Department of Health and Environment
75-5601Secretary of health and environment; appointment and confirmation; creation of department of health and environment; department subject to K-GOAL75-5602Transfer of powers, duties and functions; preservation of rules and regulations, orders and directives75-5603Division of public health, establishment and administration; director of the division of public health, qualifications, appointment, compensation75-5604Powers, duties and functions of existing divisions and directors transferred to new secretary; orders and directives continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed75-5605Division of environment established; administration of division; director of the division of environment, appointment and compensation; appointment of classified employee as director, effect75-5606Powers, duties and functions of existing division and director of environmental health and engineer of state board of health transferred to new secretary of health and environment; orders and directives of previous director and engineer continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed75-5608Office of laboratory services established; powers, duties and functions; rules and regulations; fees75-5608aOffice of laboratory services operating fund created; expenditures from fund; interest earnings75-5609Powers, duties and functions of existing division and director of laboratories transferred to new head of office of laboratory services; orders and directives of previous director in effect until revised, amended or repealed75-5609aOffice of laboratory services; criminal history record check; fingerprinting75-5610Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; classified and unclassified service75-5610aEmployees in health officer II class placed in unclassified service75-5611Appointment of chief attorney, public information officer, personal secretary and special assistant, compensation; other attorneys and staff assistants, classified service75-5612Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings75-5613Certain officers and employees serving on July 1, 1974, transferred to new department; civil service and retirement benefits preserved75-5616Advisory committees; creation and compensation75-5617Disposition of property of agency where functions divided and transferred; determination by governor75-5618Conflicts as to disposition of powers, functions, duties or funds of agency dissolved or transferred; resolved by governor75-5619Secretary may organize department; duties of division heads and staff assistants; delegation of authority; duties and powers of personnel of divisions75-5620Report by secretary; persons receiving75-5621Existing department, board, divisions and offices of directors abolished; functions transferred75-5622Air quality conservation commission, solid waste advisory council, water well contractors advisory council and certain existing committees abolished75-5623Custody of records, memoranda and writings75-5624Seal of secretary75-5625Secretary to adopt all general policies and rules and regulations75-5626Food service and lodging board abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred to secretary of health and environment; rules and regulations, orders and directives of board continued in effect until revised, amended or repealed75-5627Certain officers and employees of board transferred to department of health and environment; civil service and retirement benefits preserved75-5628Conflicts resulting from abolishment or transfers made by this act; determination by governor; transfer of property and records75-5637Crippled children's commission abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred75-5638Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions to secretary of health and environment; preservation of rules and regulations, orders and directives75-5639Same; transfer of appropriations and moneys received from private persons or organizations75-5640Same; rights saved in legal actions and proceedings75-5641Same; transfer of officers and employees to department; civil service and retirement benefits preserved75-5642Same; conflicts as to disposition of any power, duty, function, appropriation, money, property or records resolved by governor75-5643Advisory commission for children with special health care needs; composition; appointment; vacancies; compensation75-5644Duties of advisory commission; meetings; clerical services75-5645Compensation of officers and employees of abolished agencies; liability assumed by department of health and environment75-5646References to crippled and chronically ill children's program apply to services for children with special health care needs75-5647References to advisory commission for crippled and chronically ill children apply to the advisory commission for children with special health care needs75-5648Infants and toddlers with disabilities; definitions75-5649Same; early intervention services; rules and regulations; duties of secretary of health and environment75-5657Environmental protection grant program; contracts; plans, approval; rules and regulations75-5660Driving under the influence fund; disposition of moneys75-5661Management of mammal exposed to rabies75-5662Publication of certain documents required; fee75-5663Definitions75-5664Advisory committee on trauma; members; appointment; meetings; privileged information; expenses75-5665Statewide trauma system plan, development; duties of secretary; establishment of regional councils; trauma registry; standardized reports; budgeting; contracts; meetings; privileged information75-5666Trauma registry, development; data collection, immunity from liability for entities reporting, confidentiality of information75-5667Disclosure statement for trauma patient75-5668Right to choose provider and care not limited75-5669Consistency with federal law75-5670Trauma fund established75-5671Remediation trust fund75-5672Natural resources damages trust fund75-5673Atmospheric mercury deposition monitoring network; dissemination of data and analysis reports75-5674Establishment and maintenance; authority75-5675Duties of certain agencies75-5676Deadline for issuance of permits to discharge stormwater runoff from construction activities under the national pollutant discharge elimination system general permit or rainfall erosivity waivers; complete application required; section not to supersede federal law75-5607Office of laboratory services established administration of office; head of office; appointment75-5664aAdvisory committee on trauma; members; appointment; meetings; privileged information; expenses. [See Revisor's Note]75-5665aStatewide trauma system plan, development; duties of secretary; establishment of regional councils; trauma registry; standardized reports; budgeting; contracts; meetings; privileged information. [See Revisor's Note]