Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-103a. Authority to receive federal or other funds. The secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized to receive grants of money and funds appropriated under any federal act or from any other source. History: L. 1943, ch. 267, § 1; L. 1970, ch. 245, § 1; L. 1974, ch.…

65-103b. Federal title X funding priorities for family planning services. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Federally qualified health center" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-1669, and amendments thereto; and (2) "hospital" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-425, and a…

65-104. History: L. 1893, ch. 74, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-104; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 352, § 189; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School …

65-105. History: L. 1909, ch. 227, § 1; R. S. 1923, 65-105; Repealed, L. 1953, ch. 283, § 7; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Section considered in determining capacity to make will for tubercular charity. Rishel v. McPherson County, 122 Kan. 741, 749, 253 P. 586. 2. Cited; state boar…

65-116a. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 65-116a through K.S.A. 65-129f, and amendments thereto: (a) "Blood" means human blood, human blood components and products made from human blood. (b) "Health officer" means the secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee…

65-116b. Tuberculosis suspects; order by health officer; scope of examination; care and treatment. When any health officer shall have reasonable grounds to believe that any person has tuberculosis in a communicable form and will not voluntarily seek a medical examination, it shal…

65-116c. Precautions to prevent spread of infection, when; investigations. Whenever it has been determined that any person has tuberculosis in an active stage or in a communicable form, and such person is not immediately admitted as a patient in any medical care facility qualifie…

65-116d. Failure to do required acts; proceedings by county attorney. Whenever any person shall fail to do any of the following enumerated acts, the health officer shall file a written notice of such failure with the county or district attorney of the county where such person res…

65-116e. Commitment to medical care facility; restraint; discharge, when; recommitment. If any person shall be convicted of any of the violations set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of K.S.A. 65-116d, or shall enter a plea of guilty thereto when charged with such violations, then…

65-116f. History: L. 1957, ch. 467, § 6; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 352, § 189; 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…

65-116g. Penalty for violations of act or regulations. Any person who violates any provision of this act, or any rules or regulations of the secretary of health and environment for the enforcement of this act, or violates any of the rules or regulations of any institution while a…

65-116h. Preservation of individual rights. Nothing in this act shall be construed or operate to empower or authorize the secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee or a local health officer to restrict in any manner the individual's right to select the mode …

65-116i. Expenses of care, maintenance and treatment; payment from state funds. Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 65-116l, and amendments thereto, the expenses incurred in the inpatient care, maintenance and treatment of patients committed under the provisions of K.S.A. 65-1…

65-116j. Care, maintenance and treatment; powers and duties of the secretary of health and environment. The secretary of health and environment is hereby granted and may exercise the following powers and duties in providing for the care, maintenance and treatment of persons havin…

65-116k. Rules and regulations of the secretary of health and environment; payments for care and treatment. The secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized and directed to adopt rules and regulations establishing reasonable rates and administrative procedures to be f…

65-116l. Use of funds for care, maintenance or treatment; limitations. No funds appropriated to the department of health and environment for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of K.S.A. 65-116i, and amendments thereto, shall be used for meeting the cost of the care, maint…

65-116m. Recovery of cost of care, maintenance or treatment from third parties. Where funds appropriated to the department of health and environment have been expended for the purpose of meeting the cost of the care, maintenance or treatment of any person who has communicable or …

65-117. History: L. 1901, ch. 285, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-117; L. 1957, ch. 332, § 1; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 352, § 189; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Duty of health officer; liability of county for medical attendance, etc. Hawthorne v. Cherokee County, 79 Kan. 295, 297, 99 P. 258. Pre…

65-118. Reporting to local health authority as to infectious or contagious diseases; persons reporting; immunity from liability; confidentiality of information; disclosure. (a) Whenever any person licensed to practice the healing arts or engaged in a postgraduate training program…

65-119. Duties and powers of county or joint boards of health and local health officers; contagious diseases; confidentiality of information; disclosure, when. (a) Any county or joint board of health or local health officer having knowledge of any infectious or contagious disease…

65-120. History: L. 1901, ch. 285, § 4; R.S. 1923, 65-120; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 352, § 189; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Action of health officers cannot be controlled by injunction. Hessin v. Manhattan, 81 Kan. 153, 156, 105 P. 44. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNC…

65-121. History: L. 1901, ch. 285, § 5; L. 1905, ch. 339, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-121; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 352, § 189; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Do…

65-122. Schools and child care facilities; non-admissions and exclusions; readmissions, when. No person afflicted with an infectious or contagious disease dangerous to the public health shall be admitted into any public, parochial or private school or licensed child care facility…

65-123. Funeral services. Funeral services for individuals who have died while suffering from an infectious or contagious disease shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations of the secretary of health and environment. In diseases requiring quarantine of contacts, …

65-124. History: L. 1901, ch. 285, § 8; R.S. 1923, 65-124; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 352, § 189; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

65-125. History: L. 1901, ch. 285, § 9; R.S. 1923, 65-125; Repealed, L. 1976, ch. 262, § 9; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School F…

65-126. Quarantine of city, township or county. Whenever the county or joint board of health or the local health officer neglects to properly isolate and quarantine infectious or contagious diseases and persons afflicted with or exposed to such diseases as may be necessary to pre…

65-127. Penalty provision. Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of K.S.A. 65-118, 65-119, 65-122, 65-123 and 65-126, and any amendments thereto, or failing to comply with any requirements thereof shall be fined, upon conviction, not less than twenty-five dol…

65-128. Rules and regulations of secretary to prevent spread and dissemination of diseases; testing and quarantine; protection of providers and recipients of services. (a) For the protection of the public health and for the control of infectious or contagious diseases, the secret…

65-128a. Chy J. Miller's law. The changes to law in K.S.A. 65-116a and 65-128 made by this act* shall be known as Chy J. Miller's law. History: L. 2013, ch. 112, § 3; July 1. * This act is 2013 Substitute for House Bill No. 2183; L.2013, ch. 112. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORD…

65-129. Penalties for unlawful acts. Any person violating, refusing or neglecting to obey any of the rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of health and environment for the prevention, suppression and control of infectious or contagious diseases, or who leaves any isolat…

65-129a. History: L. 2005, ch. 122, § 1; Repealed, L. 2013, ch. 112, § 25; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Anthrax, Small Pox and Flu, Oh My! the Law of Infectious Disease Control in Kansas," Robert W. Parnacott, 78 J.K.B.A. No. 9, 24 (2009). Previous | Next LEGIS…

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 rule…

65-129c. Same; orders for isolation or quarantine; form and content; notice; hearing in district court; application and effect; procedure; orders for relief; emergency rules of procedure. (a) If the local health officer or the secretary requires an individual or a group of indivi…

65-129d. Same; unlawful discharge from employment. It shall be unlawful for any public or private employer to discharge an employee solely because the employee or an immediate family member of the employee is under an order of isolation or quarantine. The violation of this sectio…

65-129e. Tuberculosis evaluation requirements for certain students; rules and regulations; evaluation criteria; treatment and monitoring of infected persons. (a) The secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized and directed to adopt rules and regulations establishing …

65-129f. Tuberculosis prevention and control for certain students; rules and regulations; prevention and control plan. (a) The secretary of health and environment is hereby authorized and directed to adopt rules and regulations establishing guidelines for a tuberculosis preventio…

65-133. History: L. 1911, ch. 296, § 4; L. 1913, ch. 306, § 1; L. 1915, ch. 340, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-133; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…

65-134. History: L. 1911, ch. 296, § 5; R.S. 1923, 65-134; L. 1949, ch. 326, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Do…

65-134a. History: L. 1949, ch. 326, § 2; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; 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 Documents…

65-142. History: L. 1911, ch. 296, § 13; R.S. 1923, 65-142; L. 1935, ch. 230, § 1; L. 1937, ch. 277, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STAT…

65-142a. History: L. 1943, ch. 226, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; 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 Documents…

65-143. History: L. 1911, ch. 296, § 14; R.S. 1923, 65-143; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Action on insurance policy; death certificate admissible to prove cause of death; impeachment. Bearman v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 186 F.2d 662, 663, …

65-144. History: L. 1911, ch. 296, § 15; R.S. 1923, 65-144; L. 1925, ch. 201, § 3; L. 1935, ch. 230, § 2; L. 1941, ch. 296, § 1; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Exclusion of certificate from evidence not prejudicial. Jacques v. Commercial Travelers,…

65-150. History: R.S. 1923, 65-150; Repealed, L. 1943, ch. 269, § 28; June 30. Source or Prior Law: L. 1885, ch. 129, § 11. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Doc…

65-151. History: L. 1885, ch. 129, § 12; R.S. 1923, 65-151; Repealed, L. 1951, ch. 355, § 38; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

65-152. History: L. 1915, ch. 269, § 1; R.S. 1923, 65-152; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 352, § 189; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School…

65-153. Child hygiene; duties of division of public health. The general duties of the division of public health of the department of health and environment shall include the issuance of educational literature on the care of the baby and the hygiene of the child, the study of the …

65-153a. History: L. 1927, ch. 248, § 1; Repealed, L. 1955, ch. 284, § 1; 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 Documents …

65-153b. Newly born infant; treatment of eyes. Any physician or any person authorized by law to act as an obstetrician shall immediately upon the birth of an infant instill into the eyes of such newly born infant a prophylactic solution approved by the secretary of health and env…