Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 65-1113 (2026)

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65-1113. Definitions. When used in this act and the act of which this section is amendatory:

(a) "Board" means the board of nursing.

(b) "Diagnosis" in the context of nursing practice means that identification of and discrimination between physical and psychosocial signs and symptoms essential to effective execution and management of the nursing regimen and shall be construed as distinct from a medical diagnosis.

(c) "Treatment" means the selection and performance of those therapeutic measures essential to effective execution and management of the nursing regimen, and any prescribed medical regimen.

(d) Practice of nursing. (1) The practice of professional nursing as performed by a registered professional nurse for compensation or gratuitously, except as permitted by K.S.A. 65-1124, and amendments thereto, means the process in which substantial specialized knowledge derived from the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences is applied to: the care, diagnosis, treatment, counsel and health teaching of persons who are experiencing changes in the normal health processes or who require assistance in the maintenance of health or the prevention or management of illness, injury or infirmity; administration, supervision or teaching of the process as defined in this section; and the execution of the medical regimen as prescribed by a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or a person licensed to practice dentistry.

(2) The practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse means the performance for compensation or gratuitously, except as permitted by K.S.A. 65-1124, and any amendments thereto, of tasks and responsibilities defined in paragraph (1), which tasks and responsibilities are based on acceptable educational preparation within the framework of supportive and restorative care under the direction of a registered professional nurse, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or a person licensed to practice dentistry.

(e) A "professional nurse" means a person who is licensed to practice professional nursing as defined in subsection (d)(1).

(f) A "practical nurse" means a person who is licensed to practice practical nursing as defined in subsection (d)(2).

(g) "Advanced practice registered nurse" or "APRN" means a professional nurse who holds a license from the board to function as a professional nurse in an advanced role, and this advanced role shall be defined by rules and regulations adopted by the board in accordance with K.S.A. 65-1130, and amendments thereto.

(h) "Continuing nursing education" means learning experiences intended to build upon the educational and experiential bases of the registered professional and licensed practical nurse for the enhancement of practice, education, administration, research or theory development to the end of improving the health of the public.

History: L. 1949, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 314, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 316, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 240, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 186, § 1; L. 1983, ch. 206, § 6; L. 2011, ch. 114, § 39; L. 2018, ch. 42, § 2; July 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1983–2019 · leading case: Tompkins v. Bise, 910 P.2d 185 (Kan. 1996).

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Tompkins v. Bise, 910 P.2d 185 (Kan. 1996). · cites it 4× “K.S.A. 65-1113[d] and [g]; K.S.A. 65-1130; K.”

State Bd. of Nursing v. Ruebke, 913 P.2d 142 (Kan. 1996). · cites it 3× “, and the Kansas Nursing Act, K.S.A. 65-1113 et seq., were unconstitutionally vague; (2) Ruebke’s practices incident to her lay midwifery were not within the scope of either act; and (3) even if the acts were held to be constitutional and Ruebke fell within their practice…”

Goodman v. Wesley Med. Ctr., L.L.C., 78 P.3d 817 (Kan. 2003). “Wesley cross-appeals the trial court’s finding that the Kansas Nurse Practice Act (KNPA), K.S.A. 65-1113 et seq., provided the public policy rules, regulations, or laws as the basis of Goodman’s retaliatory discharge claim.”

Sermchief v. Gonzales, 660 S.W.2d 683 (Mo. 1983). “1983-84); Kan.Stat.Ann. § 65-1113(d) (1980); Ky.Rev.”

Conrad v. Bd. of Johnson Cnty. Commissioners, 237 F. Supp. 2d 1204 (D. Kan. 2002). “” Plaintiff does not provide any statutory citations and instead cites to certain Kansas - Administrative Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Kansas Nurse Practice Act.”

Getz v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 194 F. Supp. 2d 1154 (D. Kan. 2002). · cites it 2× “# 31) at ¶ 10 (citing K.S.A. § 65-1113). Petit and Underwood told Fisher that they were having difficulty orienting plaintiff and that she would not follow directions and was not receptive to jail procedures.”

Okoye v. Medicalodge North, 45 F. Supp. 2d 1118 (D. Kan. 1999). · cites it 2× “In April 1998, after a full hearing in which plaintiff was represented by counsel, a hearing officer for the Board issued an initial order in which the officer found that the allegations against plaintiff were supported by clear and convincing evidence and that plaintiff…”

Gorenc v. Klaassen (D. Kan. 2019). · cites it 2× “, the clear independent ability to, without physician involvement, (i) make medical decisions (which would require KSBN to adopt new regulations expanding the defined role of all APRNs to include the ability to make “medical decisions” that still comports with the Kansas…”

— K.S.A. § 65-1113(d) — 2 cases

Sermchief v. Gonzales, 660 S.W.2d 683 (Mo. 1983). “1983-84); Kan.Stat.Ann. § 65-1113(d) (1980); Ky.Rev.”

State Bd. of Nursing v. Ruebke, 913 P.2d 142 (Kan. 1996). “, and the Kansas Nursing Act, K.S.A. 65-1113 et seq., were unconstitutionally vague; (2) Ruebke’s practices incident to her lay midwifery were not within the scope of either act; and (3) even if the acts were held to be constitutional and Ruebke fell within their practice…”

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