{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-137","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 38-137","heading":"Same; consent for immunization by person other than parent, when.","body":"(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the following individuals, not in order of priority, may consent to the immunization of a minor if a parent is not reasonably available and the authority to consent is not denied under subsection (b):\n(1) A grandparent by birth or adoption;\n(2) an adult brother or sister or half brother or half sister, by birth or adoption;\n(3) an adult aunt or uncle by birth or adoption;\n(4) a stepparent; or\n(5) another adult who has care and control of the minor.\n(b) A person may not consent to the immunization of a minor under subsection (a) if:\n(1) The person has actual knowledge that the parent has expressly refused to give consent to the immunization; or\n(2) the parent has told the person that the person may not consent to the immunization of the minor or, in the case of a written authorization, has withdrawn the authorization in writing.\n(c) For purposes of this section, a parent is not reasonably available if:\n(1) The location of the parent is unknown;\n(2) (A) a reasonable effort made by a person listed in subsection (a) to locate and communicate with the parent for the purpose of obtaining consent has failed; and (B) not more than 90 days have passed since the date that the effort was made; or\n(3) the parent has been contacted by a person listed in subsection (a) and requested to consent to the immunization of the minor, and the parent: (A) Has not acted on the request; and (B) has not expressly denied authority to the person listed in subsection (a) to consent to immunization of the minor.\n(d) A person authorized to consent to the immunization of a minor under this section shall confirm in writing that the parent is not reasonably available and the written confirmation shall be included in the minor's medical record.","path":["Chapter 38.—MINORS","Article 1.—GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch38/038_001_0037.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:44Z","sha256":"479cc639aeff2a9ef37e1794699d2be9185bca59b2ad1afc9b093195cf704938","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-136","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-38-138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}