Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 65-2844 (2026)

Reinstatement of license, registration, permit or certificate; application; burden of proof; reapplication for reinstatement, when; proceedings

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65-2844. Reinstatement of license, registration, permit or certificate; application; burden of proof; reapplication for reinstatement, when; proceedings. A person whose license, registration, permit or certificate has been revoked may apply for reinstatement after the expiration of three years from the effective date of the revocation. Application for reinstatement shall be on a form provided by the board and shall be accompanied by a reinstatement of a revoked license, registration, permit or certificate fee established by the board under the applicable practice act. The burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence shall be on the applicant to show sufficient rehabilitation to justify reinstatement. If the board determines a license, registration, permit or certificate should not be reinstated, the person shall not be eligible to reapply for reinstatement for three years from the effective date of the denial. All proceedings conducted on an application for reinstatement shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act and shall be reviewable in accordance with the Kansas judicial review act. The board, on its own motion, may stay the effectiveness of an order of revocation of license, registration, permit or certificate.

History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 44; L. 1976, ch. 273, § 20; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 120; L. 1987, ch. 240, § 8; L. 1991, ch. 193, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 17, § 139; L. 2014, ch. 131, § 17; July 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2020 · leading case: Vakas v. Kansas Bd. of Healing Arts, 808 P.2d 1355 (Kan. 1991).
Vakas v. Kansas Bd. of Healing Arts, 808 P.2d 1355 (Kan. 1991). · cites it 5× “K.S.A. 1990 Supp. 65-2844. On August 25, 1989, appellant filed an application for reinstatement of his license.”
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. v. Praeger, 75 P.3d 226 (Kan. 2003). “We acknowledged that the reinstatement statute, K.S.A. 65-2844, when viewed alone, did not provide notice of what conduct will allow or prevent reinstatement.”
Pitts v. Kansas Dental Bd., 987 P.2d 348 (Kan. 1999). · cites it 2× “65-1821 (reinstatement of a barber[`s] license after revocation or suspension of license) and K.S.A. 65-2844 (authorizing Board of Healing Arts to reinstate a prior revoked license after three years).”
Vakas v. Kansas State Bd. of Healing Arts, 941 P.2d 381 (Kan. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See K.S.A. 65-2844. *893 In his brief, appellant discusses the evidence from the revocation hearing and concludes there was no serious misconduct shown.”
Myers v. Kansas State Bd. of Healing Arts (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 7× “Myers could not apply for reinstatement until three years had passed as stated under K.S.A. 65-2844. 11 Myers' Activities Between June 2013 and June 2016 About a week after he surrendered his medical license, Myers moved from Iola, Kansas, to Overland Park, Kansas.”
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