65-116l. Use of funds for care, maintenance or treatment; limitations. - Kansas Statutes

65-116l

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 1.--SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVITIES

      65-116l.   Use of funds for care, maintenance or treatment;limitations.No funds appropriated to the department of social and rehabilitationservices for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of K.S.A. 65-116ishall be used for meeting the cost of the care,maintenance or treatment of any person who has communicable orinfectious tuberculosis by a medical care facility on an inpatient basisto the extent that such cost is covered by insurance or other thirdparty payments, or to the extent that such person or a person who islegally responsible for the support of such person is able to assume thecost of such care, maintenance, treatment or transportation. Thesecretary of social and rehabilitation services in determining theability of a person to assume such costs shall consider the followingfactors: (a) The age of such person; (b) the number of such person'sdependents and their ages and physical condition; (c) the person'slength of care, maintenance or treatment, if such person is the personreceiving the care, maintenance or treatment; (d) such person'sliabilities; (e) such person's assets; and (f) such other factors as thesecretary deems important. The secretary of social and rehabilitationservices may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out theprovisions of this section.

      History:   L. 1975, ch. 311, § 9; Oct. 1.