Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-2912. Grounds for refusal, suspension, revocation or limitation of license, certificate or compact privilege; censure; hearing procedure. (a) The board may refuse to grant a license to any physical therapist or a certificate to any physical therapist assistant, may suspend or …

65-2913. Representation as physical therapist or physical therapist assistant; prohibitions; exceptions; construction of act. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under the physical therapy practice act as a physical therapist or whose license has been susp…

65-2914. Fraud or deception in application for license; scope of authorized treatment. (a) No person shall employ fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license as a physical therapist. (b) A person licensed under this act as a physical therapist shall not treat ailment…

65-2915. History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 15; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 14; Repealed, L. 2003, ch. 128, § 30; April 1, 2004.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 Ar…

65-2916. Penalties for violations of act; injunctive relief. (a) Any violation of the provisions of this act shall constitute a class B misdemeanor. (b) When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of article 29 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statu…

65-2917. Invalidity of part. If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application…

65-2918. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants practicing in accordance with law not subject to healing arts act. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants practicing their profession, when licensed or certified and practicing under and in accordance w…

65-2919. Person holding registration as physical therapist deemed to be licensed physical therapist. Any person holding a valid registration as a physical therapist immediately prior to the effective date of this act which has been issued by the board shall be deemed to be a lice…

65-2920. Professional liability insurance coverage required as condition to practice physical therapy. Professional liability insurance coverage shall be maintained in effect by each licensed physical therapist actively practicing in this state, including each physical therapist …

65-2921. Evaluation and treatment by physical therapists; when referral is required; exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), a physical therapist may evaluate and initiate physical therapy treatment on a patient without referral from a licensed health care…

65-2922. Title of the act. The provisions of K.S.A. 65-2901 through 65-2921, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the physical therapy practice act. History: L. 2007, ch. 177, § 22; May 17. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 20…

65-2923. Dry needling; requirements to practice; rules and regulations. (a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing minimum education and training requirements for the practice of dry needling by a licensed physical therapist, including a physical therapist licen…

65-2924. Fingerprinting and criminal history record check of applicant for license; use for identification and criminal history record check; fee. (a) As part of an original application for a license as a physical therapist or a certificate as a physical therapy assistant or as p…

65-2925. Physical therapy licensure compact. This section shall be known and may be cited as the physical therapy licensure compact. SECTION 1. PURPOSE (a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public a…

65-3001. Title of act. K.S.A. 65-3002, 65-3003, 65-3005 through 65-3013 and 65-3015 through 65-3020 and K.S.A. 65-3008a, 65-3008b and 65-3024 through 65-3028, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas air quality act. History: L. 1967, ch. 347, § 1; L.…

65-3002. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Air contaminant" means dust, fumes, smoke, other particulate matter, vapor, gas, odorous substances, or any combination thereof, but not including water vapor or steam condensate. (b) "…

65-3003. Responsibility of secretary; administration. The responsibility for air quality conservation and control of air pollution is hereby placed with the secretary of health and environment. The secretary shall administer this act through the division of environment. History: …

65-3004. History: L. 1967, ch. 347, § 4; L. 1970, ch. 261, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 29; 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 Sess…

65-3005. Powers of the secretary. (a) The secretary shall have the power to: (1) Adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations implementing and consistent with this act. (2) Hold hearings relating to any aspect of or matter in the administration of this act concerning air quality…

65-3006. Same; publication and enforcement of regulations; employment of personnel; services. The secretary shall: (a) Publish and enforce the rules, regulations and standards promulgated hereunder. The secretary shall furnish a copy of such rules, regulations or standards adopte…

65-3007. Air contaminant sources; classification; monitoring; reporting. (a) The secretary, by rule and regulation, shall classify air contaminant sources which, in the secretary's judgment, may cause or contribute to air pollution, according to levels and types of emissions and …

65-3008. Approvals and permits for emission stationary sources. (a) No person shall construct, own, operate, install, alter or use any air contaminant emission stationary source which, in accordance with rules and regulations, the secretary finds may cause or contribute to air po…

65-3008a. Same; public comment and hearing; review. (a) No permit shall be issued, modified, renewed or reopened without first providing the public an opportunity to comment and request a public hearing on the proposed permit action. The request for a public hearing on the issuan…

65-3008b. Same; suspension, revocation, denial, modification, issuance. (a) The secretary may suspend or revoke an approval or a permit if the permittee has violated any provision of the approval or the permit, any provision of this act or any rule and regulation adopted under th…

65-3009. Inspections. The secretary may designate competent representatives who may enter and inspect any property, premise or place at any reasonable time for the purpose of investigating either an actual or possible source of air pollution or of ascertaining the state of compli…

65-3010. Emission control requirements. (a) The secretary shall establish emission control requirements, and requirements for open burning (including appropriate prohibition thereof). Such requirements may be either for such areas as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may …

65-3011. Enforcement; procedure. (a) If the secretary or the director of the division of environment finds that any person has violated any provision of any approval, permit or compliance plan or any provision of this act or any rule and regulation promulgated under this act, the…

65-3012. Action to protect health or environment; judicial review procedures. (a) Upon receipt of evidence that emissions from an air pollution source or combination of air pollution sources presents: (1) An imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or to …

65-3013. Variances; hearing. (a) Any person who owns or is in control of any plant, building, structure, process or equipment may apply to the secretary for a variance from rules and regulations governing the quality, nature, duration or extent of emissions. The application shall…

65-3014. History: L. 1967, ch. 347, § 14; L. 1970, ch. 261, § 14; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 146; L. 1986, ch. 318, § 94; Repealed, L. 1993, ch. 13, § 18; March 25. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISO…

65-3015. Records and information open; trade secret exception. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any records, reports or information obtained pursuant to this act shall be available to the public. (b) Upon a showing satisfactory to the secretary by any person that records…

65-3015a. History: L. 1970, ch. 261, § 20; Repealed, L. 1973, ch. 254, § 2; 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…

65-3016. Local air quality conservation programs. Any city, county, city and county, or any combination of two (2) or more cities, counties or cities and counties are authorized to conduct tests and surveys to determine the degree of purity of the air within its jurisdiction, and…

65-3017. Motor vehicle pollution. (a) As the state of knowledge and technology relating to the control of emissions from motor vehicles may permit or make appropriate, and in furtherance of the purposes of this act, the secretary may provide by rules and regulations for the contr…

65-3018. Administrative fines. (a) The secretary or the director of the division of environment, upon a finding that a person has violated any provision of K.S.A. 65-3025 and amendments thereto, may impose a penalty not to exceed $10,000 which shall constitute an actual and subst…

65-3019. Application of act; limitations. Nothing in this act shall be construed to: (a) Grant the secretary any jurisdiction or authority with respect to air contamination existing solely within commercial and industrial plants, works and shops. (b) Affect the relations between …

65-3020. Severability. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such clause, paragraph, subsection or section.…

65-3021. Power generation facility; impact upon air quality; definitions. As used in this act the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein: (a) "Power generation facility" means any physical plant used for the production or generation of electricity, or coa…

65-3022. Same; determining and monitoring of power generation facilities environmental impact; programs for; fees; rules and regulations. In order to defray costs in determining and monitoring the environmental impact of power generation facilities with respect to air quality and…

65-3023. Same; fees; disposition of moneys; power generating facility fee fund created. The secretary shall remit all moneys received from fees under K.S.A. 65-3022, and amendments thereto, to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments…

65-3024. Emissions fees. (a) The secretary may fix, charge and collect annual emissions fees in amounts necessary to pay the direct and indirect costs of administering the provisions of the Kansas air quality act. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations fixing such fees a…

65-3025. Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Violate any provision of an order issued under this act. (b) Violate any provision of an approval or permit issued under this act. (c) Violate any provision of this act or any rule and reg…

65-3026. Criminal penalties. (a) Violation of any provision of subsections (a) through (f) of K.S.A. 65-3025, and amendments thereto, is a class A nonperson misdemeanor. (b) Knowingly violating any provision of K.S.A. 65-3025 is a severity level 10, nonperson felony. (c) In the c…

65-3027. Small business assistance program; compliance advisory panel. (a) There is hereby created the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program, to be administered by the secretary. The program shall include each of the following:…

65-3028. Rules and regulations continued in effect. All rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to K.S.A. 65-3001 et seq., and amendments thereto, in existence on the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursua…

65-3029. Duties of secretary; approval of prevention of significant deterioration permit. (a) The secretary shall timely approve a prevention of significant deterioration permit (PSD) to sunflower electric power corporation to be issued consistent with the settlement agreement ex…

65-3030. Severability clause. The provisions of this act [*] are declared to be severable and if any provision, word, phrase or clause of the act or the application thereof to any person shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion…

65-3031. Electric generating units; carbon dioxide emissions standards; submission of state plan by secretary to environmental protection agency; review by study committee and attorney general; agency implementation, limitations. (a) In accordance with the requirements of the env…

65-3101. Interstate compact on mental health. The interstate compact on mental health is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH The contracting …

65-3102. Mental health compact; administrator. Pursuant to said compact, the director of institutions shall be the compact administrator and who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effect…