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K.S.A. § 65-425 (2026)

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65-425. Definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "General hospital" means an establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians; with permanent facilities that include inpatient beds; and with medical services, including physician services, and continuous registered professional nursing services for not less than 24 hours of every day, to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients who have a variety of medical conditions.

(b) "Special hospital" means an establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians; with permanent facilities that include inpatient beds; and with medical services, including physician services, and continuous registered professional nursing services for not less than 24 hours of every day, to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients who have specified medical conditions.

(c) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint-stock association, and the legal successor thereof.

(d) "Governmental unit" means the state, or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof; or any department, division, board or other agency of any of the foregoing.

(e) "Licensing agency" means the department of health and environment.

(f) "Ambulatory surgical center" means an establishment with an organized medical staff of one or more physicians; with permanent facilities that are equipped and operated primarily for the purpose of performing surgical procedures; with continuous physician services during surgical procedures and until the patient has recovered from the obvious effects of anesthetic and at all other times with physician services available whenever a patient is in the facility; with continuous registered professional nursing services whenever a patient is in the facility; and which does not provide services or other accommodations for patient to stay more than 24 hours. Before discharge from an ambulatory surgical center, each patient shall be evaluated by a physician for proper anesthesia recovery. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the office of a physician or physicians to be licensed under this act as an ambulatory surgical center.

(g) "Recuperation center" means an establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians, permanent facilities that include inpatient beds, medical services, including physician services, and continuous registered professional nursing services for not less than 24 hours of every day, to provide treatment for patients who require inpatient care but are not in an acute phase of illness, who currently require primary convalescent or restorative services and who have a variety of medical conditions.

(h) "Medical care facility" means a hospital, ambulatory surgical center or recuperation center, except that "medical care facility" does not include a hospice that is certified to participate in the medicare program under 42 C.F.R. § 418.1 et seq. and that provides services only to hospice patients.

(i) "Critical access hospital" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-468 and amendments thereto.

(j) "Hospital" means general hospital, critical access hospital or special hospital.

(k) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state.

(l) "Rural emergency hospital" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-482, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1947, ch. 329, § 1; L. 1949, ch. 328, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 204, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 248, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 83; L. 1992, ch. 158, § 8; L. 1993, ch. 255, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 6, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 53, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 88, § 12; May 6.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018).
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Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). · cites it 61× “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
Planned Parenthood KS & Mid-MO v. Brownback, 747 F.3d 814 (10th Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “, county, local health departments and health clinics) and, if any moneys remain, then, Second priority to non-public entities which are hospitals or federally qualified health centers that provide comprehensive primary and preventative care in addition to family planning…”
Leiker Ex Rel. Leiker v. Gafford, 778 P.2d 823 (Kan. 1989). · cites it 2× “While the regulations apply basically to the licensing of hospitals pursuant to K.S.A. 65-425 et seq. and the duties imposed upon such hospitals, the regulations may also apply to other health care providers, such as the defendants here, who seek to utilize the facilities of the…”
Nash v. Blatchford, 435 P.3d 562 (Kan. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “75-6115(c)(4) includes a hospital within the definition of a medical care facility contained in K.S.A. 65-425. It is uncontroverted that South Central is a municipal hospital and that Blatchford is a physician licensed to practice by the Board of Healing Arts; both are health…”
St. Francis Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc. v. Weiss, 869 P.2d 606 (Kan. 1994). · cites it 3× “*743 With regard to public policy, VHA argues that under the Kansas Hospital Licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is charged with ensuring that hospitals provide quality medical care.”
Cady v. Schroll, 317 P.3d 90 (Kan. 2014). “See K.S.A. 65-425(h) (defining “medical care facility” to generally mean “a hospital, ambulatory surgical center or recu *749 peration center”).”
State v. Bennington, 264 P.3d 440 (Kan. 2011). “ictim, or upon the request of the victim, any physician, a licensed physician assistant, who has been specially trained in performing sexual assault evidence collection, or a registered professional nurse, who has been specially trained in performing sexual assault evidence…”
State v. Miller, 264 P.3d 461 (Kan. 2011). “ictim, or upon the request of the victim, any physician, a licensed physician assistant, who has been specially trained in performing sexual assault evidence collection, or a registered professional nurse, who has been specially trained in performing sexual assault evidence…”
In Re Bd. of Johnson Cnty. Comm'rs, 592 P.2d 875 (Kan. 1979). “the same is defined by K.S.A. 1977 Supp. 65-425, and amendments thereto, or a psychiatric hospital as the same is defined by K.”
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Kansas Avenue Props., 786 P.2d 1141 (Kan. 1990). “The statute provided: “The following described property, to the extent herein specified, shall be and is hereby exempt from all property or ad valorem taxes levied under the laws of the state of Kansas: “First: All real property, and tangible personal property, actually and…”
Planned Parenthood of Ks & Mid-mo v. Brownback, 799 F. Supp. 2d 1218 (D. Kan. 2011). “y, local health departments and health clinics) and, if any moneys remain, then, Second priority to non-public entities which are hospitals or federally qualified health centers that provide comprehensive pri *1224 mary and preventative care in addition to family planning…”
In Re Tax Exemption Application of via Christi Reg'l Med. Ctr., 6 P.3d 896 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 6× “The stipulated facts before BOTA were as follows: (1) The applicant in this matter is Via Christi, a not-for-profit hospital as defined by K.S.A. 65-425, and is licensed in the State of Kansas to do business as a hospital.”
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— K.S.A. § 65-425(a) — 5 cases
Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
Kansas East Conf. of the United Methodist Church, Inc. v. Bethany Med. Ctr., Inc., 969 P.2d 859 (Kan. 1998).
In Re the Appeal of Genstler Eye Ctr. & Clinic/Genstler Med. Care Facility, 192 P.3d 666 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008).
In Re Gracious Promise Found., 211 P.3d 161 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009).
In Re Tax Exemption Application of via Christi Reg'l Med. Ctr., 6 P.3d 896 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “The stipulated facts before BOTA were as follows: (1) The applicant in this matter is Via Christi, a not-for-profit hospital as defined by K.S.A. 65-425, and is licensed in the State of Kansas to do business as a hospital.”
— K.S.A. § 65-425(b) — 1 case
Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
— K.S.A. § 65-425(c) — 1 case
Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
— K.S.A. § 65-425(e) — 1 case
Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
— K.S.A. § 65-425(f) — 2 cases
Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
State ex rel. State Bd. of Healing Arts v. Thomas, 97 P.3d 513 (Kan. Ct. App. 2004).
— K.S.A. § 65-425(h) — 4 cases
Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
Cady v. Schroll, 317 P.3d 90 (Kan. 2014). “See K.S.A. 65-425(h) (defining “medical care facility” to generally mean “a hospital, ambulatory surgical center or recu *749 peration center”).”
St. Francis Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc. v. Weiss, 869 P.2d 606 (Kan. 1994). “*743 With regard to public policy, VHA argues that under the Kansas Hospital Licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is charged with ensuring that hospitals provide quality medical care.”
McVay v. Rich, 859 P.2d 399 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993).
— K.S.A. § 65-425(j) — 2 cases
Cent. Kansas Med. Ctr. v. Hatesohl, 425 P.3d 1253 (Kan. 2018). “Francis court observed that the medical care facility licensing statutes, K.S.A. 65-425 et seq., not only permit a corporation to be licensed as a hospital but also require a licensed hospital to employ physicians to accomplish its statutorily defined purpose.”
In Re Tax Exemption Application of via Christi Reg'l Med. Ctr., 6 P.3d 896 (Kan. Ct. App. 2000). “The stipulated facts before BOTA were as follows: (1) The applicant in this matter is Via Christi, a not-for-profit hospital as defined by K.S.A. 65-425, and is licensed in the State of Kansas to do business as a hospital.”
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