Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-1912. Apprentice license; practice as apprentice required prior to licensure; charge for services of apprentice. (a) Any person desiring to practice as an apprentice shall be required to pay to the board the fee required pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1904, and amendments thereto, and …

65-1920. Tanning facility licensing; definitions. (a) As used in this act: (1) "Authorized agent" means an employee of the state board of cosmetology designated by the board to enforce this act. (2) "Board" means the state board of cosmetology. (3) "Phototherapy device" means equ…

65-1921. Same; warnings. A tanning facility shall give each customer a written statement warning that: (a) Failure to use the eye protection provided to the customer by the tanning facility may result in damage to the eyes; (b) overexposure to ultraviolet radiation causes burns; …

65-1922. Same; warning signs; posting; dimensions. (a) A tanning facility shall post a warning sign in a conspicuous location where it is readily visible by persons entering the establishment. The sign shall have dimensions of no less than eight inches by 10 inches and shall cont…

65-1923. Same; promotional material. A tanning facility shall not claim or distribute promotional materials that claim that using a tanning device is safe or free from risk. History: L. 1992, ch. 170, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies …

65-1924. Same; presence of trained operator required; protective eyewear and physical aids; timer; maximum exposure time and interior temperature. (a) A tanning facility shall have an operator present during operating hours. The operator must be trained in the correct operation o…

65-1925. Rules and regulations; inspections; violations; remedies. (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations to implement this act. The board, after consultation with the secretary of health and environment, shall adopt rules and regulations relating to the safe functioning o…

65-1926. Licensure requirement; grounds for disciplinary action; fees. (a) A person shall not operate a tanning facility without a valid license issued by the board. (b) The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the tanning facility. (c) On application, on forms pr…

65-1927. Penalties for violations. Any person who operates an unlicensed tanning facility in this state or violates this act or any rules and regulations adopted by the board or by the secretary of health and environment, as provided by K.S.A. 65-1925, and amendments thereto, sha…

65-1928. Braiding or threading of hair; exemption of persons engaged therein from practice of cosmetology, requirements; duties of secretary of health and environment. (a) The secretary of health and environment shall develop a brochure containing information about infection cont…

65-1929. Tanning facility license required; remedies. (a) If the board determines that an individual or entity has operated a tanning facility without a valid license, in addition to any other penalties imposed by law, the board, in accordance with the Kansas administrative proce…

65-1930. Reserved. 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 OTHE…

65-1931. Minors prohibited from tanning; fines. (a) No tanning facility shall provide access to a tanning device for any person under 18 years of age. (b) In addition to the board's authority to impose discipline pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1920, and amendments thereto, the board shall…

65-1932. Citation of act. K.S.A. 65-1920 through 65-1929 and K.S.A. 65-1931, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas tanning facilities act. History: L. 2016, ch. 91, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026…

65-1940. Licensure of tattooing and body piercing; definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Board" means the Kansas state board of cosmetology or its designee. (b) "Director" means the executive director of the board. (c) "Department" means th…

65-1941. Licensure; license required to perform certain activities; exceptions; criminal penalty; action to enjoin unauthorized activities; rules and regulations. (a) No person, including a tattoo artist, cosmetic tattoo artist or body piercer, shall perform tattooing, cosmetic t…

65-1942. Same; prohibited acts; penalty. (a) No person shall: (1) Sell, barter or offer to sell or barter a license; (2) purchase or procure by barter a license with intent to use it as evidence of the person's qualification to practice tattooing, cosmetic tattooing or body pierc…

65-1943. Same; application for licensure; fees; requirements for licensure. (a) An applicant for licensure shall pay a non-refundable fee established by rules and regulations adopted by the board and shall show to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant: (1) Has complied…

65-1944. Same; address of place of business, licensee to notify board in writing; license to be posted; record of address of licensed facility; notices to licensee; issuance of license. (a) A person who holds a license shall notify the board in writing of the regular address of t…

65-1945. Same; expiration; renewal; continuing education. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a license issued under K.S.A. 65-1950, and amendments thereto, expires two years after the date of issue unless renewed by payment of the required non-refundable renewal fe…

65-1946. Standards for licensure. Licensed practicing tattoo artists, cosmetic tattoo artists and body piercers shall meet the following standards and any others the board may adopt by rules and regulations: (a) Tattoo artists, cosmetic tattoo artists and body piercers, and their…

65-1947. Same; grounds for revocation, suspension, refusal to issue or renew, censure, limitation or conditioning of licenses and assessment of fines. (a) The board may revoke, censure, limit or condition, suspend, refuse to issue or renew any license issued under this act, or as…

65-1948. Same; powers and duties of board. The powers and duties of the board as related to this act are as follows: (a) To authorize all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; (b) to determine training and experience requirements for taking the examinat…

65-1949. Same; education and training standards prescribed for practice, rules and regulations; testing for knowledge of safety and infection control techniques; inspection of establishments. (a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations to prescribe education and training stan…

65-1950. Same; licensure; fees. (a) The board shall assess, by rules and regulations adopted by the board, such non-refundable fees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. (b) The board shall license each applicant, without discrimination, who proves to the sati…

65-1951. Same; moneys received by board deposited in state treasury; credited to state general fund and cosmetology fee fund. The board, the director or a person authorized by the board shall remit all moneys received by or for it from fees, charges or penalties to the state trea…

65-1952. History: L. 1996, ch. 138, § 13; Repealed, L. 2001, ch. 193, § 20; May 24. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents…

65-1953. Same; performance of body piercing or tattooing on persons under 18, written and notarized consent; penalties. No person shall perform body piercing, cosmetic tattooing or tattooing on or to any person under 18 years of age without the prior written and notarized consent…

65-1954. Same; penalties; civil fines; costs and attorney fees; disposition of proceeds. (a) The board, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under the act governing tattoo artists, cosmetic tattoo artists or body piercers, may assess civil fines and costs, including attorn…

65-1955. History: L. 2001, ch. 193, § 18; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 187, § 19; 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…

65-1956. Administrative proceedings; application of Kansas administrative procedure act and Kansas judicial review act; assessment of costs; final orders; disposition of moneys. (a) For all professions regulated by the Kansas state board of cosmetology pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1940 …

65-1957. Charitable event permits; application, requirements and limitations. (a) Any person may apply to the Kansas state board of cosmetology for a charitable event permit. Any such application shall be on a form and in a manner approved by the board and accompanied by the fee …

65-1958. Temporary location or temporary guest artist permits; application, requirements and limitations. (a) Any person may apply to the Kansas state board of cosmetology for a temporary location or temporary guest artist permit. Any such application shall be on a form and in a …

65-1959. Cosmetologist compact; facilitating interstate practice of cosmetologists. This section shall be known and may be cited as the cosmetologist licensure compact. ARTICLE 1—PURPOSE (a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of co…

65-2001. Podiatry act; definitions. As used in the podiatry act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Board" means the state board of healing arts. (b) "Podiatrist" means one practicing podiatry. (c) "Podiatry" means the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of all …

65-2002. License required; scope of practice; applicability of act; surgical treatment of the ankle. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to profess to be a podiatrist, to practice or assume the duties incidental to podiatry, to advertise or hold oneself out to the public as a…

65-2003. Examination for license to practice podiatry; licensure qualifications; license by endorsement; recognized school of podiatry, criteria. (a) Examinations for a license to practice podiatry in this state shall be held at the same time and place as the examinations held by…

65-2004. Nature and scope of examinations; passing grade; fees; reexamination. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 65-2003, and amendments thereto, each applicant for a license to practice podiatry shall be examined by the board in the following subjects: Anatomy, …

65-2005. Designation of licensee; expiration and renewal of license; reinstatement of license; temporary permits; temporary licenses; exempt license; display of license or permit; postgraduate permit; inactive license; federally active licensee. (a) A licensee shall be designated…

65-2006. Suspension, revocation or limitation of licenses and permits; grounds; consent to submit to mental or physical examination implied; professional incompetency and unprofessional conduct defined; hearing procedure. (a) The board, upon hearing, may revoke, suspend or limit …

65-2007. Violation of act; penalty. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not to exceed ninety (90) days. Hi…

65-2008. Exceptions to operation of act. This act shall not apply to persons licensed by the state board of healing arts to practice medicine and surgery, nor to the surgeons of the United States army, navy, and United States public health service when in actual performance of th…

65-2009. Injunction or ouster for unlawful practice. An action to enjoin or oust from the unlawful practice of podiatry may be brought and maintained in the name of the state of Kansas against any person who shall practice podiatry without being licensed to practice podiatry by t…

65-2010. Continuing education. (a) Every licensed podiatrist in the active practice of podiatry within Kansas shall submit with the request for renewal under K.S.A. 65-2005 and amendments thereto evidence of satisfactory completion of a continuing education course approved by the…

65-2011. Disposition of moneys; healing arts fee fund. The state board of healing arts shall remit all moneys received by or for it under this act from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. U…

65-2012. Fees, establishment within limitations. The following fees shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board and shall be collected by the board: (a) For a license to practice podiatry or an inactive license or federally active license, issued on the bas…

65-2013. Rules and regulations. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of the podiatry act, and may amend or revoke any existing rules and regulations adopted by the state podiatry board of examiners. History: L. 1979, ch. 197, §…

65-2014. Citation of act. K.S.A. 65-2001 to 65-2013, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the podiatry act. History: L. 1979, ch. 197, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archi…

65-2015. Civil fine for violation of podiatry act. (a) The state board of healing arts, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under the podiatry act, may assess a civil fine, after proper notice and an opportunity to be heard, against a licensee for a violation of the podia…

65-2016. Review committee; establishment and appointment; qualifications; expenses. The state board of healing arts shall establish and appoint a review committee for the practice of podiatry. The review committee shall be composed of not less than two members. The members shall …