Assistance shall not be withheld from any institutionalized person or any person seeking home and community based services who would otherwise qualify for assistance under this act but who, by reason of being a disabled person as defined by K.S.A. 77-201, and amendments thereto, is unable to give the consent prerequisite to the property and income transfers described in this act, provided that the spouse of the individual seeking assistance seeks a court order of maintenance, an order of conservatorship or of property and income division pursuant to this act within one year from the beginning of the first benefit period.
K.S.A. 39-789