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KS Stat § 65-6115 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6115 Continuation of certain existing services by municipality; tax levy; referendum.

65-6115. Continuation of certain existing services by municipality; tax levy; referendum. The governing body of any municipality is hereby authorized to continue, in accordance with the provisions of this act, operation of any emergency medical service or ambulance service or centralized emergency service communications system previously established, operated and maintained, or continue any contract with any person, other municipality or board of a county hospital for the furnishing of emergency medical services or ambulance service previously executed, pursuant to the authority of any statute repealed by this act. Such governing body is hereby authorized to continue to levy under authority of this section any tax for the operation and maintenance of such services or contracts previously authorized and levied pursuant to any statute repealed by this act in any amount not exceeding the amount specified in the ordinance or resolution providing for the levy in such municipality under such repealed statute. No increase in the amount of the tax previously authorized for the operation and maintenance of such services or contracts shall be levied until the governing body of such municipality adopts a new ordinance or resolution which authorizes such increase and is subject to referendum in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 65-6113.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 15; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 65-6116 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6116 Powers of governing board of municipality.

65-6116. Powers of governing board of municipality. In addition to other powers set forth in this act, the governing body of any municipality operating an emergency medical service or ambulance service shall have the power:(a) To acquire by gift, bequest, purchase or lease from public or private sources, and to plan, construct, operate and maintain the services, equipment and facilities which are incidental or necessary to the establishment, operation and maintenance of an emergency medical service or ambulance service;(b) to enter into contracts including, but not limited to, the power to enter into contracts for the construction, operation, management, maintenance and supervision of emergency medical services or ambulance services with any person or governmental entity;(c) to make application for and to receive any contributions, moneys or properties from the state or federal government or any agency thereof or from any other public or private source;(d) to contract or otherwise agree to combine or coordinate its activities, facilities and personnel with those of any person or governmental entity for the purpose of furnishing the emergency medical services or ambulance services within or without the municipality;(e) to establish and collect any charges to be made for emergency medical services or ambulance services within or without the municipality and to provide for an audit of the records of the emergency medical services operation or ambulance services; and(f) to perform all other necessary and incidental functions necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 16; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 65-6117 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6117 Standards for operation, facilities, equipment and qualification and training of personnel.

65-6117. Standards for operation, facilities, equipment and qualification and training of personnel. If the governing body of a municipality establishes an emergency medical service or ambulance service as provided in this act, it shall establish a minimum set of standards for the operation of such service, for its facilities and equipment, and for the qualifications and training of personnel.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 17; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 65-6118 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6118 Ambulance service taxing district; creation; governing body; tax levy.

65-6118. Ambulance service taxing district; creation; governing body; tax levy. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county which is furnishing ambulance services within the county under the authority of this act shall determine that such service can best be provided by the creation of an ambulance service taxing district, such board shall by resolution create and establish such district and define the boundaries thereof. The boundaries of such district shall include the territory receiving ambulance service provided by the county on the date of the adoption of the resolution creating such district. The board of county commissioners shall be the governing body of the district and shall have the authority, powers and duties granted to boards of county commissioners under the authority of this act, except that all costs incurred by the governing body of the district in providing ambulance services in such district shall be paid from the proceeds of the tax levies of the district hereinafter authorized. The provisions of this act shall govern the operation of ambulances providing services within districts established under the provisions of this section. The governing body of each ambulance service taxing district is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax upon all taxable tangible property in such district in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-6113. The county treasurer shall receive and have custody of all of the funds of the district and shall expend the same upon the order of the governing body of the district as provided by law.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 18; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 65-6119 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6119 Paramedics; authorized activities.

65-6119. Paramedics; authorized activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law a paramedic may:(a) Perform all the authorized activities identified in K.S.A. 65-6120, 65-6121, 65-6144, and amendments thereto;(b) when voice contact or a telemetered electrocardiogram is monitored by a physician, physician assistant where authorized by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse where authorized by a physician or licensed professional nurse where authorized by a physician and direct communication is maintained, and upon order of such person, may administer such medications or procedures as may be deemed necessary by a person identified in this subsection;(c) perform, during an emergency, those activities specified in subsection (b) before contacting a person identified in subsection (b) when specifically authorized to perform such activities by medical protocols; and(d) perform, during nonemergency transportation, those activities specified in this section when specifically authorized to perform such activities by medical protocols.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 19; L. 1991, ch. 203, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 154, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 117, § 10; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 60; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 22; June 6.
KS Stat § 65-6120 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6120 Emergency medical technician; authorized activities.

65-6120. Emergency medical technician; authorized activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an advanced emergency medical technician may:(a) Perform any of the activities identified by K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments thereto; and(b) perform any of the following interventions, by use of the devices, medications and equipment, or any combination thereof, as specifically identified in rules and regulations, after successfully completing an approved course of instruction, local specialized device training and competency validation and when authorized by medical protocols, or upon order when direct communication is maintained by radio, telephone or video conference with a physician, physician assistant where authorized by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse where authorized by a physician, or professional nurse where authorized by a physician upon order of such a person: (1) Advanced airway management; (2) referral of patient of alternate medical care site based on assessment; (3) transportation of a patient with a capped arterial line; (4) veni-puncture for obtaining blood sample; (5) initiation and maintenance of intravenous infusion or saline lock; (6) initiation of intraosseous infusion; (7) nebulized therapy; (8) manual defibrillation; (9) cardiac monitoring; (10) electrocardiogram interpretation; (11) monitoring of a nasogastric tube; and (12) administration of medications by methods as specified by rules and regulations of the board.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 20; L. 1991, ch. 203, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 154, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 117, § 11; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 83; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 61; L. 2016, ch. 35, § 4; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 23; June 6.
KS Stat § 65-6121 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6121 Emergency medical technician; authorized activities.

65-6121. Emergency medical technician; authorized activities. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an emergency medical technician may perform any activities identified in K.S.A. 65-6144, and amendments thereto, and any of the following interventions, by use of the devices, medications and equipment, or any combination thereof, after successfully completing an approved course of instruction, local specialized device training and competency validation and when authorized by medical protocols, or upon order when direct communication is maintained by radio, telephone or video conference is monitored by a physician, physician assistant when authorized by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse when authorized by a physician or a professional nurse when authorized by a physician, upon order of such person:(1) Airway maintenance including use of:(A) Single lumen airways as approved by the board;(B) multilumen airways;(C) ventilator devices;(D) non-invasive positive pressure ventilation;(E) forceps removal of airway obstruction;(F) CO2 monitoring;(G) airway suctioning;(2) monitoring urinary catheter;(3) capillary blood sampling;(4) administration of patient assisted medications as approved by the board;(5) administration of medications as approved by the board by appropriate routes;(6) monitor, maintain or discontinue flow of IV line if a physician approves transfer by an emergency medical technician; and(7) application of a traction splint.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 21; L. 1990, ch. 235, § 3; L. 1991, ch. 203, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 154, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 7; L. 2002, ch. 203, § 2; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 5; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 84; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 62; L. 2016, ch. 35, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-6124 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6124 Limitations on liability.

65-6124. Limitations on liability. (a) No physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or licensed professional nurse who gives emergency instructions to an emergency medical service provider during an emergency shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing the instructions, except such damages that may result from gross negligence in giving such instructions.(b) No emergency medical service provider who renders emergency care during an emergency pursuant to instructions given by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or licensed professional nurse shall be liable for civil damages as a result of implementing such instructions, except such damages that may result from gross negligence or by willful or wanton acts or omissions on the part of such emergency medical service provider.(c) No person certified as an instructor-coordinator shall be liable for any civil damages that may result from such instructor-coordinator's course of instruction, except such damages that may result from gross negligence or by willful or wanton acts or omissions on the part of the instructor-coordinator.(d) No medical director who provides medical oversight shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of such medical oversight, except such damages that may result from gross negligence in the provision of such medical oversight.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 24; L. 1989, ch. 205, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 71, § 4; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 9; L. 2004, ch. 117, § 13; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 86; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 64; L. 2014, ch. 131, § 52; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 24; L. 2021, ch. 106, § 16; June 3.
KS Stat § 65-6125 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6125 Unlawful to operate ambulance service without a permit.

65-6125. Unlawful to operate ambulance service without a permit. It shall be unlawful for any person or municipality to operate an ambulance service within this state without obtaining a permit pursuant to this act.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 25; Apr. 14.
KS Stat § 65-6126 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6126 Medical director; alternative when no medical director available.

65-6126. Medical director; alternative when no medical director available. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each operator shall designate a medical director to provide medical oversight.(b) The board may approve an alternative procedure for medical oversight by a physician if no medical director is available to be designated by the operator.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 26; L. 1990, ch. 235, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 87; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 25; L. 2021, ch. 106, § 17; June 3.
KS Stat § 65-6127 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6127 Permit to operate ambulance service; application; contents.

65-6127. Permit to operate ambulance service; application; contents. (a) Application for a permit to operate an ambulance service shall be made to the board by the operator of the ambulance service upon forms provided by the administrator and shall be accompanied by a permit fee that shall be a base amount plus an amount for each vehicle used by such operator in such operator's ambulance service and that shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board to cover all or any part of the cost of regulation of ambulance services.(b) The application shall state the name of the operator, the names of the emergency medical service providers of such ambulance service, the primary territory for which the permit is sought, the type of service offered, the location and physical description of the facility whereby calls for service will be received, the facility wherein vehicles are to be garaged, a description of vehicles and other equipment to be used by the service and such other information as the board may require.(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed as granting an exclusive territorial right to operate an ambulance service. Upon change of ownership of an ambulance service the permit issued to such service shall expire 60 days after the change of ownership.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 27; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 10; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 26; June 6.
KS Stat § 65-6128 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6128 Same; qualifications of applicant; denial of application; notice; reapplication; renewal of permit; disposition of fees.

65-6128. Same; qualifications of applicant; denial of application; notice; reapplication; renewal of permit; disposition of fees. (a) A permit shall not be issued to an operator unless the board finds the ambulance service is or will be staffed and equipped in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6110, and amendments thereto. If the board determines that an applicant is not qualified, such applicant shall be notified of the denial of such application with a statement of the reasons for such denial. The applicant may reapply upon submission of evidence that the disqualifying factor alleged by the board has been corrected. No fee shall be required for the first reapplication made if it is submitted to the board within one year of the date of the denial of the application.(b) A permit to operate an ambulance service shall be valid for a term fixed by the board not to exceed 18 months and may be renewed upon payment of a fee in the amount fixed by the board pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6127, and amendments thereto. The board may prorate to the nearest whole month the fee fixed under this subsection as necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.(c) All fees received pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 28; L. 2000, ch. 117, § 1; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 266; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-6129a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6129a Supervision of students or emergency medical service providers during training and continuing education.

65-6129a. Supervision of students or emergency medical service providers during training and continuing education. (a) While engaged in a course of training or continuing education approved by the board within a medical care facility, a student or emergency medical service provider engaged in such training or continuing education shall be under the supervision of a physician or a professional nurse. While engaged in training or continuing education in emergency or nonemergency transportation outside a medical care facility, a student or emergency medical service provider shall be under the direct supervision of an emergency medical service provider who is at the minimum certified to provide the level of care for which the student is seeking certification or the emergency medical service provider receiving the training is certified or shall be under the direct supervision of a physician or a professional nurse.(b) Nothing in the provisions of article 61 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be construed to preclude the provision of authorized activities by students enrolled in a training program while engaged in such program.History: L. 1991, ch. 203, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 12; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 28; June 6.
KS Stat § 65-6129d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6129d Inactive certificate; issuance; renewal; application for active certificate.

65-6129d. Inactive certificate; issuance; renewal; application for active certificate. (a) (1) There is hereby created the designation of inactive certificate. The board is authorized to issue an inactive certificate to any person currently certified by the board who makes written application for such inactive certificate on a form provided by the board and remits the fee established by the board in rules and regulations. The board may issue an inactive certificate only to a person who is not directly engaged in the provision of emergency medical services for which certification is required and who does not hold oneself out to the public as being professionally engaged in the provision of emergency medical services. An inactive certificate shall not entitle the holder to engage in the practice of emergency medical services. Each inactive certificate may be renewed subject to the provisions of this section. Each inactive certificate holder shall be subject to the provisions of article 61 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. The holder of an inactive certificate shall not be required to submit evidence of satisfactory completion of the continuing education requirement prescribed by the board.(b) Each inactive certificate holder may apply for an active certificate upon filing a written application with the board. The request shall be on a form provided by the board and shall be accompanied by a fee prescribed by the board in rules and regulations. The inactive certificate holder may be required to complete such additional testing, training or education as the board may deem necessary to establish the inactive certificate holder's current ability to engage in the provision of emergency medical services with reasonable skill and safety.(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to article 61 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2019, ch. 64, § 1; June 6.
KS Stat § 65-6130 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6130 Inspections; subpoenas of records; maintenance of records; personnel.

65-6130. Inspections; subpoenas of records; maintenance of records; personnel. (a) The board may inquire into the operation of ambulance services and the conduct of emergency medical service providers, and may conduct periodic inspections of facilities, communications services, materials and equipment at any time without notice.(b) The board may issue subpoenas in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-6111(d), and amendments thereto, to compel an operator holding a permit to make access to or for the production of records regarding services performed and to furnish such other information as the board may require to carry out the provisions of this act to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as would apply if the subpoenas were issued or served in aid of a civil action in the district court. A copy of such records shall be kept in the operator's files for a period of not less than three years.(c) The board also may require operators to submit lists of personnel employed and to notify the board of any changes in personnel or in ownership of the ambulance service.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 30; L. 2016, ch. 79, § 2; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 30; June 6.
KS Stat § 65-6131 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services|65-6131 Municipalities; licensing and regulating ambulance services.

65-6131. Municipalities; licensing and regulating ambulance services. Nothing in this act shall be construed to preclude any municipality from licensing and regulating ambulance services located within its jurisdiction, but any licensing requirements or regulations imposed by a municipality shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 31; Apr. 14.