Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 39-2007

  • Center: means a community mental health center or crisis intervention center. See Kansas Statutes 39-2002
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Facility: means any place other than a center or hospital that meets the requirements as set forth by regulations created and adopted by the secretary, where individuals reside and receive treatment or services provided by a person or entity licensed under this act. See Kansas Statutes 39-2002
  • Hospital: means a psychiatric hospital. See Kansas Statutes 39-2002
  • Licensing agency: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 39-2002
  • Provider: means a person, partnership or corporation employing or contracting with appropriately credentialed persons that provide behavioral health, excluding substance use disorder services for purposes of this act, intellectual disability, developmental disability or other disability services in accordance with the requirements as set forth by rules and regulations created and adopted by the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 39-2002
  • Services: means the following types of behavioral health, intellectual disability, developmental disability and other disability services, including, but not limited to: Residential supports, day supports, care coordination, case management, workshops, sheltered domiciles, education, therapeutic services, assessments and evaluations, diagnostic care, medicinal support and rehabilitative services. See Kansas Statutes 39-2002

An application for a license to operate a center, facility, hospital or to be a provider of services shall be made in writing to the licensing agency on forms made available by the agency. The application shall contain all information required by the licensing agency, which may include affirmative evidence of the applicant’s ability to comply with the standards and rules and regulations as adopted under the provisions of this act. The application shall be signed by the person or persons seeking the license or by a duly authorized agent.