Volume 45 - Issue 10 - March 5, 2026
State of Kansas
Board of Emergency Medical Services
Notice of Hearing on Proposed Administrative Regulations
A public hearing will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Room 560 of the Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka, Kansas, to consider the adoption of proposed administrative regulations of the Board of Emergency Medical Services on a permanent basis. The hearing will also be held via GoToMeeting conferencing. Remote access information will be provided upon request to any person wishing to observe, participate in, or listen to the hearing. Request for access must be submitted prior to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 2026, via email to joseph.house@ks.gov.
This 60-day notice of the public hearing shall constitute a public comment period for the purpose of receiving written public comments on the proposed amendments regulations. All interested parties may submit written comments prior to the hearing to the Board of Emergency Medical Services, Landon State Office Building, 900 SW Jackson, Room 1031, Topeka, KS 66612 or by email to joseph.house@ks.gov. All interested parties will be given a reasonable opportunity to present their views orally on the adoption of the proposed regulations during the public hearing. In order to provide all parties an opportunity to present their views, it may be necessary to request that each participant limit any oral presentations to five minutes.
Any individual with a disability may request an accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed regulations and economic impact statement in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation should be made at least five working days in advance of the hearing by contacting Joseph House at 785-296-7296 (or TTY 1-800-766-3777). Handicapped parking is located in front of and to the north of the Landon State Office Building.
K.A.R. 109-2-6 is being amended to remove specific staffing requirements in maintaining the regulation upon the topic of types of ambulance services and their requirements.
K.A.R. 109-2-7a is a proposed new regulation to receive the staffing requirements for ground ambulance services from K.A.R. 109-2-6; to address the ability to utilize providers with a valid interstate compact license; and to reflect the staffing model adopted by the Kansas Legislature in the 2025 session.
K.A.R. 109-2-11 is being amended to reflect utilization of providers with a valid interstate compact license as well as to modernize existing language to align with current practice.
There is no anticipated economic impact in the adoption of these regulations.
Copies of the complete regulations and the complete economic impact statement may be obtained from the Board of Emergency Medical Services at the contact information above or can be accessed at http:/www.kemsis.org/lms/public.
Joseph House
Executive Director
Kansas State Board of Emergency Medical Services
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