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K.S.A. § 59-2906 (2026)

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59-2906.

History: L. 1965, ch. 348, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 243, § 6; L. 1986, ch. 211, § 3; Repealed, L. 1996, ch. 167, § 65; April 18.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Veterans hospital's lack of duty to prevent release of voluntary psychiatric patient with known violent tendencies examined. Hokansen v. U.S., 868 F.2d 372, 376 (10th Cir. 1989).


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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1989–1995 · leading case: Boulanger v. Pol, 900 P.2d 823 (Kan. 1995).
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Boulanger v. Pol, 900 P.2d 823 (Kan. 1995). · cites it 2× “A voluntary patient shall be discharged when the head of the treatment facility determines treatment is “no longer advisable,” K.S.A. 59-2906, or within three week days of a patient’s request for discharge, K.”
Mahomes-Vinson v. United States, 751 F. Supp. 913 (D. Kan. 1990). “K.S.A. 59-2906, entitled “Discharge of a voluntary patient," requires the head of a treatment facility to discharge any voluntary patient whose treatment is determined to be no longer advisable.”
Hokansen v. United States, 868 F.2d 372 (10th Cir. 1989). “” K.S.A. 59-2906 (Supp.1987). Thus a parallel professional judgment is required before discharge of a voluntary patient, although in somewhat different terms.”
Hokansen v. United States, 868 F.2d 372 (10th Cir. 1989). “" K.S.A. 59-2906 (Supp.1987). Thus a parallel professional judgment is required before discharge of a voluntary patient, although in somewhat different terms.”
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