Kansas Statutes
Article 49 - Health Care Providers
65-4914 Public policy relating to provision of health care.

65-4914. Public policy relating to provision of health care. It is the declared public policy of the state of Kansas that the provision of health care is essential to the well-being of its citizens as is the achievement of an acceptable quality of health care. Such goals may be achieved by requiring a system which combines a reasonable means to monitor the quality of health care with the provision of a reasonable means to compensate patients for the risks related to receiving health care rendered by health care providers licensed by the state of Kansas.
History: L. 1984, ch. 238, § 1; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 65 - Public Health

Article 49 - Health Care Providers

65-4901 Medical malpractice screening panels; convening; selection of members; list of health care providers maintained by state agency.

65-4902 Same; notice to parties; designation or selection of health care provider.

65-4903 Convening of panel; notice; findings; notice, organization and conduct of meetings; rules by supreme court; meetings held in camera.

65-4904 Recommendations on issue; concurring and dissenting opinions; notice to parties; copy of opinion to judge; admissibility of screening panel's report and subpoena of panel members in subsequent legal proceedings.

65-4905 Rejection by one or more parties; court action.

65-4906 Immunity of screening panel from damages, when.

65-4907 Compensation of panel members; assessment of costs.

65-4908 Filing memorandum request for panels to toll statute of limitations, when.

65-4909 Limited liability for certain associations of health care providers, review organizations, committee members and individuals or entities acting at request thereof; good faith requirement; "health care provider" defined.

65-4914 Public policy relating to provision of health care.

65-4915 Peer review; healthcare providers, services and costs; definitions; authority of peer review officer or committee; records and testimony of information contained therein privileged; licensing agency disciplinary proceedings; exceptions.

65-4916 Severability of act.

65-4921 Definitions.

65-4922 Medical care facilities; risk management program required; submission of plan; inspections and investigations; approval of plan; reports and records confidential.

65-4923 Reporting requirements.

65-4924 Reports relating to impaired providers; procedures.

65-4925 Reports, records and proceedings confidential and privileged; licensing agency disciplinary proceedings.

65-4926 Immunity from civil liability for report or investigation, limits.

65-4927 Failure to report; remedies; immunity from civil liability.

65-4928 Employer retribution for reporting; prohibition; remedy.

65-4929 Purpose of risk management programs; status of entities conducting programs; antitrust immunity.

65-4930 Act supplemental to existing law.

65-4941 Do not resuscitate orders or directives; definitions.

65-4942 Same; form.

65-4943 Same; requirements of form.

65-4944 Same; immunity from liability.

65-4945 Same; existing documents, compliance with act.

65-4946 Same; DNR identifier; duties of emergency medical services board; rules and regulations.

65-4947 Same; validity of DNR order during transport of patient.

65-4948 Same; rules and regulations.

65-4955 Health care provider cooperation act; legislative findings; protection of public.

65-4956 Same; definitions.

65-4957 Same; cooperative agreements; application for certificate of public advantage; application fees; issuance of certificate of public advantage, when; evaluation of cooperative agreement; amendment of approved agreement.

65-4958 Same; annual review of approved cooperative agreement; proceedings to terminate certificate of public advantage.

65-4959 Same; file of cooperative agreements for which certificates of public advantage are in effect; notice of termination.

65-4960 Same; cooperative agreement for which certificate of public advantage issued is lawful agreement; negotiating and entering into cooperative agreement is lawful conduct; application of act; effect of provisions of cooperative agreement.

65-4961 Same; advisory committee of health care providers created.

65-4965 Citation of act.

65-4966 Patient entitled to receive copy of contact lens prescription; disclosures; prescription limitations.

65-4967 Definition of person dispensing contact lenses for purposes of section; persons mailing or delivering contact lenses to patients in Kansas; registration requirements; fees; temporary suspension or limitation of registration; emergency proceed...

65-4968 Revocation of registration or license for failure to comply with requirements of act; civil fines for violations; disposition of moneys; injunction remedy for violations; enforcement of act.

65-4969 Contact lens advisory council established; membership on council; expenses of members.

65-4974 Research protocols; informed consent of adults and emancipated minors.

65-4975 Pain patient's quality of care act.

65-4976 Legislative findings on pain treatment.

65-4977 Persons suffering from pain; use of controlled substances for pain treatment.

65-4978 Medical retainer agreement; definitions; requirements; notice.