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An Act concerning the state board of healing arts; relating to
fees paid to the board; con-
cerning compensation paid to review committee members; amending
K.S.A. 65-2012,
65-2840c, 65-2896, 65-5409 and 65-5509 and K.S.A. 1996 Supp.
65-2852 and 65-6910
and repealing the existing sections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 65-2012 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
65-2012. The following fees shall be established by rules and
regulations
adopted by the board and shall be collected by the board:
(a) For a license to practice podiatry, issued on the basis of
an ex-
amination, an amount of not more than $150
$300;
(b) for a license to practice podiatry, issued without
examination and
by endorsement, an amount of not more than $150
$300;
(c) for a license to practice podiatry, issued upon request of
an ex-
empt licensee, an amount of not more than $150
$300;
(d) for an exempt license or renewal of an exempt license, an
amount
of not more than $150 $300;
(e) for the annual renewal of a license to practice podiatry, an
amount
of not more than $150 $300;
(f) for late renewal of any license, an amount of not more than
$100$200;
(g) for reinstatement of a licensee whose license lapsed for
failure to
renew, an amount of not more than $100
$200;
(h) for a temporary permit, an amount of not more than
$30 $60;
(i) for a temporary license, an amount of not more than
$25 $50;
(j) for any examination given by the board, an amount equal to
the
cost to the board of the examination and its
administration;
(k) for a certified statement from the board that a licensee is
licensed
to practice podiatry in this state, an amount of not more than
$15 $30;
and
(l) for any copy of any license issued by the board, an amount
of not
more than $15. $30; and
(m) for written verification of any license issued by the
board, in an
amount of not more than $25.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-2852 is hereby amended to read
as
follows: 65-2852. The following fees shall be established by the
board by
rules and regulations and collected by the board:
(a) For a license, issued upon the basis of an examination given
by
the board, in a sum of not more than $150
$300;
(b) for a license, issued without examination and by
endorsement, in
a sum of not more than $150 $300;
(c) for a license, issued upon a certificate from the national
boards,
in a sum of not more than $150
$300;
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(d) for the annual renewal of a license, the sum of not more
than
$150 $300;
(e) for a temporary permit, in a sum of not more than
$30 $60;
(f) for an institutional license, in a sum of not more than
$150 $300;
(g) for a visiting professor temporary license, in a sum of not
more
than $25 $50;
(h) for a certified statement from the board that a licensee is
licensed
in this state, the sum of not more than $15
$30;
(i) for any copy of any license issued by the board, the sum of
not
more than $15 $30;
(j) for any examination given by the board, a sum in an amount
equal
to the cost to the board of the examination;
(k) for application for and issuance of a special permit under
K.S.A.
65-2811a and amendments thereto, the sum of not more than
$30 $60;
(l) for an exempt or inactive license or renewal of an exempt or
in-
active license, the sum of not more than $150;
(m) for conversion of an exempt or inactive license to a license
to
practice the healing arts, the sum of not more than
$150 $300;
(n) for reinstatement of a revoked license, in a sum of not more
than
$1,000;
(o) for a visiting clinical professor license, or renewal of a
visiting
clinical professor license, in a sum of not more than
$150 $300;
(p) for a postgraduate permit in a sum of not more than
$30 $60;
(q) for a limited permit or renewal of a limited permit, the sum
of
not more than $30. $60; and
(r) for a written verification of any license or permit, the
sum of not
more than $25.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 65-2896 is hereby amended to read as follows:
65-
2896. (a) The state board of healing arts shall maintain a register
of the
names of physicians' assistants registered in accordance with the
provi-
sions of K.S.A. 65-2896a and amendments thereto.
(b) All registrations, except temporary registration, shall
expire on the
date of expiration established by rules and regulations of the
state board
of healing arts and may be renewed annually upon request of the
regis-
trant. The request for renewal shall be on a form provided by the
state
board of healing arts and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee
estab-
lished pursuant to this section, which shall be paid not later than
the
expiration date of the registration.
(c) At least 30 days before the expiration of the registration
of a phy-
sician assistant, except temporary registration, the state board of
healing
arts shall notify the registrant of the expiration by mail
addressed to the
registrant's last place of residence as noted upon the office
records of the
board. If the registrant fails to pay the renewal fee by the date
of expi-
ration of the registration, the registrant shall be given a second
notice
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that the registrant's registration has expired and the
registration may be
renewed only if the renewal fee and the late renewal fee are
received by
the state board of healing arts within the 30-day period following
the date
of expiration and that, if both fees are not received within the
30-day
period, the registration shall be considered to have lapsed for
failure to
renew and shall be reissued only after the physician assistant has
been
reinstated under subsection (d).
(d) Any registrant who allows the registrant's registration to
lapse by
failing to renew as herein provided may be reinstated upon
recommen-
dation of the state board of healing arts and upon payment of the
renewal
fee and the reinstatement fee and upon submitting evidence of
satisfac-
tory completion of any applicable continuing education
requirements
established by the board. The board shall adopt rules and
regulations
establishing appropriate continuing education requirements for
reinstate-
ment of persons whose registrations have lapsed for failure to
renew.
(e) The following fees shall be fixed by rules and regulations
adopted
by the state board of healing arts and shall be collected by the
board:
(1) For registration as a physician assistant, the sum of not
more than
$100 $200;
(2) for temporary registration as a physician assistant, the sum
of not
more than $30;
(3) for the renewal of registration as a physician assistant,
the sum of
not more than $75 $150;
(4) for the late renewal of registration as a physician
assistant, the
sum of not more than $250;
(5) for reinstatement of a physician assistant whose name has
been
removed from the register, the sum of not more than $250;
(6) for a certified statement from the board that a physician
assistant
is registered in this state, the sum of not more than $30;
and
(7) for a copy of the registration certificate of a physician
assistant,
the sum of not more than $25.; and
(8) for written verification of any registration, the sum of
not more
than $25.
(f) The state board of healing arts shall remit all moneys
received by
or for the board under the provisions of this act to the state
treasurer and
such money shall be deposited in the state treasury, credited to
the state
general fund and the healing arts fee fund and expended all in
accordance
with K.S.A. 65-2855 and amendments thereto.
(g) The state board of healing arts may adopt rules and
regulations
necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and the act of
which this
section is amendatory.
Sec. 4. K.S.A. 65-5409 is hereby amended to read as follows:
65-
5409. (a) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees
provided for
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in this act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations,
subject to the
following limitations:
Application fee, not more than
$40$80
Temporary registration fee, not more than ..............
40
Registration renewal fee, not more than ................
4080
Registration late renewal fee, not more than ...........
4080
Registration reinstatement fee, not more than ..........
4080
Certified copy of registration, not more than ..........
2040
Written verification of registration, not more than ....
25
(b) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees for any
ex-
amination administered by the board under the occupational
therapy
practice act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations in an
amount
equal to the cost to the board of the examination. If the
examination is
not administered by the board, the board may require that fees paid
for
any examination under the occupational therapy practice act be paid
di-
rectly to the examination service by the person taking the
examination.
Sec. 5. K.S.A. 65-5509 is hereby amended to read as follows:
65-
5509. (a) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees
provided for
in this act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations, subject
to the
following limitations:
Application fee, not more than .........................
$40$80
Temporary registration fee, not more than ..............
40
Special permit fee, not more than ......................
4080
Registration renewal fee, not more than ................
4080
Registration late renewal fee, not more than ...........
4080
Registration reinstatement fee, not more than ..........
4080
Certified copy of registration, not more than ..........
2040
Written verification of registration, not more than ....
25
(b) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees for any
ex-
amination administered by the board under the respiratory therapy
prac-
tice act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations in an
amount equal
to the cost to the board of the examination. If the examination is
not
administered by the board, the board may require that fees paid for
any
examination under the respiratory therapy practice act be paid
directly to
the examination service by the person taking the
examination.
Sec. 6. K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-6910 is hereby amended to read
as
follows: 65-6910. (a) The board shall charge and collect in advance
fees
provided for in this act as fixed by the board by rules and
regulations,
subject to the following limitations:
Application fee, not more than .........................
$50$100
Temporary registration fee, not more than ..............
$50
Registration renewal fee, not more than ................
$50
Registration late renewal fee, not more than ...........
$50
Registration reinstatement fee, not more than ..........
$50
Certified copy of registration, not more than ..........
$20$40
Written verification of registration, not more than ....
$25
(b) The board shall charge and collect in advance fees for any
ex-
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amination administered by the board under the athletic trainers
registra-
tion act as fixed by the board by rules and regulations in an
amount equal
to the cost to the board of the examination and its administration.
If the
examination is not administered by the board, the board may require
that
fees paid for any examination under the athletic trainers
registration act
be paid directly to the examination service by the person taking
the ex-
amination.
(c) The board shall remit all moneys received from fees, charges
or
penalties to the state treasurer at least monthly. Upon receipt of
any such
remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount
thereof in
the state treasury. Twenty percent of each such deposit shall be
credited
to the state general fund and the balance shall be credited to the
healing
arts fee fund. All expenditures from such fund shall be made in
accor-
dance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of
accounts
and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the president
of the
board or by a person designated by the president of the
board.
(d) Fees paid are not refundable.
Sec. 7. K.S.A. 65-2840c is hereby amended to read as follows:
65-
2840c. Review committees shall be established and appointed by the
state
board of healing arts for each branch of the healing arts as
necessary to
implement advise the board in carrying out
the provisions of this act.
Each review committee shall be composed of three members and
des-
ignated alternates. Two Each of the
members and their designated alter-
nates shall serve for a period of two years, all of whom shall be
members
of the same branch of the healing arts as the person whose conduct
is
being reviewed. The third member of the review committee shall
be
appointed on anad hoc
basis, and shall be of the same branch of the licensed by the board to practice the branch
of the healing arts
healing arts and specialty, if any, as the person whose conduct is
being
reviewed
for which the review committee is established. Members of the
state board
of healing arts shall not be eligible to act as members of the
review com-
mittee. Members of the review committee who are licensees
of the state may be selected from names submitted
by the state
board of healing arts
professional association for the branch of healing arts involved.
The board The members of such review committees
attending
of healing arts shall ensure that no conflict of interest exists by
reason of
geography, personal or professional relationship, or otherwise,
between
any of the review committee members and any person whose conduct
is
being reviewed.
meetings of such committees any review
committees shall be paid com-
pensation, subsistence allowances, mileage and expenses as provided
by
K.S.A. 75-3223 and amendments thereto.
Sec. 8. K.S.A. 65-2012, 65-2840c, 65-2896, 65-5409 and 65-5509
and
K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 65-2852 and 65-6910 are hereby repealed.
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Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and
after its
publication in the Kansas register.
Approved April 10, 1997.
Published in the Kansas Register: April 17, 1997.