Kansas Statutes
Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters
48-940 Title of act.

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 48 - Militia, Defense And Public Safety

Article 9 - Emergency Preparedness For Disasters

48-904 Definitions.

48-905a Division of emergency management, establishment.

48-907 Powers and duties of adjutant general.

48-911 Mobile support units; duties of adjutant general.

48-912 Investigations and surveys; testimony and evidence; fees and mileage of witnesses.

48-914 Lease, sale or loan of state property to federal or local governments; transfer of personnel; cities and counties authorized to contract.

48-915 Immunity from liability of the state, local governments and certain individuals; Kansas tort claims act, applicability.

48-916 Authority to accept services, gifts, grants and loans.

48-917 Persons ineligible for employment.

48-919 Employees, division of emergency management; expenses.

48-920 Title of act.

48-922 Purchase of accident insurance for volunteer workers by cities; coverage; immunity; definitions.

48-923 Limitations on effect of act.

48-924 Disasters; responsibilities of governor; state of disaster emergency; continuation, extension and termination; requirements of proclamation; activation of disaster response and recovery of state disaster plan; state of drought.

48-924a Extension of state of disaster emergency declared for counties experiencing severe weather-related disaster on May 4, 2007.

48-924b Extension of state of disaster emergency declared on March 12, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 health emergency; revocation of existing executive orders.

48-925 Powers of governor during state of disaster emergency; authorized orders, limitations; review by legislative coordinating council; revocation by legislature; civil action for relief from executive orders; powers of board of county commissioner...

48-925a Limitations on powers of governor during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; substantially burdening or inhibiting gathering or movement of individuals or operation of religious, civic, business or commercial activity; certain orders null a...

48-925c Operation and closure of school districts during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; school district board of education as the sole authority; guidance by other governmental officials allowed; procedure to contest board action; civil action...

48-925d Operation and closure of community college or technical college during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; governing body as the sole authority; guidance by other governmental officials allowed; procedure to contest governing body action; c...

48-926 State disaster emergency plan; rules and regulations.

48-927 State resources management plan.

48-928 Duties of division of emergency management.

48-929 County and city disaster agencies; determination by governor; disaster emergency plans by county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies; duties of local officials.

48-930 Interjurisdictional disaster agencies; finding and order by governor; disaster emergency plans; interjurisdictional agreements between counties; interstate mutual aid organizations, agreements, disapproval by legislature.

48-931 Development and revision of state, local and interjurisdictional disaster plans; advice and assistance of local government, business and civic leaders.

48-932 States of local disaster emergency; effect; powers and duties of county and city officials; civil action for relief from action by local unit of government.

48-933 Duty of individuals during disaster emergencies; compensation for loss of property, exceptions; claims procedure.

48-934 Duties and immunities of law enforcement, military and other authorized personnel.

48-935 Force and effect of municipal ordinances during disaster emergencies.

48-936 Immunity from liability for persons in control of certain premises.

48-937 Communications systems during disasters; recommendations to governor.

48-938 Federal grants to individuals and families; powers and duties of governor; amount of state share; maximum amount, determination.

48-939 Civil penalty for intentional violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunder; enforcement through civil action by the attorney general or county or district attorney; injunction or restraining order; criminal pen...

48-940 Title of act.

48-941 Definitions.

48-942 Costs of emergency management plans and programs; fees.

48-943 Rules and regulations; personnel.

48-944 Administration of act.

48-945 Declaration of state of emergency; exemption of drivers of utility service vehicles from certain requirements.

48-948 Citation of act; purpose.

48-949 Definitions.

48-950 Kansas mutual aid system; participation by political subdivisions.

48-951 Responsibilities of participating political subdivisions.

48-952 Requests for assistance among participating political subdivisions.

48-953 Obligation of participating political subdivisions to provide assistance; conditions.

48-954 Recognition of license, certificate or other permit issued by participating political subdivision.

48-955 Guidelines and procedures.

48-956 Personnel of participating political subdivision; benefits.

48-957 Nature of activities governmental; liability.

48-958 Severability.

48-959 Seizure of firearms prohibited during official state of emergency; cause of action created; attorney fees.

48-960 Division of emergency management authorized to accept certain real property in Saline county.

48-961 COVID-19 contact tracing privacy act; duties of secretary of health and environment and local health officers; regulation of persons acting as contact tracers; use of contact data, confidentiality; violations, remedies and penalties; rules and...

48-962 COVID-19 public health emergency; local health officers required to share certain information with first responder agencies; information not a public record.

48-963 Same; physicians and other healthcare professionals; use of telemedicine authorized; limitations and requirements; abortion statutes not affected; expiration of section.

48-964 Same; hospital operations; admittance of patients; use of non-hospital premises; notice to the department of health and environment; expiration of section.

48-965 Same; healing arts temporary emergency licenses; issuance by state board of healing arts; requirements and purpose; expiration of section.

48-966 Same; expanded practice by certain healthcare professionals; physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurse anesthetists, registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists,...

48-967 Severability; act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas.

48-968 Severability; governmental response to certain emergencies.