Kansas Statutes
Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists
65-1525 Confidentiality of communications.

65-1525. Confidentiality of communications. The confidential communications between a licensed optometrist and the optometrist's patient are placed on the same basis of confidentiality as provided by law for communications between a physician and the physician's patients.
History: L. 1990, ch. 223, ยง 21; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 65 - Public Health

Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists

65-1501 Practice of optometry defined; exclusions; standard of care in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma; low vision rehabilitation services.

65-1501a Definitions.

65-1502 Who deemed practitioners.

65-1504b Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order.

65-1505 Qualifications of practitioners; examinations; professional liability insurance; fees; reciprocal licensure; rules and regulations criteria for approval of schools or colleges; criminal history record check; criminal history and fingerprintin...

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...

65-1509 Notification of location of practice; biennial license renewal, fee; inactive status license; expiration of license, notice; cancellation of license; reinstatement, fee.

65-1509a Continuing education requirements.

65-1511 Partial invalidity of act.

65-1512 Title of act.

65-1513 Violation of act.

65-1514 Act supplemental.

65-1515 Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions.

65-1516 Professional incompetence; unprofessional conduct; defined.

65-1517 Revocation, suspension or limitation of license; censure; grounds.

65-1518 Administrative proceedings; procedure; review; civil enforcement; costs.

65-1519 Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts.

65-1520 Mental or physical examination of licensee; computation of time limit for hearing.

65-1521 Reinstatement of license after revocation.

65-1522 Professional corporations, limited liability company, associations, sole practitioners; practice locations, franchise agreements.

65-1523 Injunctive relief for violations of act, rules and regulations.

65-1524 Practice of optometry by corporation or limited liability company prohibited, exceptions.

65-1525 Confidentiality of communications.

65-1526 Civil fine.