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KS Stat § 65-429 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|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.

65-429. Issuance and renewal of licenses; funding the cost of administration of the medical care facilities licensure and risk management program; display of license. Upon receipt of an application for license, the licensing agency shall issue with the approval of the state fire marshal a license provided the applicant and the physical facilities of the medical care facility meet the requirements established under this act. A license, unless suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually without charge upon the filing by the licensee, and approval by the licensing agency, of an annual report upon such uniform dates and containing such information in such form as the licensing agency prescribes by rules and regulations. A medical care facility which has been licensed by the licensing agency and which has received certification for participation in federal reimbursement programs and which has been accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations or the American osteopathic association may be granted a license renewal based on such certification and accreditation. The cost of administration of the medical care facilities licensure and risk management program provisions of this act pursuant to K.S.A. 65-433 and 65-4921 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall be funded by an annual assessment from the health care stabilization fund, which assessment shall not exceed $200,000 in any one fiscal year. The licensing agency shall make an annual report to the health care stabilization fund regarding the use of these funds. Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons or governmental units named in the application and shall not be transferable or assignable except with the written approval of the licensing agency. A separate license is not required for two separate establishments which are located in the same or contiguous counties, which provide the services required by K.S.A. 65-431 and amendments thereto and which are organized under a single owner or governing board with a single designated administrator and medical staff. Licenses shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 5; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 4; L. 1980, ch. 183, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 235, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 91, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-430 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-430 Denial, suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing.

65-430. Denial, suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing. The licensing agency may deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which it finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements established under this law, a failure to report any information required to be reported by K.S.A. 65-28,121 or 65-4216 and amendments to such sections, or a failure to maintain a risk management program as required by K.S.A. 65-4922 and amendments thereto, after notice and an opportunity for hearing to the applicant or licensee in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 266, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 258, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 513, § 90; L. 1986, ch. 229, § 33; L. 1988, ch. 236, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-431 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-431 Rules and regulations; selection of professional staff; hospital compliance through combined operation.

65-431. Rules and regulations; selection of professional staff; hospital compliance through combined operation. (a) The licensing agency shall adopt, amend, promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations and standards with respect to the different types of medical care facilities to be licensed hereunder as may be designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of this law in promoting safe and adequate treatment of individuals in medical care facilities in the interest of public health, safety and welfare.(b) No rule or regulation shall be made by the licensing agency that would discriminate against any practitioner of the healing arts who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state. Boards of trustees or directors of facilities licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act shall have the right, in accordance with law, to select the professional staff members of such facilities and to select and employ interns, nurses and other personnel, and no rules and regulations or standards of the licensing agency shall be valid that, if enforced, would interfere in such selection or employment. In the selection of professional staff members, no hospital licensed under K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., and amendments thereto, shall discriminate against any practitioner of the healing arts who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state for reasons based solely upon the practitioner's branch of the healing arts or the school or healthcare facility where the practitioner received medical schooling or postgraduate training.(c) In formulating rules and regulations, the agency shall give due consideration to the size of the medical care facility, the type of service it is intended to render, the scope of such service, requirements for the receipt of federal reimbursement for the type of medical care facility and the financial resources in and the needs of the community which such facility serves.(d) (1) A hospital consisting of more than one establishment shall be considered in compliance with the rules and regulations of the licensing agency if:(A) All basic services required by the agency are available as a part of the combined operation; and(B) the following basic services are available at each establishment:(i) Continuous nursing service;(ii) continuous physician coverage on duty or on call;(iii) basic diagnostic radiological and laboratory facilities;(iv) drug room;(v) emergency services;(vi) food service; and(vii) patient isolation.(2) The requirements of paragraphs (1)(A) and (B) shall be deemed to be satisfied by a rural emergency hospital if such rural emergency hospital meets the licensing requirements established for such hospital by the licensing agency.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 7; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 5; L. 1976, ch. 266, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 235, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 237, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 238, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 88, § 13; May 6.
KS Stat § 65-432 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-432 Time for compliance with rules, regulations and standards.

65-432. Time for compliance with rules, regulations and standards. Any medical care facility which is in operation at the time of promulgation of any applicable rules or regulations or minimum standards under this act shall be given a reasonable time, under the particular circumstances not to exceed two years from the date of such promulgation, within which to comply with such rules and regulations and minimum standards.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 8; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-433 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-433 Inspections and investigations; rules and regulations; consultations.

65-433. Inspections and investigations; rules and regulations; consultations. The licensing agency shall make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations as deemed necessary. The authorized agents and representatives of the licensing agency shall conduct inspections of each medical care facility not accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations or the American osteopathic association at such intervals as the secretary determines necessary to protect the public health and safety and to carry out the risk management provisions of K.S.A. 65-4921 et seq., and amendments thereto. The licensing agency may prescribe by rules and regulations that any licensee or applicant desiring to make specified types of alteration or additions to its facilities or to construct new facilities shall before commencing such alteration, addition or new construction, submit plans and specifications therefor to the licensing agency for preliminary inspection and approval or recommendations with respect to compliance with the rules and regulations and standards herein authorized. Necessary conferences and consultations may be provided.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 9; L. 1996, ch. 91, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-435a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-435a Development of contents of annual report and inspection form; rules and regulations.

65-435a. Development of contents of annual report and inspection form; rules and regulations. The contents of the annual report under K.S.A. 65-429, and amendments thereto, and the contents of an inspection form for purposes of inspections under K.S.A. 65-433, and amendments thereto, shall be developed by the licensing agency in consultation with the Kansas hospital association. The licensing agency may specify the contents of the annual report and the contents of the inspection form by rules and regulations. Nothing in this section shall require the licensing agency to adopt the annual report or the inspection form by rules and regulations.History: L. 1994, ch. 284, § 2; L. 2008, ch. 110, § 4; L. 2012, ch. 102, § 23; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-436 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-436 Information confidential; exceptions.

65-436. Information confidential; exceptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), information received by the licensing agency through filed reports, inspections or as otherwise authorized under this act, shall not be disclosed publicly in such manner as to identify individuals.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) to the contrary, the following information may be disclosed publicly in such a manner as to identify individuals or medical care facilities: Information received by the licensing agency through filed reports, inspections or as otherwise authorized under this act, in a proceeding involving the question of licensure.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 12; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 8; L. 1979, ch. 191, § 15; L. 1985, ch. 208, § 5; L. 1987, ch. 232, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 284, § 1; May 5.
KS Stat § 65-437 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-437 Annual report of licensing agency.

65-437. Annual report of licensing agency. The licensing agency shall prepare and publish an annual report of its activities and operations under this law.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 13; June 30.
KS Stat § 65-438 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-438 Appeal from decision of licensing agency.

65-438. Appeal from decision of licensing agency. Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by the decision of the licensing agency may appeal the decision in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 14; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 9; L. 1976, ch. 266, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 91; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 119; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-439 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-439 Penalties.

65-439. Penalties. Any person establishing, conducting, managing, or operating any medical care facility without a license under this law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for the first offense and not more than fifty dollars for each subsequent offense, and each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 15; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 10; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-440 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-440 Injunction.

65-440. Injunction. Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the licensing agency may, in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the attorney general who shall represent the licensing agency in the proceedings maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or other process against any person or governmental unit to restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management or operation of a medical care facility without a license under this law. Such proceedings shall be governed by the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 16; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 11; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 92; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 120; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-441 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-441 Invalidity of part.

65-441. Invalidity of part. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the provisions or application of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the act are declared to be severable.History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 17; June 30.
KS Stat § 65-442 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-442 Limited liability for medical care facilities and certain duly appointed officials thereof; good faith requirement.

65-442. Limited liability for medical care facilities and certain duly appointed officials thereof; good faith requirement. (a) There shall be no liability on the part of, and no action for damages shall arise against, any duly appointed member of the governing board or the duly appointed member of a committee of the medical staff of a licensed medical care facility for any act, statement or proceeding undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions and within the course of the performance of the duties of such committee of the medical staff if such member acted in good faith and without malice, and the medical staff operates pursuant to written bylaws that have been approved by the governing board of the medical care facility.(b) There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages shall arise against any licensed medical care facility because of the rendering of or failure to render professional services within such medical care facility by a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery if such person is not an employee or agent of such medical care facility.History: L. 1967, ch. 344, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 205, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 12; L. 1976, ch. 267, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-442a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-442a Same; act inapplicable to adult care home licensed under chapter 39.

65-442a. Same; act inapplicable to adult care home licensed under chapter 39. Nothing in this act [*] shall be construed to apply to any adult care home licensed under the provisions of article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, or acts amendatory thereof.History: L. 1973, ch. 248, § 13; July 1.* "This act," see, also, 65-425, 65-426, 65-427, 65-429, 65-431, 65-432, 65-434, 65-436, 65-438, 65-439, 65-440, 65-442.
KS Stat § 65-443 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|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.

65-443. Termination of human pregnancy; performance, referral for, or participation in medical procedures not required; prescription or administration of any device or drug not required. No person shall be required to perform, refer for, or participate in medical procedures or in the prescription or administration of any device or drug which result in the termination of a pregnancy or an effect of which the person reasonably believes may result in the termination of a pregnancy, and the refusal of any person to perform, refer for, or participate in those medical procedures, prescription or administration shall not be a basis for civil liability to any person. No medical care facility, medical care facility administrator or governing board of any medical care facility shall terminate the employment of, prevent or impair the practice or occupation of or impose any other sanction on any person because of such person's exercise of rights protected by this section.History: L. 1969, ch. 182, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 313, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 112, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-444 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-444 Same; medical care facility refusal to permit; establishment of criteria and procedures.

65-444. Same;  medical care facility refusal to permit;  establishment of criteria and procedures. No medical care facility, medical care facility administrator or governing board of any medical care facility shall be required to permit the performance, referral for, or participation in medical procedures or in the prescription or administration of any device or drug which result in the termination of human pregnancies of an effect of which the medical care facility, administrator or board reasonably believes may result in the termination of human pregnancies within its facility and the refusal to permit such procedures, prescription or administration shall not be grounds for civil liability to any person. A medical care facility may establish criteria and procedures under which pregnancies may be terminated within its institution, in addition to those which may be prescribed by licensing, regulating or accrediting agencies.History: L. 1969, ch. 182, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 233; L. 2012, ch. 112, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-446 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-446 Medical procedures resulting in sterilization of persons; performance, referral for, or participation in procedures not required.

65-446. Medical procedures  resulting in sterilization of persons; performance, referral for, or participation in procedures not required. No person shall be required to perform, refer for or participate in medical procedures which result in sterilization of a person, and the refusal of any person to perform, refer for or participate in those medical procedures shall not be a basis for civil liability to any person. No medical care facility, medical care facility administrator or governing board of any medical care facility shall terminate the employment of, prevent or impair the practice or occupation of or impose any other sanction on any person because of such person's exercise of rights protected by this section.History: L. 1971, ch. 206, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 112, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-447 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-447 Same; medical care facility refusal to permit; establishment of criteria and procedures authorized.

65-447. Same;  medical care facility refusal to permit; establishment of criteria and procedures authorized. No medical care facility, medical care facility administrator, or governing board of any medical care facility shall be required to permit the performance, referral for or participation in medical procedures resulting in sterilization within its facility and the refusal to permit such procedures shall not be grounds for civil liability to any person. A medical care facility may establish criteria and procedures under which sterilizations may be performed within its institution, in addition to those which may be prescribed by licensing, regulating or accrediting agencies.History: L. 1971, ch. 206, § 2; L. 2012, ch. 112, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-450 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-450 Hospital defined.

65-450. Hospital defined. As used in this act, the term "hospital" means a general hospital or a special hospital licensed under K.S.A. 65-425 to 65-441, inclusive, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1985, ch. 204, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-451 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-451 Construction or modification of certain hospitals prohibited until July 1, 1986.

65-451. Construction or modification of certain hospitals prohibited until July 1, 1986. The following construction or modifications shall not be commenced prior to July 1, 1986:(a) Any erections, building, alteration, reconstruction, modernization, improvement, extension, lease or other acquisition by or on behalf of a hospital that increases the licensed bed capacity of a hospital or relocates hospital beds from one physical facility or site to another; or(b) the establishment of a new hospital.History: L. 1985, ch. 204, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-452 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-452 Same; exceptions.

65-452. Same; exceptions. This act shall not apply to the following:(a) The total relocation of a hospital's licensed beds from one physical facility or site within the community to another physical facility or site within the same community if the relocating hospital is the only hospital in the community;(b) consolidation of two or more hospitals located within the same community, if the maximum licensed bed capacity after consolidation is set at a level which would accommodate a 70% rate of occupancy based on the aggregate average daily census of the consolidating hospitals during the previous fiscal year of each hospital;(c) the relocation or redistribution of hospital beds within a hospital building or identifiable complex of buildings on the same site if the relocation or redistribution does not result in an increase in the overall licensed bed capacity at that site;(d) a project for which a hospital holds a valid certificate of need under K.S.A. 65-4801 et seq., and amendments thereto, and which project is not yet completed; or(e) a hospital which is owned or operated by the federal or state government.History: L. 1985, ch. 204, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-453 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-453 Same; emergency waiver, when; secretary of health and environment.

65-453. Same; emergency waiver, when; secretary of health and environment. The secretary of health and environment upon application of a hospital may grant an emergency waiver from the provisions of this act if the need for the hospital project is a result of fire, tornado, flood, storm damage or other similar disaster, if adequate health care facilities are not available for the people who previously used the applicant hospital's facility and if the request for an emergency waiver is limited in nature and scope only to those repairs necessitated by the natural disaster.History: L. 1985, ch. 204, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-454 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities|65-454 Same; action to enjoin violation.

65-454. Same; action to enjoin violation. The secretary of health and environment or a hospital may bring an action to enjoin any alleged violation of this act.History: L. 1985, ch. 204, § 5; July 1.