K.S.A. 65-116m: Recovery of cost of care, maintenance or treatment from third parties.

Where funds appropriated to the department of health and environment have been expended for the purpose of meeting the cost of the care, maintenance or treatment of any person who has communicable or infectious tuberculosis pursuant to the provisions of this act and a third party has a legal obligation to pay such cost to or on behalf of the recipient, the secretary of health and environment may recover the same from the recipient or from the third party and in all respects shall be subrogated to the rights of the recipient in such cases.