The board of county commissioners in any county having a population of less than fifteen thousand (15,000) may contract with the governing body of any hospital located in such county for the purpose of authorizing such governing body to supply services to a county board of health.
History: L. 1885, ch. 129, § 7; R.S. 1923, 65-201; L. 1973, ch. 246, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 264, § 1; July 1.
Such officer shall receive and distribute without delay in the county for which he or she is appointed all forms from the secretary of health and environment to the rightful persons, all returns from persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery, assessors and local boards to said secretary, shall keep an accurate record of all of the transactions of his or her office and shall turn over all records and documents kept by such officer, as herein provided, and all other articles belonging to the office to his or her successor in office, or to the county or joint board electing such officer, on the expiration of his or her term of office.
Such officer shall upon the opening of the fall term of school, make or have made a sanitary inspection of each school building and grounds, and shall make or have made such additional inspections thereof as are necessary to protect the public health of the students of the school.
Such officer shall make or have made an investigation of each case of smallpox, diphtheria, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, acute anterior poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis and such other acute infectious, contagious or communicable diseases as may be required, and shall use all known measures to prevent the spread of any such infectious, contagious or communicable disease, and shall perform such other duties as this act, his or her county or joint board, or the secretary of health and environment may require.
Such officer shall receive for his or her services such reasonable compensation as his or her board may allow and with the approval of his or her board of health may employ a skilled professional nurse and other additional personnel whenever deemed necessary for the protection of the public health.
All of said several sums allowed shall be paid out of the county treasury. For any failure or neglect of said local health officer to perform any of the duties prescribed in this act, he or she may be removed from office by the secretary of health and environment, as well as in the manner prescribed by the preceding section. In addition to removal from office as provided herein, for any failure or neglect to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act, said local health officer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every offense.
History: L. 1885, ch. 129, § 8; L. 1909, ch. 102, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-202; L. 1925, ch. 202, § 1; L. 1927, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 246, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 70; L. 1980, ch. 182, § 26; July 1.
History: R.S. 1923, 65-203; Dec. 27.
(1) Assisting in the carrying out of the health laws and rules and regulations of the state within such county;
(2) paying the salary of the local health officer;
(3) any contract entered into with the governing body of any hospital located in a county having a population of less than 15,000 as provided by K.S.A. 65-201 and amendments thereto;
(4) the employment of additional personnel to assist the local health officer and other health authorities within such counties.
(b) Any moneys remaining in the county health fund at the end of any county fiscal year for which a levy is made under this section may be transferred to the county health capital outlay fund, which is hereby created, for the making of capital expenditures incident to county health purposes.
(c) In all counties having a population over 100,000 and not more than 300,000, the board of county commissioners may levy in addition a tax for the purpose of paying the cost of building or equipping a health building and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774 and amendments thereto by cities located in the county, upon all tangible taxable property in such county. In counties having a population of more than 250,000, the board of county commissioners may levy an annual tax upon all taxable tangible property in such county for the purpose of financing garbage and trash disposal in such county, either as a joint operation with any city located in such county or as a sole operation of such county and to pay a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774 and amendments thereto by cities located in the county.
(d) Except as provided by this subsection, no levy shall be made by any county for the county health fund in an amount exceeding two mills. The board of county commissioners may increase the mill levy authorized by this subsection by adoption of a resolution. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. If within 60 days after the last publication of the resolution, a petition signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors in the county is filed in the office of the county election officer requesting an election thereon, the board shall not increase such levy unless the question is submitted to and approved by a majority of the voters of the county voting at an election thereon. All such elections shall be noticed, called and held in the manner prescribed in K.S.A. 10-120 and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1929, ch. 289, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 247, § 1; L. 1953, ch. 424, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 334, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 281, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 370, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 336, § 1; L. 1968, ch. 342, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 203, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 433, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 36; L. 1976, ch. 264, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 157; L. 1985, ch. 206, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 228, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 234, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 66, § 42; May 31.
Five members, one of whom shall be a medical doctor who is duly licensed to practice in the state of Kansas, shall be appointed by the governing body of the first-class city located within such county; five members, one of whom shall be a psychiatrist who is duly licensed to practice in the state of Kansas, shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners, and one member shall be appointed by the chief district judge of such county, and such member shall be a pharmacist duly licensed under the laws of the state of Kansas. Such members shall hold such office for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified, except that the members of the first board appointed on or after July 1, 1974, shall hold their offices for terms as follows: Three members appointed by the governing body of the first-class city located within such county for a term of one year and two members appointed by such governing body for terms of three years; three members appointed by the board of county commissioners of such county for terms of four years and two members appointed by such board of county commissioners for terms of two years; one member appointed by the chief district judge of such county for a term of two years, and the appointing authority, appointing more than one member, shall designate the term for which each is to serve. Such members shall be eligible for reappointment, but at no time shall a majority of such board be composed of medical doctors. The actions of such board shall be subject to the approval of the governing bodies of the city and county sitting en banc and such governing bodies may, while sitting en banc, provide by mutual agreement and resolution, rules and regulations for the operation of such joint board of health. All the powers, duties and functions conferred or imposed by law upon such joint board of health in existence prior to July 1, 1974, and abolished by the provisions of this act, are hereby transferred and conferred upon the joint board of health created by this act.
History: L. 1943, ch. 223, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 282, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 249, § 1; L. 1976, ch. 145, § 210; L. 1999, ch. 57, § 62; July 1.
History: L. 1943, ch. 223, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 282, § 2; June 30.
History: L. 1943, ch. 223, § 3; March 29.
History: L. 1943, ch. 223, § 4; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 158; July 1.
History: L. 1943, ch. 223, § 5; March 29.
History: L. 1943, ch. 223, § 6; March 29.
(b) In lieu of contracting with a nonprofit corporation to provide mental health services, the governing bodies of municipalities which have established a joint board of health pursuant to K.S.A. 65-205, and amendments thereto, may establish a joint board of mental health for the purpose of authorizing such board to contract for and on behalf of the governing bodies of the municipalities with a nonprofit corporation to provide mental health services. The governing body of any such nonprofit corporation shall include consumers of mental health services or representatives of mental health consumer groups and shall include family members of mentally ill persons. Members of the joint board of mental health shall be appointed in the same manner as members are appointed to the joint board of health. Any joint board of mental health which is authorized to contract with a nonprofit corporation under this subsection is hereby authorized to pay the amount agreed upon in such contract with a nonprofit corporation from the proceeds of the tax levied pursuant to K.S.A. 65-212, and amendments thereto, for mental health services.
History: L. 1955, ch. 285, § 1; L. 1957, ch. 335, § 1; L. 1961, ch. 283, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 371, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 207, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 92, § 31; Jan. 1, 1991.
In the event such petition is filed it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to submit the question to the voters at an election called for such purpose or at the next general election. None of the debt limitations prescribed by law for any such county shall apply to any bonds issued under the authority conferred by this act. The provisions of this act shall be supplemental to other existing health laws in the counties affected thereby, but shall in no way abrogate or amend any such other existing health laws.
History: L. 1955, ch. 285, § 2; L. 1961, ch. 284, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 371, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 39; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 37; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 159; L. 1988, ch. 378, § 1; L. 1999, ch. 154, § 42; May 27.
(b) The board of trustees shall consist of five citizens who shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners with reference to their fitness for such office, all residents of the county, not more than three members shall be residents of the city in which the hospital is located. In addition, the board of trustees shall include consumers of mental health services or representatives of mental health consumer groups and shall include family members of mentally ill persons.
(c) The members shall be appointed initially to hold their office as follows, three for four years and two for two years, and, thereafter, each subsequent two years, the board of county commissioners shall appoint, for four-year terms, successors to such members whose terms have expired.
History: L. 1957, ch. 345, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 92, § 32; Jan. 1, 1991.
History: L. 1957, ch. 345, § 2; April 6.
In the event such petition is filed it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to submit the question to the voters at an election called for such purpose or at the next general election. The provisions of this act shall be supplemental to other existing health laws in the counties affected thereby, but shall in no way abrogate, or amend any such other existing health laws.
History: L. 1957, ch. 345, § 3; L. 1970, ch. 100, § 40; L. 1975, ch. 162, § 38; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 160; July 1.
History: L. 1961, ch. 290, §§ 1 to 4; Repealed, L. 1969, ch. 295, § 1; July 1.
(b) "Community nursing care" means community nursing and related care of the ill and disabled rendered in a home or in a clinic.
History: L. 1967, ch. 345, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 247, § 1; July 1.
In order that it may effectively render community nursing care services, the county health department is authorized to employ the necessary personnel, including nursing and supervisory personnel, and shall have authority further to purchase equipment and materials necessary to maintain an effective program of community nursing care service.
History: L. 1967, ch. 345, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 247, § 2; July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 345, § 3; L. 1973, ch. 247, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 345, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 247, § 4; July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 345, § 5; July 1.
History: L. 1967, ch. 345, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 247, § 5; July 1.
History: L. 1991, ch. 183, § 1; expired, July 1, 1995.
(b) "Secretary" means secretary of health and environment.
(c) "Fiscal year" means the period commencing January 1 of any year and ending December 31 of the same year.
(d) "State financial assistance" means the total amount of money available for distribution to local health departments under this act.
History: L. 1982, ch. 257, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 205, § 1; July 1.
(a) First, each local health department shall, upon application therefor, receive $7,000. If sufficient funds are not available to make this distribution, then the funds which are available shall be divided equally among those local health departments making application therefor.
(b) Second, if any funds are available after the distribution required in subsection (a), the secretary shall distribute such funds as follows:
(1) A figure equal to the total amount of state financial assistance available for distribution, before deduction for the distribution in subsection (a), shall be determined.
(2) The figure determined in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be allocated to local health departments making application for assistance based on the proportion that the population of the county or counties comprising the local health department applying for such assistance bears to the total population of all counties comprising local health departments which have applied for such financial assistance.
(3) If any local health department making application for assistance would receive an amount equal to or less than $7,000 using the formula in paragraph (2) of this subsection, then such department shall be paid in accordance with subsection (a) only. If any local health department making application for assistance would receive more than $7,000 using the formula in paragraph (2) of this subsection, then such department shall be paid based on the proportion that the population served by the county or counties comprising such local health department bears to the total population of all counties comprising local health departments which have made application for assistance, except for departments receiving funds under subsection (a), except that in no case shall the assistance distributed under this subsection (b) to a local health department exceed the amount that the local health department receives from local tax revenues for the county fiscal year in which the state financial assistance is paid.
(c) If local tax revenues allotted to a local health department for a fiscal year fall below the level of local tax revenues allotted to the local health department for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of state financial assistance under this act for which such local health department is eligible for the fiscal year shall be reduced by a dollar amount equal to the dollar amount of reduction in local tax revenue for that fiscal year.
History: L. 1982, ch. 257, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 182, § 1; July 1.
(b) The secretary shall use official state population figures based upon population figures available from the United States bureau of the census to determine the population of counties for computing state financial assistance under K.S.A. 65-242 and amendments thereto.
(c) The secretary may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this act.
History: L. 1982, ch. 257, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 182, § 2; July 1.
(b) The state financial assistance due to each local health department applying therefor shall be paid as provided in this section. The moneys received in any quarter may be used at any time during the year. The state financial assistance due to each local health department shall be paid as follows: January 1 for the quarter beginning January 1 and ending March 31; April 1 for the quarter beginning April 1 and ending June 30; July 1 for the quarter beginning July 1 and ending September 30; and October 1 for the quarter beginning October 1 and ending December 31.
(c) The secretary shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the total amount of state financial assistance due each quarter to each local health department which has applied for such financial assistance. The director of accounts and reports shall draw warrants on the state treasurer payable to the governing board of each such local health department upon vouchers executed as provided by law and approved by the secretary.
History: L. 1982, ch. 257, § 4; L. 1991, ch. 182, § 3; July 1.
History: L. 1982, ch. 257, § 5; L. 1991, ch. 182, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 216; July 1.
(b) Moneys received by local health departments from fees charged for services or one-time special project grants shall not be included in the sum of money which the local health department receives from local tax revenues when determining the amount such department will receive from state financial assistance pursuant to K.S.A. 65-242, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1982, ch. 257, § 6; L. 1991, ch. 183, § 2; July 1.