Kansas Statutes
Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities
80-2503 Hospital districts in adjoining political subdivisions; procedure to establish; petition and election; inclusion of territory in existing districts, when.

80-2503. Hospital districts in adjoining political subdivisions; procedure to establish; petition and election; inclusion of territory in existing districts, when. (a) Any two or more adjoining political subdivisions are hereby authorized to join in the establishment of a hospital district and in the acquisition, construction or reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, remodeling or repairing of a hospital within such hospital district and in the operation and maintenance of any such hospital.
(b) Upon the presentation to the board of commissioners of the county in which such political subdivisions, or the greater portion of the territory thereof, are located, of a petition setting forth the boundaries of the proposed hospital district and requesting the formation of such hospital district, and stating that a person who has signed the petition may withdraw such person's name from the petition by giving written notice thereof at any time within three days following the date of signing the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays to the county election officer of the county in which such political subdivision, or the greater portion of the territory of the proposed district, is located, signed by not less than 51% of the qualified electors of the proposed district and who reside within the limits of each political subdivision proposing to join in the establishment of the hospital district, the sufficiency of such petitions to be determined by an enumeration taken and verified for this purpose by the county election officer of the county in which such political subdivision, or the greater portion of the territory of the proposed district, is located, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners, at its next regular meeting, to examine the petition. If the board of county commissioners finds that the petition is sufficient, regular and in due form as is provided in this section, such board shall enter an order in its proceedings establishing the hospital district. If any political subdivision within the territory of the proposed district owns and is operating a hospital at the time the petitions are filed, the petitions shall be accompanied by a copy of a resolution adopted by the governing body of the political subdivision within such district which owns the hospital, which resolution shall state that the political subdivision agrees to convey the hospital together with all the hospital equipment and the tract of land upon which the hospital is located to and for the use of the proposed hospital district. The governing body of the political subdivision is hereby authorized and directed to adopt such a resolution and to make such conveyance.
(c) Territory included within the boundaries of an existing hospital district operating and maintaining a hospital shall not be included in a new hospital district unless a majority of the qualified electors of the existing hospital district voting at an election vote to be included in such new hospital district. Such election shall be held in conformity with statutes applicable to question submitted elections.
History: L. 1984, ch. 374, ยง 3; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 80 - Townships And Township Officers

Article 25 - Hospitals And Health Care Facilities

80-2501 Definitions.

80-2502 Existing hospitals and districts governed by act; exceptions.

80-2503 Hospital districts in adjoining political subdivisions; procedure to establish; petition and election; inclusion of territory in existing districts, when.

80-2504 Same; hospital board; election; notice; term; annual meeting.

80-2505 Same; transfer of hospital, property and funds to district.

80-2506 Hospital districts in adjoining political subdivisions; increase in membership of board; procedure; petition; election; terms of new members; vacancies.

80-2507 Same; selection of members of board of existing hospital.

80-2508 Methods to select members of board; terms; qualifications; filing fees; ballots.

80-2509 Same; hospital board; oath; organization; treasurer's bond; meetings; records and reports.

80-2510 Same; hospital board; compensation; expenses.

80-2511 Powers and duties of hospital board; bylaws; rules and regulations; expenditures and investments; hospital administrator and employees, appointment, bond and benefit plans.

80-2512 Same; annual meeting of electors of district; notice.

80-2513 Same; bonds; election; use of proceeds; debt limitation.

80-2514 Same; construction projects; bids.

80-2515 Same; construction projects; architect; contracts; bids.

80-2516 Same; levy for hospital; limit; increase in levy; election required; distribution of tax revenue.

80-2517 Same; lease of hospital property; contracts for management of hospital; authority to sue.

80-2518 Hospital districts; hospital moneys; gifts and other donations; investment of moneys; financial records; transfer of moneys or property to not-for-profit corporation.

80-2519 Same; no-fund warrants; procedure; election; limitation.

80-2520 Same; sale of hospital property; procedures; financing for construction authorized, when.

80-2521 Same; title to property.

80-2522 Same; attachment of territory to district; procedure; petition.

80-2523 Same; attachment of territory located in another district.

80-2524 Same; disorganization of hospital, when.

80-2525 Revenue bonds; procedure to issue; petition; election.

80-2526 Same; revenue bonds; pledge of certain revenues.

80-2527 Same; revenue bonds; not an indebtedness of hospital; exempt from debt limit.

80-2528 Same; revenue bonds; negotiability; interest rate; terms.

80-2529 Same; revenue bonds; covenants and agreements.

80-2530 Same; revenue bonds; deposit of proceeds.

80-2531 Same; revenue bonds; tax exemptions.

80-2532 Same; revenue bonds; investment of proceeds.

80-2533 Same; eminent domain.

80-2548 Hospital district No. 1, Marion county, Kansas, authorized to convey, without consideration, certain property.

80-2549 Attica hospital district no. 1; election on bonds validated.

80-2550 Definitions.

80-2551 Health care facilities and services hospital districts; existence continued under act.

80-2552 Health care facilities and services hospital districts; subject to provisions of general law.

80-2553 Provisions of act supplemental to general hospital laws.

80-2554 Health care facilities and services hospital district in Linn and Bourbon counties; contract to borrow money authorized; publication; protest petition; special election.

80-2555 Norwich hospital district no. I of Kingman county declared a health care facilities and services hospital district.

80-2556 Formation of certain hospital districts in Linn County.