Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-1,104. History: L. 1970, ch. 247, § 8; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 301, § 33; July 1.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…

65-1,105. Establishment of statewide program of blood tests and counseling authorized; contracts; financial assistance for persons with sickle cell anemia; requirements for eligibility for financial assistance; duties of secretary of health and environment. (a) The secretary of h…

65-1,105a. Financial assistance for persons with sickle cell anemia; recovery of cost from third party; subrogation. Where funds appropriated to the department of health and environment have been expended for the purpose of meeting the cost of the care or treatment of any person …

65-1,105b. Information to be given parents or guardian of child entering school for first time; assistance of secretary of health and environment. The parent or guardian of any child entering school for the first time in this state, upon admission of such child, shall be informed…

65-1,106. Statewide program for sickle cell anemia testing; information confidential; exception; penalty. Any information obtained from such program of tests for sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except upon the consent of t…

65-1,107. Secretary of health and environment to adopt rules and regulations relating to procedures, testing protocols, qualifications of personnel and equipment of certain laboratories; list of approved preliminary screening devices for testing of breath for law enforcement purp…

65-1,108. Unlawful to perform certain tests unless performed in approved laboratory; penalty for violation; exclusions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person or laboratory to perform tests to evaluate biological specimens for the presence of controlled substances included in sc…

65-1,108a. Information obtained through certain tests conducted by approved laboratories confidential; exceptions; penalties for violations. (a) Information obtained through tests performed under 42 C.F.R. part 493 and amendments thereto (CLIA '88) or tests to evaluate biological…

65-1,109. Testing human breath for law enforcement purposes; unlawful acts; penalty. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make any test of the human breath for law enforcement purposes, unless: (1) Such person has complied with the rules and regulations of the secretary of …

65-1,109a. Certification of laboratories performing environmental analyses. (a) The secretary of health and environment may adopt rules and regulations establishing: (1) Procedures and qualifications for certification of laboratories performing analyses required pursuant to K.S.A…

65-1,110. Establishments maintaining restroom facilities for the public; facilities to be available without charge. Every establishment, public and private, which serves or caters to the public and which maintains therein restroom facilities for the public shall make its restroom…

65-1,111. Same; enforcement. The secretary of health and environment is authorized and empowered to adopt rules and regulations and to bring any necessary proceedings for the enforcement of K.S.A. 65-1,110. History: L. 1976, ch. 205, § 5; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORD…

65-1,112. Spinal cord injury treatment program; components. The secretary of health and environment shall develop a plan for the establishment of a multilevel treatment program for persons with spinal cord injuries and present the plan to the legislature for review by January 15,…

65-1,113. Health manpower planning; collection of information; confidentiality. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall collect such information as is necessary to define the effective distribution of health manpower in the state and to project future health manpower ne…

65-1,114. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery. (b) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and environment. History: L. 1980, ch. 178, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Po…

65-1,115. Contract for health data and information relating to diabetes mellitus. The secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized to contract with an organization or organizations which collect health data for the purpose of obtaining health data and statistical info…

65-1,116. Confidentiality of information; exceptions. Information obtained by the secretary under K.S.A. 65-1,115 is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in this section. The secretary may disclose information obtained under K.S.A. 65-1,115: (a) Upon the con…

65-1,117. Penalty for disclosure of confidential information. Any person, association, firm, corporation, organization or other agency willfully or knowingly permitting or encouraging the disclosure of information obtained pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 65-1,115 and not oth…

65-1,118. Act not to effect mode of treatment. Nothing in this act shall be construed or operate to empower or authorize the secretary to restrict in any manner the right of a physician to recommend a mode of treatment for diabetes mellitus or to restrict in any manner an individ…

65-1,119. Rules and regulations. The secretary may adopt reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. History: L. 1980, ch. 178, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archi…

65-1,120. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Medication aide" means an unlicensed person certified as having satisfactorily completed a training program in medication administration approved by the secretary of health and environment for the purposes of subsection (i) of K.S.…

65-1,121. Medication aides; continuing education; requirements; fees. (a) On and after the effective date of this act, no person shall be a medication aide for the purposes of subsection (i) of K.S.A. 65-1124 and amendments thereto unless such person completes a program of contin…

65-1,122. Diabetes; development of plans to reduce incidence of disease; biennial reporting; requirements. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall identify goals and benchmarks and develop plans to reduce the incidence of diabetes in Kansas, improve diabetes care and co…

65-1,131. Definitions. When used in this act: (a) "Hemophilia" means a bleeding tendency resulting from a genetically determined deficiency factor in the blood; (b) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and environment. History: L. 1984, ch. 217, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next …

65-1,132. Establishment of program for treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia; state assistance, requirements for eligibility; rules and regulations. (a) Within the limits of appropriations therefor, the secretary shall establish a program in accordance with the provision…

65-1,133. Duties of secretary. The secretary shall, within the limits of appropriations therefor: (a) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia, including self-administration, prevention and home care and o…

65-1,134. Rules and regulations. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this act. History: L. 1984, ch. 217, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC …

65-1,135. Payment of claims in subsequent fiscal year; limitation. Notwithstanding K.S.A. 75-3731, the director of accounts and reports shall accept for payment from the secretary of health and environment any duly authorized claim for services provided persons suffering from hem…

65-1,148. Sanitation standards defined; rules and regulations of the secretary establishing sanitation standards for persons and entities regulated by state board of barber examiners and state board of cosmetology. (a) As used in this section, "sanitation standards" means standar…

65-1,151. History: L. 1990, ch. 213, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 30, § 1; Repealed, L. 1999, ch. 92, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

65-1,157a. Newborn infant hearing screening; informed consent; confidentiality of information; application for and receipt of grants; rules and regulations. (a) This act shall be known as the newborn infant hearing screening act. (b) Every child born in the state of Kansas, withi…

65-1,158. Community-based teenage pregnancy reduction program; behavioral and educational objectives; grants, proposals and requirements, competitive awards and administration; duties of secretary; receipt of federal and other grants; rules and regulations. (a) The secretary of h…

65-1,159. Development and submission of proposal; components. (a) On or before January 1, 1993, the secretary of health and environment, in cooperation with the secretary for aging and disability services, the commissioner of education and the commissioner of insurance, shall dev…

65-1,159a. Senator Stan Clark pregnancy maintenance initiative program; objectives; grants; annual report to legislature. (a) Subject to appropriations therefor, the secretary of health and environment shall create, develop and administer the Senator Stan Clark pregnancy maintena…

65-1,160. Public awareness program on effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall conduct an ongoing public awareness campaign directed to both men and women regarding the preconceptual and perinatal effects of the use of tobacco, the use…

65-1,161. Educational materials and guidance for health care providers; services available from local health departments; effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall provide educational materials and guidance to health care professionals …

65-1,162. Educational program for health care providers regarding drugs. (a) The secretary of health and environment, in collaboration with the secretary for aging and disability services, shall provide an educational program to health care professionals who provide health care s…

65-1,163. Identification and referral of pregnant women at risk for prenatal substance abuse. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall develop a risk assessment profile to assist health care providers screen pregnant women for prenatal substance abuse. (b) Any health car…

65-1,164. Same; service coordination for woman and family. (a) Upon referral pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 65-1,163, the local health department shall offer service coordination to the pregnant woman and her family. The local health department shall coordinate social servi…

65-1,165. Same; referred pregnant woman first priority user of treatment through the Kansas department for aging and disability services. A pregnant woman referred for substance abuse treatment shall be a first priority user of substance abuse treatment available through aging an…

65-1,166. Toll free information line. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall maintain a toll free information line for the purpose of providing information on resources for substance abuse treatment and for assisting with referral for substance abusing pregnant women. …

65-1,167. Construction of act. This act [*] shall not be construed in any way to create any new programs. History: L. 1992, ch. 294, § 12; May 28. * Act includes 65-1,159 through 65-1,167, 75-3717, 75-3721. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Ar…

65-1,168. Cancer registry; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Confidential data" means any data which permits the identification of individuals. (b) "Health care provider" means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, a hospital or ambulatory surgery center, as de…

65-1,169. Same; collection of data; rules and regulations; reporting of cases. (a) The secretary is hereby authorized to collect data pertaining to all cancers occurring in Kansas into a registry which shall be the cancer registry for the state of Kansas. The secretary shall adop…

65-1,170. Same; uses of nonconfidential data. Uses of registry data which are not confidential in nature include, but are not limited to: (a) The production of statistical data which outline the frequency, distribution, severity at diagnosis, treatment and survival for each type …

65-1,171. Same; confidential data; exceptions to prohibition on disclosure; data not subject to subpoena or open records act; storage of data. The information contained on the cancer registry shall be confidential, shall not be disclosed except as provided in K.S.A. 65-1,172 and …

65-1,172. Same; uses of confidential data. (a) Confidential data collected pursuant to this act shall be securely locked and used only for the following purposes: (1) Ensuring the quality and completeness of the registry data. (2) Investigating the nature and cause of abnormal cl…

65-1,173. Same; panel to establish policies for release of nonconfidential data; release of statistical data. The secretary shall designate a panel, including at least one physician licensed to practice medicine in Kansas and the registry director, which shall establish policies …

65-1,174. Same; immunity from civil or criminal liability for reporting; privilege under K.S.A. 60-427 not applicable to reports under this act; section not applicable to unauthorized disclosure due to gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any health care provider, whether a pe…

65-1,174a. Cancer screening program. (a) The department of health and environment shall, subject to appropriations, establish a program to increase access to screenings for colon, breast, prostate and cervical cancer, to be used in conjunction with, but not limited to, rural heal…