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KS Stat § 65-28b04 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 28b - Independent Practice Of Midwifery Act|65-28b04 Same; expiration of license.

65-28b04. Same; expiration of license. (a) Licenses issued under this act shall expire on the date of expiration established by rules and regulations of the board, unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board. The request for renewal shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 65-28b05, and amendments thereto.(b) At least 30 days before the expiration of a licensee's license, the board shall notify the licensee of the expiration, by mail, addressed to the licensee's last known mailing address. If the licensee fails to submit an application for renewal on a form provided by the board, or fails to pay the renewal fee by the date of expiration, the board shall give a second notice to the licensee that the license has expired and the license may be renewed only if the application for renewal, the renewal fee, and the late renewal fee are received by the board within the 30-day period following the date of expiration and that, if both fees are not received within the 30-day period, the license shall be deemed canceled by operation of law and without further proceedings.(c) The board may require any licensee, as a condition of renewal, to submit with the application of renewal evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing education as required by rules and regulations of the board.(d) The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2017.History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 91; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-28b05 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 28b - Independent Practice Of Midwifery Act|65-28b05 Same; fees.

65-28b05. Same; fees. (a) The board shall charge and collect, in advance, fees for certified nurse-midwives, as established by the board, not to exceed:Application for license  $100License renewal  $100Late license renewal  $100License reinstatement fee  $100Revoked license fee  $100Certified copy of license  $50Verified copy of license  $25(b) The board shall remit all moneys received by or for the board from fees, charges or penalties 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. Ten percent of each such amount shall be credited to the state general fund, and the balance shall be credited to the healing arts fee fund. All expenditures from the healing arts fee fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the president of the board or persons designated by the president.(c) The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2017.History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 92; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-28b06 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 28b - Independent Practice Of Midwifery Act|65-28b06 Same; unlawful acts.

65-28b06. Same; unlawful acts. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in the independent practice of midwifery without a collaborative practice agreement with a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, unless such certified nurse-midwife holds a license from the state board of nursing and the board.(b) The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2017.History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 93; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-28b07 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 28b - Independent Practice Of Midwifery Act|65-28b07 Same; rules and regulations; standards of care.

65-28b07. Same; rules and regulations; standards of care. (a) The board, in consultation with the state board of nursing, shall adopt rules and regulations pertaining to certified nurse-midwives engaging in the independent practice of midwifery and governing the ordering of tests, diagnostic services and prescribing of drugs and referral or transfer to physicians in the event of complications or emergencies. Such rules and regulations shall not be adopted until the state board of nursing and the board have consulted and concurred on the content of each rule and regulation. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted no later than January 1, 2017.(b) A certified nurse midwife engaging in the independent practice of midwifery shall be subject to the provisions of the independent practice of midwifery act with respect to the ordering of tests, diagnostic services and prescribing of drugs, and shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 65-1130, and amendments thereto.(c) The standards of care for certified nurse-midwives in the ordering of tests, diagnostic services and the prescribing of drugs shall be those standards which protect patients and shall be standards comparable to persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery providing the same services.(d) The board is hereby authorized to solely adopt those rules and regulations necessary to administer the administrative provisions of this act.History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 94; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-28b09 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 28b - Independent Practice Of Midwifery Act|65-28b09 Same; advisory council.

65-28b09. Same; advisory council. (a) There is hereby established a nurse-midwives council to advise the board in carrying out the provisions of this act. The council shall consist of seven members, all residents of the state of Kansas appointed as follows: Two members shall be licensees of the board, appointed by the board, who are licensed to practice medicine and surgery and whose specialty and customary practice includes obstetrics; one member shall be the president of the board or a board member designated by the president; and four members shall be licensed certified nurse-midwives appointed by the board of nursing.(b) If a vacancy occurs on the council, the appointing authority of the position which has become vacant shall appoint a person of like qualifications to fill the vacant position for the unexpired term, if any.History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 96; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-28b10 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 28b - Independent Practice Of Midwifery Act|65-28b10 Same; abortion not authorized.

65-28b10. Same; abortion not authorized. (a) Nothing in the independent practice of midwifery act should be construed to authorize a certified nurse-midwife engaging in the independent practice of midwifery under such act to perform, induce or prescribe drugs for an abortion.(b) The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2017.History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 97; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-2903 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2903 Physical therapy advisory council; membership; qualifications.

65-2903. Physical therapy advisory council; membership; qualifications. There is hereby created a physical therapy advisory council to assist the board in carrying out the provisions of this law. The council shall consist of five members, citizens and residents of the state of Kansas, three of whom shall be physical therapists, one of whom shall be a physician licensed by the board to practice medicine and surgery and one of whom shall be a member of such board.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 3; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 308, § 52; L. 1981, ch. 299, § 50; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 15; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 2; Apr. 1, 2004.
KS Stat § 65-2904 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2904 Same; terms; oath.

65-2904. Same; terms; oath. The council shall be appointed as follows: The board shall appoint one physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery and one member of the board, and the governor shall appoint three physical therapists who are duly licensed physical therapists who have at least three years' experience in physical therapy immediately preceding the appointment and are actively engaged, in this state, in physical therapy. The foregoing appointees shall constitute the council. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the members appointed in accordance with this section shall be appointed for terms of four years and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualify. Members serving on the examining committee for physical therapy on the effective date of this act shall be members of the council and shall serve on the council until the conclusion of the terms for which they were appointed to the examining committee for physical therapy and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Each member of the council shall take an oath as required by law for state officers. No physical therapist member appointed by the governor shall be appointed for more than two successive four-year terms commencing on or after that date.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 3; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 16; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 3; Apr. 1, 2004.
KS Stat § 65-2905 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2905 Same; officers; executive director; powers and duties; quorum; records; employees; compensation and expenses.

65-2905. Same; officers; executive director; powers and duties; quorum; records; employees; compensation and expenses. (a) The physical therapy advisory council provided for in this act shall elect from their members a president and a vice-president, who shall serve for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. The executive director of the board shall act as secretary of the council.(b) The council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the board in matters pertaining to physical therapy. The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations as may be found necessary for the performance of its duties. As to any matters coming under its jurisdiction, the council while in session may take testimony and any member may administer oaths in the taking of such testimony.(c) A simple majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The secretary shall keep a record of all procedures of the council.(d) The board may appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as may be necessary to assist the council, and the board shall have the power to employ such expert assistance as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. Members of the council attending meetings of such council, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by such council, shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 5; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 4; L. 1974, ch. 348, § 28; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 17; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 4; Apr. 1, 2004.
KS Stat § 65-2906 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2906 Duties of board; qualifications of applicants; form of application; approval of schools.

65-2906. Duties of board; qualifications of applicants; form of application; approval of schools. (a) The board, with the advice and assistance of the council, shall pass upon the qualifications of all applicants for licensure or certification and duly license or certify those applicants who meet the qualifications established by this act.(b) An applicant applying for licensure as a physical therapist or for a certificate as a physical therapist assistant shall file a written application on forms provided by the board, showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant meets the following requirements:(1) The applicant is of legal age;(2) the applicant has successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program in physical therapy approved by the board which is appropriate for the certification or licensure of the applicant or, if the applicant attended a program not approved by the board, the applicant shall present an evaluation by an entity approved by the board showing that applicant's educational program met the criteria a school must satisfy to be approved by the board;(3) the applicant has passed an examination required by the board which is appropriate for the certification or licensure of the applicant to test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to physical therapy theory and practice; and(4) the applicant has paid to the board all applicable fees established under K.S.A. 65-2911, and amendments thereto.(c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the criteria which a school shall satisfy in order to be approved by the board for purposes of subsection (b). The board may send a questionnaire developed by the board to any school for which the board does not have sufficient information to determine whether the school meets the requirements of the board for approval and rules and regulations adopted under this section. The questionnaire providing the necessary information shall be completed and returned to the board in order for the school to be considered for approval. The board may contract with investigative agencies, commissions or consultants to assist the board in obtaining information about schools. In entering such contracts the authority to approve schools shall remain solely with the board.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 6; L. 1972, ch. 237, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 5; L. 1974, ch. 256, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 5; L. 1983, ch. 213, § 10; L. 1988, ch. 243, § 10; L. 1994, ch. 134, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 5; Apr. 1, 2004.
KS Stat § 65-2909 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2909 Examinations; when not required; fees; temporary permits.

65-2909. Examinations; when not required; fees; temporary permits. (a) The board may issue a license in physical therapy without examination to an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board of having passed the examination in physical therapy approved by the board or an examination before a lawfully authorized examining board in physical therapy of another state, District of Columbia, territory or foreign country, if the standards for licensure in physical therapy in such other state, district, territory or foreign country are determined by the board to be as high as those of this state. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay to the board a fee as prescribed, no part of which shall be returned.(b) The board may issue a certificate as a physical therapist assistant without examination therein to an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the board of having passed an examination as a physical therapist assistant approved by the board or an examination before a lawfully authorized examining board in physical therapy of another state, District of Columbia, territory or foreign country, if the standards for certification in physical therapy in such other state, District of Columbia, territory or foreign country are determined by the board to be as high as those of this state. At the time of making such application, the applicant shall pay to the board a fee as prescribed, no part of which shall be returned.(c) The board may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or an applicant for certification as a physical therapist assistant who applies for a temporary permit on a form provided by the board, who meets the requirements for licensure as a physical therapist or for certification as a physical therapist assistant or who meets all of the requirements for licensure or certification except examination and who pays to the board the temporary permit fee as required under K.S.A. 65-2911, and amendments thereto. Such temporary permit shall expire three months from the date of issue or on the date that the board approves the application for licensure or certification, whichever occurs first. No more than one such temporary permit shall be granted to any one person.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 9; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 8; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 8; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 6; Apr. 1, 2004.
KS Stat § 65-2912 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2912 Grounds for refusal, suspension, revocation or limitation of license, certificate or compact privilege; censure; hearing procedure.

65-2912. Grounds for refusal, suspension, revocation or limitation of license, certificate or compact privilege; censure; hearing procedure. (a) The board may refuse to grant a license to any physical therapist or a certificate to any physical therapist assistant, may suspend or revoke the license or compact privilege of any licensed physical therapist or certificate or compact privilege of any certified physical therapist assistant, may limit the license or compact privilege of any licensed physical therapist or certificate or compact privilege of any certified physical therapist assistant or may censure a licensed physical therapist or certified physical therapist assistant for any of the following grounds:(1) Addiction to or distribution of intoxicating liquors or drugs for other than lawful purposes;(2) conviction of a felony if the board determines, after investigation, that the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant has not been sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the public trust;(3) obtaining or attempting to obtain licensure or certification by fraud or deception;(4) finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant is a disabled person and has not thereafter been restored to legal capacity;(5) unprofessional conduct as defined by rules and regulations adopted by the board;(6) the treatment or attempt to treat ailments or other health conditions of human beings other than by physical therapy and as authorized by this act;(7) failure to refer patients to other healthcare providers if symptoms are present for which physical therapy treatment is inadvisable or if symptoms indicate conditions for which treatment is outside the scope of knowledge of the licensed physical therapist;(8) evaluating or treating patients in a manner not consistent with K.S.A. 65-2921, and amendments thereto; and(9) knowingly submitting any misleading, deceptive, untrue or fraudulent misrepresentation on a claim form, bill or statement.(b) All proceedings pursuant to article 29 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act and shall be reviewable in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 12; L. 1965, ch. 369, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 10; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 11; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 125; L. 1986, ch. 234, § 7; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 20; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 9; L. 2004, ch. 61, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 177, § 20; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 141; L. 2021, ch. 100, § 5; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-2914 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2914 Fraud or deception in application for license; scope of authorized treatment.

65-2914. Fraud or deception in application for license; scope of authorized treatment. (a) No person shall employ fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license as a physical therapist.(b) A person licensed under this act as a physical therapist shall not treat ailments or other health conditions of human beings other than by physical therapy unless duly licensed or registered to provide such treatment under the laws of this state.(c) A person certified under this act as a physical therapist assistant shall not treat ailments or other health conditions of human beings except under the direction of a physical therapist duly licensed under this act. The word "direction" as used in this subsection (c) shall mean that the physical therapist shall see all patients initially and evaluate them periodically except in those cases in a hospital setting when the physical therapist is not immediately available, the physical therapist assistant may initiate patient care after telephone contact with the physical therapist for documented instruction. The physical therapist must then evaluate the patient and establish a plan of treatment as soon as possible with a minimum weekly review.(d) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 14; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 12; L. 1983, ch. 215, § 13; L. 1990, ch. 228, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 11; Apr. 1, 2004.
KS Stat § 65-2916 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2916 Penalties for violations of act; injunctive relief.

65-2916. Penalties for violations of act; injunctive relief. (a) Any violation of the provisions of this act shall constitute a class B misdemeanor.(b) When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of article 29 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto, the board may bring an action in the name of the state in a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction against such violation without regard to whether proceedings have been or may be instituted before the board or whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted.(c) The board, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under the provisions of article 29 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto, may assess a civil fine, after proper notice and an opportunity to be heard, against a licensee for a violation of the provisions of article 29 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the first violation, $10,000 for the second violation and $15,000 for the third violation and for each subsequent violation. All fines assessed and collected under 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. 1963, ch. 318, § 16; L. 1973, ch. 253, § 13; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 12; Apr. 1, 2004.
KS Stat § 65-2917 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2917 Invalidity of part.

65-2917. Invalidity of part. If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance 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 application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.History: L. 1963, ch. 318, § 17; June 30.
KS Stat § 65-2918 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 29 - Physical Therapy|65-2918 Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants practicing in accordance with law not subject to healing arts act.

65-2918. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants practicing in accordance with law not subject to healing arts act. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants practicing their profession, when licensed or certified and practicing under and in accordance with the provisions of article 29 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and acts amendatory of the provisions thereof or supplemental thereto, shall not be construed to be practicing the healing arts or be subject to the healing arts act.History: L. 1983, ch. 215, § 15; L. 2003, ch. 128, § 13; Apr. 1, 2004.