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12  AN ACT concerning the state board of healing arts; relating to fees paid
13    to the board; concerning compensation paid to review committee
14    members; amending K.S.A. 65-2012, 65-2840c, 65-2896, 65-5409
15    and 65-5509 and K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-2852 and 65-6910 and repeal-
16    ing the existing sections.
17
18  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
19    Section 1.  K.S.A. 65-2012 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
20  2012. The following fees shall be established by rules and regulations
21  adopted by the board and shall be collected by the board:
22    (a)  For a license to practice podiatry, issued on the basis of an ex-
23  amination, an amount of not more than $150 $500 $300;
24    (b)  for a license to practice podiatry, issued without examination and
25  by endorsement, an amount of not more than $150 $500 $300;
26    (c)  for a license to practice podiatry, issued upon request of an ex-
27  empt licensee, an amount of not more than $150 $300;
28    (d)  for an exempt license or renewal of an exempt license, an amount
29  of not more than $150 $300;
30    (e)  for the annual renewal of a license to practice podiatry, an amount
31  of not more than $150 $300;
32    (f)  for late renewal of any license, an amount of not more than $100
33  $200;
34    (g)  for reinstatement of a licensee whose license lapsed for failure to
35  renew, an amount of not more than $100 $250 $200;
36    (h)  for a temporary permit, an amount of not more than $30 $50 $60;
37    (i)  for a temporary license, an amount of not more than $25 $100
38  $50;
39    (j)  for any examination given by the board, an amount equal to the
40  cost to the board of the examination and its administration;
41    (k)  for a certified statement from the board that a licensee is licensed
42  to practice podiatry in this state, an amount of not more than $15 $100
43  $30; and
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 1    (l)  for any copy of any license issued by the board, an amount of not
 2  more than $15. $100 $30; and
 3    (m)  for written verification of any license issued by the board, in an
 4  amount of not more than $25.
 5    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-2852 is hereby amended to read as
 6  follows: 65-2852. The following fees shall be established by the board by
 7  rules and regulations and collected by the board:
 8    (a)  For a license, issued upon the basis of an examination given by
 9  the board, in a sum of not more than $150 $500 $300;
10    (b)  for a license, issued without examination and by endorsement, in
11  a sum of not more than $150 $500 $300;
12    (c)  for a license, issued upon a certificate from the national boards,
13  in a sum of not more than $150 $500 $300;
14    (d)  for the annual renewal of a license, the sum of not more than
15  $150 $300;
16    (e)  for a temporary permit, in a sum of not more than $30 $50 $60;
17    (f)  for an institutional license, in a sum of not more than $150 $500
18  $300;
19    (g)  for a visiting professor temporary license, in a sum of not more
20  than $25 $50;
21    (h)  for a certified statement from the board that a licensee is licensed
22  in this state, the sum of not more than $15 $100 $30;
23    (i)  for any copy of any license issued by the board, the sum of not
24  more than $15 $50 $30;
25    (j)  for any examination given by the board, a sum in an amount equal
26  to the cost to the board of the examination;
27    (k)  for application for and issuance of a special permit under K.S.A.
28  65-2811a and amendments thereto, the sum of not more than $30 $50
29  $60;
30    (l)  for an exempt or inactive license or renewal of an exempt or in-
31  active license, the sum of not more than $150;
32    (m)  for conversion of an exempt or inactive license to a license to
33  practice the healing arts, the sum of not more than $150 $300;
34    (n)  for reinstatement of a revoked license, in a sum of not more than
35  $1,000;
36    (o)  for a visiting clinical professor license, or renewal of a visiting
37  clinical professor license, in a sum of not more than $150 $500 $300;
38    (p)  for a postgraduate permit in a sum of not more than $30 $100
39  $60;
40    (q)  for a limited permit or renewal of a limited permit, the sum of
41  not more than $30. $50 $60; and
42    (r)  for a written verification of any license or permit, the sum of not
43  more than $25.
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 1    Sec. 3.  K.S.A. 65-2896 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
 2  2896. (a) The state board of healing arts shall maintain a register of the
 3  names of physicians' assistants registered in accordance with the provi-
 4  sions of K.S.A. 65-2896a and amendments thereto.
 5    (b)  All registrations, except temporary registration, shall expire on the
 6  date of expiration established by rules and regulations of the state board
 7  of healing arts and may be renewed annually upon request of the regis-
 8  trant. The request for renewal shall be on a form provided by the state
 9  board of healing arts and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee estab-
10  lished pursuant to this section, which shall be paid not later than the
11  expiration date of the registration.
12    (c)  At least 30 days before the expiration of the registration of a phy-
13  sician assistant, except temporary registration, the state board of healing
14  arts shall notify the registrant of the expiration by mail addressed to the
15  registrant's last place of residence as noted upon the office records of the
16  board. If the registrant fails to pay the renewal fee by the date of expi-
17  ration of the registration, the registrant shall be given a second notice
18  that the registrant's registration has expired and the registration may be
19  renewed only if the renewal fee and the late renewal fee are received by
20  the state board of healing arts within the 30-day period following the date
21  of expiration and that, if both fees are not received within the 30-day
22  period, the registration shall be considered to have lapsed for failure to
23  renew and shall be reissued only after the physician assistant has been
24  reinstated under subsection (d).
25    (d)  Any registrant who allows the registrant's registration to lapse by
26  failing to renew as herein provided may be reinstated upon recommen-
27  dation of the state board of healing arts and upon payment of the renewal
28  fee and the reinstatement fee and upon submitting evidence of satisfac-
29  tory completion of any applicable continuing education requirements es-
30  tablished by the board. The board shall adopt rules and regulations es-
31  tablishing appropriate continuing education requirements for
32  reinstatement of persons whose registrations have lapsed for failure to
33  renew.
34    (e)  The following fees shall be fixed by rules and regulations adopted
35  by the state board of healing arts and shall be collected by the board:
36    (1)  For registration as a physician assistant, the sum of not more than
37  $100 $200;
38    (2)  for temporary registration as a physician assistant, the sum of not
39  more than $30;
40    (3)  for the renewal of registration as a physician assistant, the sum of
41  not more than $75 $200 $150;
42    (4)  for the late renewal of registration as a physician assistant, the
43  sum of not more than $250;
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 1    (5)  for reinstatement of a physician assistant whose name has been
 2  removed from the register, the sum of not more than $250;
 3    (6)  for a certified statement from the board that a physician assistant
 4  is registered in this state, the sum of not more than $30; and
 5    (7)  for a copy of the registration certificate of a physician assistant,
 6  the sum of not more than $25.; and
 7    (8)  for written verification of any registration, the sum of not more
 8  than $25.
 9    (f)  The state board of healing arts shall remit all moneys received by
10  or for the board under the provisions of this act to the state treasurer and
11  such money shall be deposited in the state treasury, credited to the state
12  general fund and the healing arts fee fund and expended all in accordance
13  with K.S.A. 65-2855 and amendments thereto.
14    (g)  The state board of healing arts may adopt rules and regulations
15  necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and the act of which this
16  section is amendatory.
17    Sec. 4.  K.S.A. 65-5409 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
18  5409. (a) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees provided for
19  in this act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations, subject to the
20  following limitations:
21  Application fee, not more than$40 $100 $80
22  Temporary registration fee, not more than[nt40
23  Registration renewal fee, not more than[nt40 100 80
24  Registration late renewal fee, not more than[nt40 50 80
25  Registration reinstatement fee, not more than[nt40 50 80
26  Certified copy of registration, not more than[nt20 30 40
27  Written verification of registration, not more than[nt25
28    (b)  The board shall charge and collect in advance fees for any ex-
29  amination administered by the board under the occupational therapy
30  practice act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations in an amount
31  equal to the cost to the board of the examination. If the examination is
32  not administered by the board, the board may require that fees paid for
33  any examination under the occupational therapy practice act be paid di-
34  rectly to the examination service by the person taking the examination.
35    Sec. 5.  K.S.A. 65-5509 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
36  5509. (a) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees provided for
37  in this act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations, subject to the
38  following limitations:
39  Application fee, not more than$40 $100 $80
40  Temporary registration fee, not more than[nt40
41  Special permit fee, not more than[nt40 100 80
42  Registration renewal fee, not more than[nt40 50 80
43  Registration late renewal fee, not more than[nt40 50 80
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 1  Registration reinstatement fee, not more than[nt40 50 80
 2  Certified copy of registration, not more than[nt20 30 40
 3  Written verification of registration, not more than[nt25
 4    (b)  The board shall charge and collect in advance fees for any ex-
 5  amination administered by the board under the respiratory therapy prac-
 6  tice act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations in an amount equal
 7  to the cost to the board of the examination. If the examination is not
 8  administered by the board, the board may require that fees paid for any
 9  examination under the respiratory therapy practice act be paid directly to
10  the examination service by the person taking the examination.
11    Sec. 6.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-6910 is hereby amended to read as
12  follows: 65-6910. (a) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees
13  provided for in this act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations,
14  subject to the following limitations:
15  Application fee, not more than$50 $100
16  Temporary registration fee, not more than[nt$50
17  Registration renewal fee, not more than[nt$50
18  Registration late renewal fee, not more than[nt$50
19  Registration reinstatement fee, not more than[nt$50
20  Certified copy of registration, not more than[nt$20 30 $40
21  Written verification of registration, not more than[nt$25
22    (b)  The board shall charge and collect in advance fees for any ex-
23  amination administered by the board under the athletic trainers registra-
24  tion act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations in an amount equal
25  to the cost to the board of the examination and its administration. If the
26  examination is not administered by the board, the board may require that
27  fees paid for any examination under the athletic trainers registration act
28  be paid directly to the examination service by the person taking the ex-
29  amination.
30    (c)  The board shall remit all moneys received from fees, charges or
31  penalties to the state treasurer at least monthly. Upon receipt of any such
32  remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount thereof in
33  the state treasury. Twenty percent of each such deposit shall be credited
34  to the state general fund and the balance shall be credited to the healing
35  arts fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in accor-
36  dance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts
37  and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the president of the
38  board or by a person designated by the president of the board.
39    (d)  Fees paid are not refundable.
40    Sec. 7.  K.S.A. 65-2840c is hereby amended to read as follows:
41  65-2840c. Review committees shall be established and appointed
42  by the state board of healing arts for each branch of the healing
43  arts as necessary to implement advise the board in carrying out the
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 1  provisions of this act. Each review committee shall be composed
 2  of three members and designated alternates. Two Each of the members
 3  and their designated alternates shall serve for a period of two
 4  years, all of whom shall be members of the same branch of the healing
 5  arts as the person whose conduct is being reviewed. The third member
 6  of the review committee shall be appointed on an ad hoc basis, and shall
 7  be of the same branch of the healing arts and specialty, if any, as the
 8  person whose conduct is being reviewed licensed by the board to practice
 9  the branch of the healing arts for which the review committee is estab-
10  lished. Members of the state board of healing arts shall not be eli-
11  gible to act as members of the review committee. Members of the
12  review committee who are licensees of the state board of healing arts
13  may be selected from names submitted by the state professional
14  association for the branch of healing arts involved. The board of
15  healing arts shall ensure that no conflict of interest exists by reason of
16  geography, personal or professional relationship, or otherwise, between
17  any of the review committee members and any person whose conduct is
18  being reviewed. The members of such review committees attending
19  meetings of such committees any review committees shall be paid com-
20  pensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and expenses as pro-
21  vided by K.S.A. 75-3223 and amendments thereto. Notwithstanding
22  any other provision of law, the board may compensate review committee
23  members as deemed appropriate by the board to review records relating
24  to matters being investigated by the board.
25    Sec. 7 8.  K.S.A. 65-2012, 65-2840c, 65-2896, 65-5409 and 65-5509
26  and K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-2852 and 65-6910 are hereby repealed.
27    Sec. 8 9.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
28  publication in the Kansas register.