65-6104. Emergency medical services board and administrator successor to certain powers, duties and functions; orders and directives, rules and regulations continued.
(a) Except as provided in this act, the emergency medical services board established by K.S.A. 65-6102 shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the bureau of emergency medical services established by K.S.A. 74-2127, and amendments thereto, in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
(b) Except as provided in this act, the administrator of the emergency medical services board appointed pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6103 shall be the successor in every way to the powers, duties and functions of the director of the bureau of emergency medical services established by K.S.A. 74-2127, and amendments thereto, in which the same were vested prior to the effective date of this act.
(c) Whenever the bureau of emergency medical services or emergency medical services council or words of like effect are referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the emergency medical services board established by K.S.A. 65-6102. Whenever the director of the bureau of emergency medical services or words of like effect are referred to or designated by a statute, contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the emergency medical services board.
(d) All orders and directives of the emergency medical services council which relate to emergency medical services and which were adopted under K.S.A. 65-4314 to 65-4331, inclusive, and amendments thereto, in existence immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the orders or directives of the emergency medical services board, until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.
All rules and regulations of the emergency medical services council which relate to emergency medical services and which were adopted under K.S.A. 65-4314 to 65-4331, inclusive, and amendments thereto, in existence immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be the rules and regulations of the emergency medical services board, until revised, amended, repealed or nullified pursuant to law.
History: L. 1988, ch. 261, § 4; Apr. 14.