2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 75. - STATE DEPARTMENTS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Article 74. - KANSAS HEALTH POLICY AUTHORITY
75-7411 Same; contracts with state and local government agencies; delegation, exceptions.

75-7411. Same; contracts with state and local government agencies; delegation, exceptions. (a) Subject to the limitations of subsection (b), the Kansas health policy authority may enter into a contract with one or more state agencies or local governmental entities providing for the state agency or local governmental entity to perform services for the division of health policy and finance or delegating to the state agency or local governmental entity the administration of certain functions, services or programs under any of the programs for which the Kansas health policy authority is responsible.

(b) With respect to any plan or program that is subject to or financed in part under the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., and amendments thereto, the authority of the Kansas health policy authority to exercise administrative discretion in the administration or supervision of the plan or program and to issue policies and to adopt rules and regulations on plan or program matters shall not be delegated by the Kansas health policy authority, other than to officials and employees of the authority. To the extent that the Kansas health policy authority enters into a contract with a state agency or local governmental entity under this section, the other state agency or the local governmental entity shall not have the authority to change or disapprove any administrative decision of the Kansas health policy authority or to otherwise substitute its judgment for that of the Kansas health policy authority with respect to the application of policies issued or rules and regulations adopted by the Kansas health policy authority for any plan or program that is subject to or financed in part under the federal social security act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq., and amendments thereto.