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. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Systems Approaches to Improving the Quality of Healthcare: Strengths, Weaknesses, and the Ideal Model of Medical Error Reporting," Teresa M. Schreffler, 53 K.L.R. 1249 (2005). Attorney General's Opinions: Open public records; board of accountancy; correspondence. 97-76.