Kansas § 65-6120 Emergency medical technician; authorized activities

Kansas Statutes

§ 65-6120 — Emergency medical technician; authorized activities

Kansas § 65-6120

Ch. 65PUBLIC HEALTH

Art. 61EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

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Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-6120 (2026).

Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an advanced emergency medical technician may:

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

(b)perform any of the following interventions, by use of the devices, medications and equipment, or any combination thereof, as specifically identified in rules and regulations, after successfully completing an approved course of instruction, local specialized device training and competency validation and when authorized by medical protocols, or upon order when direct communication is maintained by radio, telephone or video conference with a physician, physician assistant where authorized by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse where authorized by a physician, or professional nurs

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an advanced emergency medical technician may:
(a) Perform any of the activities identified by K.S.A. 65-6121, and amendments thereto; and
(b) perform any of the following interventions, by use of the devices, medications and equipment, or any combination thereof, as specifically identified in rules and regulations, after successfully completing an approved course of instruction, local specialized device training and competency validation and when authorized by medical protocols, or upon order when direct communication is maintained by radio, telephone or video conference with a physician, physician assistant where authorized by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse where authorized by a physician, or professional nurse where authorized by a physician upon order of such a person: (1) Advanced airway management; (2) referral of patient of alternate medical care site based on assessment; (3) transportation of a patient with a capped arterial line; (4) veni-puncture for obtaining blood sample; (5) initiation and maintenance of intravenous infusion or saline lock; (6) initiation of intraosseous infusion; (7) nebulized therapy; (8) manual defibrillation; (9) cardiac monitoring; (10) electrocardiogram interpretation; (11) monitoring of a nasogastric tube; and (12) administration of medications by methods as specified by rules and regulations of the board.

Legislative History

L. 1988, ch. 261, § 20; L. 1991, ch. 203, § 3; L. 1994, ch. 154, § 3; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 117, § 11; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 4; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 83; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 61; L. 2016, ch. 35, § 4; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 23; June 6.