2006 Kansas Code - 75-7414

      75-7414.   Same; division and director successors to transferred powers, duties and functions; references in statutes, contracts and other documents, exception; rules and regulations, orders and directives continued. [See Revisor's Note] (a) The division of health policy and finance within the department of administration and the director of health policy and finance established by this act shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the department of social and rehabilitation services and secretary of social and rehabilitation services in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act and that are transferred pursuant to K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 75-7413, and amendments thereto. Every act performed in the exercise of such transferred powers, duties and functions by or under the authority of the division of health policy and finance or the director of health policy and finance within the department of administration shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as if performed by the department of social and rehabilitation services or secretary of social and rehabilitation services in which such powers, duties and functions were vested prior to July 1, 2005.

      (b)   From July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, whenever the department of social and rehabilitation services or the secretary of social and rehabilitation services, or words of like effect, are referred to or designated by a statute, contract, memorandum of understanding, plan, grant, waiver or other document and such reference is in regard to any of the powers, duties or functions transferred to the division of health policy and finance or the director of health policy and finance pursuant to K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 75-7413, and amendments thereto, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the division of health policy and finance or the director of health policy and finance, respectively. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to references to or designations of the department of social and rehabilitation services or the secretary of social and rehabilitation services, or words of like effect, by the provisions of appropriation acts.

      (c)   All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services that relate to the functions transferred by K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 75-7413, and amendments thereto, and that are in effect on July 1, 2005, shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the director of health policy and finance until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.

      History:   L. 2005, ch. 187, § 15; July 1.