Chapter 65 — PUBLIC HEALTH

65-1465. Denture or dental prosthesis to be marked with name or social security number, or both, of patient. (a) Every complete upper and lower denture or removable dental prosthesis fabricated by a practitioner of dentistry or fabricated pursuant to such practitioner's work orde…

65-1466. Dental services for dentally indigent persons; entities authorized to employ or contract with persons licensed under dental practices act for such services; reports by federally qualified health centers and clinics employing a national health service corps dentist; requi…

65-1467. Dental board complaints and related information confidential, limited disclosure authorized. (a) Any complaint or report, record or other information relating to a complaint which is received, obtained or maintained by the Kansas dental board shall be confidential and sh…

65-1468. Professional liability insurance required to practice dentistry. (a) A policy of professional liability insurance issued by an insurer duly authorized to transact business in this state shall be maintained in effect by each licensed dentist actively practicing in this st…

65-1469. Mobile dental facility or portable dental operation; registration; application of section. As used in this section: (a) "Mobile dental facility or portable dental operation" means either of the following: (1) Any self-contained facility in which dentistry will be practic…

65-1470. Dental office administrative service agreements; registration requirements. (a) Any person who is not licensed as a dentist under the dental practices act, or any entity that is not a professional corporation or limited liability company composed of dentists which enter …

65-1471. Dental services agreements; limitations. (a) As used in this section, "licensed dentist" means a dentist licensed under the dental practices act. (b) No person who is a licensed dentist or any entity that is not a professional corporation or limited liability company own…

65-1472. Special volunteer dental license established; requirements. (a) There is established a special volunteer dental license for dentists who are retired from active practice and wish to donate their expertise for the dental care and treatment of indigent and underserved pers…

65-1473. Dentist and dental hygenist compact. This section shall be known and may be cited as the dentist and dental hygienist compact. SECTION 1—TITLE AND PURPOSE The purposes of this compact are to facilitate the interstate practice of dentistry and dental hygiene and improve p…

65-1501. Practice of optometry defined; exclusions; standard of care in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma; low vision rehabilitation services. (a) The practice of optometry means: (1) The examination of the human eye and its adnexae and the employment of objective or subjective…

65-1501a. Definitions. For the purposes of this act the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Board" means the board of examiners in optometry established under K.S.A. 74-1501, and amendments thereto. (b)…

65-1502. Who deemed practitioners. (a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 65-1508 and amendments thereto, a person shall be deemed to be practicing optometry within the meaning of the optometry law if such person in any manner: (1) Holds oneself out to the public as being engaged in or…

65-1503. History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 3; R.S. 1923, 65-1503; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 318, § 11; July 1. Source or Prior Law: L. 1909, ch. 229, § 2. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Corporation cannot engage directly or indirectly in practice of optometry. State, ex rel., v. Goldman Jewelry Co.…

65-1504. History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 8; R.S. 1923, 65-1504; L. 1939, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 318, § 2; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 223, § 22; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Corporation cannot engage directly or indirectly in practice of optometry. State, ex rel., v. Goldman Jewelry C…

65-1504a. History: L. 1939, ch. 240, § 5; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 223, § 22; 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…

65-1504b. Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispense an ophthalmic lens or lenses without first having obtained a valid, unexpired prescription as defined in K.S.A. 65-1501a, and amendments thereto, or…

65-1505. Qualifications of practitioners; examinations; professional liability insurance; fees; reciprocal licensure; rules and regulations criteria for approval of schools or colleges; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; criminal history and fingerprinting fund …

65-1506. History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 10; R.S. 1923, 65-1506; L. 1961, ch. 287, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 318, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 270, § 3; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 105; L. 1986, ch. 234, § 2; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 223, § 22; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. K.S.A. 65-1504, cl. (i) not unlawful de…

65-1507. History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 11; R.S. 1923, 65-1507; L. 1961, ch. 287, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 318, § 5; Repealed, L. 1984, ch. 313, § 157; July 1, 1985. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Board's order revoking license upheld; rules for determination of validity stated. Marks v. Frantz, 183…

65-1508. Act not to prevent persons licensed to practice medicine from performing certain acts or services; authorizing the delegation of certain examination procedures to assistants; limitations and prohibitions upon examination procedures performed by assistants. (a) Nothing in…

65-1509. Notification of location of practice; biennial license renewal, fee; inactive status license; expiration of license, notice; cancellation of license; reinstatement, fee. (a) Before engaging in the practice of optometry in this state, it shall be the duty of each licensed…

65-1509a. Continuing education requirements. In addition to the payment of the license renewal fee, each licensee applying for license renewal shall furnish to the secretary of the board satisfactory evidence of successfully completing a minimum of 24 hours of continuing educatio…

65-1510. History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 14; R.S. 1923, 65-1510; L. 1939, ch. 240, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 318, § 8; Repealed, L. 1990, ch. 223, § 22; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Corporation cannot engage directly or indirectly in practice of optometry. State, ex rel., v. Goldman Jewelry …

65-1511. Partial invalidity of act. In case for any reason any paragraph or any provision of this act shall be questioned in any court of last resort, and shall be held by such court to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other paragraph or pr…

65-1512. Title of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the optometry law. History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 16; R.S. 1923, 65-1512; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Mee…

65-1513. Violation of act. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor for the first offense, and for the second and each subsequent offense shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. It is the duty of the respective county an…

65-1514. Act supplemental. The provisions of K.S.A. 65-1501a, 65-1504b, 65-1509a and 65-1516 to 65-1526, inclusive, and amendments thereto, are a part of and supplemental to the optometry law. History: L. 1975, ch. 318, § 10; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 8, § 6; July 1. Pr…

65-1515. 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 board of examiners in optometry under oath and in good f…

65-1516. Professional incompetence; unprofessional conduct; defined. As used in this act: (a) "Professional incompetence" means: (1) One or more instances involving failure to adhere to the applicable standard of care to a degree which constitutes gross negligence as determined b…

65-1517. Revocation, suspension or limitation of license; censure; grounds. A licensee's license may be revoked, suspended or limited, or the licensee may be publicly or privately censured, upon a finding of the existence of any of the following grounds: (a) The licensee has comm…

65-1518. Administrative proceedings; procedure; review; civil enforcement; costs. (a) All administrative proceedings provided for by article 15 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and affecting any licensee licensed under that article shall be conducted in accordance w…

65-1519. Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts. The board shall not suspend, limit, restrict or revoke, the license of a licensee or privately or publicly censure a licensee for any reason or conduct for which a defense is provided for in title 16, part 456 of the co…

65-1520. Mental or physical examination of licensee; computation of time limit for hearing. Whenever the board directs, pursuant to subsection (j) of K.S.A. 65-1517, that a licensee submit to a mental or physical examination, the time from the date of the board's directive until …

65-1521. Reinstatement of license after revocation. At any time after the expiration of one year, application may be made for reinstatement of any licensee whose license shall have been revoked, and such application shall be addressed to the secretary-treasurer of the board. The …

65-1522. Professional corporations, limited liability company, associations, sole practitioners; practice locations, franchise agreements. (a) A licensee may practice optometry under the name of a professional corporation, authorized by K.S.A. 17-2706, and amendments thereto, or …

65-1523. Injunctive relief for violations of act, rules and regulations. The board in its discretion, in addition to any other remedies provided in this act, may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to restrain violations of the provisions of this act,…

65-1524. Practice of optometry by corporation or limited liability company prohibited, exceptions. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to allow a corporation except as provided in K.S.A. 17-2706, and amendments thereto, or a limited liability company except as provided in…

65-1525. Confidentiality of communications. The confidential communications between a licensed optometrist and the optometrist's patient are placed on the same basis of confidentiality as provided by law for communications between a physician and the physician's patients. History…

65-1526. Civil fine. Upon a finding of the existence of any of the grounds listed in K.S.A. 65-1517, and amendments thereto, or upon a finding of any violation of the optometry law, in lieu of or in addition to any other action, the board may access a civil fine not in excess of …

65-16,101. Statewide electronic logging system for sale of methamphetamine precursor act; definitions. As used in the statewide electronic logging system for sale of methamphetamine precursor act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Board" means the state board of pharmac…

65-16,102. Same; maintenance of program by the board of pharmacy; rules and regulations; waiver and liability. (a) The board shall establish and maintain a program for a statewide electronic logging system for sale of methamphetamine precursors. (b) Each pharmacy shall maintain a…

65-16,103. Same; no cost charged to pharmacies; funding of program. (a) The cost of establishing and maintaining the statewide electronic logging system shall be borne by the state, other non-state units of government, private entities, or others. Pharmacies shall not be required…

65-16,104. Same; confidential information; authorized access to data in the log. (a) Methamphetamine precursor recording log information submitted to the board shall be confidential and not a public record and not subject to the Kansas open records act, K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., and…

65-16,105. Same; another agency or private vendor as contractor; maintenance and destruction of records; educational program for pharmacies; annual report. (a) The board is hereby authorized to contract with another agency of this state or with a private vendor, as necessary, to …

65-16,106. Same; rules and regulations. The board shall adopt, within six months after the effective date of this act, such rules and regulations the board deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. History: L. 2009, ch. 131, § 6; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE…

65-16,107. Same; penalties. (a) A pharmacy that knowingly fails to submit methamphetamine precursor recording log information to the board as required by this act or knowingly submits incorrect log information shall be guilty of a severity level 10, nonperson felony. (b) A person…

65-16,108. Same; short title. K.S.A. 65-16,101 through 65-16,108, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the statewide electronic logging system for sale of methamphetamine precursor act. History: L. 2009, ch. 131, § 8; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COOR…

65-16,121. Pharmacy audit integrity act. (a) K.S.A. 65-16,121 through 65-16,126, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the pharmacy audit integrity act. (b) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2011. History: L. 2011, ch. 114, § 1; June 9. Prev…

65-16,122. Same; definitions. (a) As used in this act, "pharmacy benefits manager" or "PBM" means a person, business or other entity that performs pharmacy benefits management. The term includes a person or entity acting for a PBM in contractual or employment relationship in the …

65-16,123. Same; procedural requirements. (a) The entity conducting the audit shall follow the following procedures: (1) An entity conducting an on-site audit must give the pharmacy at least seven days written notice before conducting an initial audit; (2) an audit that involves …