The General Counsel’s Department is responsible for a variety of duties involving the agency. The GC Department’s duties include: providing legal advice to agency head/Board during administrative hearings; handling appeals of agency administrative actions to district court and appellate courts pursuant to the Kansas Judicial Review Act; responding to third party subpoenas; providing legal information on agency matters and testifying before legislative committees; drafting of proposed legislation and regulations; taking legal action against unauthorized/unlicensed practice of the professions regulated by the agency; pursuing collections of delinquent fines and costs owed to the agency; drafting Board policies; approving corporation names and verifying licenses of new shareholders for professional corporations; responding to requests for public records made pursuant to the Kansas Open Records Act; reviewing all agency contracts and handling of other legal matters for the agency; responding to legal questions from licensees, healthcare organizations, legislators and the public.

KSBHA General Counsel Help Desk:

The GC Department answers hypothetical questions about general matters involving the Board. Please contact KSBHA.GC.HelpDesk@ks.gov to access the Help Desk Questions posed to the Help Desk must be hypothetical and non-binding on the Board. The GC Department responds to questions submitted to the Help Desk as soon as possible. If the GC Department cannot answer any hypothetical question posed to it the author of the question will be referred to someone who may be able to respond. DISCLAIMER: The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts does not render legal advice or provide legal services. Statements made here and elsewhere on this website must not be construed as legal advice or the establishment of an attorney-client relationship. Any information provided by Board staff is general guidance. The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the content, completeness, or adequacy of the information provided on a particular matter. Private legal counsel should be consulted for advice tailored to any specific individual or circumstance.

Department Staff