Printable Format65-6119. Paramedics; authorized activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, after successfully completing an approved course of instruction, local specialized device training and competency validation and when authorized by medical protocols or upon the order of a qualified healthcare provider, a paramedic may:
(a) Perform all the authorized activities identified in K.S.A. 65-6120, 65-6121, 65-6144, and amendments thereto; and
(b) administer such medications or procedures as may be deemed necessary by a qualified healthcare provider.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 19; L. 1991, ch. 203, § 2; L. 1994, ch. 154, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 117, § 10; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 3; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 60; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 22; L. 2025, ch. 85, § 4; July 1.
Source or Prior Law:
65-4306.
Attorney General's Opinions:
Mobile intensive care technicians; authorized activities. 90-134.
Cited; opinion enumerates activities authorized to be performed by the various classes of emergency medical personnel. 2008-6.
Paramedics are not strictly limited to working at the scene of a response or in an ambulance during patient transport. 2014-20.