59-29b81. Costs; payment by residence county, when. In each proceeding the court shall allow and order paid to any individual or treatment facility as part of the costs thereof a reasonable fee and expenses for any professional services ordered performed by the court pursuant to this act, and including the fee of counsel for the patient when counsel is appointed by the court and the costs of the county or district attorney incurred in cases involving change of venue. Other costs and fees shall be allowed and paid as are allowed by law for similar services in other cases. The costs shall be taxed to the estate of the patient, to those bound by law to support such patient or to the county of the residence of the patient as the court having jurisdiction shall direct, except that if a proposed patient is found not to be a person with an alcohol or substance abuse problem subject to involuntary commitment under this act, the costs shall not be assessed against such patient's estate but may at the discretion of the court be assessed against the petitioner or may be paid from the general fund of the county of the residence of the proposed patient. Any district court receiving a statement of costs from another district court shall forthwith approve the same for payment out of the general fund of its county except that it may refuse to approve the same for payment only on the ground that the patient is not a resident of that county. In such case it shall transmit the statement of costs to the secretary for aging and disability services who shall determine the question of residence and certify the secretary's findings to each district court. Whenever a district court has sent a statement of costs to the district court of another county and such costs have not been paid within 90 days after the statement was sent, the district court that sent the statement may transmit such statement of costs to the secretary for determination and certification as provided in this section. If the claim for costs is not paid within 30 days after such certification, an action may be maintained thereon by the claimant county in the district court of the claimant county against the debtor county. The findings made by the secretary for aging and disability services as to the residence of the patient shall be applicable only to the assessment of costs. Any county of residence which pays from its general fund court costs to the district court of another county may recover the same in any court of competent jurisdiction from the estate of the patient or from those bound by law to support such patient, unless the court shall find that the proceedings in which such costs were incurred were instituted without probable cause and not in good faith.
History: L. 1998, ch. 134, § 35; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 224; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 29b - Care And Treatment For Persons With An Alcohol Or Substance Abuse Problem
59-29b45 Name and citation of act.
59-29b48 Civil rights of persons subject to the provisions of this act.
59-29b50 Discharge of a voluntary patient.
59-29b51 Right to discharge of voluntary patient; procedure.
59-29b52 Petition for involuntary commitment of a voluntary patient.
59-29b53 Investigation; emergency detention; authority and duty of law enforcement officers.
59-29b54 Emergency observation and treatment; authority of treatment facility's procedure.
59-29b55 Notice of right to communicate upon admission; notice of admission; notice of rights.
59-29b56 Emergency observation; discharge.
59-29b58 Ex parte emergency custody order.
59-29b59 Temporary custody order; request for; procedure.
59-29b60 Preliminary orders; continuances and advancement of trial.
59-29b61 Order for evaluation; procedure.
59-29b62 Evaluation; hearing in noncustodial circumstances.
59-29b64 Continuance of hearings; order of referral for short-term treatment.
59-29b65 Trial upon the petition; procedure.
59-29b66 Order for treatment; dismissal.
59-29b69 Hearing to review status of patient; procedure.
59-29b74 Notice of discharge; restoration of certain rights.
59-29b75 Unauthorized absence; procedure.
59-29b76 Administration of medications and other treatments.
59-29b77 Restraints; seclusion.
59-29b79 Disclosure of records.
59-29b80 Civil and criminal liability.
59-29b82 Notice of death of patients in treatment facilities.
59-29b83 Applicability to persons in custody on criminal charges.