Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-12b02

  • Institution: means a state institution for people with intellectual disability including the following institutions: Kansas neurological institute and Parsons state hospital. See Kansas Statutes 76-12b01
  • Intellectual disability: means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior. See Kansas Statutes 76-12b01
  • Secretary: means the secretary for aging and disability services or the designee of the secretary. See Kansas Statutes 76-12b01

The admission of a person with intellectual disability to an institution shall be at the discretion of the secretary.