19-4601. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) “Board” means a hospital board which is selected in accordance with the provisions of this act and which is vested with the management and control of a county hospital; (b) “commission” means the board of county commissioners of any county; (c) “hospital” means a medical care facility […]
19-4602. Existing hospitals governed by act; exceptions. (a) Any existing county hospital established under the laws of this state prior to the effective date of this act is hereby continued in existence and shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of this act and any existing hospital board shall be deemed to be the […]
19-4603. County hospitals, procedure to establish; petition and election; bonds; dissolution of certain districts; detachment of territory from certain districts. Any county, except a county having within its boundaries any territory of a hospital district operating and maintaining a hospital under K.S.A. 80-2501 to 80-2533, inclusive, and amendments thereto, may establish a hospital in the […]
19-4604. Same; transfer of hospital property and facilities operated by cities and other district to county; procedure; election. (a) (1) The governing body of any city which is operating and maintaining a city hospital, upon the recommendation of the hospital board, or (2) the board of any hospital district which is operating and maintaining a […]
19-4605. Same; management of hospital; hospital board; procedure to elect or appoint members; petition; election; term; vacancies. (a) The commission shall provide for the management and control of any existing county hospital or any county hospital established under this act by a board. (b) The system for electing or appointing the board shall continue until […]
19-4606. Same; tax levy, increase; bonds; use of proceeds; limitations. (a) The commission or, in the case of an elected board, the board may annually levy a tax for the purpose of operating, maintaining, equipping and improving any hospital managed and controlled under the provisions of this act and for the purpose of paying a […]
19-4607. Same; organization of board; treasurer’s bond; meetings; filing of audit report; budget preparation and approval. (a) Members of the board, within 10 days after their selection, shall qualify by taking the oath or affirmation of civil officers as provided in K.S.A. 54-106, and amendments thereto, and shall organize the board by election of one […]
19-4608. Same; deposit of hospital moneys; gifts and other donations; investment of money; financial records; transfer of money to not-for-profit corporation. (a) All hospital moneys, except moneys acquired through the issuance of revenue bonds, shall be paid to the treasurer of the board, shall be allocated to and accounted for in separate funds or accounts […]
19-4609. Same; compensation and expenses of board members. Members of the board may be allowed compensation by the commission and, if allowed, such compensation shall be in an amount to be determined by the commission. All members may also be reimbursed for any actual and necessary personal expenses incurred as a member of the board, […]
19-4610. Same; powers and duties of board; bylaws; rules and regulations; expenditures and investments; hospital administrator contracts; employees, appointment, bond and benefit plans. (a) The board shall make and adopt such bylaws and rules and regulations for the management and control of the hospital as it deems necessary so long as the same are not […]
19-4611. Same; lease of hospital property; contracts for management; emergency or ambulance service; expenditures for recruitment or retention of staff; loans and scholarships for staff; authority to sue; exemption from cash-basis law. (a) The board may enter into written contracts for the lease of any hospital property to any person, corporation, society or association upon […]
19-4612. Same; levy for hospital. Notwithstanding any contract entered into by the commission or the board for the management and control of the hospital with any person, corporation, association or society, the commission or, in case of an elected board, the board may make such tax levies for the benefit of the hospital as are […]
19-4613. Same; eminent domain. If the board and the owner of any real property desired by the board for hospital purposes cannot agree as to the price to be paid therefor, the board shall report the facts to the commission and condemnation proceedings may be instituted by the commission in the manner prescribed by article […]
19-4614. Same; construction projects; bids. No hospital building or addition shall be erected or constructed until the plans and specifications have been made therefor, adopted by the board and approved by the commission, and bids advertised for according to law for other county public buildings. History: L. 1984, ch. 98, § 14; July 1.
19-4615. Same; jurisdiction over hospital located in a city. If a county hospital is located in a city, the jurisdiction of the city in which the hospital is located shall extend over all lands used for hospital purposes, and all ordinances of such city shall be in full force and effect in and over the […]
19-4616. Same; revenue bonds; notice; use of proceeds. The commission may issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or otherwise acquiring an existing hospital building or buildings and improving, remodeling or repairing and equipping the same, or for the purpose of constructing, equipping and furnishing an addition to an existing county […]
19-4617. Same; revenue bonds; pledge of certain revenues. At or prior to the issuance of revenue bonds under authority of this act, the commission and the board shall pledge either the gross or the net income and revenues of the hospital to the payment of principal and interest of such revenue bonds and shall covenant […]
19-4618. Same; revenue bonds; not an indebtedness of county or hospital; exempt from debt limit. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall not be an indebtedness of the county or the hospital or of the commission or the individual members of the commission, or the board or the individual members of the board, […]
19-4619. Same; revenue bonds; negotiability; interest rate; terms. Revenue bonds issued under authority of this act shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, may bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate for revenue bonds prescribed in K.S.A. 10-1009, and amendments thereto, may bear such date, may mature at […]
19-4620. Same; revenue bonds; covenants and agreements. In order to secure the prompt payment of the principal and interest upon revenue bonds and the proper application of the revenue pledged thereto, the commission and the board are authorized to: (a) Covenant as to the use and disposition of the proceeds of the sale of such […]
