Transfer of patients from certain institutions to soldiers' home; transfer back to such institutions in certain circumstances

76-1936. Transfer of patients from certain institutions to soldiers' home; transfer back to such institutions in certain circumstances. (a) The commissioner of community services and programs of the Kansas department for aging and disability services, with the approval of the secretary for aging and disability services and the director of the Kansas office of veterans services, may transfer patients in the state hospitals at Osawatomie, Larned, Wichita and the Parsons state hospital who have served in the military or naval forces of the United States or whose husband, wife, father, son or daughter has served in the active military or naval service of the United States during any period of any war as defined in K.S.A. 76-1908, and amendments thereto, and who was discharged or relieved therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, to the Kansas soldiers' home. No patient who is such a mentally ill person, as defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and amendments thereto, in the opinion of the commissioner of state hospitals, that because of such patient's illness such patient is likely to injure themselves or others, shall be transferred to such Kansas soldiers' home, and no such patient shall be transferred if such transfer will deny admission to persons entitled to admission under K.S.A. 76-1908, and amendments thereto, and rules and regulations adopted thereunder. Persons transferred shall not be considered as members of the Kansas soldiers' home but shall be considered as patients therein. (b) All of the laws, rules and regulations relating to patients in state hospitals and mental health facility specified in subsection (a) shall be applicable to such patients transferred under subsection (a). Any patient transferred who is found to be or shall become such a mentally ill person, as defined in K.S.A. 59-2946, and amendments thereto, in the opinion of the commissioner of state hospitals, that because of such patient's illness such patient is likely to injure themselves or others or who is determined to need additional psychiatric treatment, shall be retransferred by the superintendent of the Kansas soldiers' home, with the approval of the commissioner of state hospitals and the director of the Kansas office of veterans services, to the institution from whence the patient was originally transferred. History: L. 1953, ch. 361, § 22; L. 1957, ch. 470, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 493, § 2; L. 1967, ch. 477, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 349, § 10; L. 1995, ch. 234, § 33; L. 2014, ch. 83, § 48; L. 2015, ch. 100, § 14; L. 2024, ch. 84, § 61; L. 2025, ch. 90, § 26; July 1. Revisor's Note: Section was amended twice in the 2014 session, see also 76-1936a. Cross References to Related Sections: Parsons and Winfield state hospitals and training centers, see ch. 76, arts. 14, 16. Statutory liability of relatives to support patients, Kansas Probate Law and Practice § 1123. Attorney General's Opinions: Tax levy for certain state institutions; Kansas soldiers' home; persons admitted. 85-18. 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