As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires, "institution" means:
(a) Any institution as defined by K.S.A. 38-2302 , K.S.A. 75-5202 or 76-12a01 , and amendments thereto;
(b) the Kansas state school for the blind;
(c) the Kansas state school for the deaf; and
(d) the Kansas veterans' home and the Kansas soldiers' home which are operated and administered by the commission on veterans affairs.