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2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1432 Change of practice location address.

65-1432.
Change of practice location address.
Every licensed dentist, upon establishing a practice location or upon changing the place at which such licensed dentist practices dentistry shall furnish the executive director of the board within 30 days after such action the new practice location address.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 16; L. 1999, ch. 34, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 38, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1433 Duplicate license; fee.

65-1433.
Duplicate license; fee.
In case of a lost or destroyed license, and upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction thereof, the board may issue a duplicate license upon payment of the duplicate license fee fixed by the board pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1447 and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 17; L. 1980, ch. 189, § 4; L. 2000, ch. 169, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1437 Advertising; prohibitions; rules and regulations; "licensee" defined.

65-1437.
Advertising; prohibitions; rules and regulations; "licensee" defined.
(a) A person licensed to practice dentistry by the Kansas dental board shall not on such licensee's own behalf, a licensee's partner, associate or any other licensee affiliated with the licensee or the licensee's practice, use or participate in the use of any form of advertising which:
(1) Contains false, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statements or claims;
(2) represents that the licensee is specially qualified in or limits the practice of the licensee to a branch of dentistry which is a specialty recognized by the Kansas dental board unless the licensee holds a special certificate of qualification within such specialty authorized under K.S.A. 65-1427 and amendments thereto; or
(3) contains statements regarding the professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner by the licensee or group of licensees, unless each statement can be factually substantiated.
(b) The board may adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this section and may provide as part of such rules and regulations guidelines and examples of conduct allowed and prohibited under this section.
(c) The term "licensee" as used in this section means a person licensed to practice dentistry in this state by the Kansas dental board.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 21; L. 1983, ch. 209, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1438 Using services of unlicensed person; written prescription; misdemeanors; suspension or revocation of license.

65-1438.
Using services of unlicensed person; written prescription; misdemeanors; suspension or revocation of license.
(A) Any dentist who shall use the services of any person (which word when used in this section shall include all legal entities) not licensed to practice dentistry in this state, to construct, alter, repair or duplicate any denture, plate, partial plate, bridge, splint, orthodonic or prosthetic appliance, shall first furnish such unlicensed person with a written prescription, on forms prescribed by the board, which shall contain: (1) The name and address of such unlicensed person. (2) The patient's name or number. In event such number is used, the name of the patient shall be written upon the duplicate copy of such prescription retained by the dentist. (3) The date on which it was written. (4) A prescription[description] of the work to be done, with diagrams if necessary. (5) A specification of the type and quality of materials to be used. (6) The signature of the dentist, and the number of his Kansas license. Such unlicensed person shall retain the original prescription and the dentist shall retain a duplicate copy thereof for inspection by the board, or its agent, for two years.
(B) Any dentist who shall: (1) Use any such service of any such licensed[unlicensed] person without first having furnished him such prescription; or (2) fail to retain a duplicate copy thereof for two years; or (3) refuse to allow the board, or its agent, to inspect it during such time, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the board may revoke or suspend his license therefor.
(C) Any such unlicensed person who shall: (1) Perform any such service without first having obtained such prescription; or (2) fail to retain the original thereof for two years; or (3) refuse to allow the board, or its agent, to inspect it during such time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 22; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1439 Unlawful advertising or use of dental services and appliances; misdemeanor; revocation of license.

65-1439.
Unlawful advertising or use of dental services and appliances; misdemeanor; revocation of license.
(a) Any person (which word when used in this section shall include all legal entities) who shall advertise in any manner to the general public that he can or will sell, supply, furnish, construct, reproduce or repair prosthetic dentures, bridges, plates or other appliances to be used or worn as substitutes for natural teeth, or for the regulation thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the board may enjoin such person from so doing.
(b) Any person not licensed to practice dentistry in this state who shall sell or offer any such services or products to the general public shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the board may enjoin such person from so doing.
(c) The board may revoke the license of any dentist who shall: (1) Advertise such services or dental appliances to the general public in any manner, or (2) use such services or dental appliances of any such unlicensed person who has violated any of the provisions of this or the preceding section.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 23; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1441 Sale, offer to sell, procurement or alteration of diploma or license; misdemeanor; fraud or cheating.

65-1441.
Sale, offer to sell, procurement or alteration of diploma or license; misdemeanor; fraud or cheating.
Whoever sells or offers to sell a diploma conferring a dental degree, or a license granted pursuant to this act, or procures such diploma or license with intent that it be used as evidence of the right to practice dentistry or dental hygiene, as defined by law, by a person other than the one upon whom it was conferred, or to whom such license certificate or renewal certificate was granted, or with fraudulent intent alters such diploma or license certificate or renewal certificate, or uses or attempts to use it when it is so altered, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. The board may refuse to grant a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene to any person found guilty of making a false statement, or cheating or of fraud or deception either in applying for a license or in taking any of the examinations provided for under the dental practices act.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 25; L. 2000, ch. 169, § 10; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1442 Board to assist prosecuting officers.

65-1442.
Board to assist prosecuting officers.
The board and its members and officers shall assist prosecuting officers in the enforcement of this act, and it shall be the duty of the board, its members and officers, to furnish the proper prosecuting officer with such evidence as it or they may ascertain to assist him in the prosecution of any violation of this act, and the board is authorized for that purpose to make such reasonable expenditure from the funds in its hands as it may deem necessary in ascertaining and furnishing such evidence.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 26; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1444 Drugs; surgery; anaesthetics; appliances; qualifications for administering intravenous sedation and general anaesthetics; sedation permits; rules and regulations; assistant administering and monitoring nitrous oxide or oxygen, requirements; denial, revocation, suspension or limitation of sedation permit.

65-1444.
Drugs; surgery; anaesthetics; appliances; qualifications for administering intravenous sedation and general anaesthetics; sedation permits; rules and regulations; assistant administering and monitoring nitrous oxide or oxygen, requirements; denial, revocation, suspension or limitation of sedation permit.
(a) A dentist shall have the right to prescribe drugs or medicine, perform such surgical operations, administer analgesia, local anaesthetics and use such appliances as may be necessary to the proper practice of dentistry. Dentists may be authorized by the board to administer sedation and general anaesthetics subject to rules and regulations concerning qualifications of such dentists as may be adopted by the board. The board shall have authority to issue sedation permits to administer sedation and general anaesthetics. The board may establish different requirements and qualifications based upon the type of sedation or general anaesthetics the dentist is authorized by the board to use. The board may also establish by rules and regulations the requirement that the authorization to administer sedation and general anaesthetics be periodically renewed and the requirements that must be met to obtain such renewal. Any office of a dentist who is authorized by the board to administer sedation or general anaesthetics shall be subject to inspection by the board for purposes of determining if the dentist is in compliance with the board's rules and regulations.
(b) A dentist may utilize an assistant not licensed by the board in the administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide or oxygen, or both, if that person is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction which has been approved by the board. To be approved by the board, the course of instruction shall include a minimum of six hours of instruction at a teaching institution accredited by the American dental association and include satisfactory completion of courses which offer both didactic and clinical instruction in: (A) Theory of pain control; (B) anatomy; (C) medical history; (D) pharmacology; and (E) emergencies and complications.
(c) The board may deny, revoke, suspend or limit a sedation permit for violation by the permit holder of the requirements established by the board by rules and regulations or in lieu thereof or in addition thereto may assess a fine in accordance with K.S.A. 65-1436, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 28; L. 1994, ch. 169, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 30, § 2; L. 2004, ch. 58, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 134, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1445 Druggists may fill prescriptions.

65-1445.
Druggists may fill prescriptions.
Druggists in this state may fill prescriptions of legally licensed dentists in this state for any drugs necessary for the practice of dentistry.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 29; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1446 Title and letters.

65-1446.
Title and letters.
Any licensed dentist of this state being a graduate of a reputable dental college recognized by the board shall have the right to use the title "doctor" or abbreviation thereof before his name, or appended to his name the letters "B.D.S.," "M.D.S.," "L.D.S.," "D.D.S.," "D.M.D.," or equivalent letters signifying the dental degree conferred upon him.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 30; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1447 Fees; fixed by board, guidelines and limitations.

65-1447.
Fees; fixed by board, guidelines and limitations.
(a) On or before October 1 of each year, the Kansas dental board shall determine the amount of funds which will be required during the ensuing fiscal year to properly administer the laws which the board is directed to enforce and administer and shall fix fees in accordance with this section in such reasonable sums as may be necessary for such purposes, within the limitations prescribed by subsection (b).
(b) The board shall collect fees provided for in this act as follows:
Examination fee for dental applicants—not more than  $200
Subsequent examination fee for dental applicants—not more than  100
Examination fee for specialty qualifications—not more than  200
Credentials/qualifications fee—not more than  300
Duplicate certificate fee—not more than  25
Certificate fee, including certificate for credentials/qualifica  tions, for dentists and dental hygienists—not more than  25
Biennial license renewal fee for dentists—not more than  325
Examination fee for dental hygienist applicants—not more than  100
Subsequent examination fee for dental hygienist applicants—  not more than  100
Biennial license renewal fee for dental hygienists—not more than  160
Reinstatement of a revoked license—not more than  2,000
Processing fee for failure to notify of change of address—not more than  100
Registration fee to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental operation—not more than  500
Biennial registration renewal fee for mobile dental facility or portable dental operation—not more than  350
Sedation permit—not more than  200
(c) The amounts of fees in effect on the day preceding the effective date of this act and the act of which this section is amendatory shall remain in effect until fixed in different amounts by the board under this section. The board may adopt rules and regulations for the proration of fees for a license issued for a period of time less than the biennial licensure period.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 31; L. 1955, ch. 290, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 315, § 2; L. 1974, ch. 251, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 189, § 5; L. 1996, ch. 85, § 4; L. 2000, ch. 169, § 11; L. 2001, ch. 155, § 2; L. 2005, ch. 115, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 134, § 3; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1448 Wartime fee remittance rules.

65-1448.
Wartime fee remittance rules.
The board by rules shall provide for the remittance of fees otherwise required by this act while a licensee is in the active duty with any of the armed forces of the United States during a state of war.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 32; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1449 Revocation or suspension of license, statement of charges; emergency adjudication; temporary suspension or limitation.

65-1449.
Revocation or suspension of license, statement of charges; emergency adjudication; temporary suspension or limitation.
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b), no action to revoke or suspend a license shall be taken until the licensee has been furnished a statement in writing of the charges against the licensee, together with a notice of the time and place of the hearing. The statement of charges and notice shall be served upon the licensee in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
(b) If the board determines that there is probable cause to revoke or suspend the license of a dentist or dental hygienist for any reason that exists pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1436, and amendments thereto, and if the licensee's continued practice would constitute an imminent danger to public health and safety, the board may initiate administrative proceedings for an emergency adjudication under the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
In no case shall a temporary suspension or temporary limitation of a license under this section be in effect for more than 90 days. At the end of such period of time, the licensee shall be reinstated to full licensure unless the board has revoked or suspended the license of the licensee after notice and hearing, provided in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 33; L. 1981, ch. 246, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 100; July 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1451 Injunctions.

65-1451.
Injunctions.
When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of this act, the board may in its own name bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction. Any such action shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas judicial review act.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 35; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 101; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 130; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1452 Subpoenas and testimony.

65-1452.
Subpoenas and testimony.
In all matters pending before it, the board shall have the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books and records, documentary evidence and materials. Any person failing or refusing to appear or testify regarding any matter about which such person may be lawfully questioned or to produce any papers, books, records, documentary evidence or materials in the matter to be heard, after having been required by order of the board or by a subpoena of the board to do so may, upon application to any district judge of the state of Kansas be ordered to comply therewith, and upon failure to comply with the order of district judge, the court may compel obedience by attachment as for contempt as in case of disobedience of a similar order or subpoena issued by said court. A subpoena may be served upon any person named therein, anywhere within the state of Kansas with the same fees and mileage by any officer authorized to serve subpoenas in civil actions, in the same manner as is prescribed by the code of civil procedure for subpoenas issued out of the district courts of this state.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 36; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 102; July 1, 1985.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1453 Taking of depositions.

65-1453.
Taking of depositions.
Depositions may be taken within or without the state of Kansas in the manner provided for by the code of civil procedure for the taking of depositions in matters pending in the district courts of this state. Said depositions shall be returnable to the clerk of the district court of the county wherein said hearing before the board is pending, and said clerk shall deliver said depositions to the board upon request, and said depositions may be opened by the parties to said proceedings the same as is provided for in matters pending before the district courts. The district court shall, upon request of any interested party in any proceeding before the state board, issue commissions for the taking of depositions in the same manner as is provided for the issuance of commissions for the taking of depositions in matters pending before the district courts of this state.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 37; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1454 Witnesses; incriminating testimony compelled; exempt from prosecution.

65-1454.
Witnesses; incriminating testimony compelled; exempt from prosecution.
No person shall be excused from testifying in any proceeding before the board under this act, or in any civil proceeding under this act before a court of competent jurisdiction, on the ground that his testimony may incriminate him, but any person shall not be prosecuted on account of any transaction or matter or thing concerning which he shall be compelled to testify, nor shall such testimony be used against him in any prosecution for any crime under the laws of this state.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 38; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1456a Retired, disabled and inactive dental hygienists; qualifications for extended care permit.

65-1456a.
Retired, disabled and inactive dental hygienists; qualifications for extended care permit.
A dental hygienist who meets the requirements of subsections (f)(1) or (g)(1)(A) of K.S.A. 65-1456, and amendments thereto, prior to a period of retirement or disability, but not within the past three years, and is returning to active practice after such period of retirement or disability under K.S.A. 65-1431(i), and amendments thereto, or who has retained a license to practice but has not practiced in the past three or more years may qualify for an extended care permit by completing a refresher course approved by the board under K.A.R. 71-3-8 or performing 200 hours of dental hygiene care within the last 12 months under the supervision of dentists licensed in the state of Kansas and provides the board with a letter of endorsement from one of the supervising dentists.
History:
L. 2007, ch. 134, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1457 Licensure required to practice dental hygiene.

65-1457.
Licensure required to practice dental hygiene.
It shall be the duty of all licensed dental hygienists who engage in the practice of dental hygiene to be licensed. Except as otherwise provided under the dental practices act, the form, method and all provisions relating to the renewal of licenses of dentists shall apply to the renewal of licenses of dental hygienists.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 41; L. 2000, ch. 169, § 14; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1458 Dentists and dental hygienists; revocation or suspension of licenses; hearing; review.

65-1458.
Dentists and dental hygienists; revocation or suspension of licenses; hearing; review.
The board shall revoke or suspend the license of any licensed dental hygienist who is found guilty of using or attempting to use in any manner whatsoever any prophylactic lists, call lists, records, reprints or copies of same, or information gathered therefrom, of the names or patients whom the hygienist might have served in the office of a prior employer, unless such names appear upon the bona fide call or prophylactic list of the hygienist's present employer and were caused to so appear through the legitimate practice of dentistry as provided for in this act. The board shall also suspend or revoke the license of any licensed dentist who is found guilty of aiding or abetting or encouraging a dental hygienist employed by such dentist to make use of a so-called prophylactic call list, or the calling by telephone or by use of written letters transmitted through the mails to solicit patronage from patients formerly served in the office of any dentist formerly employing such hygienist. No order of suspension or revocation provided in this section shall be made or entered except after notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act. Any final order of suspension or revocation of a license shall be reviewable in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 42; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 104; L. 2000, ch. 169, § 15; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 131; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1459 Dental interns; rules and regulations; revocation of permits.

65-1459.
Dental interns; rules and regulations; revocation of permits.
(a) The board shall have authority, upon presentation of satisfactory credentials and under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe, to issue a permit to a graduate of an approved dental school or college who has not been licensed to practice dentistry in this state, and who has not failed to pass an examination for licensure in this state, to serve as a dental intern for a period of not more than one year in state maintained and operated hospitals, or the department of health and environment of the state of Kansas that may offer such a position if such hospitals maintain a recognized resident staff of one or more licensed dentists. Such intern shall function under the supervision and direction of the dental staff of such hospitals, the intern's work shall be limited to the patients confined to the hospital in which such intern serves, and such intern shall serve without fee or compensation other than that received in salary or other remuneration from such hospitals.
(b) The board shall have the power to revoke the permit of any such intern at any time within the year for which it is issued upon the recommendation of such procedure by the executive officer of the resident dental staff of the hospital in which such intern serves or for any other reason which the board may deem justifiable. Such limited permits granted for the purpose of internships shall automatically expire at the end of one year and shall not be subject to renewal.
History: L. 1943, ch. 221, § 43; L. 1975, ch. 462, § 87; L. 2000, ch. 169, § 16; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1460 Penalties for violations.

65-1460.
Penalties for violations.
Any person who shall practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state within the meaning of this act without having first obtained a license from the board, or who violates any of the provisions of this act, the penalty for which is not herein specifically provided, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Anyone convicted of a misdemeanor under this act shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 44; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1461 Invalidity of part.

65-1461.
Invalidity of part.
If any clause, section, phrase or word of this act be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portion or portions of this act shall be and remain in full force and as valid as if such clause, section, phrase or word had not been incorporated therein.
History:
L. 1943, ch. 221, § 45; June 28.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1462 Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.

65-1462.
Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.
(a) No person reporting to the Kansas dental board under oath and in good faith any information such person may have relating to alleged incidents of malpractice or the qualifications, fitness or character of a person licensed to practice dentistry shall be subject to a civil action for damages as a result of reporting such information.
(b) Any state, regional or local association of licensed dentists or licensed dental hygienists, and the individual members of any committee thereof, which in good faith investigates or communicates information pertaining to the alleged incidents of malpractice or the qualifications, fitness or character of any licensee to the Kansas dental board or to any committee or agent thereof, shall be immune from liability in any civil action, that is based upon such investigation or transmittal of information if the investigation and communication was made in good faith and did not represent as true any matter not reasonably believed to be true.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 261, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 141, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1464 Citation of dental practices act.

65-1464.
Citation of dental practices act.
The acts contained in article 14 of chapter 65 and article 14 of chapter 74 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and any acts amendatory thereof or made specifically supplemental thereto shall be construed together and may be cited as the dental practices act.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 209, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1465 Denture or dental prosthesis to be marked with name or social security number, or both, of patient.

65-1465.
Denture or dental prosthesis to be marked with name or social security number, or both, of patient.
(a) Every complete upper and lower denture or removable dental prosthesis fabricated by a practitioner of dentistry or fabricated pursuant to such practitioner's work order, shall be marked with the name or social security number, or both, of the patient for whom the prosthesis is intended. The markings shall be done during fabrication and shall be permanent, legible and cosmetically acceptable. The exact location of the markings and method used to apply or implant the markings shall be determined by the dentist or dental laboratory fabricating the prosthesis. If in the professional judgment of the dentist, this full identification is not possible, the name or social security number may be omitted.
(b) Any removable dental prosthesis in existence prior to the effective date of this act, which was not marked in accordance with subsection (a), shall be so marked at the time of any subsequent rebasing or duplication.
History:
L. 1983, ch. 203, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1467 Dental board complaints and related information confidential, limited disclosure authorized.

65-1467.
Dental board complaints and related information confidential, limited disclosure authorized.
(a) Any complaint or report, record or other information relating to a complaint which is received, obtained or maintained by the Kansas dental board shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the board or its employees in a manner which identifies or enables identification of the person who is the subject or source of the information except the information may be disclosed:
(1) In any proceeding conducted by the board under the law or in an appeal of an order of the board entered in a proceeding, or to any party to a proceeding or appeal or the party's attorney;
(2) to the person who is the subject of the information or to any person or entity when requested by the person who is the subject of the information, but the board may require disclosure in such a manner that will prevent identification of any other person who is the subject or source of the information;
(3) to a state or federal licensing, regulatory or enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the subject or the information or to an agency with jurisdiction over acts or conduct similar to acts or conduct which would constitute grounds for action under this act. Any confidential complaint or report, record or other information disclosed by the board as authorized by this section shall not be redisclosed by the receiving agency except as otherwise authorized by law.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas dental practices act.
History:
L. 1997, ch. 81, § 1; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1468 Professional liability insurance required to practice dentistry.

65-1468.
Professional liability insurance required to practice dentistry.
(a) A policy of professional liability insurance issued by an insurer duly authorized to transact business in this state shall be maintained in effect by each licensed dentist actively practicing in this state as a condition to rendering professional services as a dentist in this state, except that a dentist shall not be required to maintain professional liability insurance if such person's dental practice is limited to providing dental services under subsection (f) of K.S.A. 75-6102, and amendments thereto.
(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the dental practices act.
History:
L. 2004, ch. 58, § 2; July 1, 2005.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1470 Dental office administrative service agreements; registration requirements.

65-1470. Dental office administrative service agreements; registration requirements.
(a) Any person who is not licensed as a dentist under the dental practices act, or any entity that is not a professional corporation or limited liability company composed of dentists which enter into an agreement with a dentist to provide dental office administrative services shall register with the Kansas dental board.
(b) (1) The registration shall include the company name, contact information and responsible person of such person or entity along with the address and licensed dentist practice owner names for which administrative services are being provided.
(2) Any person or entity registered under this section shall provide updated information to the Kansas dental board within 30 days of any changes to the information provided in paragraph (1). Any person or entity required to register pursuant to this section shall have 30 days from the execution of any contract or agreement with a dentist or professional corporation or limited liability company to complete the registration.
(c) Any such person or entity required to register pursuant to this section operating under a contract or agreement executed prior to the effective date of this section shall be subject to the provisions of this section and shall have 30 days from the effective date of this section to complete the registration. A copy of all contracts or agreements providing for dental office administrative services shall be maintained by the registered dental office administrative services company and shall be subject to inspection during regular business hours at any time by the Kansas dental board.
History:
L. 2011, ch. 114, § 96; June 9.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1471 Dental services agreements; limitations.

65-1471. Dental services agreements; limitations.
(a) As used in this section, "licensed dentist" means a dentist licensed under the dental practices act.
(b) No person who is a licensed dentist or any entity that is not a professional corporation or limited liability company owned by a licensed dentist shall enter into or continue to maintain a contract or agreement with a licensed dentist in which such contract or agreement allows or provides for the following functions to be controlled by any person or entity other than a licensed dentist pursuant to this section:
(1) Providing dental treatment to patients;
(2) the decision to accept individual patients for treatment;
(3) the direction or delegation of all professional dental services;
(4) the ownership of dental charts or patient records;
(5) except as provided in subsection (d), the ownership of dental equipment or dental materials; and
(6) the supervision of clinical dental staff.
(c) It shall not be a violation of this section for a person or entity to act on behalf of a licensed dentist to perform or arrange for others to perform office administrative services including, but not limited to:
(1) Purchasing, billing or tax preparation;
(2) compliance or quality assurance programs;
(3) legal advice or representation; and
(4) payroll, advertising, training, recruiting, recordkeeping, programming or other similar functions under the direction or with the consent or approval of a licensed dentist or professional corporation or limited liability company owned by a licensed dentist.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensed dentist, professional corporation or limited liability company owned by a licensed dentist from entering into real estate lease, equipment lease or lease purchase agreement or bona fide sale of dental equipment or material secured by a chattel mortgage or retain title agreements with equipment manufacturers, landlords, lending institutions, leasing companies, dental franchisors or persons or entities providing dental office administrative services or similar commercial financing transactions.
(e) No contract or provision in any such agreement shall require either party to indemnify the other party for negligence, intentional acts or omissions that constitute a violation of K.S.A. 65-1422 et seq., and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 2011, ch. 114, § 97; June 9.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 14 - Regulation Of Dentists And Dental Hygienists › 65-1472 Special volunteer dental license established; requirements.

65-1472. Special volunteer dental license established; requirements.
(a) There is established a special volunteer dental license for dentists who are retired from active practice and wish to donate their expertise for the dental care and treatment of indigent and underserved persons of the state. The special volunteer dental license shall be:
(1) Issued by the Kansas dental board to eligible dentists;
(2) issued without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee;
(3) issued or renewed without any continuing education requirements;
(4) issued for a fiscal year or part thereof; and
(5) renewable annually upon approval of the board.
(b) A dentist shall meet the following requirements to be eligible for a special volunteer dental license:
(1) Completion of a special volunteer dental license application, including documentation of the dentist's dental school graduation and practice history;
(2) documentation that the dentist has been previously issued a full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in Kansas or in another state of the United States and that the dentist has never been the subject of any disciplinary action in any jurisdiction;
(3) acknowledgment and documentation that the dentist's practice under the special volunteer dental license will be exclusively and totally devoted to providing dental care to underserved and indigent persons in Kansas; and
(4) acknowledgment and documentation that the dentist will not receive or have the expectation to receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, for any dental services rendered under the special volunteer dental license.
(c) The provisions of this section shall become effective on and after July 1, 2012.
History:
L. 2012, ch. 109, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1502 Who deemed practitioners.

65-1502.
Who deemed practitioners.
(a) Except as provided in K.S.A. 65-1508 and amendments thereto, a person shall be deemed to be practicing optometry within the meaning of the optometry law if such person in any manner:
(1) Holds oneself out to the public as being engaged in or who maintains an office for the practice of optometry as defined in K.S.A. 65-1501 and amendments thereto;
(2) makes a test or examination of the eye or eyes of another to ascertain the refractive, the muscular or the pathological condition thereof;
(3) adapts lenses to the human eye for any purpose, either directly or indirectly; or
(4) conducts or performs orthoptic exercises or visual training therapy for the correction, remedy or relief of any insufficiencies or abnormal conditions of the eyes.
(b) "Maintains an office for the practice of optometry" for the purposes of this section and the optometry law means:
(1) To directly or indirectly control or attempt to control the professional judgment or the practice of a licensee; or
(2) to bear any of the expenses of or to have, own or acquire any interest in the practice, books, records, files or materials of a licensee.
(c) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit a licensee from entering into leases, agreements, mortgages or other types of debt instruments not in violation of this section or any other section of the optometry law.
History:
L. 1923, ch. 220, § 2; R.S. 1923, 65-1502; L. 1976, ch. 270, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 2; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1504b Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order.

65-1504b.
Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order.
It shall be unlawful for any person to dispense an ophthalmic lens or lenses without first having obtained a valid, unexpired prescription as defined in K.S.A. 65-1501a, and amendments thereto, or order therefor from a duly licensed optometrist or a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery. An ophthalmic lens shall include a contact lens with or without power.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 240, § 6; L. 1976, ch. 270, § 2; L. 2002, ch. 113, § 2; January 1, 2003.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1508 Act not to prevent persons licensed to practice medicine from performing certain acts or services; authorizing the delegation of certain examination procedures to assistants; limitations and prohibitions upon examination procedures performed by assistants.

65-1508.
Act not to prevent persons licensed to practice medicine from performing certain acts or services; authorizing the delegation of certain examination procedures to assistants; limitations and prohibitions upon examination procedures performed by assistants.
(a) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent persons who are licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state from performing the acts or services authorized for optometrists under the optometry law or from delegating the performance of screening procedures for visual acuities, color vision, visual fields and intraocular pressure to assistants.
(b) The examination procedures performed by assistants to optometrists or ophthalmologists shall be limited to data gathering at the direct request of the ophthalmologist or optometrist and to those examination procedures which do not require professional interpretation or professional judgment. These examination procedures may be performed by assistants only under the immediate and personal supervision and within the office of an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Delegation to such assistants of the external and internal evaluation of the eye, biomicroscopic evaluation, subjective refraction, gonioscopic evaluation, final contact lens fit evaluation, orthoptic and strabismus evaluations, visual training evaluations, analysis of findings and the prescribing of ophthalmic lenses are prohibited.
(c) Persons who dispense ophthalmic materials pursuant to the prescription of a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or optometry shall not be construed to be assistants within the meaning of this section.
History:
L. 1923, ch. 220, § 12; R.S. 1923, 65-1508; L. 1939, ch. 240, § 3; L. 1976, ch. 270, § 4; L. 1977, ch. 216, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 4; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1509a Continuing education requirements.

65-1509a. Continuing education requirements.
In addition to the payment of the license renewal fee, each licensee applying for license renewal shall furnish to the secretary of the board satisfactory evidence of successfully completing a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education annually, five hours of which shall relate to ocular pharmacology, therapeutics or related topics of study, approved by the board in the year just preceding such application for the renewal of the license. The board, in its discretion, may increase the required hours of continuing education by rules and regulations adopted by the board. On or before April 1 of each year, the secretary of the board shall send a written notice of continuing education requirements to this effect to every person holding a valid license to practice optometry within the state as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 65-1509, and amendments thereto.
History:
L. 1939, ch. 240, § 7; L. 1975, ch. 318, § 7; L. 1987, ch. 235, § 4; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 23, § 5; L. 2012, ch. 8, § 5; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1511 Partial invalidity of act.

65-1511.
Partial invalidity of act.
In case for any reason any paragraph or any provision of this act shall be questioned in any court of last resort, and shall be held by such court to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other paragraph or provision of this act.
History:
L. 1923, ch. 220, § 16; June 9; R.S. 1923, 65-1511.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1512 Title of act.

65-1512.
Title of act.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the optometry law.
History:
L. 1923, ch. 220, § 16; R.S. 1923, 65-1512; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 7; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1513 Violation of act.

65-1513.
Violation of act.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor for the first offense, and for the second and each subsequent offense shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. It is the duty of the respective county and district attorneys to prosecute all violators of this act.
History: L. 1923, ch. 220, § 17; R.S. 1923, 65-1513; L. 1973, ch. 134, § 51; L. 1974, ch. 295, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 105, § 19; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 8; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1514 Act supplemental.

65-1514. Act supplemental.
The provisions of K.S.A. 65-1501a, 65-1504b, 65-1509a and 65-1516 to 65-1526, inclusive, and amendments thereto, are a part of and supplemental to the optometry law.
History:
L. 1975, ch. 318, § 10; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 8, § 6; July 1.
2023 Kansas Statutes › Chapter 65 - Public Health › Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists › 65-1515 Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.

65-1515.
Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.
(a) No person reporting to the board of examiners in optometry under oath and in good faith any information such person may have relating to alleged incidents of malpractice or the qualifications, fitness or character of a person licensed to practice optometry shall be subject to a civil action for damages as a result of reporting such information.
(b) Any state, regional or local association of licensed optometrists and the individual members of any committee thereof, which in good faith investigates or communicates information pertaining to the alleged incidents of malpractice or the qualifications, fitness or character of any licensee to the board of examiners in optometry or to any committee or agent thereof, shall be immune from liability in any civil action, that is based upon such investigation or transmittal of information if the investigation and communication was made in good faith and did not represent as true any matter not reasonably believed to be true.
(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the optometry law.
History:
L. 1976, ch. 261, § 2; July 1.