Chapter 65, PUBLIC HEALTH

65-6617. Confidential information and communications; exceptions. (a) A person licensed under the addiction counselor licensure act and employees and professional associates of the person shall not be required to disclose any information that the person, employee or associate may…

65-6618. Fees. (a) The board may collect the following fees, and any such fees shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board: (1) For application for licensure as an addiction counselor, not to exceed $150; (2) for original licensure as an addiction counselor…

65-6620. Disclosure to client at beginning of client-therapist relationship; documentation. A licensee under the addiction counselor licensure act, at the beginning of a client-therapist relationship, shall inform the client of the level of such licensee's training and the title …

65-6621. Provisional licensure as addiction counselor; remedial requirements prescribed by board; professional title. (a) If, in evaluating any applicant for licensure as an addiction counselor, the board finds that the applicant is deficient in the qualifications or in the quali…

65-6701. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 65-6701 through 65-6721, and amendments thereto: (a) (1) "Abortion" means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug or any other means to terminate the pregnancy of a woman knowing that such termination will, with reasonable…

65-6702. Drugs or devices for birth control or fertilization lawful; political subdivisions prohibited from limiting abortion. (a) The use of any drug or device that inhibits or prevents ovulation, fertilization or implantation of an embryo and disposition of the product of in vi…

65-6703. Abortion when unborn child viable; restrictions and prohibitions; civil damages and criminal penalties for violations. (a) No person shall perform or induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion when the unborn child is viable unless such person is a physician and…

65-6704. Abortion upon minor; required information and counseling. (a) Before the performance of an abortion upon a minor, a counselor shall provide pregnancy information and counseling in a manner that can be understood by the minor and allows opportunity for the minor's questio…

65-6705. Same; written consent of certain persons required before performance of abortion; waiver of requirement; court proceedings; penalties; judicial record and report; civil action. (a) Except in the case of a medical emergency, no person shall perform an abortion upon an une…

65-6707. Same; severability clause. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. History: L. 1992, ch. 183, § 8; July …

65-6708. Citation of act. K.S.A. 65-6701 and K.S.A. 65-6708 through 65-6715, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-6716, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the woman's-right-to-know act. History: L. 1997, ch. 190, § 25; L. 2023, ch. 88, § 5; Jul…

65-6709. Same; abortion, informed consent required; information required to be given to women, certification of receipt; offer to view ultrasound image and hear heartbeat, certification of offer; required signage. No abortion shall be performed or induced without the voluntary an…

65-6710. Same; materials to be published and distributed by the department of health and environment; materials to be available at no cost. (a) The department shall cause to be published and distributed widely, within 30 days after the effective date of this act, and shall update…

65-6711. Same; information where medical emergency compels performances of an abortion. Where a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician shall inform the woman, before the abortion if possible, of the medical indications supporting the physician's j…

65-6712. Same; failure to provide informed consent and printed materials under act is unprofessional conduct. Any physician who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly fails to provide in accordance with K.S.A. 65-6709 and amendments thereto the printed materials described in K.S.…

65-6714. Same; 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 port…

65-6715. Same; act does not create or recognize a right to abortion or make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful. (a) Nothing in the woman's-right-to-know act shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. (b) It is not the intention of the woman's-ri…

65-6716. Required notice to patients receiving medication abortion; signage in certain facilities; contents; criminal penalty for violation; fines; civil actions against physicians. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Abortion" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amend…

65-6721. Partial birth abortion; restrictions and prohibitions; civil damages and criminal penalties for violations. (a) No person shall perform or induce a partial birth abortion on an unborn child unless such person is a physician and has a documented referral from another phys…

65-6722. Abortion of pain-capable unborn child; legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Pain receptors (nociceptors) are present throughout the unborn child's entire body by no later than 16 weeks after fertilization and nerves link these recepto…

65-6723. Abortion of pain-capable unborn child; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 65-6722 through 65-6724, and amendments thereto: (a) "Abortion" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto. (b) "Bodily function" means physical function. The term "bodily func…

65-6724. Same; certain abortions prohibited, exceptions; determination of gestational age; civil action; criminal penalties. (a) No person shall perform or induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion upon a pain-capable unborn child unless such person is a physician and h…

65-6725. Same; construction of act. Nothing in this act shall be construed to repeal any statute dealing with abortion, but shall be considered supplemental to such other statutes. History: L. 2011, ch. 41, § 5; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Abortion clinic licens…

65-6726. Abortion based on gender; prohibited. (a) No person shall perform or induce an abortion or attempt to perform or induce an abortion with knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely on account of the sex of the unborn child. (b) (1) A woman upon whom …

65-6731. Prohibition on certain funding for abortions; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 65-6731 through 65-6738, and amendments thereto: (a) "Abortion" has the same meaning as such term is defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto. (b) "Health benefit plan" means any hospit…

65-6732. Legislative declaration that life begins at fertilization. (a) The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The life of each human being begins at fertilization; (2) unborn children have interests in life, health and well-being that should be protected; a…

65-6733. Prohibition on certain funding for abortion. Except to the extent required by federal law: (a) No moneys appropriated from the state general fund or from any special revenue fund shall be expended for any abortion; (b) no tax credit shall be allowed against any income ta…

65-6734. Same; school districts. No school district, employee or agent thereof, or educational service provider contracting with such school district shall provide abortion services. No school district shall permit any person or entity to offer, sponsor or otherwise furnish in an…

65-6735. Same; construction of act. Nothing in K.S.A. 65-6731 through 65-6738, and amendments thereto, shall repeal, amend or have any effect on any other state law to the extent such law imposes any limitation on the use of funds for abortion, more restrictive than the limitatio…

65-6736. Same; no requirement to provide or right to an abortion. Nothing in K.S.A. 65-6731 through 65-6738, and amendments thereto, shall be construed: (a) To require any state agency or municipality to provide or pay for any abortion; or (b) as creating or recognizing a right t…

65-6737. Same; discrimination prohibited. No state agency shall discriminate against any individual or institutional health care entity on the basis that such health care entity does not provide, pay for or refer for abortions. History: L. 2013, ch. 119, § 7; July 1.

65-6738. Same; applicability of act. The limitations set forth in K.S.A. 65-6731 through 65-6738, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to an abortion which is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman. History: L. 2013, ch. 119, § 8; July 1.

65-6739. Same; severability. If any provision or clause of this act or application thereof to any person or circumstances 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 appli…

65-6741. Kansas unborn child protection from dismemberment abortion act; citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 65-6741 through 65-6749, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas unborn child protection from dismemberment abortion act. History: L. 2…

65-6742. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 65-6741 through 65-6749, and amendments thereto: (a) "Abortion" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto. (b) (1) "Dismemberment abortion" means, with the purpose of causing the death of an unborn child, knowingly…

65-6743. Dismemberment abortion prohibited; exceptions. (a) No person shall perform, or attempt to perform, a dismemberment abortion on an unborn child unless: (1) The dismemberment abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman; or (2) a continuation of the pre…

65-6744. Cause of action for injunctive relief. The attorney general or any district or county attorney with appropriate jurisdiction may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief against a person who has performed or attempted to perform a dismemberment abortion in violation…

65-6745. Civil action for violation of act. (a) A cause of action for civil damages against a person who has performed a dismemberment abortion in violation of K.S.A. 65-6743, and amendments thereto, may be maintained by the following persons, unless, in a case where the plaintif…

65-6746. Criminal penalties for violation of act. Upon a first conviction of a violation of K.S.A. 65-6743, and amendments thereto, a person shall be guilty of a class A person misdemeanor. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of K.S.A. 65-6743, and amendments th…

65-6747. Legal proceedings; public disclosure of name of woman, orders against such disclosure. In every civil, criminal or administrative proceeding or action arising out of a violation of K.S.A. 65-6703, 65-6721, K.S.A. 65-6724 or 65-6743, and amendments thereto, the court shal…

65-6748. Construction of act. Nothing in K.S.A. 65-6741 through 65-6749, and amendments thereto, shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion, nor a right to a particular method of abortion. History: L. 2015, ch. 22, § 8; July 1.

65-6749. Severability. If any provision or clause of this act* or application thereof to any person or circumstances 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 applicatio…

65-6750. Effect of injunction or other judicial order on provisions of article 67. If any of the provisions of article 67 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, are temporarily or permanently enjoined or otherwise restricted and not given their fu…

65-6751. Born-alive infants protection act; citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-6751 through 65-6759, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the born-alive infants protection act. History: L. 2023, ch. 85, § 1; July 1.

65-6752. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-6752 through 65-6758, and amendments thereto: (a) "Abortion" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto. (b) "Born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction of a human being from its mother, at…

65-6753. Terms used in crimes against persons; inclusion of certain persons. Whenever the terms "child," "human being" or "person" are used in K.S.A. 21-5401, 21-5402, 21-5403, 21-5404, 21-5405, 21-5406 and 21-5413(a) and (b), and amendments thereto, such terms shall include each…

65-6754. Duty to preserve life and health of child born alive during abortion or attempted abortion; obligation to report failure of duty to law enforcement, when. (a) In the event an abortion or attempted abortion results in a child being born alive, any healthcare provider pres…

65-6755. Criminal penalty for violation of act; exception. (a) Any person who knowingly or recklessly violates K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-6754, and amendments thereto, shall be guilty of a severity level 10, nonperson felony. (b) Any person who intentionally performs or attempts to per…

65-6756. Cause of action for violation of act; limitations; damages. (a) The woman upon whom the abortion or attempted abortion was performed, the father of the child born alive and, if the woman has not attained 18 years of age at the time the abortion or attempted abortion is p…

65-6757. Anonymity of woman upon whom abortion is performed or attempted; court orders. In any civil or criminal action brought pursuant to K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-6755 or 65-6756, and amendments thereto, upon a motion by either party or sua sponte, the court shall determine whether…