65-129c. Same; orders for isolation or quarantine; form and content; notice; hearing in district court; application and effect; procedure; orders for relief; emergency rules of procedure. (a) If the local health officer or the secretary requires an individual or a group of individuals to go to and remain in places of isolation or quarantine under K.S.A. 65-129b, and amendments thereto, the local health officer or the secretary shall issue an order to the individual or group of individuals.
(b) The order shall specify:
(1) The identity of the individual or group of individuals subject to isolation or quarantine;
(2) the premises subject to isolation or quarantine;
(3) the date and time at which isolation or quarantine commences;
(4) the suspected infectious or contagious disease causing the outbreak or disease, if known;
(5) the basis upon which isolation or quarantine is justified; and
(6) the availability of a hearing to contest the order.
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the order shall be in writing and given to the individual or group of individuals prior to the individual or group of individuals being required to go to and remain in places of isolation and quarantine.
(2) (A) If the local health officer or the secretary determines that the notice required under paragraph (1) of subsection (c) is impractical because of the number of individuals or geographical areas affected, the local health officer or the secretary shall ensure that the affected individuals are fully informed of the order using the best possible means available.
(B) If the order applies to a group of individuals and it is impractical to provide written individual copies under paragraph (1) of subsection (c), the written order may be posted in a conspicuous place in the isolation or quarantine premises.
(d) (1) An individual or group of individuals isolated or quarantined under this section may request a hearing in district court contesting the isolation or quarantine, as provided in article 15 of chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, but the provisions of this section shall apply to any order issued under K.S.A. 65-129a to 65-129d, inclusive, and amendments thereto, notwithstanding any conflicting provisions contained in that article.
(2) A request for a hearing may not stay or enjoin an isolation or quarantine order.
(3) Upon receipt of a request under this subsection (d), the court shall conduct a hearing within 72 hours after receipt of the request.
(4) (A) In any proceedings brought for relief under this subsection (d), the court may extend the time for a hearing upon a showing by the local health officer or the secretary or other designated official that extraordinary circumstances exist that justify the extension.
(B) In granting or denying an extension, the court shall consider the rights of the affected individual, the protection of the public health, the severity of the health emergency and the availability, if necessary, of witnesses and evidence.
(C) (i) The court shall grant the request for relief unless the court determines that the isolation or quarantine order is necessary and reasonable to prevent or reduce the spread of the disease or outbreak believed to have been caused by the exposure to an infectious or contagious disease.
(ii) If feasible, in making a determination under this paragraph (C), the court may consider the means of transmission, the degree of contagion, and, to the extent possible, the degree of public exposure to the disease.
(5) An order of the court authorizing the isolation or quarantine issued under this section shall:
(A) Identify the isolated or quarantined individual or group of individuals by name or shared characteristics;
(B) specify factual findings warranting isolation or quarantine; and
(C) except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), be in writing and given to the individual or group of individuals.
(6) If the court determines that the notice required in paragraph (C) of subsection (d)(5) is impractical because of the number of individuals or geographical areas affected, the court shall ensure that the affected individuals are fully informed of the order using the best possible means available.
(7) An order of the court authorizing isolation or quarantine shall be effective for a period not to exceed 30 days. The court shall base its decision on the standards provided under this section.
(8) In the event that an individual cannot personally appear before the court, proceedings may be conducted:
(A) By an individual's authorized representative; and
(B) through any means that allows other individuals to fully participate.
(9) In any proceedings brought under this section, the court may order the consolidation of individual claims into group claims where:
(A) The number of individuals involved or affected is so large as to render individual participation impractical;
(B) there are questions of law or fact common to the individual claims or rights to be determined;
(C) the group claims or rights to be determined are typical of the affected individual's claims or rights; and
(D) the entire group will be adequately represented in the consolidation.
(10) The court shall appoint counsel to represent individuals or a group of individuals who are not otherwise represented by counsel.
(11) The supreme court of Kansas may develop emergency rules of procedure to facilitate the efficient adjudication of any proceedings brought under this section.
History: L. 2005, ch. 122, ยง 3; Apr. 21.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 1 - Secretary Of Health And Environment, Activities
65-102 Registration of vital statistics and diseases; forms.
65-102b Confidentiality of information concerning noninfectious diseases; disclosure.
65-103 Special sanitary service.
65-103a Authority to receive federal or other funds.
65-103b Federal title X funding priorities for family planning services.
65-116b Tuberculosis suspects; order by health officer; scope of examination; care and treatment.
65-116c Precautions to prevent spread of infection, when; investigations.
65-116d Failure to do required acts; proceedings by county attorney.
65-116e Commitment to medical care facility; restraint; discharge, when; recommitment.
65-116g Penalty for violations of act or regulations.
65-116h Preservation of individual rights.
65-116i Expenses of care, maintenance and treatment; payment from state funds.
65-116l Use of funds for care, maintenance or treatment; limitations.
65-116m Recovery of cost of care, maintenance or treatment from third parties.
65-122 Schools and child care facilities; non-admissions and exclusions; readmissions, when.
65-126 Quarantine of city, township or county.
65-129 Penalties for unlawful acts.
65-129d Same; unlawful discharge from employment.
65-153 Child hygiene; duties of division of public health.
65-153b Newly born infant; treatment of eyes.
65-153c Same; duty of physician and others.
65-153d Same; rules and regulations.
65-153e Same; penalty for violating 65-153b to 65-153e.
65-157 Same; analysis by office of laboratory services; disposition of fees.
65-159 Abatement of nuisances; failure to remove, penalties.
65-160 Same; duty of county attorney.
65-162a Public water supply systems; definitions.
65-163a Same; cessation of water delivery, when; order by secretary, judicial review.
65-163d Public water supply project loan program; definitions.
65-163g Same; project priority system development; priority list preparation, considerations.
65-163h Same; intended use plan for available moneys.
65-163l Same; authority to issue bonds.
65-163m Same; bond resolutions, contents; authorities of secretary relating to issuance of bonds.
65-163o Same; issuance of refunding bonds.
65-163p Same; disposition of revenue derived from bond sales.
65-163q Same; income from bonds exempt from taxation.
65-163r Same; bonds deemed legal and proper securities for investment by governmental entities.
65-163s Same; powers supplemental to other powers of the secretary; severability.
65-163t Same; publication of notice of bond issuance, contents; actions to contest, timing.
65-164 Sewage; definition; complaints, investigations, orders; administrative review.
65-166 Application for permit to discharge sewage.
65-166b Water program management fund.
65-169 Same; penalties for failure to comply with requirements of secretary.
65-170a Public water supply systems, water pollution, sewage discharge; "person" defined.
65-170b Same; access to properties and facilities; inspection and monitoring requirements.
65-170c Penalties for making false statement, representation or certification.
65-170d Public water supply systems; pollution violations; penalties; procedure; hearings.
65-170f Same; disposition of recovered penalties.
65-170g Disclosure of information; trade secrets; confidential information.
65-171a Stream pollution detrimental to animal or aquatic life.
65-171c Same; technical advisers.
65-171e Same; investigations, services and orders; fees.
65-171f Same; penalties for failure to comply with rules and regulations.
65-171g Protection of water and air from sewage contamination.
65-171h Minimum standards for sanitary water and sewage systems.
65-171i Feedlot law administration not affected by this act.
65-171j Discharge of substances containing mercury into waters of state prohibited; penalty.
65-171l Same; analyses to performed by laboratory certificated by secretary.
65-171n Same; development of emergency plans by secretary.
65-171o Public water supply systems; suppliers to provide notice, when; form of notice.
65-171r Same; prohibited acts.
65-171s Same; violation of standards; penalties; procedure; hearing; judicial review.
65-171t Same; attorney general to seek injunctive relief.
65-171x Application of acts to federal agencies.
65-171y Public water supply system regulation of lawn irrigation systems.
65-172 Sanitary supervision by secretary of health and environment.
65-173 Inspections; rules and regulations; penalty.
65-178 Same; nonliability for furnishing information for studies.
65-179 Same; unauthorized disclosure; penalty; construction of act.
65-181 Same; tests in accordance with rules and regulations of secretary.
65-182 Same; provisions inapplicable where parents object on religious grounds.
65-183 Same; report by physicians to secretary.
65-187 Powers and duties of secretary.
65-188 Enforcement of act; injunction, mandamus or quo warranto.
65-189e Act inapplicable to certain lands.
65-189f Rules and regulations providing for granting exceptions.
65-197 Advanced training for professional employees; payment of cost; rules and regulations.
65-1,109 Testing human breath for law enforcement purposes; unlawful acts; penalty.
65-1,109a Certification of laboratories performing environmental analyses.
65-1,112 Spinal cord injury treatment program; components.
65-1,113 Health manpower planning; collection of information; confidentiality.
65-1,115 Contract for health data and information relating to diabetes mellitus.
65-1,116 Confidentiality of information; exceptions.
65-1,117 Penalty for disclosure of confidential information.
65-1,118 Act not to effect mode of treatment.
65-1,119 Rules and regulations.
65-1,121 Medication aides; continuing education; requirements; fees.
65-1,134 Rules and regulations.
65-1,135 Payment of claims in subsequent fiscal year; limitation.
65-1,159 Development and submission of proposal; components.
65-1,160 Public awareness program on effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs.
65-1,162 Educational program for health care providers regarding drugs.
65-1,163 Identification and referral of pregnant women at risk for prenatal substance abuse.
65-1,164 Same; service coordination for woman and family.
65-1,166 Toll free information line.
65-1,168 Cancer registry; definitions.
65-1,169 Same; collection of data; rules and regulations; reporting of cases.
65-1,170 Same; uses of nonconfidential data.
65-1,172 Same; uses of confidential data.
65-1,174a Cancer screening program.
65-1,175 Surface water quality standards; definitions.
65-1,179 Permit application; public notice, comment, hearing; department action, when.
65-1,180 Required distances from water.
65-1,181 Manure management plan; lagoon standards; monitoring wells, when.
65-1,182 Nutrient utilization plan; requirements for land application of manure or wastewater.
65-1,183 Waste management system; standards for operators; failure or unplanned release.
65-1,184 Emergency response plan.
65-1,185 Retention of facility's records and plans.
65-1,186 Facility operator; certification; responsibility for employee training.
65-1,188 Dead animal handling plan.
65-1,189 Facility closure plan; demonstration of financial ability.
65-1,190 Lagoon closure plan; demonstration of financial ability.
65-1,192 Preexisting facilities; application of separation distances.
65-1,193 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit; penalties for certain violations.
65-1,194 Application of certain standards to certain large facilities.
65-1,195 Kansas state university; duties.
65-1,196 Standards and requirements; application; powers of secretary of health and environment.
65-1,198 Rules and regulations; reports to legislature.
65-1,199 Rules and regulations for composting dead livestock.
65-1,203 Licensure or certification to perform lead-based paint activities.
65-1,204 Same; qualification requirements.
65-1,206 Lead-based paint hazard fee fund; sources of revenue; expenditures.
65-1,208 Noncompliance; notice; duty to meet compliance requirements.
65-1,209 Violations; criminal penalties.
65-1,211 Same; additional remedies.
65-1,212 Implementation of act by entities engaging in lead-based paint activities; when.
65-1,213 Statutory audit privilege not applicable.
65-1,224 Environmental use control; application; requirements; approval or disapproval.
65-1,225 Same; recording with register of deeds; enforcement.
65-1,226 Same; funding requirements; categories of property.
65-1,227 Same; term; removal or expiration; modification; liability.
65-1,228 Same; restrictions or prohibitions.
65-1,230 Same; department oversight and tracking.
65-1,231 Environmental use control fund.
65-1,232 Rules and regulations.
65-1,233 Publication of approved use controls.
65-1,234 Review of agency actions.
65-1,242 Use of birth defects information system.
65-1,243 Confidentiality of records.
65-1,244 Removal of information from system; form.
65-1,245 Rules and regulations.
65-1,247 Expedited processing and issuance of certain permits.
65-1,248 Breastfeeding; where.
65-1,250 Umbilical cord donation information act.
65-1,251 Influenza immunization for children; awareness and participation.
65-1,252 Division of health care finance; director; officers and employees.
65-1,253 Same; transfer of powers, duties and functions; Kansas health policy authority abolished.
65-1,255 Same; division successor to funds and liability.
65-1,256 Same; division successor to property and rights; conflict resolution.
65-1,259 Prenatal and postnatal diagnosed conditions awareness programs.