65-6135. Ambulance services; hours of operation; persons providing emergency care; emergency medical services in rural counties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all ambulance services providing emergency care as defined by the rules and regulations adopted by the board shall offer service for 24 hours per day, every day of the year.

(b) Ambulance services providing only nonemergency transportation may offer service for less than 24 hours per day, every day of the year.

(c) Except as provided by subsection (d), whenever an operator is required to have a permit, at least one person in the patient compartment during patient transport who is providing emergency medical service shall be an emergency medical service provider certified or authorized pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6119, 65-6120, 65-6121, or 65-6158, and amendments thereto, a physician, an individual licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to K.S.A. 65-28,133, and amendments thereto, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, a professional nurse or a registered nurse holding a multistate license pursuant to K.S.A. 65-1166, and amendments thereto.

(d) The board shall not require any ground vehicle providing emergency medical services in any county with a population of 30,000 or less to operate with more than one person who satisfies the requirements of subsection (c) if the driver of such vehicle is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. An operator that chooses to adopt this policy shall notify the board within 30 days of adoption of such policy.

History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 35; L. 1989, ch. 205, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 133, § 15; L. 2000, ch. 162, § 24; L. 2010, ch. 119, § 10; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 66; L. 2016, ch. 35, § 9; L. 2019, ch. 64, § 32; L. 2024, ch. 72, § 14; L. 2025, ch. 85, § 8; July 1.