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 co
65-1117
65-1117. Renewal of licenses; inactive license, fee;continuing education requirements; rules and regulations; reinstatement oflapsed license; notification of change in name or address or criminalconviction.(a) All licenses issued under the provisions of this act, whether initialor renewal, shall expire every two years. The expiration date shall beestablished by the rules and regulations of the board. The board shall send anotice for renewal of license to everyregistered professional nurse and licensed practical nurse at least 60 daysprior to the expiration date of such person's license. Every person so licensedwho desires to renew such license shall file with the board, on or before thedate of expiration of such license, a renewal application together with theprescribed biennial renewal fee. Every licensee who is no longer engaged in theactive practice of nursing may so state by affidavit and submit such affidavitwith the renewal application. An inactive license may be requested along withpayment of a fee which shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board.Except for the first renewal for a license that expires within30 months following licensure examination or for renewal of alicense that expires within the first nine months following licensure byreinstatement or endorsement, every licenseewith an active nursing license shall submit with the renewalapplication evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuingnursing education required by the board. The board by dulyadopted rules and regulations shall establish the requirements for such programof continuing nursing education. Continuing nursing education means learningexperiences intended to build upon the educational and experiential bases ofthe registered professional and licensed practical nurse for the enhancement ofpractice, education, administration, research or theory development to the endof improving the health of the public. Upon receipt of such application,payment of fee, upon receipt of the evidence of satisfactory completion of therequired program of continuing nursing education and upon being satisfied thatthe applicant meets the requirements set forth in K.S.A. 65-1115 or 65-1116 andamendments thereto in effect at the time of initial licensure of the applicant,the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and grant a renewallicense.
(b) Any person who fails to secure a renewal license within the timespecified herein may secure a reinstatement of such lapsed license by makingverified application therefor on a form provided by the board, by rules andregulations, and upon furnishing proof that the applicant is competent andqualified to act as a registered professional nurse or licensed practicalnurse and by satisfying all of the requirements for reinstatement includingpayment to the board of areinstatement fee as established by the board.A reinstatement application for licensure will be held awaiting completion ofsuch documentation as may be required, but such application shall not be heldfor a period of timein excess of that specified in rules and regulations.
(c) (1) Each licensee shall notify the board in writing of(A) a change in nameor addresswithin 30 days of thechange or(B) a conviction of any felony or misdemeanor, that is specified in rulesandregulations adopted by the board, within 30 days from the date the convictionbecomes final.
(2) As used in this subsection, "conviction" means a final conviction withoutregard to whether the sentence was suspended or probation granted after suchconviction. Also, for the purposes of this subsection, a forfeiture of bail,bond or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, whichforfeiture has not been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction.Failure to so notify the board shall notconstitute a defense in an action relating to failure to renew a license, norshall 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.