Attorney General Opinion No.

Robert W. Fairchild Douglas County Counselor 808 Massachusetts St. P.O. Box B Lawrence, Kansas 66044-8996

Dear Mr. Fairchild:

As Douglas county counselor, you have requested our opinion regarding whether the employees of the Lawrence-Douglas county health department are covered by the tort claims fund created pursuant to the Kansas tort claims act, K.S.A. 75-6101 et. seq.

In 1993, the legislature amended the tort claims act to provide the following:

"(a) The Kansas tort claims act shall not be applicable to claims arising from the rendering of or failure to render professional services by a…