39-958. Priority of application for receivership in district court; evidence; appointment of receiver; certain statutes inapplicable to license granted receiver; length of license. (a) The application for receivership shall be given priority by the district court and shall be heard no later than the seventh day following the filing of the answer or other responsive pleading. A continuance of no more than 14 days may be granted by the district court for good cause. The district court shall give all parties who have filed an answer the opportunity to present evidence pertaining to the application. If the district court finds that the facts warrant the granting of the application, the court shall appoint the secretary for aging and disability services or the designee of the secretary as receiver to operate the home.
(b) Upon the appointment of a receiver under this section, the receiver shall be granted a license by the licensing agency to operate an adult care home as provided under the provisions of article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. The provisions of article 9 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, relating to inspection prior to granting a license to operate an adult care home and relating to payment of license fees shall not apply to a license granted to a receiver under this section, and such license shall remain in effect during the existence of the receivership and shall expire on the termination of the receivership.
History: L. 1978, ch. 162, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 149, § 20; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 144; L. 2019, ch. 55, § 33; May 9.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 39 - Mentally Ill, Incapacitated And Dependent Persons; Social Welfare
39-926 License required to operate home; compliance with regulations.
39-929 Provisional license, approval; terms; extension.
39-930 License fee; disposition.
39-931a Same; grounds; person defined.
39-932 Adoption and enforcement of rules, regulations and standards.
39-932a Adult care homes in less than an entire building.
39-933 Inspections and investigations; regulations for changes in facilities.
39-934 Certain information confidential.
39-937 Compliance with other laws and regulations.
39-938 Compliance with requirements and rules and regulations; exceptions.
39-941 Adult care homes; license and regulation; certain organizations exempt.
39-942 License in effect on effective date of act continued in effect; exceptions.
39-944 Injunctions and other process.
39-945 Correction orders; issuance; contents.
39-947 Appeals to secretary; hearing; disposition of civil penalties.
39-947a Informal dispute resolution; written request; procedure.
39-948 Appeals to district court; disposition of civil penalties.
39-951 Authority granted under act additional and not limiting.
39-952 Correction order not issued, when.
39-953b Annual report of violations resulting in issuance of correction orders and civil penalties.
39-955 Filing application for receivership; contents.
39-956 Service of copies of application for receivership; posting in adult care home.
39-957 Answer to application for receivership.
39-959 Powers and duties of receiver.
39-960 Expenditures from moneys appropriated for purposes of act; when authorized; repayment.
39-962 Supervision of district court; final accounting; removal.
39-964 Procedures for and review and enforcement of administrative actions.
39-965 Penalties for violations posing serious physical harm to resident.
39-967 Skilled nursing home or intermediate nursing care home means nursing facility.
39-969 Criminal history record information.
39-973 Operator registration act.
39-975 Same; registration of operators; rules and regulations.
39-976 Same; operator registration on adult care home administrator license required.
39-977 Same; waiver of registration requirements, when.
39-978 Same; registration renewal.
39-979 Same; fees; health occupations credentialing fee fund.