65-5112. Act not applicable to certain individuals or organizations. The provisions of this act shall not apply to:

(a) Individuals who personally provide one or more home health or attendant care services if such persons are not under the direct control and doing work for or employed by any business entity, except as provided in subsection (f);

(b) any person or organization conducting a home health agency by and for the adherents of any recognized church or religious denomination or sect for the purpose of providing services for the care or treatment of the sick or infirm who depend upon prayer or spiritual means for healing in the practice of the religion of such church, religious denomination or sect;

(c) a hospice which is certified to participate in the medicare program under 42 code of federal regulations, chapter IV, section 418.1 et seq., and amendments thereto, and which provides services only to hospice patients;

(d) a program for all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) which is certified to participate in the medicare or medicaid program under 42 code of federal regulations, chapter IV, subchapter E, section 460.2 et seq., and amendments thereto, and which provides services only to PACE participants;

(e) an outpatient physical therapy agency that is certified to participate in the medicare program and that provides services only to outpatient physical therapy patients; or

(f) individuals who personally provide one or more home health or attendant care services if such individuals are employed in accordance with K.S.A. 39-7,100(b)(2) and 65-1124(l), and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1984, ch. 335, § 12; L. 1989, ch. 191, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 6, § 4; L. 2009, ch. 140, § 1; L. 2017, ch. 17, § 7; July 1.