Kansas Statutes
Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services
65-6112 Definitions.

65-6112. Definitions. As used in article 61 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Administrator" means the executive director of the emergency medical services board.
(b) "Advanced emergency medical technician" means a person who holds an advanced emergency medical technician certificate issued pursuant to this act.
(c) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse as defined in K.S.A. 65-1113, and amendments thereto.
(d) "Ambulance" means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, airplane or helicopter designed, constructed, prepared, staffed and equipped for use in transporting and providing emergency care for individuals who are ill or injured.
(e) "Ambulance service" means any organization operated for the purpose of transporting sick or injured persons to or from a place where medical care is furnished, whether or not such persons may be in need of emergency or medical care in transit.
(f) "Board" means the emergency medical services board established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6102, and amendments thereto.
(g) "Emergency medical service" means the effective and coordinated delivery of such care as may be required by an emergency that includes the care and transportation of individuals by ambulance services and the performance of authorized emergency care by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, professional nurse, a licensed physician assistant or emergency medical service provider.
(h) "Emergency medical service provider" means an emergency medical responder, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician or paramedic certified by the emergency medical services board.
(i) "Emergency medical technician" means a person who holds an emergency medical technician certificate issued pursuant to this act.
(j) "Emergency medical responder" means a person who holds an emergency medical responder certificate issued pursuant to this act.
(k) "Hospital" means a hospital as defined by K.S.A. 65-425, and amendments thereto.
(l) "Instructor-coordinator" means a person who is certified under this act to teach or coordinate both initial certification and continuing education classes.
(m) "Medical director" means a physician.
(n) "Medical oversight" means to review, approve and implement medical protocols and to approve and monitor the activities, competency and education of emergency medical service providers.
(o) "Medical protocols" means written guidelines that authorize emergency medical service providers to perform certain medical procedures prior to contacting a physician, physician assistant authorized by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse authorized by a physician or professional nurse authorized by a physician.
(p) "Municipality" means any city, county, township, fire district or ambulance service district.
(q) "Nonemergency transportation" means the care and transport of a sick or injured person under a foreseen combination of circumstances calling for continuing care of such person. As used in this subsection, transportation includes performance of the authorized level of services of the emergency medical service provider whether within or outside the vehicle as part of such transportation services.
(r) "Operator" means a person or municipality who has a permit to operate an ambulance service in the state of Kansas.
(s) "Paramedic" means a person who holds a paramedic certificate issued pursuant to this act.
(t) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company or a corporation.
(u) "Physician" means a person licensed by the state board of healing arts to practice medicine and surgery.
(v) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant as defined in K.S.A. 65-28a02, and amendments thereto.
(w) "Professional nurse" means a licensed professional nurse as defined by K.S.A. 65-1113, and amendments thereto.
(x) "Sponsoring organization" means any professional association, accredited postsecondary educational institution, ambulance service that holds a permit to operate in this state, fire department, other officially organized public safety agency, hospital, corporation, governmental entity or emergency medical services regional council, as approved by the executive director, to offer initial courses of instruction or continuing education programs.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 12; L. 1990, ch. 235, § 2; L. 1991, ch. 203, § 1; L. 1993, ch. 71, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 154, § 1; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 4; L. 2000, ch. 162, § 23; L. 2001, ch. 31, § 4; L. 2008, ch. 78, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 2; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 82; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 59; L. 2014, ch. 131, § 51; L. 2016, ch. 35, § 3; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 21; L. 2021, ch. 106, § 15; June 3.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 65 - Public Health

Article 61 - Emergency Medical Services

65-6101 Bureau of emergency medical services, position of director and emergency medical services council abolished; powers, duties and functions transferred.

65-6102 Emergency medical services board established; members, appointment; removal from or forfeiture of position; terms; meetings; compensation and expenses; approval of vouchers; temporary chairperson.

65-6103 Administrator of the emergency medical services board; duties and responsibilities; appointment of officers and employees.

65-6104 Emergency medical services board and administrator successor to certain powers, duties and functions; orders and directives, rules and regulations continued.

65-6105 Emergency medical services board successor to certain powers, duties and functions of university of Kansas school of medicine; disposition of records and fee moneys; conflict resolved by governor.

65-6106 Certain officers and employees transferred; civil service and retirement benefits preserved.

65-6107 Conflict as to disposition of power, duty or function resolved by governor.

65-6108 Disposition of property and records and appropriations; conflict resolved by governor.

65-6109 Rights saved in legal actions and proceedings.

65-6110 Rules and regulations.

65-6111 Powers and duties of emergency medical services board; rules and regulations; temporary variances; imposition of fines; issuance of subpoenas; reporting requirements.

65-6112 Definitions.

65-6113 Establishment, operation and maintenance of emergency medical service; tax levies; protest petition, election; reimbursement of certain taxing districts by counties.

65-6114 Establishment of emergency communication system by municipality; purpose.

65-6115 Continuation of certain existing services by municipality; tax levy; referendum.

65-6116 Powers of governing board of municipality.

65-6117 Standards for operation, facilities, equipment and qualification and training of personnel.

65-6118 Ambulance service taxing district; creation; governing body; tax levy.

65-6119 Paramedics; authorized activities.

65-6120 Emergency medical technician; authorized activities.

65-6121 Emergency medical technician; authorized activities.

65-6124 Limitations on liability.

65-6125 Unlawful to operate ambulance service without a permit.

65-6126 Medical director; alternative when no medical director available.

65-6127 Permit to operate ambulance service; application; contents.

65-6128 Same; qualifications of applicant; denial of application; notice; reapplication; renewal of permit; disposition of fees.

65-6129 Emergency medical service provider certificate; requirements; criminal history records check; disposition of fees; renewal of certificate; violations, sanctions.

65-6129a Supervision of students or emergency medical service providers during training and continuing education.

65-6129b Instructor-coordinator's certificate; requirements; disposition of fees; renewal of certificate.

65-6129d Inactive certificate; issuance; renewal; application for active certificate.

65-6130 Inspections; subpoenas of records; maintenance of records; personnel.

65-6131 Municipalities; licensing and regulating ambulance services.

65-6132 Denial, revocation, limitation, modification or suspension of operator's permit; hearing.

65-6133 Denial, revocation, limitation, modification or suspension of certificates.

65-6134 Temporary limitation or restriction of operator's permit; hearing.

65-6135 Ambulance services; hours of operation; persons providing emergency care.

65-6136 Scope of act.

65-6137 Violations; misdemeanor.

65-6138 Emergency medical services communications system; establishment; medical communications centers; purpose.

65-6139 Same; contracts with state agencies or political subdivisions; requirements; equipment to remain property of state.

65-6140 Same; acceptance of moneys and acquisition of property.

65-6144 Emergency medical responder; authorized activities.

65-6145 Emergency medical services; limitations of act.

65-6149a Automated external defibrillator; use and possession, immunity from liability; notice of acquisition of unit; placement of units in state facilities.

65-6150 Unlawful acts.

65-6151 Emergency medical services operating fund.

65-6153 Emergency medical services data collection system; information collected; rules and regulations.

65-6154 Same; confidentiality; exceptions; reports open records.

65-6155 Same; disclosure of information; liability.

65-6156 Act supplemental to article 61 of chapter 65 of Kansas Statutes Annotated.

65-6157 EMS revolving fund.

65-6158 Interstate compact for recognition of emergency personnel licensure.

65-6159 Medicaid ground emergency medical transportation services; supplemental medicaid reimbursement; rate; requirements; federal approval.

65-6160 Same; intergovernmental transfer program; duties of department of health and environment; requirements; no additional state general fund expenditures; federal approval.