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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Any patient transferred to the state security hospital by the secretary for aging and disability services from an institution under the supervision of the secretary for aging and disability services shall: (1) Be assigned quarters separate from those individuals who have been transferred from correctional institutions or committed to the state security hospital by courts pursuant to the Kansas code of criminal procedure; and (2) remain subject to the same statutory provisions applicable to the patient at the institution from which the patient was transferred and in addition shall abide by and be subject to all the rules and regulations of the state security hospital not inconsistent with such statutory provisions.
(b) The next of kin and guardian, if one has been appointed, of the patient transferred to the state security hospital by the secretary for aging and disability services under K.S.A. 76-1306, and amendments thereto, shall be notified of the transfer. If the patient was committed to the sending institution by a court, notice of the transfer shall be sent to the committing court. The notice of transfer shall be given within a reasonable time after the date of the transfer.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 76. State Institutions and Agencies; Historical Property § 76-1307. Same; separate quarters; person transferred subject to statutory provisions applicable at the institution from which transferred and rules and regulations of state security hospital not inconsistent therewith; notice of transfer - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-76-state-institutions-and-agencies-historical-property/ks-st-sect-76-1307/
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