2006 Kansas Code - 65-4024

      65-4024.   Acceptance for treatment; rules and regulations; standards. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations for acceptance of persons into the treatment program for the purpose of early and effective treatment of alcoholics and intoxicated persons. In adopting rules and regulations the secretary shall be guided by the following standards:

      (1)   If possible a patient shall be treated on a voluntary rather than an involuntary basis.

      (2)   A patient shall be initially assigned or transferred to outpatient or intermediate treatment.

      (3)   A person shall not be denied treatment solely because such person has withdrawn from treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because such person has relapsed after earlier treatment.

      (4)   An individualized treatment plan shall be prepared and maintained on a current basis for each patient.

      (5)   Provisions shall be made for a continuum of coordinated treatment services, so that a person who leaves a facility or a form of treatment will have available other appropriate treatment.

      History:   L. 1972, ch. 241, § 24; L. 1975, ch. 330, § 18; L. 1996, ch. 235, § 14; Oct. 1.