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K.S.A. § 19-4601 (2026)

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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 as defined in K.S.A. 65-425, and amendments thereto, and includes within its meaning any clinic, school of nursing, long-term care facility, limited care residential facility, child-care facility and joint enterprises for the provision of health care services operated in connection with the operation of the medical care facility;

(d) "hospital moneys" means, but is not limited to, moneys acquired through the issuance of bonds, the levy of taxes, the receipt of grants, donations, gifts, bequests, interest earned on investments authorized by this act and state or federal aid and from fees and charges for use of and services provided by the hospital;

(e) "limited care residential facility" means a facility, other than an adult care home, in which there are separate apartment-style living areas, bedrooms, bathrooms and individual utilities and in which some health related services are available;

(f) "joint enterprises" means a business undertaking by a hospital and one or more public or private entities for the provision of health care services.

History: L. 1984, ch. 98, § 1; L. 1995, ch. 143, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 51, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: State v. Great Plains of Kiowa Cnty., Inc., 425 P.3d 290 (Kan. 2018).
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State v. Great Plains of Kiowa Cnty., Inc., 425 P.3d 290 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 2× “Kiowa County Memorial Hospital (Hospital) in Greensburg, Kansas, is a hospital organized and operated under K.S.A. 19-4601 et seq. The Hospital is managed and controlled by a Hospital Board of Trustees that is elected under the terms and authority of K.”
Mem'l Hosp. Ass'n, Inc. v. Knutson, 722 P.2d 1093 (Kan. 1986). “K.S.A. 1985 Supp. 19-4601 et seq. provides that a county may establish and maintain a county hospital, Two statutory methods of operating the hospital are provided by the legislature.”
Ashley Clinic v. Coates, 545 P.3d 1020 (Kan. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Labette is a county hospital organized under K.S.A. 19-4601 et seq. It is based in Parsons but operates a healthcare center in Montgomery County and a clinic in Neosho County (in Chanute).”
Smith v. Kennedy, 985 P.2d 715 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999). “§ 19-4601(c) provides that the daily management of the hospital is controlled by the board of trustees of the hospital.”
Ferraro v. Bd. of Trs. of Labette Cnty. Med. Ctr., 106 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D. Kan. 2000). “The Board possesses the authority and responsibility for the selection of professional staff members in accordance with the law.”
Alderfer v. Bd. of Trs., 261 F. App'x 147 (10th Cir. 2008). “Express Authority The Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center was organized pursuant to the Hospital and Related Facilities Act, Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 19-4601 to -4626. Section 19-4605 requires the County Commission to elect or appoint a board to manage and control the…”
Newman Mem'l Hosp. v. Walton Constr. Co., 149 P.3d 525 (Kan. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “It is organized and exists pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-4601 et seq., which allow establishment of a hospital but do not require it.”
Means v. Goodland Reg'l Med. Ctr. (D. Kan. 2023). · cites it 2× “Means contends that GRMC is a state actor because it is organized pursuant to K.S.A. § 19-4601 et seq., which allows Kansas to assume responsibility for funding and managing specified county hospitals.”
Kearny Cnty. Hosp. v. Qualivis, LLC (D. Kan. 2025). · cites it 2× “Factual and Procedural Background KCH is a county hospital regulated by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-4601 et seq. And § 19-4610(a) vests “exclusive control of the expenditures of all hospital moneys” in a hospital’s board.”
K.S.A. § 19-4601(c): 1 case
Smith v. Kennedy, 985 P.2d 715 (Kan. Ct. App. 1999). “§ 19-4601(c) provides that the daily management of the hospital is controlled by the board of trustees of the hospital.”
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