A chronological list of important events that have happened at the Kansas State Board of Nursing.
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2019
Nurse Practice Act Amended
K.A.R. 60-4-101 Payment of fees. Increase the nursing licensure fees for professional nurses and licensed practical nurses. Creates fees for multi-state licenses effective July 1, 2019.
2018
Nurse Practice Act Amended
K.S.A. 65-1166 Nurse licensure compact. Legislation passed which allows Kansas to join the Nurse Licensure Compact effective July 1, 2019.
2017
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Changes to regulations:
K.A.R. 60-4-101. Payment of fees. Increase the fee for verification of licensure to another state from $25.00 to $30.00 for the Register Nurse and the Licensed Practical Nurse.
Changes to statutes K.S.A. 65-1118, K.S.A. 65-4202, K.S.A. 65-4203, K.S.A. 65- 4208, K.S.A. 65-4212, and K.S.A. 74-1111.
2016
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Changes to regulations:
K.A.R. 60-2-101. Requirements for initial approval. Deleted language which requires a rational for the establishment of the RN and LPN nursing program and the potential effect on other nursing programs in the area. Also deleted the Kansas administrative process for nursing programs.
K.A.R. 60-3-102. Duplicate of license. Deletes “the fee may be waived if the license has been stolen” and clarifies that the duplicate license is for the initial license.
K.A.R. 60-3-103. Change of name. Adds the requirement that a licensee or applicant must notify the board within 30 days of a name change.
K.A.R. 60-3-110. Unprofessional conduct. Adds that if a nurse licensee or applicant for a nursing license fails to submit to a mental or physical examination or an alcohol or drug screen when ordered by the board would be defined as unprofessional conduct.
K.A.R. 60-3-113. Reporting of certain misdemeanors convictions by the licensee. Requires the licensee to report the convictions within 30 days from the date of the convection.
K.A.R. 60-7-102. Duplicate of license. Deletes for licensed mental health technicians “the fee may be waived if the license has been” stolen and clarifies that the duplicate license is for the initial license.
K.A.R. 60-7-106. Unprofessional conduct. Adds that if a licensed mental health technician licensee or applicant for a mental health technician license fails to submit to a mental or physical examination or an alcohol or drug screen when ordered by the board would be defined as unprofessional conduct.
K.A.R. 60-9-105. Definitions. Clarifies that each CNE transcript shall be maintained by the CNE provider and that fractions of hours over 30 minutes to be computed towards a contact hour will be accepted.
K.A.R. 60-9-106. Continuing nursing education for license renewal. Clarifies that the CNE transcript designates the number of hours, the licensee name, and license number. Also clarifies that an IOA is required for a college course and when the required 30 hours of CNE need to be completed, the requirements to be submitted when a licensee is submitting an IOA, and that a refresher course is only accepted for CNE if it is required for licensure reinstatement.
K.A.R. 60-17-102. Requirements for initial approval. Deletes language which requires a rational for the establishment of the APRN nursing program and the potential effect on other nursing programs in the area and the Kansas administrative process for nursing programs.
2015
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Changes to regulations:
K.A.R. 60-4-103. Fees and travel expenses for school approval and approval of continuing education providers. Increase the fee for the application for the approval of a new nursing school from $700.00 to $1,000.00. Increase the cost of the approval of a single continuing nursing education offering from $50.00 to $100.00. Changing “renewal” to “report” for the annual approval for nursing schools and continuing nursing education providers.
2014
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Changes to regulations:
K.A.R. 60-4-101. Payment of fees. Decrease of biennial renewal fee for the Registered Nurse and the Licensed Practical Nurse by $5.00. This will change the renewal fee from $60.00 to $55.00.
K.A.R. 60-8-101. Payment of fees. Decrease of biennial renewal fee for the Licensed Mental Health Technicians by $5.00. This will change the renewal fee from $60.00 to $55.00.
K.A.R. 60-11-119. Payment of fees. Decrease of biennial renewal fee for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by $5.00. This will change the renewal fee from $60.00 to $55.00.
K.A.R. 60-13-101. Payment of fees. Decrease of biennial renewal fee for the Registered Nurse Anesthetist by $5.00. This will change the renewal fee from $60.00 to $55.00.
2013
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Changes to regulations:
K.A.R. 60-9-105. Definitions. Allows the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse to use 30 minutes to be computed towards a contact hour. This is a decrease from one contact hour being the minimum to 30 minutes.
K.A.R. 60-9-106. Continuing nursing education for license renewal. Allows the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse to use 30 minutes to be computed towards a contact hour. This is a decrease from one contact hour being the minimum to 30 minutes.
K.A.R. 60-9-107. Approval of continuing nursing education. Added the requirement that providers list APRN, if the course is approved for APRN continuing nursing education. It also allows the registered nurse and licensed practical nurse to use 30 minutes to be computed towards a contact hour.
K.A.R. 60-12-106. License renewal. Allows the licensed mental health technician to use 30 minutes to be computed towards a contact hour. This is a decrease from one contact hour being the minimum to 30 minutes.
2012
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Changes to regulations:
K.A.R. 60-11-101. Definition of expanded role; limitations, restrictions. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
K.A.R. 60-11-102. Roles of advance practice registered nurses. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and ‘‘categories’’ to ‘‘roles.’’
K.A.R. 60-11-103. Educational requirements for advanced practice registered nurses. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ‘‘categories’’ to ‘‘roles’’ and ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’ This also changed ‘‘hold a current license to practice as an APRN issued by another board of nursing’’ to ‘‘issued by a nursing licensing authority of another jurisdiction.’’
K.A.R. 60-11-104. Functions of the advanced practice registered nurse in the role of nurse practitioner. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ‘‘categories’’ to ‘‘roles,’’ and changed ‘‘expanded’’ role at a specialized level to ‘‘advanced’’ role at a specialized level.
K.A.R. 60-11-104a. Protocol requirements; prescription orders. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and ‘‘certified’’ to ‘‘licensed.’’
K.A.R. 60-11-104a. Protocol requirements; prescription orders. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and ‘‘certified’’ to ‘‘licensed.’’
K.A.R. 60-11-106. Functions of the advanced practice registered nurse; nurse anesthetist. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), changed ‘‘category’’ to ‘‘role,’’ and changed ‘‘expanded’’ role of registered nurse anesthetist to ‘‘advanced’’ role of registered nurse anesthetist.
K.A.R. 60-11-107. Functions of the advanced practice registered nurse in the role of clinical nurse specialist. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), changed ‘‘category’’ to ‘‘role,’’ and changed ‘‘expanded’’ role to provide evidence-based nursing practice to ‘‘advanced’’ role to provided evidence-based nursing practice.
K.A.R. 60-11-113. License renewal. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ‘‘certificate’’ to ‘‘license,’’ and added the requirements for 30 contact hours of approved continuing nursing education related to the advanced practice registered nurse role.
K.A.R. 60-11-116. Reinstatement of license. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ‘‘categories’’ to ‘‘roles,’’ ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license,’’ and added the requirements for 30 contact hours of approved continuing nursing education related to the advanced practice registered nurse role.
K.A.R. 60-11-118. Temporary permit to practice. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’
K.A.R. 60-11-119. Payment of fees. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’
K.A.R. 60-11-120. Expiration dates of licenses; applications. Changed the ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’
K.A.R. 60-11-121. Exempt license. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’
K.A.R. 60-13-112. License renewal. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and added the requirements for 30 contact hours of approved continuing nursing education related to the advanced practice registered nurse role.
K.A.R. 60-17-101. Definitions. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
K.A.R. 60-17-104. Faculty and preceptor qualifications. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ‘‘categories’’ to ‘‘roles’’ and ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’
K.A.R. 60-17-105. Curriculum requirements. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ‘‘categories’’ to ‘‘roles’’ and ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’ Deleted the language as defined by the sponsoring academic institution and defines what academic equivalent is.
K.A.R. 60-17-110. Discontinuing an advance practice registered nurse program. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN).
K.A.R. 60-17-111. Requirements for advanced practice registered nurse refresher course. Changed the title from Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), ‘‘categories’’ to ‘‘roles,’’ and ‘‘certificate of qualification’’ to ‘‘license.’’
K.A.R. 60-16-102. Scope of practice for licensed practical nurse performing intravenous fluid therapy. Clarifies that basic fluid can be monitored, the initial dosage of medications or solutions is excluded from the LPN scope of practice, removed restrictive language on maintaining patency to allow any medication or solution allowed by facility policy, and clarifies direct IV push drugs that can be given.
K.A.R. 60-16-103. Course approval procedure. Added that the curricula shall meet the requirements in K.A.R. 60-16-104(g).
K.A.R. 60-16-104. Standards for course; competency examination; recordkeeping. Changed the board approved intravenous fluid therapy curriculum from the 2003 version of instructional material from the University of Missouri to portions of the ‘‘infusion nursing standards of practice: volume 34, number 1S dated January/February 2011.’’ Requires each provider to submit documentation of the use of the curriculum by February 1, 2013. Changed the length of time from 60 days to 15 days the provider has to submit a typed roster listing the names and license numbers of each individual who has successfully completed the course.
Changes to statutes:
K.S.A. 65-4202. Definitions. Changed to reflect current language terminology.
K.S.A. 65-4212. Exclusions. Changed to reflect current language terminology.
2011
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Changes to statutes
K.S.A. 74-1106, K.S.A. 65-1113, K.S.A. 65-1114, K.S.A. 65-1118, K.S.A. 65-1120, K.S.A. 65-1122, K.S.A. 65-1130, K.S.A. 65-1131, K.S.A. 65-1132, K.S.A. 65-1133, K.S.A. 65-1154, and K.S.A. 65-1163 will be effective January 1, 2012 and will change the title of Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARPN) to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), certificate of qualification to licensure, categories to roles, and will require APRN’s to complete continuing education in advanced practice nursing roles and must have a Masters or higher degree in one of the APRN roles.
2010
Nurse Practice Act Amended
K.S.A. 65-1158 gave registered nurse anesthetists the authority to order necessary medications and tests in the peri-anesthetic or peri-analgesia period.
K.S.A. 65-4211 Judicial review. Changed “act for judicial review and civil enforcement of agency actions” to “Kansas judicial review act”.
K.A.R. 60-16-105 IV Therapy Advisory Committee was revoked on July 30, 2010 and incorporated into the Practice Committee.
Board Action
As of July 1, 2010 wallet cards are no longer printed on renewal of a license.
2009
Nurse Practice Act Amended
Updated the standards for accreditation or nurse anesthesia educational programs adopted by reference to the January 2006, effective March 1, 2006 publication.
Changed the approval of the examination for nurse anesthetists to be based on review of the content outline of the examination administered by the council on certification of nurse anesthetists.
Added the definition of Continuing Education transcript.
Added the option of a Continuing Education transcript as documentation of completion of continuing education offerings.
Added a new definition for extended program hours, clarifies supplementation of RN services by including assignment to LPNs, adds the role of the LPN in supervision of unlicensed personnel and also adds new activities to the definition of specialized caretaking and redefines school setting.
Clarifies the RN as the holder of primary responsibility in delegation of tasks for the school nurse to unlicensed persons and addresses the LPN ability to assist the RN in delegating activities as allowed by the RN.
Deleted the requirement for an initial dose of medication to have been administered prior to delegation by a school nurse and clarified the prohibition against delegating medication via tubes inserted into the body by defining tubes to specifically include feeding tubes not inserted directly into the abdomen.
Eliminated the requirement that the clinical sites be approved by the board before implementation, the requirement for approval by the Board for regularly scheduled observational experiences before implementation has been removed, and the elimination of the term “professional” from Clinical experiences with preceptors.
Added “current technological resources” to the nursing school regulations. This will allow for rapid changes in the use of technology in the workplace and in education of nursing students.
The statutory requirement for having graduated from a high school accredited by the appropriate legal accrediting agency or has obtained the equivalent of a high school education, as determined by the state department of education was removed from K.S.A. 65-1115.
