Kansas Statutes 65-7304. Persons exempt from licensure
The following shall be exempt from the requirement of a license pursuant to this act:
(a) A licensed practitioner;
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-7304
- Board: means the state board of healing arts. See Kansas Statutes 65-7302
- License: means a certificate issued by the board authorizing the licensee to perform radiologic technology procedures on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. See Kansas Statutes 65-7302
- Licensed practitioner: means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery, dentistry, podiatry or chiropractic in this state, or a person licensed as a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or naturopathic doctor in this state. See Kansas Statutes 65-7302
- Radiologic technology: means the use of radioactive substance or equipment emitting or detecting ionizing radiation on humans for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes upon prescription of a licensed practitioner. See Kansas Statutes 65-7302
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(b) a person issued a postgraduate permit by the board or students while in actual attendance in an accredited health care educational program for radiologic technology and under the supervision of a qualified instructor;
(c) health care providers in the United States armed forces, public health services, federal facilities and other military service when acting in the line of duty in this state;
(d) persons rendering assistance in the case of an emergency;
(e) a licensed dental hygienist or an unlicensed person working under the supervision of a licensed dentist who has been trained by a licensed dentist on the proper use of dental radiographic equipment for the purpose of providing medical imaging for dental diagnostic purposes consistent with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-1422 et seq., and amendments thereto; and
(f) a licensed physician assistant, a licensed nurse or an unlicensed person performing radiologic technology procedures who is (1) working under the supervision of a licensed practitioner or a person designated by a hospital licensed pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-425 et seq., and amendments thereto, and (2) who has been trained on the proper use of equipment for the purpose of performing radiologic technology procedures consistent with Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-2001 et seq., or Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-2801 et seq., and amendments thereto. The board shall adopt rules and regulations to assure that persons exempted from licensure under this subsection receive continuing education consistent with their practice authorized herein.
(g) This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2005.