(a) There is hereby created a designation of visiting clinical professor license which may be issued by the board to a person who is qualified for a license for the practice of medicine and surgery on an active basis under the Kansas healing arts act. The application for a visiting clinical professor license shall be made to the board upon forms approved by the board and shall be accompanied with a statement from the chief administrative officer of the university of Kansas school of medicine at the university of Kansas medical center stating that the person is under contract with the university of Kansas medical center or one of the affiliated private practice foundations of the university of Kansas medical center to provide patient care and clinical teaching at the university of Kansas medical center or at one of the affiliated private practice foundations at the university of Kansas medical center and that the information on the application has been verified to be correct. Application for a visiting clinical professor license and for any renewal or reinstatement thereof shall be also accompanied by proof that the person has the professional liability insurance that would be required if the person were defined as a health care provider by subsection (f) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-3401 and amendments thereto in an amount of not less than the basic coverage specified under subsection (a) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-3402 and amendments thereto plus an amount of not less than the amount specified under OPTION 3 of subsection (l) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-3403 and amendments thereto, and by an affidavit that the person will maintain this professional liability insurance during the time that the visiting clinical professor license is valid. A visiting clinical professor license shall be valid only for the practice of medicine and surgery at the university of Kansas medical center or at one of the affiliated private practice foundations at the university of Kansas medical center. Physicians who are defined as full time physician faculty employed by the university of Kansas medical center under subsection (s) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-3401 and amendments thereto are not eligible for a visiting clinical professor license.

(b) The provisions of subsections (a), (d) and (e) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-2809 and amendments thereto relating to expiration and renewal of a license and the provisions of subsection (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-2809 and amendments thereto relating to continuing education requirements shall be applicable to a visiting clinical professor license issued under this section.

(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas healing arts act.