Kansas Statutes 65-6145. Emergency medical services; limitations of act
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-6145
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Nothing in this act shall be construed: (a) To preclude any municipality from licensing or otherwise regulating emergency medical responders operating within its jurisdiction, but any licensing requirements or regulations imposed by a municipality shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act;
(b) to preclude any person certified as an emergency medical service provider from providing emergency medical services to persons requiring such services; or
(c) to preclude any individual who is not a certified emergency medical service provider as defined by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-6112, and amendments thereto, from providing assistance during an emergency so long as such individual does not represent oneself to be an emergency medical service provider as defined by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-6112, and amendments thereto.