75-5946. Same; contracts for long-term care services; annual reports by contracting agencies; reports to legislature; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary for aging and disability services may contract for long-term care services with area agencies on aging or other community based entities designated by the secretary for aging and disability services. If an area agency on aging or other community based entity fails or is unable to provide services and local administration of the system, the secretary for aging and disability services shall enter into contracts for services with qualified local not-for-profit and other service providers to perform such services. All contracts made under this section, and all renewal contracts, shall provide that the contract is subject to successfully meeting performance standards set by the secretary for aging and disability services.
(b) Each such contract with an area agency on aging shall require the area agency on aging to submit to the secretary for aging and disability services a report annually on activities under the contract during the fiscal year by the area agency on aging, which report shall also include information about all kinds of services provided by the area agency on aging, including long-term care services, and the number of persons receiving each kind of service during the fiscal year. The secretary for aging and disability services shall submit to the senate committee on ways and means and the house of representatives committee on appropriations at the beginning of the regular session of the legislature in 1997 and annually thereafter a report of the information contained in such reports from the area agencies on aging.
(c) All such contracts for long-term care services shall be subject to appropriations limitations. No such contracts shall provide for any indemnification of any independent contractor. All such contractors shall be subject to and limited by any applicable federal grant requirements. The secretary may, but is not required to, comply with the competitive bid requirements of K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto. The secretary for aging and disability services shall be required to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of such contracts. If necessary to comply with applicable federal grant requirements, such powers may be assumed by the secretary for aging and disability services.
History: L. 1996, ch. 271, § 3; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 392; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees
Article 59 - Department For Aging And Disability Services
75-5904 Transfer of powers, duties and functions; preservation of orders and directives.
75-5907 Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.
75-5908 Powers and duties of secretary.
75-5910 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; duties and powers.
75-5911 Advisory council on aging; appointment of members.
75-5912 Same; terms of members.
75-5913 Same; chairperson; procedure; compensation; meetings.
75-5914 Advisory council on aging; powers and duties.
75-5926 Kansas senior care act; citation of act.
75-5927 Same; legislative findings and declaration.
75-5928 Same; programs authorized; powers and duties of secretary of aging; contracts.
75-5930 Same; screening and assessment.
75-5931 Same; rules and regulations.
75-5932 Same; contract requirements.
75-5933 Same; fees, guidelines.
75-5934 Same; area agencies on aging to negotiate for or broker services.
75-5936 Same; secretary authorized to apply for and receive funds.
75-5947 Same; contracts for services involving litigation.
75-5949 Same; transfer of appropriations, resources and obligations.
75-5950 Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions, continuation of authority.
75-5952 Same; transfer of programs; administrative hearings and judicial proceedings.
75-5953 Same; transfer of programs; governor to resolve conflicts.
75-5954 Same; transfer of programs; reports to governor and legislature.
75-5956 Same; accessibility of services; application; procedure.
75-5957 Same; eligibility requirements for institutional-based long-term care services.
75-5958 Nursing facility reimbursement rates.
75-5963 Community crisis stabilization centers fund; clubhouse model program fund.