Session of 2025
Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 29
By Committee on Public Health and Welfare
2-13
AN ACT concerning public health; removing the authorization for a
county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public
gatherings when necessary for the control of infectious or contagious
diseases; amending K.S.A. 65-119 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 65-119 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
119. (a) Any county or joint board of health or local health officer having
knowledge of any infectious or contagious disease, or of a death from such
disease, within their jurisdiction, shall immediately exercise and maintain
a supervision over such case or cases during their continuance, seeing that
all such cases are properly cared for and that the provisions of this act as
pertaining to isolation, restriction of communication, quarantine and
disinfection are duly enforced. The county or joint board of health or local
health officer shall communicate without delay all information as
pertaining to existing conditions to the secretary of health and
environment. The local health officer shall confer personally, if
practicable, otherwise by letter, with the person in attendance upon the
case, as to its future management and control. The county or joint board of
health or local health officer is hereby empowered and authorized to
prohibit may recommend against public gatherings when necessary for the
control of any and all infectious or contagious disease.
(b) Any disclosure or communication of information relating to
infectious or contagious diseases required to be disclosed or
communicated under subsection (a) of this section shall be confidential
and shall not be disclosed or made public beyond the requirements of
subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a) of K.S.A. 65-118(a), and
amendments thereto, except as otherwise permitted by subsection (c) of
K.S.A. 65-118(c), and amendments thereto.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 65-119 is hereby repealed.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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