Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-12a31

  • Care or treatment: means such necessary services as are determined by the secretary to be in the best interests of the physical and mental health of a substance abuser. See Kansas Statutes 76-12a22
  • Institution: means the following institutions: Osawatomie state hospital, Rainbow mental health facility, Larned state hospital, Parsons state hospital and training center, and Kansas neurological institute. See Kansas Statutes 76-12a01
  • Secretary: means the secretary for aging and disability services. See Kansas Statutes 76-12a01
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

From and after October 1, 1996, no institution shall admit any individual for care or treatment of alcohol abuse or drug abuse with the exception that Larned state hospital and Osawatomie state hospital may admit an individual for detoxification services or alcohol abuse or drug abuse care and treatment provided to inmates in the custody of the secretary of corrections as clinically indicated. From and after October 1, 1996, public treatment facilities and other treatment facilities licensed under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-4001 et seq., 65-4601 et seq. or 65-5201 et seq. and amendments thereto as specified or directed by the secretary or a district court shall admit and give appropriate care and treatment to alcohol and drug abusers.