2011 Kansas Code
Chapter 65. - PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 61. - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
65-6123 Emergency medical technician-defibrillator; advanced emergency medical technician; authorized activities.

65-6123. Emergency medical technician-defibrillator; advanced emergency medical technician; authorized activities. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an emergency medical technician-defibrillator may:

(1) Perform any of the activities identified in K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments thereto;

(2) when approved by medical protocols and where voice contact by radio or telephone is monitored by a physician, physician assistant where authorized by a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner where authorized by a physician, or licensed professional nurse where authorized by a physician, and direct communication is maintained, upon order of such person, may perform electrocardiographic monitoring and defibrillation;

(3) perform, during an emergency, those activities specified in subsection (b) before contacting the persons identified in subsection (b) when specifically authorized to perform such activities by medical protocols; or

(4) perform, during nonemergency transportation, those activities specified in this section when specifically authorized to perform such activities by medical protocols.

(b) An individual who holds a valid certificate as an emergency medical technician-defibrillator once completing the board prescribed transition course, and validation of cognitive and psychomotor competency as determined by rules and regulations of the board, upon application for renewal, shall be deemed to hold a certificate as an advanced emergency medical technician under this act, and such individual shall not be required to file an original application for certification as an advanced emergency medical technician under this act.

(c) "Renewal" as used in subsection (b), refers to the second opportunity that an attendant has to apply for renewal of a certificate following the effective date of this act.

(d) EMT-D attendants who fail to meet the transition requirements as specified will be required, at a minimum, to gain the continuing education applicable to emergency medical technician as defined by rules and regulations of the board. Failure to do so will result in loss of certification.