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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 105 - STATE BOARD OF INDIGENTS' DEFENSE SERVICES › Article 21 - PUBLIC DEFENDER GUIDELINES › Section 105-21-3 - Withdrawing from cases

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any public
			 defender may withdraw from any court-appointed case when that defender
			 determines that there exists a possible conflict of interest in further
			 representation of the defendant.
(b) The public defender may refuse to accept
			 court-appointed cases when it is determined jointly by the public defender and
			 the director that the current active caseload would preclude the public
			 defender from providing adequate representation to new clients.
(c) When a decision is made to withdraw from
			 a case or to not accept cases due to current caseloads, the public defender
			 shall communicate this decision to the administrative judge of the district,
			 who shall appoint attorneys, in sequence, from the panel for a period
			 established by the director.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 105 - STATE BOARD OF INDIGENTS' DEFENSE SERVICES › Article 21 - PUBLIC DEFENDER GUIDELINES › Section 105-21-4 - Misdemeanor or juvenile appointments

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Any public defender, with the approval of the director, may
				elect to accept misdemeanor or juvenile appointments not covered by agreement
				or contract in the district or county of jurisdiction. However, the public
				defender shall make a record of time expended both in court and in preparation
				of such a case and shall submit this timesheet with a bill for services
				rendered to be computed at the rate set out in
				K.A.R.
				105-5-2. The timesheet and bill shall be
				submitted to the clerk of district court of the county in which the case was
				heard. A copy of this billing and timesheet shall be sent promptly to the
				director. The bill shall designate the state board of indigents' defense
				services as the payee and shall include the title of the case, case number and
				any other identifying information needed by the clerk for processing, as well
				as the total amount due according to the timesheet. Expenses incurred by the
				public defender office may also be included in this billing.
The public defender may, at any time, refuse to accept
				misdemeanor or juvenile appointments.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 105 - STATE BOARD OF INDIGENTS' DEFENSE SERVICES › Article 31 - CONTRACT COUNSEL GUIDELINES › Section 105-31-1 - General provisions

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(a) The board may
			 elect to contract with one or more private attorneys for the delivery of
			 indigent defense services in any county, counties, or district when there is
			 evidence that such contracting may be cost effective or that the assigned
			 counsel panel lacks attorneys of sufficient expertise or number.
(b) The duration of the contract shall be set
			 forth in the contract and shall be subject to availability of funds.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 105 - STATE BOARD OF INDIGENTS' DEFENSE SERVICES › Article 31 - CONTRACT COUNSEL GUIDELINES › Section 105-31-2 - Awarding the contract

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(a) The board shall
			 not pursue a contract through the competitive bidding process but only through
			 negotiation.
(b) Contracts to
			 individual attorneys or firms shall be awarded on the basis of:
(1) the experience and qualifications of the
			 attorney or firm;
(2) the
			 willingness and ability of the attorney or firm to comply with the performance
			 criteria and statistical reporting provisions of the contract; and
(3) the negotiated rate of compensation.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 105 - STATE BOARD OF INDIGENTS' DEFENSE SERVICES › Article 31 - CONTRACT COUNSEL GUIDELINES › Section 105-31-5 - Exceptional cases

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Subject to board approval, any contract attorney may be
				provided compensation in addition to the contract compensation for cases
				determined to be exceptional in nature as defined by
				K.A.R.
				105-5-8.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 1 - PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING › Section 106-1-9 - Continuing education or training

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The annual continuing education or training required by K.S.A.
				74-5607a(b), and amendments thereto, shall be obtained during the period from
				July 1 of the year in which the requirement arises through June 30 of the
				following year.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 106-2-1 - General definitions

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Each of the following terms, as used in the commission's
				regulations and the Kansas law enforcement training act, shall have the meaning
				specified in this regulation:
(a)
			 "Applicant" means a person seeking certification as an officer.
(b) "Appointing authority" means a person or
			 group of persons empowered by a statute, local ordinance, or other lawful
			 authority to make human resource decisions that affect the employment of
			 officers. A sheriff shall be deemed to be that individual's own appointing
			 authority.
(c) "Basic training
			 course" means a curriculum of instruction that meets the training requirements
			 for certification as an officer.
(d) "Criminal history record information" has
			 the meaning specified for that term in K.S.A. 22-4701, and amendments
			 thereto.
(e) "Legitimate law
			 enforcement purpose" means a goal within the lawful authority of an officer
			 that is to be achieved through methods or conduct condoned by the officer's
			 appointing authority.
(f) "Officer"
			 means a "police officer" or "law enforcement officer," as defined in K.S.A.
			 74-5602 and amendments thereto, who has been granted any certification by the
			 commission.
(g) "Official document
			 or official communication" means information created or transferred, in any
			 medium, in the course of performing the duties of an officer required by law or
			 by policies or procedures of an appointing authority or in response to an
			 internal or criminal investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency or
			 training school.
(h) "Other
			 training authority" means an organization or individual with a curriculum of
			 instruction and assessments in firearms or emergency vehicle operation that the
			 director of police training has determined may provide training equivalent to
			 instructor courses offered at the training center.
(i) "Public safety concern" means reason to
			 believe that the health, safety, or welfare of the public at large would be
			 adversely affected as a result of the reduced availability of law enforcement
			 officers.
(j) "Trainee" means a
			 person who is enrolled in a basic training course at a training
			 school.
(k) "Training school" means
			 a training organization operated by a law enforcement agency to provide basic
			 training courses. This term shall include the training center.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 106-2-2 - Certain misdemeanors constituting grounds for disqualification of applicants

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Pursuant to
				K.S.A.
				74-5605 and amendments thereto, an applicant
				shall not have had a conviction for misdemeanor theft, as defined in K.S.A.
				2011 Supp.
				21-5801 and amendments thereto,
				occurring within 12 months before the date of application for
				certification.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 106-2-2b - Reporting criminal offenses

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Each individual who holds a certification from the commission
				shall report to the commission if the individual is arrested, cited, or charged
				with a criminal offense that would be grounds for discipline pursuant to K.S.A.
				74-5616(b)(5), and amendments thereto. The individual shall report the event to
				the commission, on a form provided by the director, within 10 days after arrest
				or discovery of the filing of the criminal proceeding.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 106-2-4 - Good moral character

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(a) "Good
			 moral character," pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 74-5605 and amendments thereto, shall include
			 the following personal traits or qualities:
(1) Integrity;
(2) honesty;
(3) upholding the laws of the state and
			 nation;
(4) conduct that warrants
			 the public trust; and
(5) upholding
			 the oath required for certification as specified in K.A.R. 106-3-6.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 3 - OFFICER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 106-3-1 - Provisional certificate conditioned on attendance at next available basic training course

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Each provisional certificate issued to an officer newly
				appointed or elected on a provisional basis shall be conditioned upon the
				officer's attendance at the next available basic training course, unless the
				appointing authority gives written notice and a detailed explanation to the
				director of police training of both of the following:
(a) The required attendance creates a public
			 safety concern.
(b) The officer
			 should be permitted to attend a subsequent basic training course scheduled to
			 commence within the officer's provisional appointment.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 3 - OFFICER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 106-3-2 - Provisional certification; working as officer during basic training course

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Each officer who has been granted provisional certification
				shall work as an officer while enrolled and attending a basic training course
				only as required by the course curriculum, except whenever the director of
				police training announces that the training center is closed or otherwise will
				not conduct basic training courses.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 3 - OFFICER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 106-3-3 - Standards for approval of psychological testing

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(a) Each assessment of an applicant for
			 certification that is performed to determine the absence of a mental or
			 personality disorder shall, at a minimum, include a psychological test that is
			 generally accepted in the community of licensed psychologists to be valid for
			 law enforcement candidate selection consistent with the standards provided by
			 the society for industrial and organizational psychology, inc. in "principles
			 for the validation and use of personnel selection procedures," fourth edition,
			 dated 2003. Pages 3 through 61 of this document are hereby adopted by
			 reference.
(b) Each psychological
			 test administered shall be scored and interpreted according to the
			 recommendations of the test's publisher and by a person appropriately licensed
			 to score and interpret psychological testing.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 3 - OFFICER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 106-3-4 - Verification of high school equivalence

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Verification of "the equivalent of a high school education,"
				pursuant to
				K.S.A.
				74-5605 and amendments thereto, shall mean
				any of the following:
(a) A general
			 education development (GED) credential;
(b) proof of program completion and hours of
			 instruction at a non-accredited private secondary school registered with the
			 state board of education of Kansas, or of the state in which instruction was
			 completed, and a score in at least the 50th percentile on either of the
			 following tests:
(1) American college test
			 (ACT); or
(2) scholastic aptitude
			 test (SAT); or
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 3 - OFFICER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 106-3-5 - Determination of work hours for part-time certification

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Calculation of the number of work hours for part-time
				certification of an officer shall be based on a calendar year and shall include
				the total cumulative number of hours that the officer worked for each
				appointing authority during a calendar year.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 3 - OFFICER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 106-3-6 - Oath required for certification

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As a condition to certification as an officer, each applicant
				shall swear or affirm the following: "On my honor, I will never betray my
				badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the
				courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always
				uphold the constitution of the United States and of the state of Kansas, my
				community, and the agency I serve."
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 106 - LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COMMISSION › Article 4 - TRAINING SCHOOL STANDARDS › Section 106-4-1 - Approval of training schools

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Each training school offering a basic training course shall
				meet the requirements of this regulation for approval by the commission:
(a) Each training school shall be certified
			 by the director of police training. The administrator of each training school
			 seeking certification shall submit the following in writing to the director of
			 police training at least 45 days before the proposed date of operation:
(1) A completed application on a form
			 furnished by the director of police training;
(2) a description of the basic training
			 course to be offered that demonstrates that the course meets or exceeds the
			 training objectives of the basic training course curriculum adopted pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 74-5603, and amendments thereto;
(3) a description of the requirements for the
			 satisfactory completion of a basic training course offered by the training
			 school;
(4) a description of each
			 facility where the basic training course will be conducted; and
(5) a list of the instructors who will
			 provide training, along with a summary of their qualifications to
			 instruct.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 108 - STATE EMPLOYEES HEALTH CARE COMMISSION › Article 1 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 108-1-2 - Student health care benefits plan

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(a) Each student shall be eligible to participate in the student health care benefits component of the state health care benefits program. Eligibility and participation shall be subject to terms, conditions, limitations, exclusions, and other provisions established by the commission. Participation in the student health care benefits component shall be voluntary.
(b)
(1) "Commission" means the Kansas state employees health care commission.
(2) "Student" means any individual who is enrolled in one of the regents institutions, who is not eligible for coverage under K.A.R. 108-1-1, and who meets any criteria established by the commission regarding the minimum number of hours of coursework in which the individual must be enrolled or similar reasonable provisions related to the individual's status as a student.
(3) "Regents institution" means a state educational institution as defined in K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 109-1-1 - Definitions

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Each of the following terms, as used in the board's
				regulations, shall have the meaning specified in this regulation:
(a) "AEMT" means advanced emergency medical
			 technician.
(b) "Advanced life
			 support" and "ALS" mean the statutorily authorized activities and interventions
			 that may be performed by an advanced emergency medical technician or
			 paramedic.
(c) "Air ambulance"
			 means a fixed-wing or rotor-wing aircraft that is specially designed,
			 constructed or modified, maintained, and equipped to provide air medical
			 transportation and emergency care of patients.
(d) "Air medical director" means a physician
			 as defined by K.S.A. 65-6112, and amendments thereto, who meets the following
			 requirements:
(1) Is trained and experienced
			 in care consistent with the air ambulance service's mission statement;
			 and
(2) is knowledgeable in
			 altitude physiology and the complications that can arise due to air medical
			 transport.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 109-1-2 - Medical director

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Each air ambulance service shall have an air medical director
				who is responsible for advising the air ambulance service on policies and
				procedures that ensure that the appropriate aircraft, medical personnel, and
				equipment are provided during air ambulance transport. When necessary, the air
				medical director may designate another licensed physician to perform the air
				medical director's duties.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-1 - Ambulance service operator

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(a) Each operator
			 of an ambulance service shall perform the following:
(1) Notify the board of any change in the
			 service director within seven days of the change; and
(2) designate a person as the ambulance
			 service director to serve as an agent of the operator.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-2 - Application for ambulance service permit and ambulance license; permit renewal and license renewal

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(a)
(1) Any
								 applicant for an ambulance service permit may apply for only one ambulance service permit for each ambulance
								 service that the applicant seeks to operate.
(2) Any applicant for
								 an ambulance license may apply for only one ambulance license for each ambulance that the applicant seeks to
								 operate.
(3) Any operator may apply for a temporary license for an
								 ambulance. Each temporary license shall be valid for 60 days. Any temporary license may be extended by the
								 executive director.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-6 - Classes of ambulance services

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(a) Permits shall be issued for four classes
			 of ambulance service. These classes shall be known as type I ambulance service,
			 type IIA ambulance service, type II ambulance service, and type V ambulance
			 service.
(b) Each type I ambulance
			 service shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Provide advanced life support as defined
			 in K.A.R. 109-1-1 ;
(2) have at
			 least one ALS licensed ambulance that meets all requirements of K.A.R. 109-2-8
			 . Each type I ambulance service may also operate BLS licensed ambulances and
			 may provide critical care transport if staffed by an MICT or paramedic with
			 specialized training;
(3) maintain
			 a staff of currently certified attendants and health care personnel as defined
			 in K.A.R. 109-1-1 that is adequate to meet all applicable requirements of
			 K.A.R. 109-2-7 ; and
(4) have a
			 method of receiving calls and dispatching ambulances that ensures that an
			 ambulance leaves the station within an annual average of five minutes from the
			 time an emergency call is received by the ambulance service.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-7 - Ground ambulance staffing

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Each operator shall staff each licensed ground ambulance in
				accordance with the board's regulations.
(a) Each operator of a type I ambulance
			 service shall staff each type I ambulance with at least two attendants during
			 patient transport.
(1) At least one attendant
			 shall be one of the following medical personnel:
(A) A paramedic;
(B) a physician;
(C) a licensed physician's
			 assistant;
(D) a licensed
			 professional nurse; or
(E) a
			 licensed advanced practice registered nurse.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-8 - Standards for ground ambulances and equipment

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(a)
			 Each ground ambulance shall meet the vehicle and equipment standards that are
			 applicable to that type of ambulance.
(b) Each ground ambulance shall have the
			 ambulance license prominently displayed in the patient compartment.
(c) The patient compartment size shall meet or
			 exceed the following specifications:
(1)
			 Headroom: 60 inches; and
(2) length:
			 116 inches.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-9 - Variances

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(a) A temporary variance from any or all
			 portions of an identified regulation may be granted for a time period
			 determined by the board to an applicant, based upon the nature of the variance
			 requested and the needs of the applicant.
(b) Each applicant for a variance shall
			 submit a written request, no later than 30 calendar days before a regularly
			 scheduled board meeting, that contains the following information:
(1) The name, address, and certificate level
			 or license type of the applicant;
(2) a statement of the reason for the
			 variance request;
(3) the specific
			 portion or portions of an identified regulation from which a variance is
			 requested;
(4) the period of time
			 for which a variance is requested;
(5) the number of units or persons
			 involved;
(6) an explanation of how
			 adherence to each portion or portions of the regulation from which the variance
			 is requested would result in a serious hardship to the applicant; and
(7) an explanation and, if applicable,
			 supportive documents indicating how a variance would not result in an
			 unreasonable risk to the public interest, safety, or welfare.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-10a - Air safety program and informational publication

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(a) Each operator of an air ambulance service
			 shall have an air safety training program for all air medical personnel. The
			 program shall include the following:
(1) Air
			 medical and altitude physiology;
(2) aircraft orientation, including specific
			 capabilities, limitations, and safety measures for each aircraft
			 used;
(3) depressurization
			 procedures for fixed-wing aircraft;
(4) safety in and around the aircraft for all
			 air medical personnel, patients, and lay individuals;
(5) rescue and survival techniques
			 appropriate to the terrain and the conditions under which the air ambulance
			 service operates;
(6) hazardous
			 scene recognition and response for rotor-wing aircraft;
(7) aircraft evacuation procedures, including
			 the rapid loading and unloading of patients;
(8) refueling procedures for normal and
			 emergency situations; and
(9)
			 in-flight emergencies and emergency landing procedures.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-11 - Standards for type V air ambulances and equipment

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(a) The operator shall ensure that the
			 patient compartment is configured in such a way that air medical personnel have
			 adequate access to the patient in order to begin and maintain care commensurate
			 with the patient's needs. The operator shall ensure that the air ambulance has
			 adequate access and necessary space to maintain the patient's airway and to
			 provide adequate ventilatory support by an attendant from the secured,
			 seat-belted position within the air ambulance.
(b) Each air ambulance operator shall have a
			 policy that addresses climate control of the aircraft for the comfort and
			 safety of both the patient and air medical personnel. The air medical crew
			 shall take precautions to prevent temperature extremes that could adversely
			 affect patient care.
(c) The
			 operator shall equip each type V air ambulance with the following:
(1) Either two portable functioning
			 flashlights or a flashlight and one spotlight;
(2) a cot with an elevating head and at least
			 three safety straps with locking mechanisms or an isolette;
(3) one emesis basin or convenience
			 bag;
(4) one complete change of
			 linen;
(5) one blanket;
(6) one waterproof cot cover; and
(7) a "no smoking" sign posted in the
			 aircraft.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-12 - Standards for rotor-wing ambulance aircraft and equipment

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(a) Each operator of an air ambulance service
			 shall comply with the requirements in K.A.R. 109-2-11 .
(b) The aircraft configuration shall not
			 compromise patient stability during any part of flight operations. The aircraft
			 shall have an entry that allows loading and unloading of the patient without
			 maneuvering the patient more than 45 degrees about the lateral axis and 30
			 degrees about the longitudinal axis and does not compromise the functioning of
			 monitoring systems, intravenous lines, or manual or mechanical
			 ventilation.
(c) The aircraft shall
			 have an external search light, which shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Provide at least 400,000-candlepower
			 illumination at 200 feet;
(2) be
			 separate from the aircraft landing lights;
(3) be moveable 90 degrees longitudinally and
			 180 degrees laterally; and
(4) be
			 capable of being controlled from inside the aircraft.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-13 - Standards for fixed-wing ambulance aircraft and equipment

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(a) Each operator shall ensure that each
			 fixed-wing air ambulance is pressurized during patient transports according to
			 the ambulance service's medical protocols and operational policies.
(b) The pilot or pilots shall be sufficiently
			 isolated from the patient care area to minimize in-flight distractions and
			 interference.
(c) Each fixed-wing
			 air ambulance shall have a two-way, interoperable communications system that is
			 readily accessible to both the attendants and the pilot and that meets the
			 following requirements:
(1) Allows
			 communications between the aircraft and a hospital; and
(2) allows an attendant to communicate at all
			 times with medical control, exclusive of the air traffic control
			 system.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-14 - Temporarily certified attendants

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No operator shall be allowed more than one temporarily
				certified attendant for every 10 currently certified attendants who are listed
				on the service roster.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 2 - AMBULANCE SERVICES; PERMITS AND REGULATIONS › Section 109-2-15 - Ambulances based outside of Kansas

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(a) Any ambulance
			 licensed by a state other than Kansas may respond to an emergency request for
			 care and transportation of a patient within Kansas when this care and
			 transportation is being provided at the request of an operator as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 65-6112, and amendments thereto, or the
			 operator's designee.
(b) Each
			 operator shall report to the board, on a monthly basis, all emergency requests
			 for care and transportation from any ambulance not licensed in Kansas. Each
			 operator shall report each month's requests within fifteen days of the end of
			 that month.
(c) Each operator
			 shall report the following information concerning each emergency request for
			 care and transportation from any ambulance not licensed in Kansas, on a form
			 approved by the administrator:
(1) the date
			 and time of the request;
(2) the
			 name of the ambulance service re-quested;
(3) the nature of the accident or medical
			 emer-gency;
(4) the reason for the
			 request; and
(5) a copy of any
			 quality improvement reports as described by K.A.R. 109-2-5.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 3 - STANDARDS FOR AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND DRIVERS › Section 109-3-2 - Outpatient medical emergencies

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(a) If the
			 requirements specified in subsections (b) and (c) are met, any emergency
			 medical technician may manage an outpatient medical emergency by providing the
			 following patient care:
(1) Administering
			 aspirin for chest pain;
(2)
			 monitoring the saturation level of arterial oxygen in the blood by using a
			 pulse oximeter;
(3) administering
			 a bronchodilator by nebulization; and
(4) monitoring blood glucose levels.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 3 - STANDARDS FOR AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND DRIVERS › Section 109-3-3 - Emergency medical responder; authorized activities

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Each emergency medical responder shall be authorized to perform
				any intervention specified in K.S.A. 65-6144, and amendments thereto, and as
				further specified in this regulation:
(a) Emergency vehicle operations:
(1) Operating each ambulance in a safe manner
			 in nonemergency and emergency situations. "Emergency vehicle" shall mean
			 ambulance, as defined in K.S.A. 656112 and amendments thereto; and
(2) stocking an ambulance with supplies in
			 accordance with regulations adopted by the board and the ambulance service's
			 approved equipment list to support local medical protocols;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 3 - STANDARDS FOR AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND DRIVERS › Section 109-3-4 - Emergency medical technician; authorized activities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each emergency medical technician shall be authorized to
				perform any intervention specified in the following:
(a)
								K.S.A. 65-6144, and amendments thereto,
			 and as further specified in K.A.R. 109-3-3; and
(b)
								K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments thereto,
			 and as further specified in the following paragraphs:
(1) Airway maintenance by means of any of the
			 following:
(A) Blind insertion of a
			 supraglottic airway, with the exception of the laryngeal mask airway;
(B) oxygen venturi mask;
(C) gastric decompression by orogastric or
			 nasogastric tube with any authorized airway device providing that
			 capability;
(D) auscultating the
			 quality of breath sounds;
(E) pulse
			 oximetry;
(F) automatic transport
			 ventilator;
(G) manually triggered
			 ventilator;
(H) flow-restricted
			 oxygen-powered ventilation device;
(I) bag-valve-mask with in-line small-volume
			 nebulizer;
(J) carbon dioxide
			 colorimetric detection;
(K)
			 capnometry; or
(L) suctioning a
			 stoma; and
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 3 - STANDARDS FOR AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND DRIVERS › Section 109-3-5 - Advanced emergency medical technician; authorized activities

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each advanced emergency medical technician shall be authorized
				to perform any intervention specified in the following:
(a)
								K.S.A. 65-6144, and amendments thereto,
			 and as further specified in K.A.R. 109-3-3;
(b)
								K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments thereto,
			 and as further specified in K.A.R. 109-3-4; and
(c)
								K.S.A. 65-6120, and amendments thereto,
			 and as further specified in the following paragraphs:
(1) Advanced airway management, except for
			 endotracheal intubation; and
(2)
			 administration of patient-assisted and nonpatient-assisted medications
			 according to the board's "approved medication list," which is adopted by
			 reference in K.A.R. 109-3-3
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-1 - Continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) "Continuing
			 education" shall mean a formally organized learning experience that has
			 education as its explicit principal intent and is oriented towards the
			 enhancement of emergency medical service (EMS), practice, values, skills, and
			 knowledge.
(b) Continuing education
			 credit shall be awarded in quarter-hour increments and shall not be issued for
			 more than one hour of credit for a 60-minute period.
(c) Acceptable continuing education programs
			 shall include the following:
(1) Initial
			 courses of instruction and prior-approved continuing education provided by a
			 sponsoring organization;
(2)
			 programs approved or accredited by the commission on accreditation for
			 pre-hospital continuing education (CAPCE), which shall be presumptively
			 accepted by the board unless the board determines that a particular program
			 does not meet board requirements; and
(3) programs or courses approved by another
			 state's EMS regulatory or accrediting body, which shall be presumptively
			 accepted by the board unless the board determines that a particular program
			 does not meet board requirements.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-1a - Emergency medical responder (EMR) continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for certification renewal as an EMR shall meet
				one of the following requirements:
(a)
			 Have earned at least 16 clock-hours of board-approved continuing education
			 during the initial certification period and during each biennial period
			 thereafter to meet the requirements for the EMR specified in the "Kansas
			 continuing education plan," as adopted by the board in February 2019, which is
			 hereby adopted by reference; or
(b)
			 have met both of the following requirements within the 11 months before the
			 expiration of certification:
(1) Passed the
			 board-approved EMR cognitive assessment; and
(2) either passed a board-approved
			 psychomotor skills assessment or received validation of the applicant's
			 psy-chomotor skills by a medical director affiliated with an ambulance service
			 or a sponsoring organization.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-1b - Emergency medical technician (EMT) continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for certification renewal as an EMT shall meet
				one of the following requirements:
(a)
			 Have earned at least 28 clock-hours of board-approved continuing education
			 during the initial certification period and during each biennial period
			 thereafter to meet the requirements for the EMT specified in the "Kansas
			 continuing education plan," which is adopted by reference in   K.A.R. 109-5-1a;
			 or
(b) have met both of the
			 following requirements within the 11 months before the expiration of
			 certification:
(1) Passed the board-approved
			 EMT cognitive assessment; and
(2)
			 either passed a board-approved psychomotor skills assessment or received
			 validation of the applicant's psychomotor skills by a medical director
			 affiliated with an ambulance service or a sponsoring organization.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-1c - Advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for certification renewal as an AEMT shall meet
				one of the following requirements:
(a)
			 Have earned at least 44 clock-hours of board-approved continuing education
			 during the initial certification period and during each biennial period
			 thereafter to meet the requirements for the AEMT specified in the "Kansas
			 continuing education plan," which is adopted by reference in   K.A.R. 109-5-1a;
			 or
(b) have met both of the
			 following requirements within the 11 months before the expiration of
			 certification:
(1) Passed the board-approved
			 AEMT cognitive assessment; and
(2)
			 either passed a board-approved psychomotor skills assessment or received
			 validation of the applicant's psychomotor skills by a medical director
			 affiliated with an ambulance service or a sponsoring organization.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-1d - Paramedic continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for certification renewal as a paramedic shall
				meet one of the following requirements:
(a) Have earned at least 60 clock-hours of
			 board-approved continuing education during the initial certification period and
			 during each biennial period thereafter to meet the requirements for the
			 paramedic as specified in the "Kansas continuing education plan," which is
			 adopted by reference in   K.A.R. 109-5-1a; or
(b) have met both of the following
			 requirements within the 11 months before the expiration of certification:
(1) Passed the board-approved paramedic
			 cognitive assessment; and
(2)
			 either passed a board-approved psychomotor skills assessment or received
			 validation of the applicant's psychomotor skills by a medical director
			 affiliated with an ambulance service or a sponsoring organization.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-3 - Continuing education approval for long-term providers

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any sponsoring organization may submit an
			 application to the board requesting approval as a long-term provider.
(b) Each sponsoring organization seeking
			 long-term provider approval shall submit a continuing education training
			 program management plan at least 30 calendar days before the first course
			 offering as a long-term provider.
(c) Each continuing education training
			 program management plan shall include a description of the plan and all
			 policies or documents demonstrating how the sponsoring organization will
			 utilize its quality management plan to ensure that each continuing education
			 course provided meets the following requirements:
(1) Is provided in a manner that protects the
			 health and safety of students and participants;
(2) is oriented towards the enhancement of
			 EMS practice, values, skills, and knowledge; and
(3) issues continuing education credit as
			 specified in   K.A.R. 109-5-1.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-5 - Retroactive approval of continuing education course

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any attendant may submit a request to the
			 board for retroactive approval of a course for continuing education credit that
			 was completed not more than 180 days before the request is received in the
			 board office.
(b) Each request
			 shall be submitted on a form provided by the board.
(c) In order for retroactive approval of a
			 continuing education course to be granted, the attendant shall provide the
			 following, in addition to the request form:
(1)
(A) A
			 certificate of attendance or certificate of completion that meets the
			 requirements of K.A.R. 109-5-1; or
(B) an official college transcript showing
			 the number of credit hours awarded for the course;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 109-5-6 - Continuing education approval for single-program provider

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any sponsoring organization may submit an
			 application to the board requesting approval as a single-program
			 provider.
(b) Each sponsoring
			 organization seeking single-program provider approval shall submit a complete
			 application at least 30 days before the requested offering that provides the
			 following:
(1) Course educational objectives
			 that are oriented towards the enhancement of EMS practice, values, skills, and
			 knowledge;
(2) name of each
			 qualified instructor for the course; and
(3) date, title, and location of the
			 course.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 6 - TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION › Section 109-6-1 - Requirements for temporary certification for applicant with non-Kansas credentials

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) An
			 applicant for temporary certification who is certified or licensed as an
			 attendant in another jurisdiction but whose coursework is not substantially
			 equivalent to that required in Kansas may be granted one-year temporary
			 certification by meeting the following requirements:
(1) Providing verification of current
			 attendant certification or licensure issued by that jurisdiction that is
			 comparable to the certification level sought in Kansas; and
(2) providing either the name, address, and
			 telephone number of or a signed statement from the physician, physician
			 assistant, professional nurse, or attendant who is certified at the same or
			 higher level as that of the applicant and who will directly supervise the
			 applicant during the year of temporary certification.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 6 - TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION › Section 109-6-2 - Renewal of EMS provider certificate

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each EMS
			 provider certificate shall expire on December 31 of the second complete
			 calendar year following the date of issuance.
(b) An EMS provider may renew that person's
			 certificate for each biennial period upon submission of a sufficient
			 application for renewal as specified in subsection (d).
(c) Each application for certification
			 renewal shall be submitted through the online license management
			 system.
(d) Each application for
			 renewal shall be deemed sufficient when all of the following conditions are
			 met:
(1) The applicant provides in full the
			 information requested and no additional information is required by the board to
			 complete the processing of the application.
(2) The applicant submits a renewal fee in
			 the applicable amount specified in   K.A.R. 109-7-1.
(3) The applicant has completed the
			 requirements in   K.A.R. 109-5-1,    K.A.R. 109-5-1a,    K.A.R. 109-5-1b,    K.A.R.
			 109-5-1c, and    K.A.R. 109-5-1d   that are applicable to the application being
			 submitted.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 6 - TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION › Section 109-6-4 - Inactive certificate

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Before
			 expiration of an active certificate, any emergency medical service provider may
			 apply for an inactive certificate on a form provided by the board. The
			 application shall be accompanied by the inactive certificate fee specified in
			   K.A.R. 109-7-1.
(b) An inactive
			 certificate may be renewed upon submission of a sufficient renewal application
			 and the inactive certificate renewal fee specified in   K.A.R. 109-7-1.
(c) The inactive certificate of a person may
			 be reinstated to an active certificate by the board if the person meets the
			 following requirements:
(1) Submits a
			 completed application to the board on forms provided by the executive
			 director;
(2) pays the applicable
			 fee specified in   K.A.R. 109-7-1;
(3) has completed any training necessitated
			 by changes to the authorized activities specific to the person's level of
			 certification that occurred after issuance of the inactive certificate;
			 and
(4) meets either of the
			 following requirements:
(A) Completed
			 continuing education in an amount to meet or exceed the number of clock-hours
			 specified for renewal of a certificate in   K.A.R. 109-5-1a   for EMR,   K.A.R.
			 109-5-1b   for EMT,   K.A.R. 109-5-1c   for AEMT, or   K.A.R. 109-5-1d   for paramedic
			 for each two-year period after issuance of the inactive certificate;
			 or
(B) successfully completed the
			 cognitive and psychomotor assessment for the person's level of certification,
			 within three attempts.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 109 - BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Article 7 - FEES › Section 109-7-1 - Schedule of fees

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) EMS provider
			 and ambulance service application fees shall be nonrefundable.
(b) Emergency medical responder fees:
(1) Application for certification fee
			 ....................... $15.00
(2)
			 certification renewal application fee if received before certificate expiration
			 ................ 20.00
(3)
			 certification reinstatement application fee if received within 31 calendar days
			 after certificate expiration ............................................
			 40.00
(4) certification
			 reinstatement application fee if received on or after the 32nd calendar day
			 after certificate expiration ...................................
			 80.00