40-3214. Construction and relationship to other laws. Except as otherwise provided in this act, health maintenance organizations and medicare provider organizations certificated under the provisions of this act shall not be subject to regulation under articles 18, 19 and 19a of chapter 40 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
Solicitation of enrollees by a duly certificated health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization or its representatives shall not be construed to be a violation of any provisions of law relating to solicitation or advertising by health professionals. A list of locations of services and a list of providers who have current agreements with the health maintenance organization may be made available to prospective enrollees, and shall be made available to prospective enrollees upon request.
Nothing in any professional practices act of any provider shall be construed to prohibit a provider from being employed by or under contract to provide health care services for a health maintenance organization or medicare provider organization granted a certificate of authority under the provisions of this act.
Any health maintenance organization authorized under this act shall not be deemed to be practicing any act for which a provider is licensed and shall be exempt from laws relating to the practice of any act for which a provider is licensed.
History: L. 1974, ch. 181, § 14; L. 1980, ch. 141, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 174, § 22; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 32 - Health Maintenance Organizations And Medicare Provider Organizations
40-3207 Denial, suspension or revocation of certificate; administrative penalty; notice; hearing.
40-3210 Prepaid per capita or aggregate fixed sum contracts authorized.
40-3211 Examination of organizations and providers.
40-3212 Filings and reports as public documents.
40-3214 Construction and relationship to other laws.
40-3215 Rules and regulations.
40-3217 Operational health maintenance organizations; issuance of certificate.
40-3218 Contractual designation of persons to make recommended findings to commissioner.
40-3219 Effect of act on federal assistance.
40-3221 Liability of officers.
40-3222 Use of certain words and initials prohibited.
40-3225 Fiduciary responsibilities; fidelity bond or insurance.
40-3226 Confidentiality of medical information.
40-3228 Grievance procedures; minimum requirements.
40-3230 Continuity of treatment upon termination of provider from plan.
40-3234 Health maintenance organization; financial condition; hearing; commissioner's powers.
40-3235 Health maintenance organization act; provisions supplemental to.