Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-2856. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 56; L. 1965, ch. 382, § 12; L. 1969, ch. 299, § 13; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 309, § 46; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…

65-2857. Injunction and quo warranto for unlawful practice of the healing arts. An action in injunction or quo warranto may be brought and maintained in the name of the state of Kansas to enjoin or oust from the unlawful practice of any profession regulated by the board or any pr…

65-2858. Same; authority conferred by K.S.A. 65-2857 additional to authority to prosecute criminally. The authority conferred by the preceding section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, authority to prosecute criminally any person unlawfully engaged in practice. The gra…

65-2859. Filing false documents with board; forgery; penalty. Any person who shall file or attempt to file with the board any false or forged diploma, certificate, affidavit or identification or qualification, or any other written or printed instrument, shall be guilty of forgery…

65-2860. False impersonation; fraud; penalty. Any person who presents to the board a diploma or certificate of which such person is not the rightful owner for the purpose of procuring a license, or who falsely impersonates anyone to whom a license, registration, permit or certifi…

65-2861. False swearing; penalty. Any person who swears falsely in any affidavit or oral testimony made or given by virtue of the provisions of this act or the rules and regulations of the board shall be deemed guilty of a severity level 9, nonperson felony. History: L. 1957, ch.…

65-2862. Penalties for violations of act; second conviction. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act, except as specific penalties are herein otherwise imposed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than fi…

65-2863. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 63; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 273, § 40; February 13. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Docu…

65-2863a. Administrative fines. (a) The state board of healing arts, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under the Kansas healing arts act, may assess a civil fine, after proper notice and an opportunity to be heard, against a licensee for a violation of the Kansas healin…

65-2864. Enforcement of act; investigations; evidence. The board shall enforce the provisions of all practice acts administered by the board and for that purpose shall make all necessary investigations relative thereto. Every licensee, registrant, permit holder or certificate hol…

65-2865. Rules and regulations; filing. The board shall promulgate all necessary rules and regulations, not inconsistent herewith, for carrying out the provisions of any practice act administered by the board, which rules and regulations shall include standards for the dispensing…

65-2866. Attorney general, county or district attorney to prosecute violations; recovery of expenses; disposition of recovered penalties. (a) Upon the request of the board, the attorney general or county or district attorney of the proper county shall institute in the name of the…

65-2867. Certain acts prohibited; exceptions; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under the Kansas healing arts act or whose license has been revoked or suspended to open or maintain an office for the practice of the healing arts as defined in t…

65-2868. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 68; L. 1976, ch. 273, § 29; Repealed, L. 1992, ch. 32, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

65-2869. Persons deemed engaged in practice of medicine and surgery. For the purpose of this act the following persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery: (a) Persons who publicly profess to be physicians or surgeons, or publicly profess to assu…

65-2870. Persons deemed engaged in practice of osteopathy. For the purpose of this act the following persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of osteopathy or to be osteopathic physicians and surgeons: (a) Persons who publicly profess to be osteopathic physicians, or…

65-2871. Persons deemed engaged in practice of chiropractic. For the purpose of this act the following persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of chiropractic: (a) Persons who examine, analyze and diagnose the human living body, and its diseases by the use of any ph…

65-2872. Persons not engaged in the practice of the healing arts. The practice of the healing arts shall not be construed to include the following persons: (a) Persons rendering gratuitous services in the case of an emergency. (b) Persons gratuitously administering ordinary house…

65-2872a. History: L. 1982, ch. 378, § 6; Repealed, L. 2002, ch. 203, § 39; January 1, 2003. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. No jurisdiction for appeal under K.S.A. 60-2101(b) from order that provisions hereof unconstitutional since order not final judgment. State ex rel. Board of Healing Ar…

65-2872b. Persons not engaged in the practice of the healing arts; administration of epinephrine and albuterol; limitation of liability. (a) The practice of the healing arts shall not be construed to include any person administering epinephrine or albuterol in emergency situation…

65-2873. License to practice healing arts by examination; prerequisites; postgraduate study; use of title and degree. (a) Each applicant for a license by examination to practice any branch of the healing arts in this state shall: (1) Present to the board evidence of proficiency i…

65-2873a. Board authorized to grant license in particular circumstances; exceptions; requirements. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 65-2873, the state board of healing arts may grant a license to practice medicine and surgery and renew the same annually as provided in K.S…

65-2873b. Resident active license; requirements. (a) There is hereby created a resident active license, which may be issued by the board to a person who: (1) Makes written application for such license on a form provided by the board and remits the fee for a resident active licens…

65-2874. Accredited school of medicine defined; rules and regulations establishing criteria; questionnaire developed by board; authority to contract for assistance in obtaining information about schools. (a) An accredited school of medicine for the purpose of this act shall be a …

65-2875. Accredited schools of osteopathic medicine defined. An accredited school of osteopathic medicine for the purpose of this act shall be a school or college which requires the study of osteopathic medicine and surgery in all of its branches which the board shall determine t…

65-2876. Accredited school or college of chiropractic, defined. An accredited school or college of chiropractic for the purpose of this act shall be a school or college teaching chiropractic which the board shall determine to have a standard of education not below that required f…

65-2877. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 77; Repealed, L. 2014, ch. 131, § 65; July 1, 2015. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

65-2877a. Prohibition on practice by business organization inapplicable to certain healing arts schools. No provision of law prohibiting practice of the healing arts by a business organization shall apply to a healing arts school clinic under the supervision of a person licensed …

65-2878. Executive director; appointment; confirmation by senate; employment of administrative assistant and other employees; representation of board by attorney appointed by attorney general; authority to contract with healing arts licensees. (a) The board shall appoint an execu…

65-2878a. Employment of agents to assist board in disciplinary actions; limitation on liability of such agents. The state board of healing arts is hereby authorized to employ, appoint, designate and utilize individuals who shall be agents of the board to evaluate and review inves…

65-2878b. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 78; L. 1969, ch. 299, § 17; L. 1976, ch. 273, § 37; L. 1983, ch. 213, § 8; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 10; L. 2008, ch. 154, § 8; Repealed, L. 2009, ch. 143, § 37; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archiv…

65-2879. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 79; L. 1965, ch. 382, § 13; L. 1969, ch. 299, § 18; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 309, § 46; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…

65-2880. Pending actions; vested rights saved. This act shall in no manner affect pending actions, either civil or criminal, founded on or growing out of any statute hereby repealed. This act shall in no manner affect rights, or causes of action, either civil or criminal, not in …

65-2881. Current licenses continued; renewal. All licenses duly issued prior to the taking effect of this act shall be and continue in full force and effect and be renewed under the provisions hereof. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 81; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATI…

65-2885. Use of title by licensee. No person licensed hereunder shall use a title in connection with such person's name which in any way represents such person as engaged in the practice of any branch of the healing arts for which such person holds no license. Every licensee, whe…

65-2886. Licensee to comply with public health laws and regulations. Every licensee hereunder shall be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases; sign death certificates and any and all matters pertaining to publi…

65-2886a. Reporting of administration of vaccines by physicians and other authorized individuals; exceptions. (a) On and after July 1, 2020, physicians and other persons authorized by law in this state to administer vaccines shall report the administration of a vaccine to a perso…

65-2887. Assisting unlicensed persons to practice optometry not authorized; exceptions. (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize any person licensed under this act to knowingly perform any act which in any way assists an unlicensed person, except as provided under …

65-2888. Invalidity of part. If any division, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or requirement of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. The legislature hereby declares tha…

65-2889. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 89; Repealed, L. 1965, ch. 382, § 14; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Document…

65-2890. Name of act; citation. This act shall be known and cited as "the Kansas healing arts act." History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 90; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Arc…

65-2890a. Provisions of act applicable to any regulated profession. (a) Unless otherwise specified, the administration and procedural provisions of the Kansas healing arts act shall apply to any profession regulated by the board. (b) This section shall be part of and supplemental…

65-2891. Emergency care by healthcare providers; liability; standards of care applicable; definition of healthcare provider. (a) Any healthcare provider who in good faith renders emergency care or assistance at the scene of an emergency or accident including treatment of a minor …

65-2891a. History: L. 1973, ch. 252, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 253, § 1; Repealed, L. 1988, ch. 252, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Sc…

65-2891b. Emergency care by non-health care providers; liability, standards of care applicable. Any person who is not a health care provider pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2891, and amendments thereto, who in good faith without compensation renders emergency care or assistance to a person…

65-2892. Examination and treatment of persons under 18 for venereal disease; liability. Any physician, upon consultation by any person under eighteen (18) years of age as a patient, may, with the consent of such person who is hereby granted the right of giving such consent, make …

65-2892a. Examination and treatment of minors for drug abuse, misuse or addiction; liability. Any physician licensed to practice the healing arts in Kansas, upon consultation with any minor as a patient, may examine and treat such minor for drug abuse, misuse or addiction if such…

65-2893. Autopsies; performance of; authorization. In any case of death wherein notification of the coroner is not required by K.S.A. 22a-231, and amendments thereto, or any case in which the coroner does not elect to perform an autopsy, an autopsy may be performed upon the body …

65-2894. History: L. 1969, ch. 299, § 19; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 273, § 40; February 13. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Docu…

65-2895. Institutional license; qualifications; rights and restrictions; term of license. (a) There is hereby created an institutional license that may be issued by the board to a person who: (1) Is a graduate of an accredited school of medicine or osteopathic medicine or a schoo…