# K.S.A. § 65-5102: 65-5102 - Home health agencies required to be licensed; temporary license; penalty for violation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5102

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 65-5102
- **Heading:** 65-5102 - Home health agencies required to be licensed; temporary license; penalty for violation
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 51 / Section 65-5102

## Text

65-5102. Home health agencies required to be licensed; temporary license; penalty for violation. Any agency, including medicare and medicaid providers, that provides one or more of the home health services, supportive care services or attendant care services specified in K.S.A. 65-5101, and amendments thereto, or that holds itself out as providing one or more of such services, or as a home health agency shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act. Any agency found to be providing services meeting the definition of a home health agency without a license shall be notified of the agency's need to become licensed. The agency shall be offered a 60-day temporary license to continue operating during the pendency of an application for licensure. If the agency fails to obtain licensure within 30 calendar days, the secretary for aging and disability services shall assess a fine on the agency in accordance with this act. The secretary shall not grant a temporary license to any unlicensed agency that is providing services in a way that presents imminent harm to the public.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 65-5101 65-5101 - Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5101.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5102 65-5102 - Home health agencies required to be licensed; temporary license; penalty for violation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5102.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5103 65-5103 - Application for license; annual fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5103.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5104 65-5104 - Issuance of license; grounds for suspension or revocation; annual report and annual fee; posting; not transferable or assignable; temporary operating permit; statistical reports; reciprocal agreements with bordering states.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5104.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5105 65-5105 - Survey inspections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5105.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5106 65-5106 - Same; written report; list of deficiencies; exit interview; copies of report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5106.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5107 65-5107 - Complaint against home health agency; investigation and hearing; notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5107.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5108 65-5108 - Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of license; grounds; hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5108.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5109 65-5109 - Rules and regulations; application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5109.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5111 65-5111 - Injunction to restrain violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5111.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5112 65-5112 - Act not applicable to certain individuals or organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5112.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5113 65-5113 - Disposition of moneys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5113.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5114 65-5114 - Violation of act; misdemeanor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5114.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-5115 65-5115 - Home health aides; requirements for employment; instruction and examination; examination fee, disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A51_S65-5115.md)

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