Rural emergency hospitals; granting of physical environment waivers; conditions; transition to skilled nursing facility beds

65-490. Rural emergency hospitals; granting of physical environment waivers; conditions; transition to skilled nursing facility beds. (a) The secretary for aging and disability services shall, upon application of a rural emergency hospital, grant a physical environment waiver for existing nursing facilities to such rural emergency hospital to transition not more than 10 swing beds to skilled nursing facility beds, if such rural emergency hospital: (1) Is currently licensed as a rural emergency hospital pursuant to the rural emergency hospital act; (2) was licensed as a hospital immediately prior to the rural emergency hospital's licensure as a rural emergency hospital; and (3) during such rural emergency hospital's licensure as a hospital, such rural emergency hospital provided skilled nursing facility services or critical access hospital swing bed services to patients for at least 12 months without a finding of immediate jeopardy. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Critical access hospital" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-468, and amendments thereto. (2) "Hospital" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-425, and amendments thereto. (c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the rural emergency hospital act. History: L. 2025, ch. 90, § 1; 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