Session of 2024
SENATE BILL No. 384
By Committee on Local Government
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AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to emergency medical
services; staffing of ambulances; permitting an ambulance to operate
with one emergency medical service provider in rural cities and
counties; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6135 and repealing the
existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6135 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 65-6135. (a) All ambulance services providing emergency care as
defined by the rules and regulations adopted by the board shall offer
service 24 hours per day every day of the year.
(b) Whenever an operator is required to have a permit, at least one
person on each vehicle providing emergency medical service shall be an
emergency medical service provider certified pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6119,
65-6120 or 65-6121, and amendments thereto, a physician an individual
licensed by the state board of healing arts to practice medicine and
surgery, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse or a
professional nurse.
(c) The board shall not require any vehicle providing emergency
medical service in any city with a population of less than 50,000 or any
county with a population of less than 50,000, to operate with any
additional personnel other than the minimum personnel required under
subsection (b).
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 65-6135 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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