Definitions

40-2,116. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Contracting facility" means a health facility that has entered into a contract with a service corporation to provide services to subscribers of the service corporation. (b) "Contracting professional provider" means a professional provider who has entered into a contract with a service corporation to provide services to subscribers of the service corporation. (c) "Health facility" means a medical care facility as defined in K.S.A. 65-425, and amendments thereto; psychiatric hospital licensed under K.S.A. 39-2001 et seq., and amendments thereto; adult care home, but such term shall be limited to nursing facility, assisted living facility and residential health care facility as such terms are defined in K.S.A. 39-923, and amendments thereto; and kidney disease treatment center, including centers not located in a medical care facility. (d) "Professional provider" means a provider, other than a contracting facility, of services for which benefits are provided under contracts issued by a service corporation. (e) "Service corporation" means a nonprofit medical and hospital service corporation organized under the provisions of K.S.A. 40-19c01 et seq., and amendments thereto. History: L. 1984, ch. 173, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 208, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 322, § 10; L. 1995, ch. 143, § 4; L. 1997, ch. 8, § 5; L. 2018, ch. 71, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026