Infections or contagious diseases; authority of local health officer or secretary; evaluation or treatment orders, isolation or quarantine orders

65-129b. Infections or contagious diseases; authority of local health officer or secretary; evaluation or treatment orders, isolation or quarantine orders. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 65-119, 65-122, 65-123, 65-126 and 65-128, and amendments thereto, and any rules or regulations adopted thereunder, in investigating actual or potential exposures to an infectious or contagious disease that is potentially life-threatening, the local health officer or the secretary: (1) May issue an order requiring an individual who the local health officer or the secretary has reason to believe has been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease to seek appropriate and necessary evaluation and treatment; (2) when the local health officer or the secretary determines that it is medically necessary and reasonable to prevent or reduce the spread of the disease or outbreak believed to have been caused by the exposure to an infectious or contagious disease, may order an individual or group of individuals to go to and remain in places of isolation or quarantine until the local health officer or the secretary determines that such individual no longer poses a substantial risk of transmitting the disease or condition to the public; (3) if a competent individual of 18 years of age or older or an emancipated minor refuses vaccination, medical examination, treatment or testing under this section, may require an individual to go to and remain in a place of isolation or quarantine until the local health officer or the secretary determines that such individual no longer poses a substantial risk of transmitting the disease or condition to the public; and (4) if, on behalf of a minor child or ward, a parent or guardian refuses vaccination, medical examination, treatment or testing under this section, may require a minor child or ward to go to and remain in a place of isolation or quarantine and shall allow the parent or guardian to accompany such minor child or ward until the local health officer or the secretary determines that such minor child or ward no longer poses a substantial risk of transmitting the disease or condition to the public. History: L. 2005, ch. 122, § 2; L. 2025, ch. 115, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026