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K.S.A. § 65-5502 — KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 55 / Section 65-5502
65-5502 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

65-5502. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 65-5501 to 65-5517, inclusive and amendments thereto:

(a) "Board" means the state board of healing arts.

(b) "Respiratory therapy" is a health care profession whose therapists practice under the supervision of a qualified medical director and with the prescription of a licensed physician providing therapy, management, rehabilitation, respiratory assessment and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the pulmonary system and associated other systems functions. The duties which may be performed by a respiratory therapist include:

(1) Direct and indirect respiratory therapy services that are safe, aseptic, preventative and restorative to the patient.

(2) Direct and indirect respiratory therapy services, including but not limited to, the administration of pharmacological and diagnostic and therapeutic agents related to respiratory therapy procedures to implement a treatment, disease prevention or pulmonary rehabilitative regimen prescribed by a physician.

(3) Administration of medical gases, exclusive of general anesthesia, aerosols, humidification and environmental control systems.

(4) Transcription and implementation of written or verbal orders of a physician pertaining to the practice of respiratory therapy.

(5) Implementation of respiratory therapy protocols as defined by the medical staff of an institution or a qualified medical director or other written protocol, changes in treatment pursuant to the written or verbal orders of a physician or the initiation of emergency procedures as authorized by written protocols.

(c) "Respiratory therapist" means a person who is licensed to practice respiratory therapy as defined in this act.

(d) "Person" means any individual, partnership, unincorporated organization or corporation.

(e) "Physician" means a person who is licensed by the board to practice medicine and surgery.

(f) "Qualified medical director" means the medical director of any inpatient or outpatient respiratory therapy service, department or home care agency. The medical director shall be a physician who has interest and knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory problems. This physician shall be responsible for the quality, safety and appropriateness of the respiratory services provided and require that respiratory therapy be ordered by a physician who has medical responsibility for the patient. The medical director shall be readily accessible to the respiratory therapy practitioner.
K.S.A. § 17-1297 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 12 / Section 17-1297
17-1297 - Control shares, voting rights; affiliate and associate, defined.
Status: in_force

17-1297. Control shares, voting rights; affiliate and associate, defined. (a) As used in this section "affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a specified person.

(b) As used in this section "associate," when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means any of the following:

(1) Any corporation or organization of which the person is an officer, director or partner or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class or series of shares entitled to vote or other equity interest.

(2) Any trust or estate in which the person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which the person serves as trustee or personal representative or in a similar fiduciary capacity.

(3) Any relative or spouse of the person, or any relative of the spouse, residing in the house of the person.

(c) Control shares acquired in a control share acquisition that do not have voting rights accorded them by approval of a resolution of shareholders shall regain their voting rights on transfer to a person other than the acquiring person or affiliate or associate of the acquiring person, unless the acquisition of the shares by the other person constitutes a control share acquisition, in which case the voting rights of the shares acquired by such other person are subject to the provisions of this act.
K.S.A. § 66-298 — KS Code / Chapter 66 / Article 2 / Section 66-298
66-298 - Attorney's fee.
Status: in_force

66-298. Attorney's fee. In all actions prosecuted under this act it shall be the duty of the court if tried by the court, or jury if tried by a jury, if the judgment or verdict be for the plaintiff, to find in addition to their general findings for plaintiff the amount, if anything, allowed for an attorney's fee in the case.
K.S.A. § 38-553 — KS Code / Chapter 38 / Article 5 / Section 38-553
38-553 - Definitions.
Status: in_force

38-553. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Youth camp and home" means a parental home operated by a board of directors as provided in this act.

(b) "Youth" means child adjudicated to be a delinquent child, miscreant child, wayward child, traffic offender, truant, deprived child, child in need of care or juvenile offender.
K.S.A. § 55-1619 — KS Code / Chapter 55 / Article 16 / Section 55-1619
55-1619 - ights of payee not limited or impaired.
Status: in_force

55-1619. R ights of payee not limited or impaired. No provision of this act shall be construed to limit or otherwise impair the rights of the payee to receive or recover any payment or any other right of payee whatsoever conferred in law or equity or by statute or otherwise.
K.S.A. § 16-1604 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 16 / Section 16-1604
16-1604 - Prospective application.
Status: in_force

16-1604. Prospective application. This act applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored on or after the effective date of this act.
K.S.A. § 25-3005 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 30 / Section 25-3005
25-3005 - Observation of original, intermediate and final canvasses of elections, casting of ballots, recounts and audits by authorized poll agents; rules and regulations of secretary of state.
Status: in_force

25-3005. Observation of original, intermediate and final canvasses of elections, casting of ballots, recounts and audits by authorized poll agents; rules and regulations of secretary of state. At all elections authorized poll agents shall be allowed to be present and observe the proceedings at all original, intermediate and final canvasses of elections, at all recounts authorized by K.S.A. 25-3107, and amendments thereto, at all audits conducted after an election pursuant to K.S.A. 25-3009, and amendments thereto, and at the time and place of casting ballots, subject to such limitations as are prescribed by law or rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state. The supervising judge of each voting place shall be in charge thereof and may direct authorized poll agents as to their conduct, but such directions shall not favor agents of one kind or party over agents of another kind or party, and such directions shall not be contrary to law, rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of state or instructions of the county election officer.
K.S.A. § 23-37,105 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 37 / Section 23-37,105
23-37,105 - International application of act.
Status: in_force

23-37,105. International application of act. (UCCJEA 105). (a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying K.S.A. 23-37,101 through 23-37,210, and amendments thereto.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under K.S.A. 23-37,301 through 23-37,317, and amendments thereto.

(c) A court of this state need not apply this act if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
K.S.A. § 18-184 — KS Code / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 18-184
18-184 - Russell.
Status: in_force

18-184. Russell. The county of Russell is bounded as follows: Commencing where the east line of range eleven west intersects the second standard parallel; thence south with said range line, to the third standard parallel; thence west with said parallel, to the east line of range sixteen west; thence north with said range line, to the second standard parallel; thence east with said parallel, to the place of beginning.
K.S.A. § 19-1407 — KS Code / Chapter 19 / Article 14 / Section 19-1407
19-1407 - Records of surveyor.
Status: in_force

19-1407. Records of surveyor. The county surveyor shall keep records to show the following:

(a) A plat of each boundary survey made by the county surveyor, which shall be in accordance with Kansas law in effect at the time such survey is made;

(b) a full set of field notes, setting forth the distance and direction of all courses, and recording the stations of all permanent fences and boundaries and of such existing landmarks as will allow a complete study of the property, from such record;

(c) reference reports prepared by the county surveyor, such surveyor's deputies and other land surveyors pursuant to K.S.A. 58-2011, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 16-113 — KS Code / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 16-113
16-113 - Appointment of process agent by nonresident contractor; exception; filing.
Status: in_force

16-113. Appointment of process agent by nonresident contractor; exception; filing. (a) Whenever the state or any political subdivision of the state, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, enters into a contract with any person who is not a resident of this state for the construction of any public improvement to be paid for by public funds, such person shall appoint in writing, as such person's agent, a resident of Kansas, except, no appointment under this section is required if the person is a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, or foreign limited liability company qualified to do business and in good standing in Kansas.

(b) Process for such person may be served on such agent in any civil action which arises out of the contract and in which the state, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality is a plaintiff. The appointment of such agent shall be filed with the secretary of state as provided in K.S.A. 60-306, and amendments thereto. No person required to appoint such an agent shall receive public moneys pursuant to such person's contract until the appointment has been made and filed as required by this section.

(c) As used in this section, "person" means any individual, partnership or unincorporated association.
K.S.A. § 39-1306 — KS Code / Chapter 39 / Article 13 / Section 39-1306
39-1306 - Eligibility for grants-in-aid, conditions.
Status: in_force

39-1306. Eligibility for grants-in-aid, conditions. To be eligible for grants-in-aid under this act, local community organizations shall be organizations which are nonprofit charitable agencies operating community based group boarding homes for children and youth or providing community based services for children and youth under public or private auspices (excluding public schools), and serving eligible children and youth without regard to race, religion, or color, or national origin. In the case of boarding homes, to be eligible hereunder, any such organization shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of article 5 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
K.S.A. § 79-4230 — KS Code / Chapter 79 / Article 42 / Section 79-4230
79-4230 - Reporting and payment of fees assessed by corporation commission on oil or gas production; time of payment.
Status: in_force

79-4230. Reporting and payment of fees assessed by corporation commission on oil or gas production; time of payment. An oil or gas mineral severance tax return required to be submitted pursuant to K.S.A. 79-4221 and amendments thereto, in addition to the provisions therein, shall be utilized to report those fees assessed by the state corporation commission pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 55-609 and amendments thereto or subsection (c) of K.S.A. 55-711 and amendments thereto and such other information pertaining to the production on which such fees are assessed as determined necessary pursuant to a memorandum of agreement executed on behalf of the state corporation commission and the departments of revenue and health and environment. Such fees shall be payable to the state at the same time the tax is payable under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-4220 and amendments thereto and they shall be remitted at the same time the tax is remitted by the purchaser or operator responsible for remitting the tax.
K.S.A. § 23-3806 — KS Code / Chapter 23 / Article 38 / Section 23-3806
23-3806 - Contents of petition.
Status: in_force

23-3806. Contents of petition. A petition under this act must be verified and include a copy of any existing child-custody determination, if available. The petition must specify the risk factors for abduction, including the relevant factors described in K.S.A. 23-3807, and amendments thereto. Subject to K.S.A. 23-37,209, and amendments thereto, if reasonably ascertainable, the petition must contain:

(1) the name, date of birth, and gender of the child;

(2) the customary address and current physical location of the child;

(3) the identity, customary address, and current physical location of the respondent;

(4) a statement of whether a prior action to prevent abduction or domestic violence has been filed by a party or other individual or entity having custody of the child, and the date, location, and disposition of the action;

(5) a statement of whether a party to the proceeding has been arrested for a crime related to domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse or neglect, and the date, location, and disposition of the case; and

(6) any other information required to be submitted to the court for a child-custody determination under K.S.A. 23-37,209, and amendments thereto.
K.S.A. § 68-1028 — KS Code / Chapter 68 / Article 10 / Section 68-1028
68-1028 - Designation of I-470 as "the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial highway."
Status: in_force

68-1028. Designation of I-470 as "the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial highway." Interstate highway I-470 from the east Topeka interchange of the Kansas turnpike to its intersection with I-70 west of Topeka is hereby designated as "the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial highway." The secretary of transportation shall place markers along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial highway.
K.S.A. § 17-1734 — KS Code / Chapter 17 / Article 17 / Section 17-1734
17-1734 - Same; procedure for transfer of property.
Status: in_force

17-1734. Same; procedure for transfer of property. An application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the Church of the Brethren, District of Kansas, or by proper officials of said church upon a verified petition setting forth the facts authorizing such order and disposition of property.

Upon the presentation of such petition to the district court such court may proceed in a summary manner, after such notice as the court may prescribe, to inquire into the merits of such application; and if upon examination by the court it shall satisfactorily appear that the making of the order and disposition of the property applied for is necessary or proper, for any of the causes mentioned in K.S.A. 17-1733, such court shall make a final order, declaring such church or society extinct and dissolving the same, and transferring any property and the title and possession thereof which may belong to such church or society, or held in trust for such church or society, and vesting the same in the Church of the Brethren, District of Kansas; it being the intent and purpose of this act to preserve all property owned by or held in trust for any such extinct church or society for religious uses.
K.S.A. § 34-2,101 — KS Code / Chapter 34 / Article 2 / Section 34-2,101
34-2,101 - Relation of this act to the federal warehouse act.
Status: in_force

34-2,101. Relation of this act to the federal warehouse act. The provisions of this act relating to licensing, bonding and supervision of warehouses shall not be construed to apply to any public warehouseman who is, or shall hereafter be, duly licensed under the federal warehouse act, except that the provisions of K.S.A. 34-2,112, and amendments thereto, shall apply to all state and federally licensed warehouses.
K.S.A. § 75-5914 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 59 / Section 75-5914
75-5914 - Advisory council on aging; powers and duties.
Status: in_force

75-5914. Advisory council on aging; powers and duties. The advisory council on aging shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Provide advocacy for the aging in the affairs of the department, the governor's office and other public and private, state and local agencies affecting the aging;

(b) review and comment upon reports of the department to the governor and the legislature;

(c) prepare and submit to the governor, the legislature and the secretary an annual report evaluating the level and quality of all programs, services and facilities provided to the aging by state agencies;

(d) review and comment upon the comprehensive state plan prepared by the department;

(e) review and comment upon disbursements by the department of public funds to public and private agencies;

(f) recommend candidates to the governor for appointment as secretary for aging and disability services;

(g) consult with the secretary regarding the operations of the department;

(h) serve as the advisory committee to the governor and the Kansas department for aging and disability services as required and defined in the rules and regulations, part 903.50(c), issued under the federal older Americans act of 1965 (public law 89-73), and amendments thereto;

(i) review and comment to the state long-term care ombudsman upon the policies and procedures of the office of long-term care ombudsman; and

(j) consult with the state long-term care ombudsman regarding needs for ombudsman services for aged Kansas residents.
K.S.A. § 75-2957 — KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 29 / Section 75-2957
75-2957 - Penalties for violations.
Status: in_force

75-2957. Penalties for violations. Any person who willfully violates any provisions of this act or of the rules shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and such imprisonment.
K.S.A. § 61-3905 — KS Code / Chapter 61 / Article 39 / Section 61-3905
61-3905 - Stay of proceedings on appeal; bond.
Status: in_force

61-3905. Stay of proceedings on appeal; bond. (a) Whenever an appellant entitled thereto desires a stay on appeal from an action pursuant to the code of civil procedure for limited actions, such appellant may present to the judge from which the appeal is taken, for the judge's approval, a supersedeas bond which shall have such surety or sureties as the judge requires. The bond may be given at or after the time of filing the notice of appeal, and the stay is effective when the supersedeas bond is approved by the judge. Such bond shall be conditioned for the satisfaction of the judgment in full together with costs, interest and damages for delay, if for any reason the appeal is dismissed, or if the judgment is affirmed; and to satisfy in full any modification of the judgment and such costs, interests and damages as the appellate court may adjudge and award.

(b) When the judgment is for the recovery of money not otherwise secured, the amount of the bond shall be fixed at such sum as will cover the whole amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied, costs on the appeal, interest and damages for delay, unless the court after notice and hearing and for good cause shown fixes a different amount or orders security other than the bond. When the judgment determines the disposition of the property in controversy as in replevin, or when such property is in the custody of the sheriff or when the proceeds of such property or a bond for its value is in the custody or control of the court, the amount of the supersedeas bond shall be fixed after notice and hearing at such sum only as will secure the amount recovered for the use and detention of the property, the costs of the action, costs on appeal, interest and damages for delay. When an order is made discharging, vacating or modifying a provisional remedy, a party aggrieved thereby shall be entitled, upon application to the judge, to have the operation of such order suspended for a period of not to exceed 14 days on condition that, within the period of 14 days, such party shall file notice of appeal and obtain the approval of such supersedeas bond as is required under this section.

(c) In lieu of a supersedeas bond, the court may condition a stay of proceedings pending appeal upon the timely payment into court of the periodic rent otherwise due from the defendant to the plaintiff under the rental agreement pertaining to the real property in issue.
K.S.A. § 25-2710 — KS Code / Chapter 25 / Article 27 / Section 25-2710
25-2710 - Accessibility for voting places.
Status: in_force

25-2710. Accessibility for voting places. On any day upon which an election is held, all polling places shall be accessible by either permanent or temporary means to any voter having a disability.
K.S.A. § 9-558 — KS Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 9-558
9-558 - Confidentiality of information, exceptions.
Status: in_force

9-558. Confidentiality of information, exceptions. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), all information or reports obtained by the commissioner from an applicant, licensee or authorized delegate and all information contained in or related to an examination, investigation, operating report or condition report prepared by, on behalf of or for the use of the commissioner or financial statements, balance sheets or authorized delegate information, are confidential and are not subject to disclosure under the Kansas open records act, K.S.A. 45-215 et seq., and amendments thereto.

(2) The provisions of this subsection providing for the confidentiality of public records shall expire on July 1, 2030, unless the legislature reviews and reenacts such provisions in accordance with K.S.A. 45-229, and amendments thereto, prior to July 1, 2030.

(b) The commissioner may disclose information not otherwise subject to disclosure under subsection (a) to representatives of state or federal agencies who promise in a record that such representatives will maintain the confidentiality of the information or where the commissioner finds that the release is reasonably necessary for the protection and interest of the public in accordance with the Kansas open records act.

(c) The following information contained in the records of the office of the state bank commissioner that is not confidential and may be made available to the public:

(1) The name, business address, telephone number and unique identifier of a licensee;

(2) the business address of a licensee's registered agent for service;

(3) the name, business address and telephone number of all authorized delegates;

(4) the terms of or a copy of any bond filed by a licensee, provided that confidential information, including, but not limited to, prices and fees for such bond is redacted; or

(5) copies of any orders of the office of the state bank commissioner relating to any violation of this act or regulations implementing this act.

(d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the commissioner from disclosing to the public a list of all licensees or the aggregated financial or transactional data concerning those licensees.

(e) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2025.