75-3085. Same; successor of secretary and appointed designees. (a) The department for children and families or designees appointed by the secretary shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties, and functions of any state agency department, board, commission or council, providing services and creating systems in order to comply with the provisions of any laws or regulations affecting the department of health and environment, division of public health, bureau of family health, child placing and residential programs. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties, and functions by or under the authority of the department for children and families shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by any state agency, department, board, commission or council in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the [effective] date of K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto.
(b) The department of health and environment or designees appointed by the secretary shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties, and functions of any state agency department, board, commission or council, providing services and creating systems in order to comply with the provisions of any laws or regulations affecting the department for children and families, eligibility and employment services section which pertains to determining eligibility for medicaid services. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties, and functions by or under the authority of the department of health and environment shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by any state agency, department, board, commission or council in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to the [effective] date of K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto.
(c) Wherever the department of health and environment, pertaining to the duties or functions of the child placing agency and residential programs section division of public health, bureau of family health, or words of like effect is referred to or designated by statute, contract, memorandum, agreement or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties or functions transferred to the department for children and families, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department for children and families.
(d) Wherever the department for children and families, economic and employment services section that determines eligibility for services under title XIX of the social security act (medicaid) and state funded medical services, or words of like effect are referred to or designated by statute, contract, memorandum, agreement or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties or functions transferred to the department of health and environment, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department of health and environment.
(e) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the Kansas department of health and environment which relate to the functions transferred by K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, and which are in effect on the effective date of K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the secretary of the department for children and families respective to the duties that the secretary for children and families is assuming by K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto.
(f) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the Kansas department for children and families which relate to the functions transferred by K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, and which are in effect on the effective date of K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the secretary of the department of health and environment respective to the duties that the secretary of health and environment is assuming by K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 75-3084 through 75-3089, and amendments thereto.
History: Executive Reorganization Order No. 43, § 2; L. 2015, ch. 114, § 2; July 1.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.