Statute 65-1117: Renewal of licenses; inactive license, fee;
continuing education requirements; rules and regulations; reinstatement of
lapsed license; notification of change in name or address or criminal
conviction.
(a) All licenses issued under the provisions of this act, whether initial
or renewal, shall expire every two years. The expiration date shall be
established by the rules and regulations of the board. The board shall send a
notice for renewal of license to every
registered professional nurse and licensed practical nurse at least 60 days
prior to the expiration date of such person's license. Every person so licensed
who desires to renew such license shall file with the board, on or before the
date of expiration of such license, a renewal application together with the
prescribed biennial renewal fee. Every licensee who is no longer engaged in the
active practice of nursing may so state by affidavit and submit such affidavit
with the renewal application. An inactive license may be requested along with
payment of a fee which shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board.
Except for the first renewal for a license that expires within
30 months following licensure examination or for renewal of a
license that expires within the first nine months following licensure by
reinstatement or endorsement, every licensee
with an active nursing license shall submit with the renewal
application evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing
nursing education required by the board. The board by duly
adopted rules and regulations shall establish the requirements for such program
of continuing nursing education. Continuing nursing education means learning
experiences intended to build upon the educational and experiential bases of
the registered professional and licensed practical nurse for the enhancement of
practice, education, administration, research or theory development to the end
of improving the health of the public. Upon receipt of such application,
payment of fee, upon receipt of the evidence of satisfactory completion of the
required program of continuing nursing education and upon being satisfied that
the applicant meets the requirements set forth in
K.S.A. 65-1115 or 65-1116 and
amendments thereto in effect at the time of initial licensure of the applicant,
the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and grant a renewal
license.
(b) Any person who fails to secure a renewal license within the time
specified herein may secure a reinstatement of such lapsed license by making
verified application therefor on a form provided by the board, by rules and
regulations, and upon furnishing proof that the applicant is competent and
qualified to act as a registered professional nurse or licensed practical
nurse and by satisfying all of the requirements for reinstatement including
payment to the board of a
reinstatement fee as established by the board.
A reinstatement application for licensure will be held awaiting completion of
such documentation as may be required, but such application shall not be held
for a period of time
in excess of that specified in rules and regulations.
(c) (1) Each licensee shall notify the board in writing of
(A) a change in name
or address
within 30 days of the
change or
(B) a conviction of any felony or misdemeanor, that is specified in rules
and
regulations adopted by the board, within 30 days from the date the conviction
becomes final.
(2) As used in this subsection, "conviction" means a final conviction without
regard to whether the sentence was suspended or probation granted after such
conviction. Also, for the purposes of this subsection, a forfeiture of bail,
bond or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, which
forfeiture has not been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction.
Failure to so notify the board shall not
constitute a defense in an action relating to failure to renew a license, nor
shall it constitute a defense in any other proceeding.
History: L. 1949, ch. 331, § 6;
L. 1975, ch. 316, § 5;
L. 1976, ch. 274, § 1;
L. 1978, ch. 240, § 4;
L. 1980, ch. 187, § 1;
L. 1983, ch. 206, § 8;
L. 1988, ch. 242, § 1;
L. 1993, ch. 194, § 11;
L. 1995, ch. 97, § 1;
L. 1997, ch. 146, § 1;
L. 2007, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.