Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-5109. Rules and regulations; application. (a) The secretary may adopt reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The rules and regulations shall be initially adopted within one year of the effective date of this act. (b) The rules and r…

65-5110. History: L. 1984, ch. 335, § 10; Expired, July 1, 1985. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Sessi…

65-5111. Injunction to restrain violations. The secretary may file an action in the district court for the county in which any home health agency alleged to be violating the provisions of this act resides or may be found for an injunction to restrain the home health agency from c…

65-5112. Act not applicable to certain individuals or organizations. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: (a) Individuals who personally provide one or more home health or attendant care services if such persons are not under the direct control and doing work for or emp…

65-5113. Disposition of moneys. All moneys received by the secretary under this act shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state general fund. History: L. 1984, ch. 335, § 13; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Arc…

65-5114. Violation of act; misdemeanor. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. History: L. 1984, ch. 335, § 14; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LC…

65-5115. Home health aides; requirements for employment; instruction and examination; examination fee, disposition. (a) The secretary may require, as a condition to continued employment by a home health agency that home health aides, within 90 days of employment, successfully com…

65-5116. Unlicensed employees prohibited from prefilling insulin syringes; penalty. (a) As used in this section "home health agency" means a home health agency licensed in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-5101 through 65-5115 and K.S.A. 75-5614. (b) No unlicensed perso…

65-5117. Home health agency; definitions; operation precluded, when; access of secretary of health and environment and secretary for aging and disability services to certain records; background check of employees, civil liability, fee for information request; provision of crimina…

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65-5201. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 299, § 12; L. 1996, ch. 235, § 43; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sess…

65-5202. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 235, § 44; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

65-5203. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 3; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; 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 …

65-5207. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 7; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; 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 …

65-5208. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 8; L. 1996, ch. 235, § 48; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived S…

65-5209. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 9; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; 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 …

65-5214. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 14; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; 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…

65-5218. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 18; L. 1995, ch. 234, § 17; L. 1996, ch. 235, § 56; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Ses…

65-5229. History: L. 1984, ch. 216, § 29; L. 1996, ch. 235, § 62; Repealed, L. 1998, ch. 134, § 52; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived …

65-5301. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Asbestos project" means an activity undertaken to remove or encapsulate friable asbestos containing materials. (b) "Business entity" means a partnership, firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship or other business concern.…

65-5302. Asbestos projects; license required; exemptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, no business entity shall engage in an asbestos project unless the entity holds a license issued by the secretary for that purpose. (b) The provisions of this act do not apply t…

65-5303. Administration of act; duties of secretary; license fees; inspections; rules and regulations. The secretary shall administer the provisions of this act. In administering the provisions of this act, the secretary shall: (a) Prescribe fees for the issuance and renewal of l…

65-5304. Licensure of business entities; qualifications; requirements. In order to qualify for a license, a business entity shall: (a) Ensure that each employee or agent of the business entity who will come into contact with asbestos or who will engage in an asbestos project is t…

65-5305. Same; application; form; requirements; fee. (a) To apply for a license, a business entity shall submit an application to the secretary in the form required by the secretary and shall pay the fee prescribed by the secretary. (b) The application shall include: (1) The name…

65-5306. Same; term; renewal. (a) A license expires one year from its effective date unless it is renewed for a one-year term as provided in this section. (b) Not less than one month before a license expires, the secretary shall send to the licensee, at the last known address of …

65-5307. Records of asbestos projects required, contents; notification of secretary. (a) Every licensee shall keep a record of each asbestos project it performs and shall make the record available to the secretary at any reasonable time. Records required by this section shall be …

65-5308. History: L. 1985, ch. 203, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 31, § 3; Repealed, L. 2016, ch. 20, § 9; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Asbestos Abatement: The Second Wave of the Asbestos Litigation Industry," Barbara M. Christensen and Kristine A. Larscheid, 27 W.L.J. 454…

65-5309. Schedule of fees; disposition of moneys. (a) The secretary shall establish by rules and regulations a reasonable schedule of fees for licensure and for project evaluations under this act. The fee schedule shall be established on the basis of determination by the secretar…

65-5310. Denial, suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing; appeals; temporary suspension. (a) The secretary may deny, suspend or revoke any license issued under this act if the secretary finds, after notice and hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions of…

65-5311. Waiver of license requirement, when; alternative requirements. (a) In an emergency that results from a sudden, unexpected event that is not a planned renovation or demolition, the secretary may waive the requirement for a license. (b) The secretary may approve, on a case…

65-5312. State agencies and political subdivisions; bid acceptance requirements; compliance with act. (a) No state agency or political or taxing subdivision of the state shall accept a bid in connection with any asbestos project from a business entity which does not hold a licens…

65-5313. Violations; criminal penalties. (a) Any individual person or business entity who willfully violates any provision of this act or any rules and regulations adopted under this act is guilty: (1) For a first offense, of a class C misdemeanor; and (2) for a second offense, o…

65-5314. Same; civil penalties; appeal and review; disposition of moneys recovered. (a) Any business entity which violates any provision of this act or any rules and regulations adopted under this act, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty im…

65-5315. Injunctions. Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the secretary may maintain, in the manner provided by the Kansas judicial review act, an action in the name of the state of Kansas for injunction or other process against any business entity to re…

65-5316. Asbestos remediation fund established; disposition of moneys collected pursuant to the act. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the asbestos remediation fund. (1) The secretary of health and environment shall remit to the state treasurer, in accordance …

65-5401. Citation of act. K.S.A. 65-5401 through K.S.A. 65-6521*, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 65-5422 and 65-5423, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the occupational therapy practice act. History: L. 1986, ch. 323, § 1; L. 2022, ch. 20, …

65-5402. Definitions. As used in the occupational therapy practice act: (a) "Board" means the state board of healing arts. (b) "Practice of occupational therapy" means the therapeutic use of purposeful and meaningful occupations or goal-directed activities to evaluate and treat, …

65-5403. Administration of act by state board of healing arts. The board, in the manner hereinafter provided, shall administer the provisions of this act. History: L. 1986, ch. 323, § 3; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC D…

65-5404. Occupational therapist council established; appointment of members; compensation. (a) There is established an occupational therapist council to advise the board in carrying out the provisions of this act. The council shall consist of five members, all citizens and reside…

65-5405. Duties of board. The board shall pass upon the qualifications of all applicants for examination and licensure, determine the applicants who successfully pass the examination, duly license such applicants and adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer t…

65-5406. Application for licensure; requirements. (a) An applicant applying for licensure as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall file a written application on forms provided by the board, showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applic…

65-5407. Examinations. Each applicant for licensure under this act shall be examined by written examination required by the board to test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy, and occupational therapy theory and practice, i…

65-5408. Waiver of examination and other requirements; when waived; temporary license. (a) The board may waive the examination, education or experience requirements and grant licensure to any applicant who presents proof of current licensure or registration as an occupational the…