65-4024a. Definitions.
65-4024a
65-4024a. Definitions.As used in this act:
(a) "Act" means the alcohol or other drug addiction treatment act;
(b) "Alcohol or other drug addiction" means a pattern of substance use,leading to significant impairment or distress, manifested by three or more ofthe following occurring at any time in the same 12-month period:
(1) Tolerance, defined as: (A) A need for markedly increased amounts of thesubstance to achieve intoxication or desired effect or (B) a markedlydiminished effect with continued use of the same amount of substance;
(2) withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following: (A) Thecharacteristic withdrawal syndrome for the substance or (B) the same or aclosely related substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms;
(3) the substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer periodthan was intended;
(4) there is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down orcontrol substance use;
(5) a great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain thesubstance, use the substance or recover from its effects;
(6) important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up orreduced because of substance use;
(7) the substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistentorrecurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been causedor exacerbated by the substance.
(c) "Care or treatment" means such necessary services as are in the bestinterests of thephysical and mental health of the patient.
(d) "Committee" means the Kansas citizens committee on alcohol and other drugabuse.
(e) "Counselor" means an individual whose education, experience and traininghas been evaluated and approved by the department of social and rehabilitationservices to provide the scope of practice afforded to an alcohol and drugcredentialed counselor or counselor assistant working in a licensed, certifiedalcohol and drug treatment program.
(f) "Department" means the department of social and rehabilitation services.
(g) "Designated state funded assessment center" or "assessment center" meansa treatment facility designated by the secretary.
(h) "Discharge" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 59-29b46 andamendments thereto.
(i) "Government unit" means any county, municipality or other politicalsubdivision ofthe state; or any department, division, board or other agency of any of theforegoing.
(j) "Head of the treatment facility" shall have the meaning ascribed to it inK.S.A. 59-29b46 and amendments thereto.
(k) "Incapacitated by alcohol" shall have the meaning ascribed to it inK.S.A. 59-29b46and amendments thereto.
(l) "Intoxicated individual" means an individual who is under the influenceof alcohol or drugs or both.
(m) "Law enforcement officer" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A.59-29b46and amendments thereto.
(n) "Patient" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 59-29b46 andamendmentsthereto.
(o) "Private treatment facility" shall have the meaning ascribed to it inK.S.A. 59-29b46and amendments thereto.
(p) "Public treatment facility" shall have the meaning ascribed to it inK.S.A. 59-29b46and amendments thereto.
(q) "Treatment" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 59-29b46 andamendments thereto.
(r) "Treatment facility" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A.59-29b46 and amendments thereto.
(s) "Secretary" means the secretary of social and rehabilitation services.
History: L. 2007, ch. 95, § 2; July 1.