Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 80 > Article 25 - Hospitals and Health Care Facilities

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Board: means a hospital board which is selected in accordance with the provisions of this act and which is vested with the management and control of an existing hospital or a hospital established under the provisions of this act;

  (b) "hospital" means a medical care facility as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 80-2501

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• General election: refers to the election required to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• hospital moneys: means , but is not limited to, moneys acquired through the issuance of bonds, the levy of taxes, the receipt of grants, donations, gifts, bequests, interest earned on investments authorized by this act and state or federal aid and from fees and charges for use of and services provided by the hospital;

  (d) "existing hospital" means a hospital established under the provisions of article 21 of chapter 80 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto, prior to the effective date of this act and being maintained and operated on the effective date of this act;

  (e) "political subdivision" means a township, a city or a hospital district established under the provisions of article 21 of chapter 80 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto, prior to the effective date of this act or established under this act;

  (f) "qualified elector" means any person who has been a bona fide resident within the territory included in the taxing district of a hospital for 30 days prior to the date of any annual meeting or election provided for in this act and who possesses the qualifications of an elector provided for in the laws governing general elections;

  (g) As used in this section, a "limited care residential retirement facility" means a facility, other than an adult care home, in which there are separate apartment-style living areas, bedrooms, bathrooms and individual utilities; which facility is available only to individuals 55 years of age or older; and which facility has at least the following characteristics: (1) A common recreational and dining area; (2) planned recreation and social gatherings; (3) laundry facilities or services and housecleaning services; (4) special dietary programs providing at least one meal per day; (5) organized wellness programs; (6) a 24-hour emergency call system in each unit staffed by the hospital district; (7) a nursing staff from the hospital district on 24-hour call for residents; and (8) availability of additional health related services, laundry services, housekeeping, means for individuals with special or additional needs;

  (h) "joint enterprise" means a business undertaking by a hospital and one or more public or private entities for the provision of health care services. See Kansas Statutes 80-2501

• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, evidences of debt and things in action, and digital assets as defined in the revised uniform fiduciary access to digital assets act, Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Undertaking: means a promise or security in any form where required by law. See Kansas Statutes 77-201