May a non-Kansas licensed physician scrub in and observe surgeries in a Kansas hospital or does that violate the healing arts act?
The out-of-state physician would not be engaging in the healing arts for which licensure in this state is required. Question: A physician licensed in Kansas calls an out of state physician (who holds a clean, unrestricted license in another state) and asks for advice about a case and then follows that advice. Does that constitute the practice of the healing arts in Kansas by the out of state physician? Answer: Pursuant to K.A.R. 100-26-1, an out of state practitioner may communicate with health professionals in this state. A health professional is defined by K.A.R. 100-26-2(c) (http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-kars). An out of state practitioner is defined by K.A.R. 100-26-2(e) (http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-kars). Even if the advice to the physician in Kansas is construed as giving an order, then the definition of a “valid order” in K.A.R. 100-26-2(g) (http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-kars) would apply. Question: Does the Kansas Board of Healing Arts have a policy, regulat
