76-12a01. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Secretary" means the secretary of social and rehabilitation services.

(b) "Institution" means the following institutions: Osawatomie state hospital, Rainbow mental health facility, Larned state hospital, Parsons state hospital and training center, and Kansas neurological institute.

(c) "Director" or "commissioner" means the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities.

History: L. 1973, ch. 369, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 416, § 1; L.1978, ch. 349, § 9; L. 1980, ch. 272, § 5; L. 1982, ch. 357, § 32; L. 1995, ch. 234, § 27; L. 1996, ch. 230, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 142, § 2; July 1.