65-28,122. Person licensed, registered or certified to practice a profession regulated by the board required to report knowledge of violation of K.S.A. 65-2836 to state board of healing arts; exceptions. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 65-4923, and amendments thereto, any person licensed, registered or certified to practice any profession regulated by the board who possesses knowledge not subject to the physician-patient privilege that another person so licensed, registered or certified has committed any act enumerated under any practice act administered by the board which may be a ground for disciplinary action shall immediately report such knowledge, under oath, to the state board of healing arts. A person licensed, registered or certified to practice any profession regulated by the board who possesses such knowledge shall reveal fully such knowledge upon official request of the state board of healing arts.

(b) As used in subsection (a), "knowledge" means familiarity because of direct involvement or observation of the incident.

(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to any person licensed, registered or certified to practice any profession regulated by the board who is acting solely as a consultant or providing a review at the request of any person or party.

(d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas healing arts act.

History: L. 1983, ch. 213, § 4; L. 1986, ch. 229, § 47; L. 2014, ch. 131, § 38; July 1, 2015.