a licensed substance abuse treatment program.(b) An individual shall be disqualified for any state or federal assistance permitted by this section if confirmation of illegal drug use is found as a result of testing that occurs while the individual is on probation, parole, conditional release or postrelease supervision or during required substance abuse treatment. Thereafter, such disqualified individual may reapply for assistance after 30 days.History: L. 2006, ch. 162, § 1; L. 2013, ch. 80, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-709f (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-709f Medical assistance program and managed care organizations; contract; prompt payment.

39-709f. Medical assistance program and managed care organizations; contract; prompt payment. (a) Any contract between the Kansas medical assistance program and any managed care organization serving the state of Kansas shall require the processing and full payment of the allowed amount or processing and denial by the managed care organization of all clean claims within 30 days after receipt of the clean claim, and the processing and full payment of the allowed amount or processing and denial by the managed care organization of all claims within 90 days after receipt of the claim. The contract shall also include a late payment provision that requires the managed care organization to pay interest to the provider at the rate of 12% per annum for each month that the managed care organization has neither processed and fully paid the allowed amount nor processed and denied a submitted claim or clean claim after the time limits set forth in this section. The Kansas medical assistance program shall also require managed care organizations to include a provision outlining the provider's rights under this section in the managed care organization's contracts with providers. A provider that has a claim that remains unpaid by a managed care organization after the time limits set forth in this section may bring a direct cause of action against the managed care organization for the interest provided for in this section in addition to the amount of the unpaid claim.(b) For the purposes of this section, the terms "claim" and "clean claim" shall be assigned the same meanings as provided by 42 C.F.R. § 447.45(b).(c) The secretary of health and environment shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2014, ch. 80, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-709j (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-709j Medical assistance program; coverage for speech-language pathology and audiology services.

39-709j. Medical assistance program; coverage for speech-language pathology and audiology services. (a) On and after January 1, 2019, the department of health and environment and any managed care organization providing state medicaid services under the Kansas medical assistance program shall provide coverage for speech-language pathology services and audiology services provided by a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed by the Kansas department for aging and disability services by means of telehealth, as defined in K.S.A. 40-2,211, and amendments thereto, if such services would be covered by the Kansas medical assistance program when delivered via in-person contact.(b) The department of health and environment shall implement and administer this section consistent with applicable federal laws and regulations and shall submit to the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services any state medicaid plan amendment, waiver request or other approval request necessary to implement this section.(c) The department of health and environment shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement and administer this section. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted on or before December 31, 2018.(d) On or before January 13, 2020, the department of health and environment shall prepare an impact report that assesses the social and financial effects of the coverage mandated by this section, including the impacts listed in K.S.A. 40-2249(a) and (b), and amendments thereto, and shall submit such report to the legislature and the house of representatives standing committee on health and human services, the house of representatives standing committee on insurance, the senate standing committee on public health and welfare and the senate standing committee on financial institutions and insurance.History: L. 2018, ch. 98, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-710 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-710 Social welfare fund; deposits; disbursements; unpaid cancelled warrants, crediting; appropriations.

39-710. Social welfare fund; deposits; disbursements; unpaid cancelled warrants, crediting; appropriations. There is hereby created in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known and designated as the social welfare fund. All moneys received by the secretary as grants, gifts, bequests or state aid for the purpose of state welfare work, shall be deposited by the secretary in the social welfare fund. All disbursements made from the social welfare fund shall be made by the filing of vouchers in the office of the director of accounts and reports, signed and approved by the secretary, and upon the filing of the same, the director of accounts and reports is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her warrants upon the state treasurer for same, all of such warrants to be delivered by the director of accounts and reports to the secretary. All balances accruing from unpaid cancelled warrants issued pursuant to this section, notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 10-812 to the contrary, shall be credited to the social welfare fund.The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to receive from the federal government, or any of its agencies, any funds made available under existing laws, rules or regulations or that may hereafter be made available for social welfare purposes including administrative expenses and may expend the same in the social welfare program of the state of Kansas in accordance with the rules, regulations and requirements under which such funds are made available to such secretary. The state share of social welfare expenditures shall be appropriated from the state general fund and the social welfare fund.History: L. 1937, ch. 327, § 9; L. 1939, ch. 200, § 3; L. 1947, ch. 267, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 276, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 245, § 5; L. 1969, ch. 226, § 4; L. 1972, ch. 169, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 186, § 7; L. 1979, ch. 130, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-711a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-711a Meal services for the aging; use of school lunch facilities under agreement with local board of education.

39-711a. Meal services for the aging; use of school lunch facilities under agreement with local board of education. The board of education of any school district may enter into an agreement with any private nonprofit organization or any public board, council or agency, which is authorized to provide meals for the aged by the secretary for aging and disability services acting as an agent of the federal government in establishing and administering food service programs for the aged under any federal law, which agreement may provide for use of school lunch facilities to be used for preparation and service of meals for the aged. Such meals may be served on or off of school premises and school district employees may participate in providing such services to the extent authorized by such an agreement. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to authorize diversion of any federal funds from the purpose for which the same are provided, nor to authorize the keeping of accounts of federal moneys in a manner contrary to any act of congress or rules or directives promulgated pursuant thereto.History: L. 1974, ch. 287, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 79; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-713c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-713c Homes for children.

39-713c. Homes for children. The secretary shall find suitable homes for children who are children in need of care, as defined in K.S.A. 38-2202, and amendments thereto, referred to the secretary by the district court, and place and supervise the children in such homes. This shall not prevent the use of licensed private child-placing agencies by the secretary or district court when desired.History: L. 1973, ch. 186, § 9; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 191; L. 1982, ch. 182, § 133; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 105; L. 2018, ch. 107, § 16; July 1.
KS Stat § 39-713d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare|Article 7 - Social Welfare|39-713d Funeral and cemetery expenses; limitations.

39-713d. Funeral and cemetery expenses; limitations. (a) The secretary, on the death of a recipient of assistance, if the estate of the deceased or other available resources are insufficient to pay the decedent's funeral and burial expenses, may pay funeral and cemetery expenses in amounts which shall not be more than the maximum amounts fixed for such purposes by rules and regulations adopted by the secretary.(b) Whenever a cemetery lot has been purchased or acquired for a recipient of assistance, either before or after death, and such cemetery lot was not purchased or acquired with public funds, the cost of such cemetery lot shall not be deducted from the funeral expenses authorized by this section.History: L. 1973, ch. 186, § 10; L. 1983, ch. 144, § 1; July 1.