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STATUTES UPDATED AUGUST 2003
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
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; act not applicable to
certain rescue vehicles.
65-6111 Powers and duties of emergency medical services
board.
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
65-6120 Emergency medical technician-intermediate; authorized
activities.
65-6121 Emergency medical technician; authorized activities.
65-6123 Emergency medical technician-defibrillator; authorized
activities.
65-6124 Limitations on liability.
65-6125 Unlawful to operate ambulance service without a
permit.
65-6126 Medical adviser.
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 Attendant’s
certificate; application; forms; requirements; temporary certificates; authorized
activities of applicants for certification; disposition of fees; renewal of
certificate; continuing education.
65-6129a Supervision of students or attendants during training
and continuing education.
65-6129b Instructor-coordinator’s certificate; application;
requirements; disposition of fees; renewal of certificate.
65-6129c Training officer’s certificate; application; requirements;
renewal; denial, revocation, suspension.
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 attendant’s or instructor-coordinator’s certificate; hearing.
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.
65-6141 to 65-6143
65-6144 Same; authorized activities.
65-6145 Same; limitations of act.
65-6149a Automated external defibrillator; use by qualified
persons.
65-6150 Unlawful acts.
65-6151 Emergency medical services operating fund.
Article
61.--EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
Powers and duties of emergency medical services
board. 90-45.
Emergency
medical services act; definitions; scope of act. 92-60.
Powers and duties of emergency medical services
board. 92-95.
Powers and duties of emergency medical services
board; delegation of power by legislature. 92-124.
65-6101 Bureau of emergency medical services,
position of director and emergency medical services council abolished; powers,
duties and functions transferred. (a) The
bureau of emergency medical services established pursuant to K.S.A. 74-2127,
and amendments thereto, is hereby abolished and all of the powers, duties
and functions of such bureau are transferred to and conferred and imposed
upon the emergency medical services board established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6102. Except as provided by this act, all powers,
duties and functions of the university of Kansas relating to emergency medical
services are transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the emergency medical
services board established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6102.
(b)
The position of the director of the bureau of emergency medical services
appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 74-2127, and amendments thereto, is hereby
abolished and all of the powers, duties and functions of the director of
emergency medical services are transferred to and conferred and imposed upon
the emergency medical services board or the administrator thereof as provided
by this act. The director shall continue
to carry out the duties of that position until an administrator is appointed
and qualified pursuant to this act.
(c)
The emergency medical services council established under K.S.A. 65-4316, and
amendments thereto, is hereby abolished and all of the powers, duties and
functions of the council are transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the
emergency medical services board.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 1; April 14.
Research
and Practice Aids:
Health
and Environment 7.
C.J.S. Health and Environment; 9 to 13, 54.
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
Permit to operate ambulance service;
applicability to state institution operating ambulance service. 92-77.
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. (a) There is hereby established the emergency
medical services board. The office
of the emergency medical services board shall be located in the city of
(b)
The emergency medical services board shall be composed of 13 members to be
appointed as follows:
(1)
Nine members shall be appointed by the governor. Of such members:
(A)
One shall be a member of the
(B) two shall be county commissioners of counties making a
levy for ambulance service, at least one of whom shall be from a county having
a population of less than 15,000;
(C) one shall be an instructor-coordinator;
(D) one shall be a hospital administrator actively
involved in emergency medical services;
(E) one shall be a member of a firefighting unit which
provides emergency medical service; and
(F) three shall be attendants who are actively involved in
emergency medical service. At least two
classifications of attendants shall be represented. At least one of such members shall be from a
volunteer emergency medical service; and
(2) four members shall be appointed as follows:
(A)
One shall be a member of the
(B) one shall be a member of the
(C) one shall be a member of the
(D) one shall be a member of the
All
members of the board shall be residents of the state of
(c)
Of the members first appointed to the board, four shall be appointed for terms
of one year, three for terms of two years, three for terms of three years and
three for terms of four years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of four years and until
their successors are appointed and qualified. In the case of a vacancy in the membership of the board, the vacancy
shall be filled for the unexpired term.
(d)
The board shall meet at least six times annually and at least once each quarter
and at the call of the chairperson or at the request of the administrator of
the emergency medical services board or of any six members of the board. At the first meeting of the board after
January 1 each year, the members shall elect a chairperson and a
vice-chairperson who shall serve for a term of one year. The vice-chairperson shall exercise all of
the powers of the chairperson in the absence of the chairperson. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the
chairperson or vice-chairperson, the board shall fill such vacancy by election
of one of its members to serve the unexpired term of such office. Members of the board attending meetings of
the board or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof authorized by the board
shall be paid compensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and other expenses
as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments thereto.
(e)
Except as otherwise provided by law, all vouchers for expenditures and all
payrolls of the emergency medical services board shall be approved by the
emergency medical services board or a person designated by the board.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 2; L. 1989, ch. 204, 1;
L. 1998, ch. 133, 1; July 1.
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
Emergency medical services board; expenses;
approval of vouchers. 90-18.
65-6103 Administrator of the emergency medical
services board; duties and responsibilities; appointment of officers and employees. The chief administrative officer of the emergency
medical services board shall be the administrator of the emergency medical
services board. The emergency medical
services board shall appoint the administrator. The administrator shall be in the unclassified
service under the
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 3; April 14.
65-6104 Emergency medical services board and
administrator successor to certain powers, duties and functions; orders and
directives, rules and regulations continued. (a)
Except as provided in this act, the emergency medical services board established
by K.S.A. 65-6102 shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties
and functions of the bureau of emergency medical services established by K.S.A.
74-2127, and amendments thereto, in which the same were vested prior to the
effective date of this act.
(b)
Except as provided in this act, the administrator of the emergency medical
services board appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6103 shall be the successor in
every way to the powers, duties and functions of the director of the bureau of
emergency medical services established by K.S.A. 74-2127, and amendments
thereto, in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
(c)
Whenever the bureau of emergency medical services or emergency medical services
council or words of like effect are referred to or designated by a statute,
contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to
apply to the emergency medical services board established by K.S.A. 65-6102. Whenever the director of the bureau of
emergency medical services or words of like effect are referred to or
designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or
designation shall be deemed to apply to the emergency medical services board.
(d)
All orders and directives of the emergency medical services council which
relate to emergency medical services and which were adopted under K.S.A.
65-4314 to 65-4331, inclusive, and amendments thereto, in existence immediately
prior to the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and
shall be deemed to be the orders or directives of the emergency medical
services board, until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.
All
rules and regulations of the emergency medical services council which relate to
emergency medical services and which were adopted under K.S.A. 65-4314 to
65-4331, inclusive, and amendments thereto, in existence immediately prior to
the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be
deemed to be the rules and regulations of the emergency medical services board,
until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 4; April 14.
65-6105 Emergency medical services board
successor to certain powers, duties and functions of
(b)
The emergency medical services board shall succeed to all records which were
used for or pertain to the performance of the powers, duties and functions
transferred to the board pursuant to subsection (a). Any conflict as to the proper disposition of
records arising under this section shall be resolved by the governor, whose
decision shall be final.
(c)
The board shall succeed to the unexpended balance of any fee fund money
relating to the powers, duties and functions transferred to the board pursuant
to subsection (a). Any conflict as to
the proper disposition of such money shall be resolved by the governor, whose
decision shall be final.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 5; April 14.
65-6106 Certain officers and employees
transferred; civil service and retirement benefits preserved. Officers and employees who were engaged immediately
prior to the effective date of this act in the performance of powers, duties
and functions, which are transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act,
and who, in the opinion of the emergency medical services board, are necessary
to perform the powers, duties and functions of the board shall become officers
and employees of the board. Any such
officer or employee shall retain all retirement benefits, including the right
to retain active participation in the retirement system which the officer
or employee belonged to on the effective date of this act, and all rights
of civil service which had accrued to or vested in such officer or employee
prior to the effective date of this act. The service of each such officer and employee
so transferred shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of personnel
in the classified service under the
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 6; April 14.
Cross
References to Related Sections:
Emergency telephone service, see 12-5301 et seq.
65-6107 Conflict as to disposition of
power, duty or function resolved by governor. Whenever
any conflict arises as to the disposition of any power, duty or function as
a result of any abolishment or transfer made by this act, such conflict shall
be resolved by the governor, and the decision of the governor shall be final.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 7; April 14.
65-6108 Disposition of property and
records and appropriations; conflict resolved by governor. The emergency medical services board shall succeed
to all property and records which were used for, or pertain to, the performance
of the powers, duties and functions transferred to the board pursuant to K.S.A.
65-6101. The unexpended balances of
any appropriations for the bureau of emergency medical services, abolished
by this act, shall be transferred to the emergency medical services board
to be used by the board to carry out the powers, duties and functions transferred
by this act. Any conflict as to the
proper disposition of property or records or the unexpended balance of any
appropriation arising under this section shall be determined by the governor,
and the decision of the governor shall be final.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 8; April 14.
65-6109 Rights saved in legal actions
and proceedings. No suit, action or other proceeding, judicial
or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been commenced,
by or against the bureau of emergency medical services abolished by this act,
or by or against any officer or employee of such bureau in the official capacity
of such officer or employee or in relation to the discharge of official duties
of such officer or employee, shall abate by reason of the governmental reorganization
effected under the provisions of this act. The court may allow any such suit, action or
other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of such state
agency or any officer or employee affected.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 9; April 14.
65-6110 Rules and regulations; act not
applicable to certain rescue vehicles. (a) The
board shall adopt any rules and regulations necessary for the regulation of
ambulance services. Such rules and
regulations shall include: (1) A classification
of the different types of ambulance services; (2) requirements as to equipment
necessary for ambulances and rescue vehicles; (3) qualifications and training
of attendants, instructor-coordinators and training officers; (4) requirements
for the licensure and renewal of licensure for ambulances and rescue vehicles;
(5) records and equipment to be maintained by operators, instructor-coordinators,
training officers, providers of training and attendants; and (6) such other
matters as the board deems necessary to implement and administer the provisions
of this act.
(b)
The provisions of this act shall not apply to rescue vehicles operated by a
fire department.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 10; L. 1990, ch. 235, 1;
L. 1993, ch. 71, 1; L. 1998, ch.
133, 2; July 1.
Source
or prior law: 65-4320.
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
Powers and duties of emergency medical services
board; rules and regulations. 92-113.
65-6111 Powers and duties of emergency
medical services board. The emergency medical
services board shall:
(a)
Adopt any rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this
act;
(b) review and approve the allocation and expenditure of
moneys appropriated for emergency medical services;
(c) conduct hearings for all regulatory matters concerning
ambulance services, attendants, instructor-coordinators, training officers and
providers of training;
(d) submit a budget to the legislature for the operation
of the board;
(e) develop a state plan for the delivery of emergency
medical services;
(f) enter into contracts as may be necessary to carry out
the duties and functions of the board under this act;
(g)
review and approve all requests for state and federal funding involving
emergency medical services projects in the state or delegate such duties to the
administrator;
(h) approve all training programs for attendants,
instructor-coordinators and training officers and prescribe application fees by
rules and regulations;
(i) approve methods of examination
for certification of attendants, training officers and instructor-coordinators
and prescribe examination fees by rules and regulations;
(j) appoint a medical consultant for the board. Such person shall be a person licensed to
practice medicine and surgery and shall be active in the field of emergency
medical services; and
(k) approve providers of training by prescribing standards
and requirements by rules and regulations and withdraw or modify such approval
in accordance with the
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 11; L. 1993, ch. 71, 2;
L. 1998, ch. 133, 3; July 1.
Source
or prior law: 65-4315, 65-4316.
65-6112 Definitions. As used in this act:
(a)
“Administrator” means the administrator of the emergency medical services
board.
(b)
“Ambulance” means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, airplane or
helicopter designed, constructed, prepared and equipped for use in transporting
and providing emergency care for individuals who are ill or injured.
(c)
“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.
(d)
“Attendant” means a first responder, emergency medical technician, emergency
medical technician-intermediate, emergency medical technician-defibrillator or
a mobile intensive care technician certified pursuant to this act.
(e)
“Board” means the emergency medical services board established pursuant to
K.S.A. 65-6102, and amendments thereto.
(f)
“Emergency medical service” means the effective and coordinated delivery of
such care as may be required by an emergency which includes the care and
transportation of individuals by ambulance services and the performance of
authorized emergency care by a physician, professional nurse, a licensed
physician assistant or attendant.
(g)
“Emergency medical technician” means a person who holds an emergency medical
technician certificate issued pursuant to this act.
(h)
“Emergency medical technician-defibrillator” means a person who holds an
emergency medical technician defibrillator certificate issued pursuant to this
act.
(i) “Emergency medical technician-intermediate” means a
person who holds an emergency medical technician intermediate certificate
issued pursuant to this act.
(j)
“First responder” means a person who holds a first 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 initial courses of certification of instruction and continuing education
classes.
(m)
“Medical adviser” means a physician.
(n)
“Medical protocols” mean written guidelines which authorize attendants to
perform certain medical procedures prior to contacting a physician, or
professional nurse authorized by a physician. These protocols shall be developed and
approved by a county medical society or, if there is no county medical society,
the medical staff of a hospital to which the ambulance service primarily
transports patients.
(o)
“Mobile intensive care technician” means a person who holds a mobile intensive
care technician certificate issued pursuant to this act.
(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 attendant
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
(s)
“Person” means an individual, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock
company or a corporation.
(t)
“Physician” means a person licensed by the state board of healing arts to
practice medicine and surgery.
(u)
“Physician assistant” means a person who is licensed under the physician
assistant licensure act and who is acting under the direction of a responsible
physician.
(v)
“Professional nurse” means a licensed professional nurse as defined by K.S.A. 65-1113, and amendments thereto.
(w)
“Provider of training” means a corporation, partnership, accredited
postsecondary education institution, ambulance service, fire department,
hospital or municipality that conducts training programs that include, but are
not limited to, initial courses of instruction and continuing education for
attendants, instructor-coordinators or training officers.
(x)
“Responsible physician” means responsible physician as such term is defined
under K.S.A. 65-28a02 and amendments thereto.
(y)
“Training officer” means a person who is certified pursuant to this act to
teach initial courses of instruction for first responders and continuing
education as prescribed by the board.
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; July 1.
Source
or prior law: 65-4301, 65-4314, 65-4339.
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
Mobile
intensive care technicians; authorized activities. 90-134.
Operation and maintenance of emergency medical
and ambulance services; public bid-letting. 93-31.
65-6113 Establishment, operation and
maintenance of emergency medical service; tax levies; protest petition, election;
reimbursement of certain taxing districts by counties. (a) The governing body of any municipality may
establish, operate and maintain an emergency medical service or ambulance
service as provided in this act as a municipal function and may contract with
any person, other municipality or board of a county hospital for the purpose
of furnishing emergency medical services or ambulance services within or without
the boundaries of the municipality upon such terms and conditions and for
such compensation as may be agreed upon which shall be payable from the general
fund of such municipality or from a special fund for which a tax is levied
under the provisions of this act.
(b)
The governing body of the municipality may make an annual tax levy of not to
exceed three mills upon all of the taxable tangible property within such
municipality for the establishment, operation and maintenance of an emergency
medical service or ambulance service under this act and to pay a portion of the
principal and interest on bonds issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774,
and amendments thereto.
(c)
No tax shall be levied under the provisions of subsection (b) until the
governing body of the municipality adopts an ordinance or resolution
authorizing the levy of such tax. Such
ordinance or resolution shall be published once each week for three consecutive
weeks in the official newspaper of the municipality. If within 60 days following the last
publication of such ordinance or resolution, a petition in opposition to the
levy of such tax, signed by a number of the qualified electors of such
municipality equal to not less than 5% of the electors of such municipality who
voted for the office of secretary of state at the last general election, is
filed with the county election officer of the county in which such municipality
is located, the question of whether the levy shall be made shall be submitted
to the electors of the municipality at the next primary or general election
within such municipality, or if such primary or general election does not take
place within 60 days after the date the petition was filed, the question may be
submitted at a special election called and held therefore. If no petition has been filed and the time
prescribed for filing the petition expires prior to August 1 in any year, or if
the petition was filed and a majority of the electors voting on the question of
levying the tax vote in favor thereof at an election held prior to August 1 in
any year, the governing body of the municipality may levy in that year and in
each succeeding year in the amount specified in the ordinance or resolution,
but not exceeding three mills. If no
petition has been filed and the time prescribed for filing the petition expires
after September 30 in any year, or if the petition was filed and a majority of
the electors voting on the question of levying the tax vote in favor thereof at
an election held after September 30 in any year, the governing body of the
municipality may levy in the next succeeding year and in each succeeding year
thereafter the amount specified in the ordinance or resolution, but not
exceeding three mills.
(d)
In the case of a county, the board of county commissioners shall not provide
ambulance service under the provisions of this act in any part of the county
which receives ambulance service, but the county shall reimburse any taxing
district which on the effective date of this act provides ambulance services to
such district with its proportionate share of the county general fund or
special tax levy fund budgeted for ambulance services within the county. Such reimbursement shall be based on the
amount that the assessed tangible taxable valuation of the taxing district
bears to the total taxable tangible valuation of the county, but in no event
shall such taxing district receive from the county more than the district's
cost of furnishing such ambulance services. Any taxing district establishing ambulance
service in any part of a county under the provisions of this act on or after
the effective date of this act shall not be entitled to receive reimbursement
pursuant to this subsection until a final order of the emergency medical
services board ordering such reimbursement is issued following the furnishing
of notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the interested parties. No order for reimbursement shall be issued
unless the emergency medical service board finds that such establishment shall
enhance or improve ambulance service provided to the residents of such taxing
district as determined in accordance with criteria established by rules and
regulations adopted by the board.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 13; L. 1990, ch. 66, 45;
May 31.
Source
or prior law: 19-261, 19-262, 19-263,
19-263a, 19-263b, 19-3623b, 19-3632, 19-3633 through 19-3636, 19-3636a,
65-4302.
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
County emergency medical services. 88-96.
Ambulance
service taxing district; creation; body; tax levy. 90-57.
Operation
and maintenance of emergency medical services; tax levies; protest petition,
election; reimbursement of certain taxing districts by counties. 91-107.
Operation and maintenance of emergency medical
and ambulance services; public bid-letting. 93-31.
Ambulance services; county reimbursement of
taxing districts providing such services. 96-24.
65-6114 Establishment of emergency communication
system by municipality; purpose. The governing body of any municipality may establish,
operate and maintain a centralized emergency service communication system
as a municipal function, within or without the boundaries of the municipality,
for the purpose of furnishing those services required to establish, operate
and maintain an emergency medical service or ambulance service, and such emergency
communication system may include a county or city fire dispatch communication
service for the purpose of providing a common communication network for all
fire-fighting facilities, equipment and personnel. Such
emergency communication system may provide for coordinated communication between
all law enforcement agencies, ambulances, ambulance services and dispatchers,
emergency receiving centers, fire dispatcher services, fire departments, health
care institutions, medical practitioners, motor vehicle repair and towing
services, and such other persons and service agencies as may be required.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 14; April 14.
Source
or prior law: 65-4303.
65-6115 Continuation of certain existing
services by municipality; tax levy; referendum. The governing body of any municipality is hereby
authorized to continue, in accordance with the provisions of this act, operation
of any emergency medical service or ambulance service or centralized emergency
service communications system previously established, operated and maintained,
or continue any contract with any person, other municipality or board of a
county hospital for the furnishing of emergency medical services or ambulance
service previously executed, pursuant to the authority of any statute repealed
by this act. Such governing body is
hereby authorized to continue to levy under authority of this section any
tax for the operation and maintenance of such services or contracts previously
authorized and levied pursuant to any statute repealed by this act in any
amount not exceeding the amount specified in the ordinance or resolution providing
for the levy in such municipality under such repealed statute. No increase in the amount of the tax previously
authorized for the operation and maintenance of such services or contracts
shall be levied until the governing body of such municipality adopts a new
ordinance or resolution which authorizes such increase and is subject to referendum
in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 65-6113.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 15; April 14.
65-6116 Powers of governing board of
municipality. In addition to other powers set forth in this
act, the governing body of any municipality operating an emergency medical
service or ambulance service shall have the power:
(a)
To acquire by gift, bequest, purchase or lease from public or private sources,
and to plan, construct, operate and maintain the services, equipment and
facilities which are incidental or necessary to the establishment, operation
and maintenance of an emergency medical service or ambulance service;
(b) to enter into contracts including, but not limited to,
the power to enter into contracts for the construction, operation, management,
maintenance and supervision of emergency medical services or ambulance services
with any person or governmental entity;
(c) to make application for and to receive any
contributions, moneys or properties from the state or federal government or any
agency thereof or from any other public or private source;
(d) to contract or otherwise agree to combine or
coordinate its activities, facilities and personnel with those of any person or
governmental entity for the purpose of furnishing the emergency medical
services or ambulance services within or without the municipality;
(e)
to establish and collect any charges to be made for emergency medical services
or ambulance services within or without the municipality and to provide for an
audit of the records of the emergency medical services operation or ambulance
services; and
(f) to perform all other necessary and incidental
functions necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 16; April 14.
Source
or prior law: 19-261, 19-262, 19-263,
19-263a, 19-263b, 19-3623b, 19-3632 through 19-3636a, 65-4304.
65-6117 Standards for operation, facilities,
equipment and qualification and training of personnel. If the governing body of a municipality establishes
an emergency medical service or ambulance service as provided in this act,
it shall establish a minimum set of standards for the operation of such service,
for its facilities and equipment, and for the qualifications and training
of personnel.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 17; April 14.
Source
or prior law: 19-262, 19-3636, 65-4305.
65-6118 Ambulance service taxing district;
creation; governing body; tax levy. Whenever
the board of county commissioners of any county which is furnishing ambulance
services within the county under the authority of this act shall determine
that such service can best be provided by the creation of an ambulance service
taxing district, such board shall by resolution create and establish such
district and define the boundaries thereof. The boundaries of such district shall include
the territory receiving ambulance service provided by the county on the date
of the adoption of the resolution creating such district. The board of county commissioners shall be the
governing body of the district and shall have the authority, powers and duties
granted to boards of county commissioners under the authority of this act,
except that all costs incurred by the governing body of the district in providing
ambulance services in such district shall be paid from the proceeds of the
tax levies of the district hereinafter authorized. The provisions of this act shall govern the operation
of ambulances providing services within districts established under the provisions
of this section. The governing body
of each ambulance service taxing district is hereby authorized to levy an
annual tax upon all taxable tangible property in such district in accordance
with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-6113. The county treasurer shall receive and have custody
of all of the funds of the district and shall expend the same upon the order
of the governing body of the district as provided by law.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 18; April 14.
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
Ambulance
service taxing district; creation; body; tax levy. 90-57.
65-6119
(a) Perform all the authorized activities
identified in K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments thereto;
(b) perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and
defibrillation;
(c)
when voice contact or a telemetered electrocardiogram
is monitored by a physician, physician’s assistant where authorized by a
physician or licensed professional nurse where authorized by a physician and
direct communication is maintained, and upon order of such person may
administer such medications or procedures as may be deemed necessary by a
person identified in subsection (c);
(d)
perform, during an emergency, those activities specified in subsection (c)
before contacting a person identified in subsection (c) when specifically
authorized to perform such activities by medical protocols; and
(e) perform, during nonemergency transportation, those activities specified in this section when specifically
authorized to perform such activities by medical protocols.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, 19; L. 1991, ch. 203, 2;
L. 1994, ch. 154, 2; L. 1998, ch.
133, 5; July 1.
Source
or prior law: 65-4306.
Research
and Practice Aids:
Physicians
and Surgeons 6(1).
C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other
Health-Care Providers 2 to 15, 28.
Attorney
General’s Opinions:
Mobile
intensive care technicians; authorized activities. 90-134.