House Bill 2064 Clarifies Professional Liability Insurance Requirements
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Volume 28, Number 4 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. October, November, December 2015 Quarterly publication direct mailed to approximately 60,000 RNs, LPNs and Licensed Mental Health Technicians in Kansas. The Official Publication of the Kansas State Board of Nursing • www.ksbn.org Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Ste. 1051, Topeka, KS 66612-1230 N-STAT KSBN Committee Reports ...............2-4 Nursing License Renewal Schedule ........ 6 House Bill 2064 Clarifies Professional Unlicensed Practice ..................... 7 False/Inaccurate Information ............. 7 Liability Insurance Requirements for Board Meeting Schedule ................. 7 NMWs and RNAs How to Contact Us ...................... 8 Board Member E-Mail Addresses .......... 8 Among the numerous insurance law (2) Has been licensed in Kansas for the five Discipline Cases ........................ 9 amendments contained in HB2064 there is a years previous to applying for an exempt section that clarifies definitions contained in license; or has been licensed, authorized, or KNAP ............................... 10 the Health Care Provider Insurance Availability certified in another jurisdiction for the five CE Offerings ........................12-15 Act. Specifically, subsection (f) of K.S.A. 2014 years previous to applying for an exempt Supplement 40-3401 is changed to clarify who license and meets all requirements for is not required to purchase professional liability endorsement into Kansas. insurance and participate in the Health Care Stabilization Fund. You may recall that generally, (3) The expiration date of the exempt license advance practice nurses who are licensed to shall be in accordance with K.A. R. 60-3- DISCLAIMER CLAUSE practice as nurse anesthetists or as nurse 108. The Nursing Newsletter is published quarterly by the midwives are defined as health care providers in Kansas Board of Nursing. The providers are responsible for the Health Care Provider Insurance Availability (4) Each application for renewal of an exempt offering quality programs under the criteria as established Act and therefore, they are required to purchase license shall be submitted upon a form by the Board. Complaints regarding continuing education professional liability insurance with limits furnished by the board and shall be programs may be reported directly to the Kansas Board of Nursing. For information on these educational offerings, covering at least $200,000 per claim. They are also accompanied by the fee in accordance with contact the sponsor, not the Board. required to pay a premium surcharge for HCSF K.A.R. 60-11-119. Advertising is not solicited nor endorsed by the Kansas coverage in excess of $200,000 per claim. Board of Nursing. The exceptions from the normal professional (5) If you are a registered nurse anesthetist For advertising rates and information, contact Arthur liability insurance requirements are clarified (RNA) or nurse midwife (MW) that is not L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc., 517 Washington St., in section seven of HB2064 to exempt any nurse currently practicing in the state of Kansas, P.O. Box 216, Cedar Falls, IA 50613, Ph. 1-800-626- anesthetist or nurse midwife who: (1) has an have received a letter from the Health Care 4081, [email protected]. Responsibility for errors in exempt license issued by the State Board of Stabilization Fund regarding the need for advertising is limited to corrections in the next issue or refund of price of advertisement. Publisher is not Nursing, (2) works exclusively for the federal professional liability insurance, meet the responsible for errors in printing of schedule. The Kansas government as an employee of a federal agency requirements for exempt license, and are Board of Nursing and the Arthur L. Davis Publishing or on active duty military service, or (3) provides wanting to place your RNA or MW license Agency, Inc. reserve the right to reject advertising. professional services as a charitable health care into an exempt status please follow the below The Kansas Board of Nursing and the Arthur L. provider under an agreement with the Secretary step. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. shall not be liable for any consequences resulting from purchase or use of of the Kansas Department of Health and advertisers’ products from the advertisers’ opinions, Environment. 1. Go to www.ksbn.org and click on “forms” expressed or reported, or the claims made herein. Pursuant to K.A.R. 60-11-121 an exempt license shall be granted only to an advanced practice 2. Print a “License Renewal Application” nurse (NP, CNS, RNA or NMW) who meets Presort Standard these requirements: 3. Complete all three (3) pages of the license US Postage renewal application and submit to the PAID (1) Is not regularly engaged as an Kansas Board of Nursing along with the Permit #14 Princeton, MN advanced practice registered nurse exempt renewal fee of $50 (check or money current resident or 55371 (NP, CNS, RNA or NMW) in Kansas, order). but volunteers advanced practice registered nurse or is a charitable health care provider, as defined by K.S.A. 75-6102 and amendments thereto: and Page 2 • Kansas Nursing Newsletter October, November, December 2015 www.ksbn.org KSBN COMMITTEE REPORTS Published by: Arthur L. Davis March 2015 March CNE Publishing Agency, Inc. 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