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39-1613. Catchment areas for state psychiatric hospitals; rules and regulations, guidelines. (a) The secretary for aging and disability services is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations to define and redefine the state hospital catchment areas as may be necessary in the opinion of the secretary for aging and disability services to accommodate shifts in populations in need of mental health services within available community mental health facility and state hospital capacities.

The designation of a county to a particular catchment area shall not prevent the admission of persons to a state hospital in another catchment area when there are insufficient capacities and resources currently available in the designated state hospital catchment area.

(b) Each rule and regulation adopted, amended or revived under this section shall be published in its entirety in the Kansas register in the first issue published after such adoption, amendment or revival.

History: L. 1993, ch. 225, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 180; L. 2025, ch. 90, § 6; July 1.