Emergency Preparedness for Disasters | MidpageEmergency Preparedness for Disasters
48-904Definitions48-905aDivision of emergency management, establishment48-907Powers and duties of adjutant general48-911Mobile support units; duties of adjutant general48-912Investigations and surveys; testimony and evidence; fees and mileage of witnesses48-914Lease, sale or loan of state property to federal or local governments; transfer of personnel; cities and counties authorized to contract48-915Immunity from liability of the state, local governments and certain individuals; Kansas tort claims act, applicability48-916Authority to accept services, gifts, grants and loans48-917Persons ineligible for employment48-919Employees, division of emergency management; expenses48-920Citation of act48-922Purchase of accident insurance for volunteer workers by cities; coverage; immunity; definitions48-923Limitations on effect of act48-924Disasters; responsibilities of governor; state of disaster emergency; continuation, extension and termination; requirements of proclamation; activation of disaster response and recovery of state disaster plan; state of drought48-924aExtension of state of disaster emergency declared for counties experiencing severe weather-related disaster on May 4, 200748-924bExtension of state of disaster emergency declared on March 12, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 health emergency; revocation of existing executive orders48-925Powers of governor during state of disaster emergency; authorized orders, limitations; review by legislative coordinating council; revocation by legislature; civil action for relief from executive orders; powers of board of county commissioners, orders relating to public health48-925aLimitations on powers of governor during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; substantially burdening or inhibiting gathering or movement of individuals or operation of religious, civic, business or commercial activity; certain orders null and void48-925cOperation and closure of school districts during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; school district board of education as the sole authority; guidance by other governmental officials allowed; procedure to contest board action; civil action48-925dOperation and closure of community college or technical college during COVID-19 state of disaster emergency; governing body as the sole authority; guidance by other governmental officials allowed; procedure to contest governing body action; civil action48-926State disaster emergency plan; rules and regulations48-927State resources management plan48-928Duties of division of emergency management48-929County and city disaster agencies; determination by governor; disaster emergency plans by county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies; duties of local officials48-930Interjurisdictional disaster agencies; finding and order by governor; disaster emergency plans; interjurisdictional agreements between counties; interstate mutual aid organizations, agreements, disapproval by legislature48-931Development and revision of state, local and interjurisdictional disaster plans; advice and assistance of local government, business and civic leaders48-932States of local disaster emergency; effect; powers and duties of county and city officials; civil action for relief from action by local unit of government48-933Duty of individuals during disaster emergencies; compensation for loss of property, exceptions; claims procedure48-934Duties and immunities of law enforcement, military and other authorized personnel48-935Force and effect of municipal ordinances during disaster emergencies48-936Immunity from liability for persons in control of certain premises48-937Communications systems during disasters; recommendations to governor48-938Federal grants to individuals and families; powers and duties of governor; amount of state share; maximum amount, determination48-939Civil penalty for intentional violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunder; enforcement through civil action by the attorney general or county or district attorney; injunction or restraining order; criminal penalty for knowing violation of certain orders48-940Citation of act48-941Definitions48-942Costs of emergency management plans and programs; fees48-943Rules and regulations; personnel48-944Administration of act48-945Declaration of state of emergency; exemption of drivers of utility service vehicles from certain requirements48-948Citation of act; purpose48-949Definitions48-950Kansas mutual aid system; participation by political subdivisions48-951Responsibilities of participating political subdivisions48-952Requests for assistance among participating political subdivisions48-953Obligation of participating political subdivisions to provide assistance; conditions48-954Recognition of license, certificate or other permit issued by participating political subdivision48-955Guidelines and procedures48-956Personnel of participating political subdivision; benefits48-957Nature of activities governmental; liability48-958Severability48-959Seizure of firearms prohibited during official state of emergency; cause of action created; attorney fees48-960Division of emergency management authorized to accept certain real property in Saline county48-962Local health officers required to share certain information with first responder agencies; information not a public record and not subject to the Kansas open records act48-967Severability; act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas48-968Severability; governmental response to certain emergencies48-961COVID-19 contact tracing privacy act; duties of secretary of health and environment and local health officers; regulation of persons acting as contact tracers; use of contact data, confidentiality; violations, remedies and penalties; rules and regulations; expiration of section48-963Same; physicians and other healthcare professionals; use of telemedicine authorized; limitations and requirements; abortion statutes not affected; expiration of section48-964Same; hospital operations; admittance of patients; use of non-hospital premises; notice to the department of health and environment; expiration of section48-965Same; healing arts temporary emergency licenses; issuance by state board of healing arts; requirements and purpose; expiration of section48-966Same; expanded practice by certain healthcare professionals; physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurse anesthetists, registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, emergency medical services providers and certain students; expanded authority to practice for professionals from other states; liability; expiration of section