Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-26-2 - Definitions
As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Diagnostic professional service"
means the testing of a human being for the detection or evaluation of a
disease, ailment, deformity, or injury within this state pursuant to the valid
order of an out-of-state practitioner.
(b) "Health care facility" means an entity
licensed by the secretary of the Kansas department of health and environment or
by the secretary of the department of social and rehabilitation services of the
state of Kansas to provide any service that constitutes the practice of the
healing arts. This term shall include any persons who are employed by the
health care facility to implement the orders issued by licensees of the board.
(c) "Health professional" means an
individual who is licensed, registered, or certified by a Kansas regulatory
agency and who renders services, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of any
of the following:
(1) Preventing physical,
mental, or emotional illness;
(2)
detecting, diagnosing, and treating illness;
(3) facilitating recovery from illness; or
(4) providing rehabilitative or
continuing care following illness.
(d) "Licensee" means a person licensed by the
board to practice the healing arts.
(e) "Out-of-state practitioner" means an
individual who is licensed in another state to practice a branch of the healing
arts without suspension or disciplinary limitation to issue a valid order, if
that individual does not maintain an office or appoint a place to regularly
meet patients or receive calls within the state of Kansas.
(f) "Therapeutic professional service" means
any treatment for the cure, relief, palliation, adjustment, or correction of
any human disease, ailment, deformity, or injury.
(g) "Valid order" means an order by an
out-of-state practitioner for a diagnostic professional service or therapeutic
professional service that is transmitted orally, electronically, or in writing,
if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The order is within the lawful scope of
authority of the out-of-state practitioner.
(2) The order may be lawfully ordered or
provided by a licensee in this state who practices the same branch of the
healing arts as that of the out-of-state practitioner.
(3) The order is issued by an out-of-state
practitioner who is not any of the following:
(A) A licensee whose license is suspended;
(B) an individual who previously
was a licensee whose license is revoked under
K.S.A. 65-2836 and amendments thereto; or
(C) a licensee whose license has a limitation
by the board that prohibits the order.
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