Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-5956

  • Secretary: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902
  • Services: means those services designed to provide assistance to the aged such as nutritional programs, facilities improvement, transportation services, senior volunteer programs, supplementary health services, programs for leisure-time activities, housing and employment counseling, other informational, referral and counseling programs to aid the aged in availing themselves of existing public or private services or other similar social services intended to aid the senior citizen in attaining and maintaining self-sufficiency, personal well-being, dignity and maximum participation in community life. See Kansas Statutes 75-5902

The secretary for aging and disability services shall ensure statewide service access is available in a timely manner and shall adopt an application procedure for long-term care services which presumes the eligibility of persons applying for long-term care services from the date of application.