Kansas Statutes

Statute 65-5a10: Diagnostic clinics; supervision; acceptance for diagnosis; rules and regulations. (a) In accordance with title V of the federal social security act and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized and empowered to organize and conduct, in such places in the state as the secretary shall from time to time determine, diagnostic clinics for children with special health care needs.

      (b)   Within the limits of available funds, the department of health and environment and designated agents of the secretary of health and environment shall accept for diagnosis, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, a child believed to have a severely handicapping condition, irrespective of whether the child actually has an eligible condition specified in K.S.A. 65-5a01 and 65-5a14, and amendments to such sections.

      History:   L. 1931, ch. 283, § 5; L. 1971, ch. 251, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 214, § 5; L. 1978, ch. 238, § 5; L. 1984, ch. 226, § 4; L. 1988, ch. 241, § 4; July 1.