Kansas codified the Intrastate Emergency Mutual Aid Act in 2010. Unlike other mutual aid compacts, this state’s act is silent on the specifics of reimbursement.
Enacted: 2010
Compact Type: Codified
Compact Name: K.S.A. 48-948, Kansas Intrastate Emergency Mutual Aid Act
Opt in/Opt out: Opt out
Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee: No
Reimbursement/Payment: Silent
Workers Comp: Sending
Liability: Receiving
Operational Command and Control: Split — sending has administrative control (i.e. protocols and procedures), but receiving has operational control
Credentialing: Yes
Time in Effect: Emergency Declaration or Training
Home Rule or Dillon’s Rule: Dillon’s Rule, except for cities and counties
Last updated: December 10, 2013 at 13:33 pm
