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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 19 - Licensure Of Entities By State Board Of Cosmetology › 65-1954 Same; penalties; civil fines; costs and attorney fees; disposition of proceeds.

65-1954.
Same; penalties; civil fines; costs and attorney fees; disposition of proceeds.
(a) The board, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under the act governing tattoo artists, cosmetic tattoo artists or body piercers, may assess civil fines and costs, including attorney fees, after proper notice and an opportunity to be heard, against any person or entity for a violation of the statutes, rules and regulations or orders enforceable by the board 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.
(b) In determining the amount of penalty to be assessed pursuant to this section, the board may consider the following factors among others: (1) Willfulness of the violation; (2) repetitions of the violation; and (3) magnitude of the risk of harm caused by the violation.
(c) In addition to a civil penalty and costs, the board may assess investigation and hearing costs against any individual required to be licensed, pursuant to this act, for proceedings which have resulted in a successful action by the board against the individual under K.S.A. 65-1947, and amendments thereto.
(d) All civil 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 cosmetology fee fund. All costs assessed 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. 1996, ch. 138, § 15; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 234; L. 2008, ch. 108, § 23; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 19 - Licensure Of Entities By State Board Of Cosmetology › 65-1957 Charitable event permits; application, requirements and limitations.

65-1957. Charitable event permits; application, requirements and limitations.
(a) Any person may apply to the Kansas state board of cosmetology for a charitable event permit. Any such application shall be on a form and in a manner approved by the board and accompanied by the fee established under K.S.A. 65-1950, and amendments thereto.
(b) The board may grant a charitable event permit for any event at any location in the state of Kansas where persons licensed by the board to practice any profession regulated under K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, will provide services authorized under K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, at no cost to recipients. Any charitable event permit granted under this section shall expire not later than 30 days after issuance by the board.
(c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement and administer this section. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted on or before December 31, 2023.
(d) As used in this section:
(1) "Charitable event" means an event conducted for a charitable purpose, whether indoors or outdoors, that is held at a specified time and location where services are provided by licensed practitioners at no cost to recipients, as a charity to recipients, or charitable causes approved by the board.
(2) "Charitable purpose" means any purpose that promotes, or purports to promote, directly or indirectly, the well-being, in general or limited to certain activities, endeavors or projects, of the public at large, any number of persons or any humane purpose.
(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2023, ch. 40, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 19 - Licensure Of Entities By State Board Of Cosmetology › 65-1958 Demonstration permits; application, requirements and limitations.

65-1958. Demonstration permits; application, requirements and limitations.
(a) Any person may apply to the Kansas state board of cosmetology for a demonstration permit. Any such application shall be on a form and in a manner approved by the board and accompanied by the fee established under K.S.A. 65-1950, and amendments thereto.
(b) (1) The board may grant a demonstration permit to a person to provide services authorized under K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, at a state or national convention, an establishment licensed by the Kansas state board of cosmetology or any other event location approved by the board. If a person who applies for a demonstration permit to provide such services is not licensed in this state, the board may grant a demonstration permit if:
(A) Such person is licensed to practice such profession regulated under K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, in another state or jurisdiction; and
(B) such license has not been revoked, suspended or conditioned from the practice of such profession.
(2) If an application for a demonstration permit is submitted by a citizen of a foreign country who has not been issued a social security number and who has not been licensed by any other state, the board shall not require the applicant to submit a social security number and shall instead accept a valid visa or passport identification number.
(3) Any demonstration permit issued under this section shall expire not later than 14 days after issuance of the board.
(c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement and administer this section. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted on or before December 31, 2023.
(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to K.S.A. 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2023, ch. 40, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2001 Podiatry act; definitions.

65-2001. Podiatry act; definitions.
As used in the podiatry act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Board" means the state board of healing arts.
(b) "Podiatrist" means one practicing podiatry.
(c) "Podiatry" means the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of all illnesses of the human foot, including the ankle and tendons which insert into the foot as well as the foot, subject to subsection (d) of K.S.A. 65-2002, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 246, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 197, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 131, § 60; May 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2002 License required; scope of practice; applicability of act; surgical treatment of the ankle.

65-2002. License required; scope of practice; applicability of act; surgical treatment of the ankle.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to profess to be a podiatrist, to practice or assume the duties incidental to podiatry, to advertise or hold oneself out to the public as a podiatrist, or to use any sign or advertisement with the word or words podiatrist, foot specialist, foot correctionist, foot expert, practapedist or chiropodist, or any other term or terms indicating that such person is a podiatrist or that such person practices or holds oneself out as practicing podiatry or foot correction in any manner, without first obtaining from the board a license authorizing the practice of podiatry in this state, except as hereinafter provided.
(b) A licensed podiatrist shall be authorized to prescribe such drugs or medicine, and to perform such surgery on the human foot, ankle and tendons that insert into the foot, including amputation of the toes or part of the foot, as may be necessary to the proper practice of podiatry, but no podiatrist shall amputate the human foot or administer any anesthetic other than local.
(c) This act shall not prohibit the recommendation, advertising, fitting or sale of corrective shoes, arch supports, or similar mechanical appliances, or foot remedies by manufacturers, wholesalers or retail dealers.
(d) No podiatrist shall perform surgery on the ankle unless such person has completed a two-year post-doctoral surgical residency program prior to July 1, 2007, or a three-year post-doctoral surgical residency program on or after July 1, 2007, in reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery and is either board-certified or board qualified progressing to board certification in reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery by a nationally recognized certifying organization acceptable to the board. Surgical treatment of the ankle by a podiatrist shall be performed only in a medical care facility, as defined in K.S.A. 65-425, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 246, § 2; L. 1951, ch. 362, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 323, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 197, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 88, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 131, § 61; L. 2019, ch. 68, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2003 Examination for license to practice podiatry; licensure qualifications; license by endorsement; recognized school of podiatry, criteria.

65-2003.
Examination for license to practice podiatry; licensure qualifications; license by endorsement; recognized school of podiatry, criteria.
(a) Examinations for a license to practice podiatry in this state shall be held at the same time and place as the examinations held by the board under the Kansas healing arts act. All applicants for a license to practice podiatry under the provisions of this act: (1) Shall have attained the age of 21 years; (2) shall have completed at least four years of instruction in, and be graduates of, a school of podiatry which is recognized as being in good standing by the board; and (3) commencing with applicants for a license to be granted on or after July 1, 1988, shall have completed acceptable postgraduate study as may be established by the board by rules and regulations.
(b) Applicants licensed, registered or certified by a board of examiners of any other state or country whose requirements for licensure, registration or certification are substantially equal to those of this state in the opinion of the state board of healing arts may be granted, upon payment of the endorsement license fee established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2012, and amendments thereto, a license without examination.
(c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the criteria which a school of podiatry shall satisfy to be recognized as being in good standing by the board under subsection (a). The board may send a questionnaire developed by the board to any school of podiatry for which the board does not have sufficient information to determine whether the school meets the requirements of subsection (a) 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 recognized as being in good standing. The board may contract with investigative agencies, commissions or consultants to assist the board in obtaining information about schools of podiatry. In entering such contracts the authority to approve schools shall remain solely with the board.
History: L. 1927, ch. 246, § 4; L. 1951, ch. 362, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 323, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 197, § 3; L. 1983, ch. 213, § 5; L. 1984, ch. 232, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 243, § 9; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 245, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2004 Nature and scope of examinations; passing grade; fees; reexamination.

65-2004. Nature and scope of examinations; passing grade; fees; reexamination.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of K.S.A. 65-2003, and amendments thereto, each applicant for a license to practice podiatry shall be examined by the board in the following subjects: Anatomy, bacteriology, chemistry, dermatology, histology, pathology, physiology, pharmacology and medicine, diagnosis, therapeutics, and clinical podiatry and surgery, limited in their scope to the treatment of the human foot, including the ankle and tendons which insert into the foot as well as the foot. If the applicant possesses the qualifications required by K.S.A. 65-2003, and amendments thereto, completes the examination prescribed with the passing grade as established by rules and regulations of the board and pays to the board the license fee established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2012, and amendments thereto, such applicant shall be issued a license by the board to practice podiatry in this state.
(b) Each applicant before taking the examination shall pay to the board the examination fee established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-2012, and amendments thereto. Any applicant failing the examination may have a reexamination in accordance with criteria established by rules and regulations of the board, which criteria may limit the number of times an applicant may retake the examination.
History:
L. 1927, ch. 246, § 5; L. 1975, ch. 323, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 197, § 4; L. 1987, ch. 239, § 1; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 3; L. 2014, ch. 131, § 62; May 22.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2007 Violation of act; penalty.

65-2007.
Violation of act; penalty.
Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not to exceed ninety (90) days.
History: L. 1927, ch. 246, § 9; L. 1975, ch. 323, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2008 Exceptions to operation of act.

65-2008.
Exceptions to operation of act.
This act shall not apply to persons licensed by the state board of healing arts to practice medicine and surgery, nor to the surgeons of the United States army, navy, and United States public health service when in actual performance of their official duties.
History: L. 1927, ch. 246, § 10; L. 1975, ch. 323, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2009 Injunction or ouster for unlawful practice.

65-2009.
Injunction or ouster for unlawful practice.
An action to enjoin or oust from the unlawful practice of podiatry may be brought and maintained in the name of the state of Kansas against any person who shall practice podiatry without being licensed to practice podiatry by the board. This authority shall be in addition to and not in lieu of authority to prosecute criminally any person unlawfully engaged in the practice of podiatry.
History: L. 1951, ch. 362, § 4; L. 1975, ch. 323, § 8; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2010 Continuing education.

65-2010.
Continuing education.
(a) Every licensed podiatrist in the active practice of podiatry within Kansas shall submit with the request for renewal under K.S.A. 65-2005 and amendments thereto evidence of satisfactory completion of a continuing education course approved by the board. The board shall revoke the license of any individual who fails to submit proof of completion of such course. Where a license has been revoked for this cause, the board may later reissue such license if proof of completion of such course is later provided.
(b) Every licensed podiatrist in the active practice of podiatry within Kansas, in order to comply with the provisions of this section, shall complete such hours of continuing education as may be required by the board by rules and regulations. The following categories of continuing education programs shall count toward satisfying the hourly requirement: (1) Programs offered by colleges of podiatry; (2) veterans administration programs; (3) American podiatry association programs; (4) state podiatry association programs; (5) seminars sponsored by recognized specialty groups of the American podiatry association; and (6) the activities of persons publishing papers, presenting clinics, lecturing and teaching shall be granted 10 credit hours for each hour of original presentation and hour for hour credit for additional presentations of the same material.
(c) Formal meetings and seminars which are not included in any category of subsection (b) shall be assigned credit by the board upon the licensee furnishing a copy of the program of such meetings and seminars to the board for the board's approval 30 days prior to the license renewal date. Podiatrists engaged in acceptable internships, residencies, military service or formal graduate study will fulfill their continuing education requirements by the nature of their activities and shall not be required to fulfill the formal requirements for continuing education while involved in the above training programs.
(d) Commercially sponsored courses shall not constitute approved courses for continuing education credit.
(e) Each licensed podiatrist shall be responsible for keeping a record of attendance for credit in compliance with the requirements of continuing education established by this section. Such record shall be submitted to the board at the time required by subsection (a). The board may waive educational requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) for good cause shown.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 254, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 323, § 9; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2011 Disposition of moneys; healing arts fee fund.

65-2011. Disposition of moneys; healing arts fee fund.
The state board of healing arts shall remit all moneys received by or for it under this act 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 deposit shall be credited to the state general fund and the balance shall be credited to the healing arts fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-2855, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 323, § 10; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 235; L. 2011, ch. 53, § 31; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2012 Fees, establishment within limitations.

65-2012.
Fees, establishment within limitations.
The following fees shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board and shall be collected by the board:
(a) For a license to practice podiatry or an inactive license or federally active license, issued on the basis of an examination, an amount of not more than $300;
(b) for a license to practice podiatry or an inactive license or federally active license, issued without examination and by endorsement, an amount of not more than $300;
(c) for the renewal of a license to practice podiatry or an inactive license or federally active license, an amount of not more than $500;
(d) for the renewal of an exempt license, an amount of not more than $150;
(e) for the renewal of an inactive license, an amount of not more than $150;
(f) for late renewal of any license, an amount of not more than $500;
(g) for reinstatement of a license canceled for failure to renew, an amount of not more than $300;
(h) for a temporary permit, an amount of not more than $60;
(i) for a temporary license, an amount of not more than $50;
(j) for any examination given by the board, an amount equal to the cost to the board of the examination and its administration;
(k) for a certified statement from the board that a licensee is licensed to practice podiatry in this state, an amount of not more than $30;
(l) for any copy of any license issued by the board, an amount of not more than $30;
(m) for written verification of any license issued by the board, an amount of not more than $25;
(n) for conversion of an exempt or inactive license to a license to practice podiatry, an amount of not more than $300;
(o) for reinstatement of a revoked license, an amount of not more than $1,000; and
(p) for a postgraduate permit, an amount of not more than $60.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 197, § 7; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 9; L. 1997, ch. 94, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 117, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2013 Rules and regulations.

65-2013.
Rules and regulations.
The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of the podiatry act, and may amend or revoke any existing rules and regulations adopted by the state podiatry board of examiners.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 197, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2014 Citation of act.

65-2014.
Citation of act.
K.S.A. 65-2001 to 65-2013, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the podiatry act.
History:
L. 1979, ch. 197, § 9; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2015 Civil fine for violation of podiatry act.

65-2015.
Civil fine for violation of podiatry act.
(a) The state board of healing arts, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under the podiatry act, may assess a civil fine, after proper notice and an opportunity to be heard, against a licensee for a violation of the podiatry act 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.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the podiatry act.
History:
L. 1988, ch. 246, § 6; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 236; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 20 - Regulation Of Podiatrists › 65-2016 Review committee; establishment and appointment; qualifications; expenses.

65-2016.
Review committee; establishment and appointment; qualifications; expenses.
The state board of healing arts shall establish and appoint a review committee for the practice of podiatry. The review committee shall be composed of not less than two members. The members shall be licensed podiatrists. Additional members of the review committee may be appointed on an ad hoc basis. Such additional members shall be licensed podiatrists. Members of the state board of healing arts shall not be eligible to act as members of the review committee. Members of the review committee may be selected from names submitted by the state podiatry association. The state board of healing arts shall ensure that no conflict of interest exists by reason of geography, personal or professional relationship, or otherwise, between any of the review committee members and any person whose conduct is being reviewed. Members of the review committee attending meetings of such committee shall be paid amounts provided in subsection (e) of K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1992, ch. 137, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 23 - Enrichment Of Flour And Bread › 65-2302 Flour manufacture or sale; exceptions; certificate.

65-2302.
Flour manufacture or sale; exceptions; certificate.
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, mix, compound, sell or offer for sale in this state, for human consumption therein any flour unless the same shall be enriched. The provisions of this section shall not apply to flour sold to bakers or other commercial secondary processors if, prior to or simultaneously with delivery, the purchaser furnishes to the seller a certificate of intent in such form as the secretary of health and environment shall, by regulation, prescribe certifying that such flour shall be used only in the manufacture, mixing or compounding of flour or white bread or rolls enriched to meet the requirements of this act or of products other than flour or white bread or rolls. It shall be unlawful for any such purchaser so furnishing any such certificate of intent to use the flour so purchased in any manner other than as stated in such certificate.
History: L. 1947, ch. 331, § 2; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 98; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 23 - Enrichment Of Flour And Bread › 65-2303 White bread or rolls.

65-2303.
White bread or rolls.
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, bake, sell or offer for sale, in this state, for human consumption therein, any white bread or rolls unless the same conforms to the definition and standard of identity, then in effect for enriched bread or enriched rolls, as fixed and established by order of the secretary of health and environment pursuant to the provisions of the general food and drug acts.
History: L. 1947, ch. 331, § 3; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 99; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 23 - Enrichment Of Flour And Bread › 65-2304 Labeling requirements; exception.

65-2304.
Labeling requirements; exception.
It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale, in this state, for human consumption therein, any enriched flour or wrapped enriched white bread or enriched rolls, which fail to conform to the labeling requirements of the general food and drug acts, and the regulation promulgated thereunder, with respect to such product when introduced in intrastate commerce: Provided, This section shall not apply to white bread or rolls which bear no labeling of any kind and which are sold directly to the consumer by the manufacturer thereof.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 331, § 4; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 23 - Enrichment Of Flour And Bread › 65-2306 Penalty for violations.

65-2306.
Penalty for violations.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, or orders, rules or regulations promulgated by the secretary of health and environment under authority thereof, shall upon conviction thereof be subject to fine for each and every offense, and in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100).
History: L. 1947, ch. 331, § 6; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 101; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 23 - Enrichment Of Flour And Bread › 65-2307 Invalidity of part.

65-2307.
Invalidity of part.
If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
History:
L. 1947, ch. 331, § 7; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2401 Definitions.

65-2401. Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Vital statistics" includes the registration, preparation, transcription, collection, compilation, and preservation of data pertaining to birth, adoption, legitimation, death, stillbirth, marriage, divorce, annulment of marriage, induced termination of pregnancy, and data incidental thereto.
(b) "Live birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a human child, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.
(c) "Gestational age" means the age of the human child as measured in weeks as determined by either the last date of the mother's menstrual period, a sonogram conducted prior to the 20th week of pregnancy or the confirmed known date of conception.
(d) "Stillbirth" means any complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a human child the gestational age of which is not less than 20 completed weeks, resulting in other than a live birth, as defined in this section, and which is not an induced termination of pregnancy.
(e) "Induced termination of pregnancy" means abortion, as defined in K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendments thereto.
(f) "Dead body" means a lifeless human body or such parts of a human body or the bones thereof from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred.
(g) "Person in charge of interment" means any person who places or causes to be placed a stillborn child or dead body or the ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn or other receptacle, or otherwise disposes thereof.
(h) "Secretary" means the secretary of health and environment.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 319, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 119; L. 1995, ch. 260, § 4; L. 2014, ch. 128, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2402 Duties of secretary of health and environment; persons offered employment in office of vital statistics, criminal history records check, use of information.

65-2402. Duties of secretary of health and environment; persons offered employment in office of vital statistics, criminal history records check, use of information.
(a) The secretary shall: (1) Establish within the division of public health suitable offices properly equipped for the preservation of official records; (2) maintain a complete cross-index on all records filed under the provisions of this act; (3) install a statewide system of vital statistics; (4) make and may amend, after notice and hearing, necessary regulations, give instructions and prescribe forms for collection, transcribing, compiling and preserving vital statistics; and (5) enforce this act and the regulations made pursuant thereto.
(b) Any person offered a position of employment in the office of vital statistics, subject to a criminal history records check, shall be given a written notice that a criminal history records check is required. The secretary shall require such applicant to be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be used to identify the applicant and to determine whether the applicant has a record of criminal history in this state or another jurisdiction. The secretary shall submit the fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for a state and national criminal history record check. Local and state law enforcement officers and agencies shall assist the secretary in taking and processing of fingerprints of applicants. The secretary may use the information obtained from fingerprinting and the criminal history for purposes of verifying the identification of the applicant and in the official determination of the eligibility of the applicant to perform tasks within the office of vital statistics. If the criminal history record information is used to disqualify an applicant, the applicant shall be informed in writing of that decision.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 120; L. 2010, ch. 143, § 2; L. 2013, ch. 59, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2405 Appointment of state registrar; qualifications; compensation.

65-2405.
Appointment of state registrar; qualifications; compensation.
The secretary shall appoint a state registrar of vital statistics who shall be qualified under Kansas civil service law and the state registrar shall be certified to the secretary of state. His compensation will be fixed in accordance with the salary schedules established as authorized by the Kansas civil service act and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 5; L. 1953, ch. 293, § 1; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 121; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2406 Duties of state registrar.

65-2406.
Duties of state registrar.
The state registrar, under the supervision of the secretary, shall have charge of the collection of vital statistics and be the custodian of all files and records, and perform the duties prescribed by the secretary. The state registrar shall enforce this act and the rules and regulations of the secretary. The state registrar shall submit to the secretary an annual report of the administration of this act.
History: L. 1951, ch. 355, § 6; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 122; L. 1990, ch. 226, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2410 Same; state registrar to prepare and file, when.

65-2410.
Same; state registrar to prepare and file, when.
If neither parent of the newborn child whose birth is unattended is able to prepare a birth certificate, the state registrar or the state registrar's designee shall secure the necessary information from any person having knowledge of the birth and prepare and file the certificate. The secretary shall prescribe the time within which a supplementary report furnishing information omitted from the original certificate may be returned for the purpose of completing the certificate. Certificates of birth completed by a supplementary report shall not be considered delayed or altered.
History: L. 1951, ch. 355, § 10; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 123; L. 1990, ch. 226, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2411 Children of unknown parentage; report to state registrar.

65-2411.
Children of unknown parentage; report to state registrar.
(a) Whoever assumes the custody of a child of unknown parentage shall immediately report to the state registrar in writing: (1) The date and place of finding or assumption of custody; (2) sex, color or race and approximate age of child; (3) name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care; and (4) name given to the child by the finder or custodian.
(b) The place where the child of unknown parentage was found or custody assumed shall be known as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation.
(c) The report shall constitute the certificate of birth.
(d) If the child is identified and a regular certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only by court order.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 11; L. 1990, ch. 226, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2414 Delayed determination of cause of death.

65-2414.
Delayed determination of cause of death.
If the cause of death cannot be determined within three days, the certification of the cause of death may be filed as pending. In such cases, the cause of death is to be reported to the state registrar as soon as possible.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 14; L. 1990, ch. 226, § 6; L. 1993, ch. 214, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2415 Form of certificates.

65-2415.
Form of certificates.
The forms of certificates shall include as a minimum the items required by the respective standard certificates as recommended by the national office of vital statistics subject to approval of and modification by the secretary. The form and use of such certificate shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 65-2422.
History: L. 1951, ch. 355, § 15; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 124; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2416 Certificates as evidence; reproduction of records; certification.

65-2416.
Certificates as evidence; reproduction of records; certification.
(a) Certificates filed within six months after the time prescribed therefor shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. Data therein pertaining to the father of a child are prima facie evidence only if the alleged father is the husband of the mother, or if the father has consented in writing that the father's name be entered as the father on the certificate as provided in K.S.A. 65-2409, and amendments thereto; if not, the data pertaining to the father of a child are not evidence in any proceeding adverse to the interest of the alleged father, or of the alleged father's heirs, next of kin, devisees, legatees or other successors in interest, if the paternity is controverted.
(b) The state registrar of vital statistics is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic or other reproductions of original records and files of vital statistics. Such reproductions when certified by the state registrar shall be accepted as the original record. For deaths occurring on and after the effective date of this act, the state registrar shall not certify a death certificate in which the manner of death is marked other than natural unless the death certificate is signed by a district coroner.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 16; L. 1963, ch. 319, § 5; L. 1993, ch. 214, § 11; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2417 Certified copies or abstracts.

65-2417.
Certified copies or abstracts.
(a) Subject to the requirements of K.S.A. 65-2421, 65-2422d and 65-2423 and amendments thereto, the state registrar shall, upon request, furnish to any applicant a certified copy or a certified abstract of any certificate, or any part thereof.
(b) Copies or abstracts of the contents of any certificate on file or any part thereof, certified by the state registrar shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original subject to the requirements of K.S.A. 65-2421, 65-2422d and 65-2423.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 17; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 125; L. 2002, ch. 160, § 2; May 23.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2418c Vital statistics integrated information system; revenue bonds authorized for prescribed activities by Kansas development finance authority.

65-2418c.
Vital statistics integrated information system; revenue bonds authorized for prescribed activities by Kansas development finance authority.
The activities of the secretary of health and environment in implementing and maintaining the vital statistics integrated information system in the department of health and environment and in acquiring financing for acquisition of equipment, technology, software, related capital improvements for remodeling or renovating and operating expenditures for the implementation and maintenance of the vital statistics integrated information system in the department of health and environment are hereby approved for the department of health and environment for the purposes of subsection (b) of K.S.A. 74-8905 and amendments thereto and the authorization of one or more series of revenue bonds by the Kansas development finance authority in accordance with that statute.
History:
L. 2001, ch. 168, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2418e Civil registration and health statistics fee fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund; predecessor fund abolished, moneys and liabilities transferred to new fund.

65-2418e.
Civil registration and health statistics fee fund; authorized uses of moneys credited to fund; predecessor fund abolished, moneys and liabilities transferred to new fund.
(a) There is hereby established the civil registration and health statistics fee fund in the state treasury which shall be administered by the secretary of health and environment. All expenditures from the civil registration and health statistics fee fund shall be for the operating expenditures of the center for health and environmental statistics of the department of health and environment, including the civil registration and health statistics functions and the implementation, maintenance and administration of the vital statistics integrated information system. All expenditures from the civil registration and health statistics 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 secretary of health and environment or the secretary's designee.
(b) On the effective date of this act, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer all moneys in the vital statistics maintenance fee fund to the civil registration and health statistics fee fund. On the effective date of this act, all liabilities of the vital statistics maintenance fee fund are hereby transferred to and imposed upon the civil registration and health statistics fee fund and the vital statistics maintenance fee fund is hereby abolished.
History:
L. 2003, ch. 151, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2419 Delayed birth certificates.

65-2419.
Delayed birth certificates.
A person born in this state may file a birth certificate after the time herein prescribed, upon submitting such proof as shall be required by the secretary.
History: L. 1951, ch. 355, § 19; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 127; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2420 Same; procedure.

65-2420.
Same; procedure.
(a) Certificates accepted subsequent to six (6) months after the time prescribed for filing with the state registrar shall contain the date of the delayed filing and be marked "delayed."
(b) A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the acceptance for delayed filing shall be endorsed on the certificates.
(c) The secretary shall prescribe the fees to be paid to the state registrar for filing a delayed certificate of birth.
History: L. 1951, ch. 355, § 20; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 128; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2421 Same; evidence.

65-2421.
Same; evidence.
The probative value of a "delayed" certificate shall be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 21; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2422a Change of name; new certificate of birth issued, when.

65-2422a.
Change of name; new certificate of birth issued, when.
In cases in which a person has lawfully obtained a change of name by a court of competent jurisdiction, such person may present a duly authenticated copy of the court order changing his name and request a new certificate of birth. A new certificate shall then be issued, which shall show the new name as ordered by the court; the certificate shall be marked "amended." The person whose name has been changed may receive copies of his certificate of birth showing the name as originally entered only upon court order.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 319, § 7; June 30.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2422b Records of divorces and annulments.

65-2422b. Records of divorces and annulments.
For each divorce and annulment of marriage granted by any court in this state, a report shall be prepared and filed by the clerk of court with the state registrar of vital statistics. The information necessary to prepare the report shall be furnished to the clerk of the court by the prevailing party or the legal representative of the prevailing party on forms prescribed and furnished by the state registrar of vital statistics. On or before the 15th day of each month, the clerk of the court shall forward to the state registrar of vital statistics the report of each divorce and annulment granted during the preceding calendar month and such related reports as may be required by rules and regulations issued under this act. The information provided shall include the social security numbers of both parties. Information in the report which will assist the secretary for children and families in establishing, modifying or enforcing a support obligation shall be made available to the secretary for children and families or the secretary's designee.
History:
L. 1963, ch. 319, § 8; L. 1984, ch. 234, § 1; L. 2014, ch. 115, § 258; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2422c Minor correction of records.

65-2422c.
Minor correction of records.
The secretary may by regulation prescribe procedures for making minor corrections to certificates or records. Any certificate so corrected shall be marked "amended," and shall have such further marking as shall be prescribed by the secretary. The medical certification portion of a death certificate signed by a district coroner acting in the district coroner's official capacity shall not be modified by anyone except the district coroner who signed the death certificate.
History: L. 1963, ch. 319, § 9; L. 1974, ch. 352, § 130; L. 1993, ch. 214, § 12; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2423 Adoption cases; birth certificate requirements; foreign country adoption reporting requirements.

65-2423.
Adoption cases; birth certificate requirements; foreign country adoption reporting requirements.
(a) In cases of adoption the state registrar upon receipt of a certified decree of adoption, or a similar document or documents which evidences finalization of the adoption in the foreign country, and the report of adoption form shall prepare a supplementary certificate or abstract in the new name of the adopted person and seal and file the original certificate of birth with such certified copy or abstract attached thereto. Such sealed documents may be opened by the state registrar only upon the demand of the adopted person if of legal age or by an order of court. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order of annulment of adoption the state registrar shall restore the original certificate to its original place in the files.
(b) For any child born in a foreign country but adopted in Kansas or born and adopted in a foreign country and such adoption is filed and entered pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2144, and amendments thereto, the state registrar, upon request, shall complete and register a birth certificate upon receipt of a certified copy of the decree of adoption, or a similar document or documents which evidences finalization of the adoption in the foreign country, the report of adoption form and proof of the date and place of the child's birth. The certificate shall show the new name of the child as specified in the decree of adoption, or a similar document or documents which evidences finalization of the adoption in the foreign country, and such further information concerning the adopting parents as may be necessary to complete the birth certificate. The certificate shall show the true country of birth and the date of birth of the child. The certificate shall state the following: "This certificate is issued pursuant to subsection (b) of K.S.A. 65-2423, and amendments thereto."
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 23; L. 1978, ch. 247, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 301, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 116, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 160, § 5; L. 2008, ch. 140, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act › 65-2425 Institution inmates or patients; records and reports.

65-2425.
Institution inmates or patients; records and reports.
Persons in charge of institutions for care of [or] correction or for treatment of disease, injury or childbirth shall record and report all statistical data required by this act relating to their inmates or patients.
History:
L. 1951, ch. 355, § 25; June 30.