39-739. Sight handicapped persons; reports to state board of health; forms. - Kansas Statutes

39-739

Chapter 39.--MENTALLY ILL, INCAPACITATED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS; SOCIAL WELFARE Article 7.--SOCIAL WELFARE

      39-739.   Sight handicapped persons; reports to state board ofhealth; forms.Every health and social agency, attending or consulting physician ornurse, shall report in writing to the state board of health, the name,age and residence of all patients or persons who are handicapped invision, and who come within the definition of "the blind" as defined inK.S.A. 39-702: Provided,The reporter may omit such registration upon the objection of the adultblind. Such report shall be made within thirty (30) days after a firstconsultation, interview or meeting of the agency, physician or nurse,and the blind person, and shall be on a form prescribed by the stateboard of health.

      History:   L. 1949, ch. 279, § 1; June 30.