Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-2895a. History: L. 1969, ch. 299, § 20; L. 1976, ch. 273, § 38; L. 1985, ch. 216, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 239, § 5; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 11; L. 1988, ch. 254, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 196, § 3; L. 1997, ch. 142, § 10; L. 2000, ch. 141, § 4; L. 2004, ch. 55, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 260; L. …

65-2896. History: L. 1972, ch. 294, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 315, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 327, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 254, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 12; L. 1989, ch. 197, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 94, § 3; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL …

65-2896a. History: L. 1975, ch. 327, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 254, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 239, § 6; L. 1989, ch. 197, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 194, § 1; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents …

65-2896b. History: L. 1975, ch. 327, § 3; L. 1978, ch. 254, § 5; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 122; L. 1989, ch. 197, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 194, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 142, § 13; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 20…

65-2896c. History: L. 1975, ch. 327, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 254, § 6; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents …

65-2896d. History: L. 1978, ch. 254, § 3; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 13; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents…

65-2896e. History: L. 1978, ch. 254, § 7; L. 1987, ch. 239, § 7; L. 1999, ch. 115, § 13; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Arc…

65-2897. History: L. 1973, ch. 315, § 2; Repealed, L. 1978, ch. 254, § 11; July 1.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 …

65-2897a. History: L. 1978, ch. 254, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 239, § 8; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents …

65-2897b. History: L. 1989, ch. 197, § 4; Repealed, L. 2000, ch. 162, § 27; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance…

65-2898. Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions. (a) No person reporting to the state board of healing arts in good faith any informatio…

65-2898a. Confidentiality of complaints and reports relating thereto; disclosure, when. (a) Any complaint or report, record or other information relating to a complaint which is received, obtained or maintained by the board shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the …

65-2899. Certification of licensed dentists to administer anesthetics to facilitate medical procedures; suspension or revocation of certificate; procedure. A dentist licensed in accordance with the provisions of article 14 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated shall be c…

65-28a01. Physician assistant licensure act; citation. K.S.A. 65-28a01 to 65-28a12, inclusive, and amendments thereto, of this act shall be known and may be cited as the physician assistant licensure act. History: L. 2000, ch. 162, § 1; February 1, 2001. Previous | Next LEGISLATI…

65-28a02. Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases when used in the physician assistant licensure act shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (1) "Board" means the state board of healing arts. (2) "Direction and supervision" means the guidan…

65-28a03. List of names; renewal of license; canceled licenses; inactive licenses; reinstatement of license; federally active licenses; exempt licenses; fees; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby created a designation of active license. The board is authorized to issue an a…

65-28a04. Licensure as a physician assistant, requirements; refusal to license; continuing education; registration to licensure transition. (a) No person shall be licensed as a physician assistant by the state board of healing arts unless such person has: (1) Presented to the sta…

65-28a05. Revocation, suspension, limitation, censure or denial of license, grounds. A licensee's license may be revoked, suspended or limited, or the licensee may be publicly or privately censured, or an application for a license or for reinstatement of a license may be denied u…

65-28a06. Prohibited acts; act not to include certain persons; penalty for violations. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this act or whose license has been revoked or suspended to engage in the practice as a physician assistant as defined by this a…

65-28a07. Temporary licensure; period of validity. (a) The board shall provide for the temporary licensure of any physician assistant who has made proper application for licensure, has the required qualifications for licensure, except for examination, and has paid the prescribed …

65-28a08. Practice of physician assistant; direction and supervision of physician; prescription of drugs; identification to patient of physician assistant; rules and regulations; "drug" defined. (a) The practice of a physician assistant shall include medical services within the e…

65-28a09. Supervising physician; notice to board when supervision and direction terminated; forms. (a) If a supervising physician temporarily leaves such physician's customary location of practice, the supervising physician shall, by prior arrangement, name another supervising ph…

65-28a10. History: L. 2000, ch. 162, § 10; L. 2004, ch. 117, § 7; 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 Arc…

65-28a11. Physician assistant council established; appointment of members; payment for attending meetings of council. (a) There is established a physician assistant council to advise the board in carrying out the provisions of K.S.A. 65-28a01 through 65-28a09, and amendments ther…

65-28a12. Administrative proceedings; actions to enjoin violations. (a) All administrative proceedings to revoke, suspend, limit or deny a license, or to censure a licensee, shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. (b) When …

65-28a13. Physician assistant ownership limitations in professional corporations. (a) The state board of healing arts shall adopt rules and regulations to limit the percentage of ownership when a licensed physician assistant forms a professional corporation pursuant to K.S.A. 17-…

65-28a14. Criminal and civil penalties for violations of act. (a) Any violation of the provisions of the physician assistant licensure act shall constitute a class B misdemeanor. (b) When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of the physician …

65-28a15. Changes in licensee's address; penalties; costs. (a) It shall be the duty of each licensee to notify the board in writing within 30 days of any changes in the licensee's home mailing address or primary practice mailing address. (b) In addition to any other penalty presc…

65-28a16. License by endorsement. (a) There is hereby created a license by endorsement. The board is authorized to issue a license by endorsement without examination to a person who has been in active practice as a physician assistant in some other state, territory, District of C…

65-28a17. Physician assistant PA licensure compact; facilitating interstate practice of physician assistants. SECTION 1—PURPOSE In order to strengthen access to medical services and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of medical services, the participating states of th…

65-28b01. Independent practice of midwifery act; citation. The provisions of K.S.A. 65-28b01 through 65-28b10, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the independent practice of midwifery act. History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 88; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE…

65-28b02. Same; definitions. As used in the independent practice of midwifery act: (a) "Board" means the state board of healing arts. (b) "Certified nurse-midwife" means an individual who: (1) Is educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery; (2) is currently certified…

65-28b03. Same; standards and requirements for licensure. (a) In order to obtain authorization to engage in the independent practice of midwifery, a certified nurse-midwife must meet the following requirements: (1) Be licensed to practice professional nursing under the Kansas nur…

65-28b04. Same; expiration of license. (a) Licenses issued under this act shall expire on the date of expiration established by rules and regulations of the board, unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board. The request for renewal shall be accompanied by the fee prescr…

65-28b05. Same; fees. (a) The board shall charge and collect, in advance, fees for certified nurse-midwives, as established by the board, not to exceed: Application for license $100 License renewal $100 Late license renewal $100 License reinstatement fee $100 Revoked license fee …

65-28b06. Same; unlawful acts. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in the independent practice of midwifery without a collaborative practice agreement with a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, unless such certified nurse-midwife holds a license from the…

65-28b07. Same; rules and regulations; standards of care. (a) The board, in consultation with the state board of nursing, shall adopt rules and regulations pertaining to certified nurse-midwives engaging in the independent practice of midwifery and governing the ordering of tests…

65-28b08. Revocation, suspension, limitation, censure or denial of license; grounds. (a) The board may deny, revoke, limit or suspend any license or authorization issued to a certified nurse-midwife to engage in the independent practice of midwifery that is issued by the board or…

65-28b09. Same; advisory council. (a) There is hereby established a nurse-midwives council to advise the board in carrying out the provisions of this act. The council shall consist of seven members, all residents of the state of Kansas appointed as follows: Two members shall be l…

65-28b10. Same; abortion not authorized. (a) Nothing in the independent practice of midwifery act should be construed to authorize a certified nurse-midwife engaging in the independent practice of midwifery under such act to perform, induce or prescribe drugs for an abortion. (b)…

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65-2901. Definitions. As used in the physical therapy practice act: (a) "Physical therapy" means examining, evaluating and testing individuals with mechanical, anatomical, physiological and developmental impairments, functional limitations and disabilities or other health and mov…

65-2902. History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 2; Repealed, L. 2003, ch. 128, § 30; April 1, 2004. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Doc…

65-2903. Physical therapy advisory council; membership; qualifications. There is hereby created a physical therapy advisory council to assist the board in carrying out the provisions of this law. The council shall consist of five members, citizens and residents of the state of Ka…

65-2904. Same; terms; oath. The council shall be appointed as follows: The board shall appoint one physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery and one member of the board, and the governor shall appoint three physical therapists who are duly licensed physical therapists w…

65-2905. Same; officers; executive director; powers and duties; quorum; records; employees; compensation and expenses. (a) The physical therapy advisory council provided for in this act shall elect from their members a president and a vice-president, who shall serve for one year …

65-2906. Duties of board; qualifications of applicants; form of application; approval of schools. (a) The board, with the advice and assistance of the council, shall pass upon the qualifications of all applicants for licensure or certification and duly license or certify those ap…

65-2909. Examinations; when not required; fees; temporary permits. (a) The board may issue a license in physical therapy without examination to an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board of having passed the examination in physical therapy approved by the board …

65-2910. Renewal of license or certification; renewal requirements; expiration notice; fees; cancellation; reinstatement; inactive license; exempt license; federally active license. (a) The license of every licensed physical therapist and the certification of every certified phys…

65-2911. Rules and regulations; record of proceedings; roster of persons licensed or certified; fee limitations; examination fees; disposition of moneys; healing arts fee fund. (a) The board may adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. …