Kansas Statutes > Chapter 74 > Article 55 – Developmental Disability Agencies


§ 74-5501	State council on developmental disabilities; establishment; membership
§ 74-5502	State council on developmental disabilities; powers and duties; legislative recommendations; cooperation by state agencies
§ 74-5503	Same; meetings; reports
§ 74-5504	Same; compensation, allowances and expenses
§ 74-5505	Department for aging and disability services to receive and administer funds under federal developmental disabilities assistance and bill of rights act
§ 74-5515	Access to certain records by developmental disabilities protection and advocacy agency; confidentiality of records; “records” defined

Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Conservator: means an individual or corporation appointed by the court to act on behalf of a conservatee and possessed of some or all of the powers and duties set out in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Guardian: means an individual or a nonprofit corporation certified in accordance with Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Mentally ill person: means a mentally ill person as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201