Kansas Statutes
Article 76 - Acupuncture Practice Act
65-7619 Administrative fines.

65-7619. Administrative fines. The state board of healing arts, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under the acupuncture practice act, may assess a civil fine, after proper notice and an opportunity to be heard, against a licensee for a violation of the acupuncture practice act in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for a first violation, $5,000 for a second violation and $10,000 for a third violation and any subsequent violation. All fines assessed and collected under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4218 [75-4215], and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the state general fund. Fines collected under this section shall be considered administrative fines pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523.
History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 24; July 1.

Structure Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Chapter 65 - Public Health

Article 76 - Acupuncture Practice Act

65-7601 Citation of act.

65-7602 Definitions.

65-7603 License prerequisite to practice acupuncture; representation as acupuncturist; penalties.

65-7604 Acupuncture needles; requirements.

65-7605 Persons not required to hold acupuncturist license.

65-7606 License to practice acupuncture by examination; prerequisites.

65-7607 License to practice acupuncture by endorsement; prerequisite.

65-7608 Waiver of certain license prerequisites.

65-7609 Renewal date of license; requirements to maintain license; notice of renewal and cancellation; cancellation of license; reinstatement of license; designation of license.

65-7610 Reinstatement of revoked license; requirements; procedure.

65-7611 Fees; collection by state board of healing arts.

65-7612 Fees, disposition of.

65-7613 Acupuncture advisory council; appointments and terms of members; meetings; reimbursement.

65-7614 Same; duties.

65-7615 Rules and regulations.

65-7616 Disciplinary action against licensee; grounds for discipline; procedure; confidentiality of certain investigatory records.

65-7617 Same; jurisdiction; procedure; stipulations; emergency proceedings.

65-7618 Non-disciplinary resolutions; procedure.

65-7619 Administrative fines.

65-7620 Confidentiality of complaints and related reports, records or information; exceptions.

65-7621 Reporting alleged incidents of malpractice; civil immunity; when.

65-7622 Acupuncturist-patient privilege.

65-7623 Injunction against violation of act.

65-7624 Severability of act.