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1	1	Session of 2023
2	2	SENATE BILL No. 176
3	3	By Committee on Public Health and Welfare
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5	5	AN ACT concerning the behavioral sciences; increasing the membership
6	6	of the behavioral sciences regulatory board; relating to licensure and
7	7	regulation; professional counselors, social workers, marriage and
8	8	family therapists, addiction counselors, behavior analysts,
9	9	psychologists and master's level psychologists; decreasing the years of
10	10	practice required for reciprocity licensure; requiring that clinical social
11	11	work supervisors be approved by the board; providing additional
12	12	continuing education requirements; establishing license categories for
13	13	applicants from social work programs in candidacy for accreditation
14	14	and for temporary reinstatement; extending the license period of
15	15	temporary licenses; amending K.S.A. 65-5802, 65-5806, 65-6302, 65-
16	16	6313, 65-6314, 65-6402, 65-6407, 65-6608, 65-6614, 65-6618, 65-
17	17	7504, 65-7505, 74-5302, 74-5318, 74-5361, 74-5365, 74-5366, 74-
18	18	5367 and 74-7501 and K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-5804a, 65-5807, 65-5808,
19	19	65-6306, 65-6309, 65-6322, 65-6404, 65-6405, 65-6406, 65-6411, 65-
20	20	6610, 65-6611, 65-6613, 74-5310, 74-5315, 74-5316, 74-5363 and 74-
21	21	5375 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 74-
22	22	5339.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
24	24	New Section 1. (a) On and after January 1, 2024, any licensee
25	25	providing postgraduate clinical supervision for any individual working
26	26	toward licensure as a clinical social worker shall be a board-approved
27	27	clinical supervisor.
28	28	(b) An application for a board-approved clinical supervisor shall be
29	29	made to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board
30	30	and shall be accompanied by the fee as provided by K.S.A. 65-6314, and
31	31	amendments thereto.
32	32	(c) Each applicant for board-approved clinical supervisor shall
33	33	furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
34	34	(1) Is currently licensed by the board as a specialist clinical social
35	35	worker and has practiced as a specialist clinical social worker for at least
36	36	two years following licensure;
37	37	(2) is not the subject of any disciplinary action of the board that
38	38	would prohibit providing clinical supervision, as determined by the board;
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76	76	(3) (A) Has completed the minimum number of semester hours, or
77	77	the academic equivalent, of coursework related to the enhancement of
78	78	supervision skills approved by the board; or
79	79	(B) has completed the minimum number of continuing education
80	80	hours related to the enhancement of supervision skills approved by the
81	81	board.
82	82	(c) Each board-approved clinical supervisor shall complete, as a part
83	83	of the continuing education required under K.S.A. 65-6313, and
84	84	amendments thereto, at least three hours of continuing education related to
85	85	the enhancement of supervision skills, including at least one hour related
86	86	to ethics in supervision.
87	87	(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the social
88	88	workers licensure act.
89	89	Sec. 2. K.S.A. 65-5802 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
90	90	5802. As used in the professional counselors licensure act:
91	91	(a) "Assessment" means selecting, administering, scoring and
92	92	interpreting instruments designed to describe an individual's aptitudes,
93	93	abilities, achievements, interests and personal characteristics.
94	94	(b) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
95	95	by K.S.A. 74-7501, and amendments thereto.
96	96	(c) "Consultation" means the application of principles, methods and
97	97	techniques of the practice of counseling to assist in solving current or
98	98	potential problems of individuals or groups in relation to a third party.
99	99	(d) "Extenuating circumstances" means any condition or situation
100	100	caused by events beyond an individual's control that is sufficiently extreme
101	101	in nature to result in the:
102	102	(1) Individual's inability to comply with requirements; or
103	103	(2) inadvisability of requiring the individual to comply with
104	104	requirements.
105	105	(e) "Licensed clinical professional counselor" means a person who
106	106	engages in the independent practice of professional counseling including
107	107	the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders specified in the edition of
108	108	the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American
109	109	psychiatric association designated by the board by rules and regulations
110	110	and who is licensed under this act.
111	111	(f) "Licensed professional counselor" means a person who is licensed
112	112	under this act and who engages in the practice of professional counseling
113	113	only under the direction of a licensed clinical professional counselor, a
114	114	licensed psychologist, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery
115	115	or a person licensed to provide mental health services as an independent
116	116	practitioner and whose licensure allows for the diagnosis and treatment of
117	117	mental disorders.
118	118	(b)(g) "Practice of professional counseling" means assisting an
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162	162	individual or group for a fee, monetary or otherwise, through counseling,
163	163	assessment, consultation and referral and includes the diagnosis and
164	164	treatment of mental disorders as authorized under the professional
165	165	counselors licensure act.
166	166	(c)(h) "Professional counseling" means to assist an individual or
167	167	group to develop understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses, to
168	168	restructure concepts and feelings, to define goals and to plan actions as
169	169	these are related to personal, social, educational and career development
170	170	and adjustment.
171	171	(d) "Assessment" means selecting, administering, scoring and
172	172	interpreting instruments designed to describe an individual's aptitudes,
173	173	abilities, achievements, interests and personal characteristics.
174	174	(e) "Consultation" means the application of principles, methods and
175	175	techniques of the practice of counseling to assist in solving current or
176	176	potential problems of individuals or groups in relation to a third party.
177	177	(f)(i) "Referral" means the evaluation of information to identify
178	178	problems and to determine the advisability of referral to other
179	179	practitioners.
180	180	(g) "Licensed professional counselor" means a person who is licensed
181	181	under this act and who engages in the practice of professional counseling
182	182	except that on and after January 1, 2002, such person shall engage in the
183	183	practice of professional counseling only under the direction of a licensed
184	184	clinical professional counselor, a licensed psychologist, a person licensed
185	185	to practice medicine and surgery or a person licensed to provide mental
186	186	health services as an independent practitioner and whose licensure allows
187	187	for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
188	188	(h) "Licensed clinical professional counselor" means a person who
189	189	engages in the independent practice of professional counseling including
190	190	the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders specified in the edition of
191	191	the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American
192	192	psychiatric association designated by the board by rules and regulations
193	193	and who is licensed under this act.
194	194	Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-5804a is hereby amended to read as
195	195	follows: 65-5804a. (a) Applications for licensure as a professional
196	196	counselor shall be made to the board on a form and in the manner
197	197	prescribed by the board. Each application shall be accompanied by the fee
198	198	fixed set under K.S.A. 65-5808, and amendments thereto.
199	199	(b) Each applicant for licensure as a professional counselor shall
200	200	furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
201	201	(1) Is at least 21 years of age;
202	202	(2) has completed 60 graduate semester hours including a graduate
203	203	degree in counseling or a related field from a college or university
204	204	approved by the board and that includes 45 graduate semester hours of
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248	248	counseling coursework distributed among each of the following areas:
249	249	(A) Counseling theory and practice;
250	250	(B) the helping relationship;
251	251	(C) group dynamics, processing and counseling;
252	252	(D) human growth and development;
253	253	(E) lifestyle and career development;
254	254	(F) appraisal of individuals;
255	255	(G) social and cultural foundations;
256	256	(H) research and evaluation;
257	257	(I) professional orientation; and
258	258	(J) supervised practicum and internship;
259	259	(3) has passed an examination required by the board; and
260	260	(4) has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
261	261	the public trust.
262	262	(c) (1) Applications for licensure as a clinical professional counselor
263	263	shall be made to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the
264	264	board. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that
265	265	the applicant:
266	266	(A) Is licensed by the board as a licensed professional counselor or
267	267	meets all requirements for licensure as a licensed professional counselor;
268	268	(B) has completed 15 credit hours, as part of or in addition to the
269	269	requirements under subsection (b), supporting diagnosis or treatment of
270	270	mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric association's
271	271	diagnostic and statistical manual through identifiable study of the
272	272	following content areas: Psychopathology, diagnostic assessment,
273	273	interdisciplinary referral and collaboration, treatment approaches and
274	274	professional ethics;
275	275	(C) has completed a graduate level supervised clinical practicum of
276	276	supervised professional experience including psychotherapy and
277	277	assessment with individuals, couples, families or groups, integrating
278	278	diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders with use of the American
279	279	psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual, with not less
280	280	than 280 hours of direct client contact or additional postgraduate
281	281	supervised experience as determined by the board;
282	282	(D) has completed not less than two years of postgraduate supervised
283	283	professional experience in accordance with a clinical supervision plan
284	284	approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised
285	285	professional experience, including at least 1,500 hours of direct client
286	286	contact conducting psychotherapy and assessments with individuals,
287	287	couples, families or groups and not less than 100 hours of face-to-face
288	288	clinical supervision, as defined by the board in rules and regulations,
289	289	including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision, except that the
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335	335	treatment of mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric
336	336	association's diagnostic and statistical manual, except that the board may
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340	340	has a doctoral degree in professional counseling or a related field approved
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345	345	(E) for persons who earned a degree under subsection (b) prior to
346	346	July 1, 2003, in lieu of the education requirements under subparagraphs
347	347	(B) and (C), has completed the education requirements for licensure as a
348	348	professional counselor in effect on the day immediately preceding the
349	349	effective date of this act;
350	350	(F) for persons who apply for and are eligible for a temporary permit
351	351	to practice as a licensed professional counselor on the day immediately
352	352	preceding the effective date of this act, in lieu of the education and training
353	353	requirements under subparagraphs (B), (C) and (D), has completed the
354	354	education and training requirements for licensure as a professional
355	355	counselor in effect on the day immediately preceding the effective date of
356	356	this act;
357	357	(G) has passed an examination approved by the board; and
358	358	(H) has paid the application fee fixed set under K.S.A. 65-5808, and
359	359	amendments thereto.
360	360	(2) A person who was licensed or registered as a professional
361	361	counselor in Kansas at any time prior to the effective date of this act, who
362	362	has been actively engaged in the practice of professional counseling as a
363	363	registered or licensed professional counselor within five years prior to the
364	364	effective date of this act and whose last license or registration in Kansas
365	365	prior to the effective date of this act was not suspended or revoked, upon
366	366	application to the board, payment of fees pursuant to K.S.A. 65-5808, and
367	367	amendments thereto, and completion of applicable continuing education
368	368	requirements, shall be licensed as a licensed clinical professional
369	369	counselor by providing demonstration of competence to diagnose and treat
370	370	mental disorders through at least two of the following areas acceptable to
371	371	the board:
372	372	(A) Either: (i) Graduate coursework; or (ii) passing a national,
373	373	clinical examination;
374	374	(B) either: (i) Three years of clinical practice in a community mental
375	375	health center, its contracted affiliate or a state mental hospital; or (ii) three
376	376	years of clinical practice in other settings with demonstrated experience in
377	377	diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or
378	378	(C) attestation from one professional licensed to diagnose and treat
379	379	mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine
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424	424	disorders.
425	425	(3) A licensed clinical professional counselor may engage in the
426	426	independent practice of professional counseling and is authorized to
427	427	diagnose and treat mental disorders specified in the edition of the
428	428	diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American
429	429	psychiatric association designated by the board by rules and regulations.
430	430	When a client has symptoms of a mental disorder, a licensed clinical
431	431	professional counselor shall consult with the client's primary care
432	432	physician or psychiatrist to determine if there may be a medical condition
433	433	or medication that may be causing or contributing to the client's symptoms
434	434	of a mental disorder. A client may request in writing that such consultation
435	435	be waived and such request shall be made a part of the client's record. A
436	436	licensed clinical professional counselor may continue to evaluate and treat
437	437	the client until such time that the medical consultation is obtained or
438	438	waived.
439	439	(4) A licensed professional counselor may diagnose and treat mental
440	440	disorders specified in the edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of
441	441	mental disorders of the American psychiatric association designated by the
442	442	board by rules and regulations only under the direction of a licensed
443	443	clinical professional counselor, licensed psychologist, person licensed to
444	444	practice medicine and surgery or person licensed to provide mental health
445	445	services as an independent practitioner and whose licensure allows for the
446	446	diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. When a client has symptoms
447	447	of a mental disorder, a licensed professional counselor shall consult with
448	448	the client's primary care physician or psychiatrist to determine if there may
449	449	be a medical condition or medication that may be causing or contributing
450	450	to the client's symptoms of a mental disorder. A client may request in
451	451	writing that such consultation be waived and such request shall be made a
452	452	part of the client's record. A licensed professional counselor may continue
453	453	to evaluate and treat the client until such time that the medical consultation
454	454	is obtained or waived.
455	455	(d) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the
456	456	criteria that a college or university shall satisfy in order to be approved by
457	457	the board. The board may send a questionnaire developed by the board to
458	458	any college or university for which the board does not have sufficient
459	459	information to determine whether the school meets the requirements for
460	460	approval and rules and regulations adopted under this section. The
461	461	questionnaire providing the necessary information shall be completed and
462	462	returned to the board in order for the college or university to be considered
463	463	for approval. The board may contract with investigative agencies,
464	464	commissions or consultants to assist the board in obtaining information
465	465	about colleges and universities. In entering such contracts, the authority to
466	466	approve college and universities shall remain solely with the board.
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510	510	(e) A person who is waiting to take the examination required by the
511	511	board may apply to the board for a temporary professional counselor
512	512	license to practice as a licensed professional counselor by:
513	513	(1) Paying an application fee of not more than $150; and
514	514	(2) meeting the application requirements as stated in K.S.A. 65-
515	515	5804a(b)(1), (2) and (4), and amendments thereto.
516	516	(f) (1) A temporary professional counselor license may be issued by
517	517	the board after the application has been reviewed and approved by the
518	518	board and the applicant has paid the appropriate fee set by the board for
519	519	issuance of a temporary license.
520	520	(2) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a
521	521	temporary professional counselor license issued by the board shall expire
522	522	upon the date the board issues or denies a license to practice professional
523	523	counseling or 12 24 months after the date of issuance of the temporary
524	524	license. No temporary license will be renewed or issued again on any
525	525	subsequent application for the same license level. The preceding
526	526	provisions in no way limit the number of times an applicant may take the
527	527	examination.
528	528	(g) A person practicing professional counseling with a temporary
529	529	professional counselor license may not use the title "licensed professional
530	530	counselor" or the initials "LPC" independently. The word "licensed" may
531	531	be used only when followed by the words "by temporary license," such as
532	532	licensed professional counselor by temporary license, or professional
533	533	counselor licensed by temporary license.
534	534	(h) No person may practice professional counseling under a
535	535	temporary professional counselor license except under the supervision of a
536	536	person licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory board at the
537	537	independent level.
538	538	(i) Nothing in this section shall affect any temporary license to
539	539	practice issued under this section prior to the effective date of this act and
540	540	in effect on the effective date of this act. Such temporary license shall be
541	541	subject to the provisions of this section in effect at the time of its issuance
542	542	and shall continue to be effective until the date of expiration of the
543	543	temporary license provided under this section at the time of issuance of
544	544	such temporary license.
545	545	Sec. 4. K.S.A. 65-5806 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
546	546	5806. (a) An applicant who meets the requirements for licensure pursuant
547	547	to this the professional counselors licensure act, has paid the license fee
548	548	provided for by K.S.A. 65-5808, and amendments thereto, and has
549	549	otherwise complied with the provisions of this act shall be licensed by the
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551	551	(b) Licenses issued pursuant to this act shall expire 24 months from
552	552	the date of issuance unless revoked prior to that time. A license may be
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596	596	renewed upon application and payment of the fee provided for by K.S.A.
597	597	65-5808, and amendments thereto. The application for renewal shall be
598	598	accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has
599	599	completed during the previous 24 months the continuing education
600	600	required by rules and regulations of the board. Prior to July 1, 2025, as
601	601	part of such continuing education, a licensee shall complete not less than
602	602	six continuing education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of
603	603	mental disorders and not less than three continuing education hours of
604	604	professional ethics. On and after July 1, 2025, as part of such continuing
605	605	education, a licensee shall complete not less than three continuing
606	606	education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders,
607	607	not less than three continuing education hours of professional ethics and
608	608	not less than three continuing education hours in cultural diversity.
609	609	Acceptable continuing education hours in cultural diversity shall include,
610	610	but not be limited to, professional development regarding age, disability,
611	611	ethnicity, gender, gender identity, language, national origin, race, religion,
612	612	cultural, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status.
613	613	(c) (1) A licensee who is unable to complete the required continuing
614	614	education hours for renewal may request additional time to complete any
615	615	remaining continuing education hours. Such request shall be made to the
616	616	board not later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the license
617	617	and shall include:
618	618	(A) The licensee's reason for requesting additional time, showing
619	619	extenuating circumstances for why the hours could not be completed
620	620	during the license period; and
621	621	(B) a plan outlining the manner in which the licensee intends to
622	622	complete the remaining continuing education hours.
623	623	(2) The board may grant a licensee up to three additional months
624	624	beyond the license expiration date to complete the required continuing
625	625	education hours.
626	626	(3) A licensee who receives additional time to complete continuing
627	627	education hours under this subsection shall:
628	628	(A) Renew the license prior to the license expiration date and report
629	629	to the board the number of continuing education hours completed on such
630	630	date;
631	631	(B) notify the board upon completing the remaining continuing
632	632	education hours; and
633	633	(C) be subject to an audit by the board of the total number of
634	634	continuing education hours completed for the applicable license period.
635	635	(4) Continuing education hours completed during additional time
636	636	granted under this subsection shall be credited only toward the
637	637	requirements for the license period for which additional time is granted.
638	638	(5) A licensee shall not be approved for additional time to complete
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682	682	continuing education requirements in consecutive license periods.
683	683	(d) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may make
684	684	written application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license
685	685	upon termination of the period of suspension or revocation in a manner
686	686	prescribed by the board, which and such application shall be accompanied
687	687	by the fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-5808, and amendments thereto.
688	688	(e) (1) A person whose license has expired may make written
689	689	application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license in a
690	690	manner prescribed by the board, and such application shall be
691	691	accompanied by:
692	692	(A) The renewal fee established under K.S.A. 65-5808, and
693	693	amendments thereto, and, for any person whose license has been expired
694	694	for one year or less, an additional fee equal to the renewal fee; and
695	695	(B) evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed
696	696	during the previous 24 months the continuing education requirements for
697	697	one license period.
698	698	(2) A person requesting to reinstate a license that has been expired
699	699	for longer than one year who has not completed the necessary continuing
700	700	education hours for reinstatement may submit an application for a six-
701	701	month reinstatement temporary license in a manner prescribed by the
702	702	board, and such application shall be accompanied by the fee as provided
703	703	by K.S.A. 65-5808, and amendments thereto. A licensee practicing under a
704	704	six-month reinstatement temporary license shall complete the continuing
705	705	education requirements required for a permanent license prior to the
706	706	expiration of the temporary license and notify the board upon such
707	707	completion. A six-month reinstatement temporary license shall not be
708	708	extended or renewed.
709	709	(d)(f) Within 30 days after any change of permanent address, a
710	710	licensee shall notify the board of such change.
711	711	Sec. 5. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-5807 is hereby amended to read as
712	712	follows: 65-5807. (a) The board may issue a license to an individual who
713	713	is currently registered, certified or licensed to practice professional
714	714	counseling in another jurisdiction if the board determines that:
715	715	(1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to practice
716	716	professional counseling in the other jurisdiction are substantially
717	717	equivalent to the requirements of this state; or
718	718	(2) the applicant demonstrates on forms provided by the board
719	719	compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:
720	720	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice professional
721	721	counseling with a similar scope of practice for at least 48 of the last 54 12
722	722	months immediately preceding the application with at least the minimum
723	723	professional experience as established by rules and regulations of the
724	724	board;
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768	768	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
769	769	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
770	770	(C) at least a master's degree in counseling or a related field from a
771	771	regionally accredited university or college.
772	772	(b) Applicants for licensure as a clinical professional counselor shall
773	773	additionally demonstrate competence to diagnose and treat mental
774	774	disorders through meeting the requirements of either subsection (a)(1) or
775	775	(a)(2) and at least two of the following areas acceptable to the board:
776	776	(1) Either graduate coursework as established by rules and
777	777	regulations of the board or passing a national clinical examination
778	778	approved by the board;
779	779	(2) three years of clinical practice with demonstrated experience in
780	780	diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or
781	781	(3) attestation from a professional licensed to diagnose and treat
782	782	mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine
783	783	and surgery stating that the applicant is competent to diagnose and treat
784	784	mental disorders.
785	785	(c) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an
786	786	application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-5808, and
787	787	amendments thereto, if required by the board. Upon notification from the
788	788	board that all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the applicant
789	789	shall submit the license fee as provided by K.S.A. 65-5808, and
790	790	amendments thereto.
791	791	Sec. 6. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-5808 is hereby amended to read as
792	792	follows: 65-5808. (a) The board may fix collect the following fees, and
793	793	any such fees shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the
794	794	board:
795	795	(1) For application for licensure as a professional counselor, not more
796	796	than $100;
797	797	(2) for an original license as a professional counselor, not more than
798	798	$175;
799	799	(3) for a temporary license as a professional counselor, not more than
800	800	$175;
801	801	(4) for a six-month reinstatement temporary license as a professional
802	802	counselor, not more than $50;
803	803	(5) for renewal for licensure as a professional counselor, not more
804	804	than $150;
805	805	(5)(6) for application for licensure as a clinical professional
806	806	counselor, not more than $175;
807	807	(6)(7) for licensure as a clinical professional counselor, not more than
808	808	$175;
809	809	(7)(8) for renewal for licensure as a clinical professional counselor,
810	810	not more than $175;
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854	854	(9) for a six-month reinstatement temporary license as a clinical
855	855	professional counselor, not more than $50;
856	856	(8)(10) for late renewal penalty, an amount equal to the fee for
857	857	renewal of a license;
858	858	(9)(11) for reinstatement of a license, not more than $175;
859	859	(10)(12) for replacement of a license, not more than $20;
860	860	(11)(13) for a wallet card license, not more than $5; and
861	861	(12)(14) for application as a board-approved clinical supervisor, not
862	862	more than $50.
863	863	(b) Fees paid to the board are not refundable.
864	864	Sec. 7. K.S.A. 65-6302 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
865	865	6302. As used in this the social workers licensure act, unless the context
866	866	clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the
867	867	meaning ascribed to them in this section:
868	868	(a) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
869	869	by K.S.A. 74-7501, and amendments thereto.
870	870	(b) "Extenuating circumstances" means any condition or situation
871	871	caused by events beyond a person's control that is sufficiently extreme in
872	872	nature to result in the:
873	873	(1) Person's inability to comply with requirements; or
874	874	(2) inadvisability of requiring the person to comply with
875	875	requirements.
876	876	(c) "Psychotherapy" means the use of psychological and social
877	877	methods within a professional relationship to assist the person or persons
878	878	to achieve a better psychosocial adaptation to acquire greater human
879	879	realization of psychosocial potential and adaptation to modify internal
880	880	and external conditions that affect individuals, groups or communities in
881	881	respect to behavior, emotions and thinking and in respect to their intra-
882	882	personal and inter-personal processes. Forms of "psychotherapy" include,
883	883	but are not limited to, individual psychotherapy, conjoint marital therapy,
884	884	family therapy and group psychotherapy.
885	885	(d) "Social work practice" means the professional activity of helping
886	886	individuals, groups or communities enhance or restore their capacity for
887	887	physical, social and economic functioning and the professional application
888	888	of social work values, principles and techniques in areas such as
889	889	psychotherapy, social service administration, social planning, social work
890	890	consultation and social work research to one or more of the following
891	891	ends: Helping people obtain tangible services; counseling with individuals,
892	892	families and groups; helping communities or groups provide or improve
893	893	social and health services; and participating in relevant social action. The
894	894	practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and
895	895	behavior; of social, economic and cultural institutions and forces; and of
896	896	the interaction of all these factors. Social work practice includes the
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940	940	teaching of practicum courses in social work and includes the diagnosis
941	941	and treatment of mental disorders as authorized under K.S.A. 65-6306 and
942	942	65-6319, and amendments thereto.
943	943	(c) "Psychotherapy" means the use of psychological and social
944	944	methods within a professional relationship, to assist the person or persons
945	945	to achieve a better psychosocial adaptation to acquire greater human
946	946	realization of psychosocial potential and adaptation; to modify internal and
947	947	external conditions which affect individuals, groups or communities in
948	948	respect to behavior, emotions and thinking, in respect to their intra-
949	949	personal and inter-personal processes. Forms of psychotherapy include but
950	950	are not restricted to individual psychotherapy, conjoint marital therapy,
951	951	family therapy and group psychotherapy.
952	952	Sec. 8. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6306 is hereby amended to read as
953	953	follows: 65-6306. (a) The board shall issue a license as a baccalaureate
954	954	social worker to an applicant who has:
955	955	(1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university,
956	956	including completion of a social work program recognized and approved
957	957	by the board, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board;
958	958	(2) passed an examination approved by the board for this purpose;
959	959	and
960	960	(3) satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits the
961	961	public trust; and
962	962	(4) paid an application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-
963	963	6314, and amendments thereto, and, upon notification from the board that
964	964	all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the license fee established
965	965	by the board pursuant to K.S.A. 65-5808, and amendments thereto.
966	966	(b) (1) An applicant for a baccalaureate social work license who
967	967	received a baccalaureate degree from a social work program in candidacy
968	968	status from an accrediting body recognized by the board may request a
969	969	temporary candidacy baccalaureate social work license upon:
970	970	(A) Demonstrating receipt of a baccalaureate degree from a college
971	971	or university, including completion of a social work program in candidacy
972	972	from an accrediting body recognized by the board;
973	973	(B) passing an examination approved by the board for the purpose of
974	974	such temporary candidacy licensure;
975	975	(C) submitting a completed, signed temporary candidacy
976	976	baccalaureate social work license application on a form and in a manner
977	977	provided by the board;
978	978	(D) satisfying the board that the applicant is a person who merits the
979	979	public trust; and
980	980	(E) paying the temporary candidacy baccalaureate social worker fee
981	981	as established under K.S.A. 65-6314, and amendments thereto, upon
982	982	notification from the board that all eligibility requirements have been
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1026	1026	satisfied.
1027	1027	(2) A temporary candidacy baccalaureate social work license shall
1028	1028	expire on the last day of the 24
1029	1029	th
1030	1030	month after the temporary candidacy
1031	1031	baccalaureate social work license's effective date. Such license is
1032	1032	nonrenewable, but, upon request by the license holder using a form
1033	1033	approved by the board and paying the appropriate fee, the license shall be
1034	1034	extended upon a showing that the social work program remains in
1035	1035	candidacy status with the accrediting body recognized by the board. In all
1036	1036	professional use of the social worker's name, an individual with a
1037	1037	temporary candidacy baccalaureate social work license shall represent
1038	1038	themselves as a temporary candidacy baccalaureate social worker. An
1039	1039	individual with such license may not use the credentials "LBSW." The
1040	1040	word "licensed" may be used only when followed by the words "by
1041	1041	temporary candidacy license." An individual issued a temporary
1042	1042	candidacy baccalaureate social work license shall practice under
1043	1043	supervision and shall not be required to complete continuing education. If
1044	1044	the accrediting body recognized by the board grants accreditation to the
1045	1045	program in candidacy status, the holder of the temporary candidacy
1046	1046	baccalaureate social work license shall receive a permanent license upon
1047	1047	payment of the appropriate fee. If the accrediting body recognized by the
1048	1048	board does not grant accreditation to the program in candidacy status, the
1049	1049	board shall immediately revoke the temporary license and notify the
1050	1050	licensee of the revocation of such license.
1051	1051	(c) The board shall issue a license as a master social worker to an
1052	1052	applicant who has:
1053	1053	(1) Except as provided in subsection (f), A master's degree from an
1054	1054	accredited college or university, including completion of a social work
1055	1055	program recognized and approved by the board, pursuant to rules and
1056	1056	regulations adopted by the board;
1057	1057	(2) passed an examination approved by the board for this purpose;
1058	1058	and
1059	1059	(3) satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits the
1060	1060	public trust; and
1061	1061	(4) paid an application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-
1062	1062	6314, and amendments thereto, and, upon notification from the board that
1063	1063	all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, paid the license fee
1064	1064	established under K.S.A. 65-5808, and amendments thereto.
1065	1065	(d) (1) An applicant for a master social work license who received a
1066	1066	master's degree from a social work program in candidacy status from an
1067	1067	accrediting body recognized by the board may request a temporary
1068	1068	candidacy master social work license upon:
1069	1069	(A) Demonstrating receipt of a master's degree from a college or
1070	1070	university, including completion of a social work program in candidacy
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1114	1114	from an accrediting body recognized by the board;
1115	1115	(B) passing an examination approved by the board for the purpose of
1116	1116	such temporary candidacy licensure;
1117	1117	(C) submitting a completed, signed temporary candidacy master
1118	1118	social work license application on a form and in a manner provided by the
1119	1119	board;
1120	1120	(D) satisfying the board that the applicant is a person who merits the
1121	1121	public trust; and
1122	1122	(E) paying the temporary candidacy master social worker fee as
1123	1123	established under K.S.A. 65-6314, and amendments thereto, upon
1124	1124	notification from the board that all eligibility requirements have been
1125	1125	satisfied.
1126	1126	(2) A temporary candidacy master social work license shall expire on
1127	1127	the last day of the 24
1128	1128	th
1129	1129	month after the temporary candidacy master social
1130	1130	work license's effective date. Such license is nonrenewable, but, upon
1131	1131	request by the license holder using a form approved by the board and
1132	1132	paying the appropriate fee, the license shall be extended upon a showing
1133	1133	that the social work program remains in candidacy status with the
1134	1134	accrediting body recognized by the board. In all professional use of the
1135	1135	social worker's name, an individual with a temporary candidacy master
1136	1136	social work license shall represent themselves as a temporary candidacy
1137	1137	master social worker. An individual with such license shall not use the
1138	1138	credentials "LMSW." The word "licensed" may be used only when followed
1139	1139	by the words "by temporary candidacy license." An individual issued a
1140	1140	temporary candidacy master social work license shall practice under
1141	1141	supervision and shall not be required to complete continuing education. If
1142	1142	the accrediting body recognized by the board grants accreditation to the
1143	1143	program in candidacy status, the holder of the temporary candidacy
1144	1144	master social work license shall receive a permanent license upon
1145	1145	payment of the appropriate fee. If the accrediting body recognized by the
1146	1146	board does not grant accreditation to the program in candidacy status, the
1147	1147	board shall immediately revoke the temporary license and notify the
1148	1148	licensee of the revocation of such license.
1149	1149	(c)(e) The board shall issue a license in one of the social work
1150	1150	specialties to an applicant who has:
1151	1151	(1) A master's or doctor's degree from an accredited graduate school
1152	1152	of social work, including completion of a social work program recognized
1153	1153	and approved by the board, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by
1154	1154	the board;
1155	1155	(2) had two years of full-time post-master's or post-doctor's degree
1156	1156	experience under the supervision of a licensed social worker in the area of
1157	1157	the specialty in which such applicant seeks to be licensed;
1158	1158	(3) passed an examination approved by the board for this purpose;
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1202	1202	and
1203	1203	(4) satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits the
1204	1204	public trust; and
1205	1205	(5) upon notification from the board that all eligibility requirements
1206	1206	have been satisfied, paid the license fee established under K.S.A. 65-6314,
1207	1207	and amendments thereto.
1208	1208	(d)(f) (1) The board shall issue a license as a specialist clinical social
1209	1209	worker to an applicant who:
1210	1210	(A) Has met the requirements of subsection (c) (e);
1211	1211	(B) has completed 15 credit hours as part of or in addition to the
1212	1212	requirements under subsection (c) (e) supporting diagnosis or treatment of
1213	1213	mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric association's
1214	1214	diagnostic and statistical manual, through identifiable study of the
1215	1215	following content areas: Psychopathology, diagnostic assessment,
1216	1216	interdisciplinary referral and collaboration, treatment approaches and
1217	1217	professional ethics;
1218	1218	(C) has completed a graduate level supervised clinical practicum of
1219	1219	supervised professional experience, including psychotherapy and
1220	1220	assessment, integrating diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders with
1221	1221	use of the American psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical
1222	1222	manual or additional postgraduate supervised experience as determined by
1223	1223	the board;
1224	1224	(D) has completed as part of or in addition to the requirements of
1225	1225	subsection (c) (e) not less than two years of postgraduate supervised
1226	1226	professional experience, in accordance with a clinical supervision plan
1227	1227	approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised
1228	1228	professional experience including at least 1,500 hours of direct client
1229	1229	contact conducting psychotherapy and assessments with individuals,
1230	1230	couples, families or groups and not less than 100 hours of face-to-face
1231	1231	clinical supervision, as defined by the board in rules and regulations,
1232	1232	including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision, except that the
1233	1233	board may waive the requirement that such supervision be face-to-face
1234	1234	upon a finding of extenuating circumstances, integrating diagnosis and
1235	1235	treatment of mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric
1236	1236	association's diagnostic and statistical manual;
1237	1237	(E) for persons earning a degree under subsection (c) prior to July 1,
1238	1238	2003, in lieu of the education and training requirements under
1239	1239	subparagraphs (B) and (C), has completed the education requirements for
1240	1240	licensure as a specialist clinical social worker in effect on the day
1241	1241	immediately preceding the effective date of this act;
1242	1242	(F) for persons who apply for and are eligible for a temporary license
1243	1243	to practice as a specialist clinical social worker on the day immediately
1244	1244	preceding the effective date of this act, in lieu of the education and training
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1288	1288	requirements under subparagraphs (B), (C) and (D), has completed the
1289	1289	education and training requirements for licensure as a specialist clinical
1290	1290	social worker in effect on the day immediately preceding the effective date
1291	1291	of this act;
1292	1292	(G) has passed an examination approved by the board; and
1293	1293	(H) has paid the application fee.
1294	1294	(2) A licensed specialist clinical social worker may engage in the
1295	1295	social work practice and is authorized to diagnose and treat mental
1296	1296	disorders specified in the edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of
1297	1297	mental disorders of the American psychiatric association designated by the
1298	1298	board by rules and regulations. When a client has symptoms of a mental
1299	1299	disorder, a licensed specialist clinical social worker shall consult with the
1300	1300	client's primary care physician or psychiatrist to determine if there may be
1301	1301	a medical condition or medication that may be causing or contributing to
1302	1302	the client's symptoms of a mental disorder. A client may request in writing
1303	1303	that such consultation be waived and such request shall be made a part of
1304	1304	the client's record. A licensed specialist clinical social worker may
1305	1305	continue to evaluate and treat the client until such time that the medical
1306	1306	consultation is obtained or waived.
1307	1307	(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a licensed
1308	1308	master social worker who has provided to the board an acceptable clinical
1309	1309	supervision plan for licensure as a specialist clinical social worker prior to
1310	1310	the effective date of this act shall be licensed as a specialist clinical social
1311	1311	worker under this act upon completion of the requirements in effect for
1312	1312	licensure as a specialist clinical social worker at the time the acceptable
1313	1313	training plan is submitted to the board.
1314	1314	(4) A person licensed as a specialist clinical social worker on the day
1315	1315	immediately preceding the effective date of this act shall be deemed to be
1316	1316	a licensed specialist clinical social worker under this act. Such person shall
1317	1317	not be required to file an original application for licensure as a specialist
1318	1318	clinical social worker under this act.
1319	1319	(e)(g) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the
1320	1320	criteria that a social work program of a college or university shall satisfy to
1321	1321	be recognized and approved by the board under this section. The board
1322	1322	may send a questionnaire developed by the board to any college or
1323	1323	university conducting a social work program for which the board does not
1324	1324	have sufficient information to determine whether the program should be
1325	1325	recognized and approved by the board and whether the program meets the
1326	1326	rules and regulations adopted under this section. The questionnaire
1327	1327	providing the necessary information shall be completed and returned to the
1328	1328	board in order for the program to be considered for recognition and
1329	1329	approval. The board may contract with investigative agencies,
1330	1330	commissions or consultants to assist the board in obtaining information
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1374	1374	about a social work program of a college or university. In entering such
1375	1375	contracts the authority to recognize and approve a social work program of
1376	1376	a college or university shall remain solely with the board.
1377	1377	(f)(h) (1) Notwithstanding any pending candidacy for accreditation of
1378	1378	the masters of social work program at Fort Hays state university, the board
1379	1379	shall:
1380	1380	(A) Accept a master's degree from such program as from an
1381	1381	accredited college or university for the purpose of issuing a license as a
1382	1382	master social worker to an applicant under subsection (b); and
1383	1383	(B) not impose any additional or alternative requirements to
1384	1384	accreditation upon an applicant with such degree based on such program's
1385	1385	pending candidacy for accreditation.
1386	1386	(2) The provisions of this subsection shall apply retroactively and
1387	1387	shall expire on July 1, 2023.
1388	1388	Sec. 9. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6309 is hereby amended to read as
1389	1389	follows: 65-6309. (a) An applicant shall be exempted from the requirement
1390	1390	for any examination provided for herein, if the applicant has taken and
1391	1391	passed an examination similar to that for which exemption is sought, as
1392	1392	determined by the board.
1393	1393	(b) Upon application, the board shall issue a temporary licenses
1394	1394	bachelor's social work license or a temporary master's social work license
1395	1395	to persons who have submitted documentation and met all qualifications
1396	1396	for licensure under provisions of this act, except passage of the required
1397	1397	examination, and who have paid the required fee.
1398	1398	(c) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a
1399	1399	temporary bachelor's social work license or a temporary master's social
1400	1400	work license issued by the board shall expire upon the date the board
1401	1401	issues or denies a license to practice social work or 12 24 months after the
1402	1402	date of issuance of the temporary license. No temporary bachelor's social
1403	1403	work license or temporary master's social work license will be renewed or
1404	1404	issued again on any subsequent applications for the same license level. The
1405	1405	preceding provisions in no way limit the number of times an applicant may
1406	1406	take the examination.
1407	1407	(d) No person may shall work under a temporary bachelor's social
1408	1408	work license or a temporary master's social work license except under the
1409	1409	supervision of a licensed social worker.
1410	1410	(e) Nothing in this section shall affect any temporary license to
1411	1411	practice issued under this section prior to the effective date of this act and
1412	1412	in effect on the effective date of this act. Such temporary license shall be
1413	1413	subject to the provisions of this section in effect at the time of its issuance
1414	1414	and shall continue to be effective until the date of expiration of the license
1415	1415	as provided under this section at the time of issuance of such temporary
1416	1416	license.
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1460	1460	(f) Any individual employed by a hospital and working in the area of
1461	1461	hospital social services to patients of such hospital on July 1, 1974, is
1462	1462	exempt from the provisions of this act.
1463	1463	(g) A person practicing social work with a temporary license may not
1464	1464	use the title "licensed baccalaureate social worker" or "licensed master
1465	1465	social worker" or use the initials "LBSW" or "LMSW," independently. The
1466	1466	word "licensed" may be used only when followed by the words "by
1467	1467	temporary license."
1468	1468	Sec. 10. K.S.A. 65-6313 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
1469	1469	6313. (a) All licenses issued shall be effective upon the date issued and
1470	1470	shall expire at the end of 24 months from the date of issuance.
1471	1471	(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in K.S.A. 65-6311, and
1472	1472	amendments thereto, a license may be renewed by the payment of the
1473	1473	renewal fee set forth in K.S.A. 65-6314, and amendments thereto, and the
1474	1474	execution and submission of a signed statement, on a form to be provided
1475	1475	by the board, attesting that the applicant's license has been neither revoked
1476	1476	nor currently suspended and that applicant has met the requirements for
1477	1477	continuing education established by the board including not less than three
1478	1478	continuing education hours of professional ethics.
1479	1479	(2) On and after July 1, 2025, an applicant for renewal of a license,
1480	1480	as part of such continuing education, shall complete not less than three
1481	1481	continuing education hours in cultural diversity. Acceptable continuing
1482	1482	education hours in cultural diversity shall include, but not be limited to,
1483	1483	professional development regarding age, disability, ethnicity, gender,
1484	1484	gender identity, language, national origin, race, religion, cultural, sexual
1485	1485	orientation and socioeconomic status.
1486	1486	(3) Prior to July 1, 2025, an applicant for renewal of a license as a
1487	1487	master social worker or a specialist clinical social worker, as part of such
1488	1488	continuing education, shall complete not less than six continuing education
1489	1489	hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. On and after
1490	1490	July 1, 2025, such applicant shall complete not less than three continuing
1491	1491	education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
1492	1492	(3)(4) An applicant for first time licensure renewal as a baccalaureate
1493	1493	social worker, master social worker or specialist clinical social worker, as
1494	1494	part of such continuing education, shall complete not less than six hours of
1495	1495	social worker safety awareness training. If the applicant for first time
1496	1496	licensure renewal has already taken such training, as part of a previous
1497	1497	level of social work licensure renewal, then the applicant is not required to
1498	1498	complete an additional six hours of social worker safety training.
1499	1499	(c) The application for renewal shall be made on or before the date of
1500	1500	the expiration of the license or on or before the date of the termination of
1501	1501	the period of suspension.
1502	1502	(d) If the application for renewal, including payment of the required
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1546	1546	renewal fee, is not made on or before the date of the expiration of the
1547	1547	license, the license is void, and no license shall be reinstated except upon
1548	1548	payment of the required renewal fee established under K.S.A. 65-6314,
1549	1549	and amendments thereto, plus a penalty equal to the renewal fee, and proof
1550	1550	satisfactory to the board of the completion of 40 hours of continuing
1551	1551	education within two years prior to application for reinstatement. Upon
1552	1552	receipt of such payment and proof, the board shall reinstate the license. A
1553	1553	license shall be reinstated under this subsection, upon receipt of such
1554	1554	payment and proof, at any time after the expiration of such license. (1) A
1555	1555	licensee who is unable to complete the required continuing education
1556	1556	hours for renewal may request additional time to complete any remaining
1557	1557	continuing education hours. Such request shall be made to the board not
1558	1558	later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the license and shall
1559	1559	include:
1560	1560	(A) The licensee's reason for requesting additional time, showing
1561	1561	extenuating circumstances for why the hours could not be completed
1562	1562	during the license period; and
1563	1563	(B) a plan outlining the manner in which the licensee intends to
1564	1564	complete the remaining continuing education hours.
1565	1565	(2) The board may grant a licensee up to three additional months
1566	1566	beyond the license expiration date to complete the required continuing
1567	1567	education hours.
1568	1568	(3) A licensee who receives additional time to complete continuing
1569	1569	education hours under this subsection shall:
1570	1570	(A) Renew the license prior to the license expiration date and report
1571	1571	to the board the number of continuing education hours completed on such
1572	1572	date;
1573	1573	(B) notify the board upon completing the remaining continuing
1574	1574	education hours; and
1575	1575	(C) be subject to an audit by the board of the total number of
1576	1576	continuing education hours completed for the applicable license period.
1577	1577	(4) Continuing education hours completed during additional time
1578	1578	granted under this subsection shall be credited only toward the
1579	1579	requirements for the license period for which additional time is granted.
1580	1580	(5) A licensee shall not be approved for additional time to complete
1581	1581	continuing education requirements in consecutive license periods.
1582	1582	(e) (1) A person whose license has expired may make written
1583	1583	application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license in a
1584	1584	manner prescribed by the board, and such application shall be
1585	1585	accompanied by:
1586	1586	(A) The renewal fee established under K.S.A. 65-6314, and
1587	1587	amendments thereto, and, for any person whose license has been expired
1588	1588	for one year or less, an additional fee equal to the renewal fee; and
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1632	1632	(B) evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed
1633	1633	during the previous 24 months the continuing education requirements for
1634	1634	one license period.
1635	1635	(2) A person requesting to reinstate a license that has been expired
1636	1636	for longer than one year who has not completed the necessary continuing
1637	1637	education hours for reinstatement may submit an application for a six-
1638	1638	month reinstatement temporary license in a manner prescribed by the
1639	1639	board, and such application shall be accompanied by the fee established
1640	1640	under K.S.A. 65-6314, and amendments thereto. A licensee practicing
1641	1641	under a six-month reinstatement temporary license shall complete the
1642	1642	continuing education requirements required for a permanent license prior
1643	1643	to the expiration of the temporary license and notify the board upon such
1644	1644	completion. A six-month reinstatement temporary license shall not be
1645	1645	extended or renewed.
1646	1646	(e)(f) In case of a lost or destroyed license, and upon satisfactory
1647	1647	proof of the loss or destruction thereof, the board may issue a duplicate
1648	1648	license and shall charge a fee as set forth in K.S.A. 65-6314, and
1649	1649	amendments thereto, for such duplicate license.
1650	1650	(f)(g) Within 30 days after any change of permanent address, a
1651	1651	licensee shall notify the board of such change.
1652	1652	Sec. 11. K.S.A. 65-6314 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
1653	1653	6314. (a) The following fees may be established by the board in
1654	1654	accordance with the following limitations, and any such fees shall be
1655	1655	established by rules and regulations adopted by the board:
1656	1656	(1) Renewal or reinstatement fee for a license as a social work
1657	1657	associate shall be not more than $150.
1658	1658	(2) Application, new license, reinstatement or renewal fee for a
1659	1659	license as a baccalaureate social worker shall be not more than $150.
1660	1660	(3) Application, new license, reinstatement or renewal fee for a
1661	1661	license as master social worker shall be not more than $150.
1662	1662	(4) Application, new license, reinstatement or renewal fee for a
1663	1663	license in a social work specialty shall be not more than $150.
1664	1664	(5) Replacement fee for reissuance of a license certificate due to loss
1665	1665	or name change shall be not more than $20.
1666	1666	(6) Replacement fee for reissuance of a wallet card shall be not more
1667	1667	than $5.
1668	1668	(7) Temporary license fee for a baccalaureate social worker, master
1669	1669	social worker or a social work specialty shall be not more than $50.
1670	1670	(8) Temporary candidacy license fee for a baccalaureate social
1671	1671	worker, master social worker or a social work specialty shall be not more
1672	1672	than $75.
1673	1673	(9) Six-month reinstatement temporary license fee for a
1674	1674	baccalaureate social worker, master social worker or a social work
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1718	1718	specialty shall be not more than $50.
1719	1719	(10) Application fee for approval as board-approved continuing
1720	1720	education sponsors shall be as follows:
1721	1721	(A) Initial application fee for one year provisionally approved
1722	1722	providers shall be not more than $125;
1723	1723	(B) three-year renewal fees for approved providers shall be not more
1724	1724	than $350; and
1725	1725	(C) application fees for single program providers shall be not more
1726	1726	than $50 for each separately offered continuing education activity for
1727	1727	which prior approval is sought.
1728	1728	(11) Application for approval as a board-approved clinical
1729	1729	supervisor shall be not more than $50.
1730	1730	(b) Fees paid to the board are not refundable.
1731	1731	Sec. 12. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6322 is hereby amended to read as
1732	1732	follows: 65-6322. (a) The board may issue a license to an individual who
1733	1733	is currently registered, certified or licensed to practice social work in
1734	1734	another jurisdiction, if the board determines that:
1735	1735	(1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to practice
1736	1736	social work at the baccalaureate level in another jurisdiction are
1737	1737	substantially the equivalent of the requirements in the social workers
1738	1738	licensure act and rules and regulations of the board for licensure as a
1739	1739	baccalaureate social worker; or
1740	1740	(2) the applicant demonstrates compliance on forms set by the board,
1741	1741	with the following standards as adopted by the board:
1742	1742	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice social work at
1743	1743	the baccalaureate level with a similar scope of practice for at least 48 of
1744	1744	the last 54 12 months immediately preceding the application, with at least
1745	1745	the minimum professional experience as established by rules and
1746	1746	regulations of the board;
1747	1747	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
1748	1748	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
1749	1749	(C) completion of a baccalaureate degree in social work from a
1750	1750	regionally accredited university.
1751	1751	(b) The board may issue a license to an individual who is currently
1752	1752	registered, certified or licensed to practice social work in another
1753	1753	jurisdiction, if the board determines that:
1754	1754	(1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to practice
1755	1755	social work at the master's level in another jurisdiction are substantially the
1756	1756	equivalent of the requirements in the social workers licensure act and rules
1757	1757	and regulations of the board for licensure as a master social worker; or
1758	1758	(2) the applicant demonstrates compliance on forms set by the board,
1759	1759	with the following standards as adopted by the board:
1760	1760	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice social work at
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1804	1804	the master level with a similar scope of practice for at least 48 of the last
1805	1805	54 12 months immediately preceding the application with at least the
1806	1806	minimum professional experience as established by rules and regulations
1807	1807	of the board;
1808	1808	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
1809	1809	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
1810	1810	(C) completion of a master's degree in social work from a regionally
1811	1811	accredited university.
1812	1812	(c) Applicants for licensure as a specialist clinical social worker shall
1813	1813	demonstrate:
1814	1814	(1) That the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (b);
1815	1815	(2) that the applicant is currently licensed to practice social work at
1816	1816	the clinical level in another state; and
1817	1817	(3) competence to diagnose and treat mental disorders by meeting at
1818	1818	least two of the following areas acceptable to the board:
1819	1819	(A) Passing a national clinical examination approved by the board;
1820	1820	(B) three years of clinical practice with demonstrated experience in
1821	1821	diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or
1822	1822	(C) attestation from a professional licensed to diagnose and treat
1823	1823	mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine
1824	1824	and surgery, stating that the applicant is competent to diagnose and treat
1825	1825	mental disorders.
1826	1826	(d) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an
1827	1827	application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and
1828	1828	amendments thereto, if required by the board. Upon notification from the
1829	1829	board that all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the applicant
1830	1830	shall submit the license fee as provided in K.S.A. 65-6411, and
1831	1831	amendments thereto.
1832	1832	Sec. 13. K.S.A. 65-6402 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
1833	1833	6402. As used in the marriage and family therapists licensure act:
1834	1834	(a) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
1835	1835	under K.S.A. 74-7501 and amendments thereto.
1836	1836	(b) "Marriage and family therapy" means the assessment and
1837	1837	treatment of cognitive, affective or behavioral problems within the context
1838	1838	of marital and family systems and includes the diagnosis and treatment of
1839	1839	mental disorders as authorized under the marriage and family therapists
1840	1840	licensure act.
1841	1841	(c) "Licensed marriage and family therapist" means a person who
1842	1842	engages in the practice of marriage and family therapy and who is licensed
1843	1843	under this act except that on and after January 1, 2002, such person shall
1844	1844	engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy only under the
1845	1845	direction of a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, a licensed
1846	1846	psychologist, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or a
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1890	1890	person licensed to provide mental health services as an independent
1891	1891	practitioner and whose licensure allows for the diagnosis and treatment of
1892	1892	mental disorders "Extenuating circumstances" means any condition or
1893	1893	situation caused by events beyond an individual's control that is
1894	1894	sufficiently extreme in nature to result in the:
1895	1895	(1) Individual's inability to comply with requirements; or
1896	1896	(2) inadvisability of requiring the individual to comply with
1897	1897	requirements.
1898	1898	(d)(c) "Licensed clinical marriage and family therapist" means a
1899	1899	person who engages in the independent practice of marriage and family
1900	1900	therapy including the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders specified
1901	1901	in the edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
1902	1902	of the American psychiatric association designated by the board by rules
1903	1903	and regulations and is licensed under this act.
1904	1904	(d) "Licensed marriage and family therapist" means a person who
1905	1905	engages in the practice of marriage and family therapy, is licensed under
1906	1906	this act and engages in the practice of marriage and family therapy only
1907	1907	under the direction of a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, a
1908	1908	licensed psychologist, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery
1909	1909	or a person licensed to provide mental health services as an independent
1910	1910	practitioner and whose licensure allows for the diagnosis and treatment of
1911	1911	mental disorders.
1912	1912	(e) "Marriage and family therapy" means the assessment and
1913	1913	treatment of cognitive, affective or behavioral problems within the context
1914	1914	of marital and family systems and includes the diagnosis and treatment of
1915	1915	mental disorders as authorized under the marriage and family therapists
1916	1916	licensure act.
1917	1917	Sec. 14. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6404 is hereby amended to read as
1918	1918	follows: 65-6404. (a) An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family
1919	1919	therapist shall furnish evidence that the applicant has:
1920	1920	(1) Attained 21 years of age;
1921	1921	(2) (A) completed a master's or doctoral degree from a marriage and
1922	1922	family therapy program, in an educational institution with standards
1923	1923	approved by the board; (B) has completed a master's or doctoral degree
1924	1924	from an educational institution in a related field for which the course work
1925	1925	is considered by the board to be equivalent to that provided in
1926	1926	subparagraph (A) and consists of a minimum of nine semester hours in
1927	1927	human development, nine semester hours in theories of marriage and
1928	1928	family functioning, nine semester hours of marital and family assessment
1929	1929	and therapy, three semester hours in professional studies and three
1930	1930	semester hours in research and has completed an academically supervised
1931	1931	practicum in the master's degree program with at least 300 hours of direct
1932	1932	client contact or a combined 300 hours of direct client contact and
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1976	1976	additional postgraduate supervised experience; or (C) completed a
1977	1977	master's or doctoral degree from an educational institution in a related field
1978	1978	with additional work from an educational program in marriage and family
1979	1979	therapy approved by the board and such degree program and additional
1980	1980	work includes the course work requirements provided in subparagraph (B);
1981	1981	(3) passed an examination approved by the board;
1982	1982	(4) satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits the
1983	1983	public trust; and
1984	1984	(5) paid the application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-
1985	1985	6411, and amendments thereto.
1986	1986	(b) (1) Applications for licensure as a clinical marriage and family
1987	1987	therapist shall be made to the board on a form and in the manner
1988	1988	prescribed by the board. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory
1989	1989	to the board that the applicant:
1990	1990	(A) Is licensed by the board as a licensed marriage and family
1991	1991	therapist or meets all requirements for licensure as a marriage and family
1992	1992	therapist;
1993	1993	(B) has completed 15 credit hours as part of or in addition to the
1994	1994	requirements under subsection (a) supporting diagnosis or treatment of
1995	1995	mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric association's
1996	1996	diagnostic and statistical manual, through identifiable study of the
1997	1997	following content areas: Psychopathology, diagnostic assessment,
1998	1998	interdisciplinary referral and collaboration, treatment approaches and
1999	1999	professional ethics;
2000	2000	(C) has completed a graduate level supervised clinical practicum of
2001	2001	supervised professional experience including psychotherapy and
2002	2002	assessment with individuals, couples, families or groups, integrating
2003	2003	diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders with use of the American
2004	2004	psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual, with not less
2005	2005	than 350 300 hours of direct client contact or additional postgraduate
2006	2006	supervised experience as determined by the board;
2007	2007	(D) has completed not less than two years of postgraduate supervised
2008	2008	professional experience in accordance with a clinical supervision plan
2009	2009	approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised
2010	2010	professional experience including at least 1,500 hours of direct client
2011	2011	contact conducting psychotherapy and assessments with individuals,
2012	2012	couples, families or groups and not less than 100 hours of face-to-face
2013	2013	clinical supervision, as defined by the board in rules and regulations,
2014	2014	including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision, except that the
2015	2015	board may waive the requirement that such supervision be face-to-face
2016	2016	upon a finding of extenuating circumstances, integrating diagnosis and
2017	2017	treatment of mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric
2018	2018	association's diagnostic and statistical manual, except that the board may
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2062	2062	waive
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2064	2064	/2 of the hours required by this subparagraph for an individual who
2065	2065	has a doctor's degree in marriage and family therapy or a related field
2066	2066	acceptable to the board and who completes the required
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2068	2068	/2 of the hours in
2069	2069	not less than one year of supervised professional experience;
2070	2070	(E) for persons who earned a degree under subsection (a) prior to July
2071	2071	1, 2003, in lieu of the education and training requirements under
2072	2072	subparagraphs (B) and (C), has completed the education requirements for
2073	2073	licensure as a marriage and family therapist in effect on the day
2074	2074	immediately preceding the effective date of this act;
2075	2075	(F) for persons who apply for and are eligible for a temporary permit
2076	2076	to practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist on the day
2077	2077	immediately preceding the effective date of this act, in lieu of the
2078	2078	education and training requirements under subparagraphs (B), (C) and (D),
2079	2079	has completed the education and training requirements for licensure as a
2080	2080	marriage and family therapist in effect on the day immediately preceding
2081	2081	the effective date of this act;
2082	2082	(G) has passed an examination approved by the board; and
2083	2083	(H) has paid the application fee fixed set under K.S.A. 65-6411, and
2084	2084	amendments thereto.
2085	2085	(2) A person who was licensed or registered as a marriage and family
2086	2086	therapist in Kansas at any time prior to the effective date of this act, who
2087	2087	has been actively engaged in the practice of marriage and family therapy
2088	2088	as a registered or licensed marriage and family therapist within five years
2089	2089	prior to the effective date of this act and whose last license or registration
2090	2090	in Kansas prior to the effective date of this act was not suspended or
2091	2091	revoked, upon application to the board, payment of fees and completion of
2092	2092	applicable continuing education requirements, shall be licensed as a
2093	2093	licensed clinical marriage and family therapist by providing demonstration
2094	2094	of competence to diagnose and treat mental disorders through at least two
2095	2095	of the following areas acceptable to the board:
2096	2096	(A) Either: (i) Graduate coursework; or (ii) passing a national,
2097	2097	clinical examination;
2098	2098	(B) either: (i) Three years of clinical practice in a community mental
2099	2099	health center, its contracted affiliate or a state mental hospital; or (ii) three
2100	2100	years of clinical practice in other settings with demonstrated experience in
2101	2101	diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or
2102	2102	(C) attestation from one professional licensed to diagnose and treat
2103	2103	mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine
2104	2104	and surgery that the applicant is competent to diagnose and treat mental
2105	2105	disorders.
2106	2106	(3) A licensed clinical marriage and family therapist may engage in
2107	2107	the independent practice of marriage and family therapy and is authorized
2108	2108	to diagnose and treat mental disorders specified in the edition of the
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2152	2152	diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American
2153	2153	psychiatric association designated by the board by rules and regulations.
2154	2154	When a client has symptoms of a mental disorder, a licensed clinical
2155	2155	marriage and family therapist shall consult with the client's primary care
2156	2156	physician or psychiatrist to determine if there may be a medical condition
2157	2157	or medication that may be causing or contributing to the client's symptoms
2158	2158	of a mental disorder. A client may request in writing that such consultation
2159	2159	be waived and such request shall be made a part of the client's record. A
2160	2160	licensed clinical marriage and family therapist may continue to evaluate
2161	2161	and treat the client until such time that the medical consultation is obtained
2162	2162	or waived.
2163	2163	(4) On and after January 1, 2002, a licensed marriage and family
2164	2164	therapist may diagnose and treat mental disorders specified in the edition
2165	2165	of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the
2166	2166	American psychiatric association designated by the board by rules and
2167	2167	regulations only under the direction of a licensed clinical marriage and
2168	2168	family therapist, licensed psychologist, person licensed to practice
2169	2169	medicine and surgery or person licensed to provide mental health services
2170	2170	as an independent practitioner and whose licensure allows for the
2171	2171	diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. When a client has symptoms
2172	2172	of a mental disorder, a licensed marriage and family therapist shall consult
2173	2173	with the client's primary care physician or psychiatrist to determine if there
2174	2174	may be a medical condition or medication that may be causing or
2175	2175	contributing to the client's symptoms of a mental disorder. A client may
2176	2176	request in writing that such consultation be waived and such request shall
2177	2177	be made a part of the client's record. A licensed marriage and family
2178	2178	therapist may continue to evaluate and treat the client until such time that
2179	2179	the medical consultation is obtained or waived.
2180	2180	Sec. 15. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6405 is hereby amended to read as
2181	2181	follows: 65-6405. (a) A person who is waiting to take the examination
2182	2182	required by the board may apply to the board for a temporary marriage
2183	2183	and family therapy license to practice as a licensed marriage and family
2184	2184	therapist by:
2185	2185	(1) Paying an application a temporary license fee as established by
2186	2186	the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto; and
2187	2187	(2) meeting the application requirements as stated in K.S.A. 65-
2188	2188	6404(a)(1), (a)(2) and, (a)(4) and (a)(5), and amendments thereto.
2189	2189	(b) A person who is waiting to take the license examination required
2190	2190	by the board, and who has not completed a practicum including 300 hours
2191	2191	of direct client contact but has been approved by the board to complete
2192	2192	other postgraduate experience totaling 300 hours, may apply to the board
2193	2193	for a temporary marriage and family therapy license to practice as a
2194	2194	licensed marriage and family therapist by:
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2238	2238	(1) Paying a temporary license fee established by the board under
2239	2239	K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto; and
2240	2240	(2) meeting the application requirements as stated in K.S.A. 65-
2241	2241	6404(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4) and (a)(5), and amendments thereto, and, except
2242	2242	for the requirement to complete a practicum or other postgraduate
2243	2243	experience, the requirements of K.S.A. 65-6404(a)(2), and amendments
2244	2244	thereto.
2245	2245	(c) (1) A temporary marriage and family therapy license may be
2246	2246	issued by the board after the application has been reviewed and approved
2247	2247	by the board and the applicant has paid the appropriate fee as established
2248	2248	by the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto.
2249	2249	(2) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a
2250	2250	temporary license issued by the board shall expire upon the date the board
2251	2251	issues or denies the person a license to practice marriage and family
2252	2252	therapy or 12 24 months after the date of issuance of the temporary
2253	2253	license.
2254	2254	(3) No temporary license shall be renewed or issued again on any
2255	2255	subsequent application for the same license level. The preceding provision
2256	2256	in no way limits the number of times an applicant may take the
2257	2257	examination.
2258	2258	(c)(d) A person practicing marriage and family therapy with a
2259	2259	temporary marriage and family therapy license may not use the title
2260	2260	"licensed marriage and family therapist" or the initials "LMFT"
2261	2261	independently. The word "licensed" may be used only when followed by
2262	2262	the words "by temporary license."
2263	2263	(d)(e) No person may practice marriage and family therapy under a
2264	2264	temporary marriage and family therapy license except under the
2265	2265	supervision of a person licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory
2266	2266	board at the independent level.
2267	2267	(e)(f) Nothing in this section shall affect any temporary license to
2268	2268	practice issued under this section prior to the effective date of this act and
2269	2269	in effect on the effective date of this act. Such temporary license shall be
2270	2270	subject to the provisions of this section in effect at the time of its issuance
2271	2271	and shall continue to be effective until the date of expiration of the license
2272	2272	as provided under this section at the time of issuance of such temporary
2273	2273	license.
2274	2274	Sec. 16. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6406 is hereby amended to read as
2275	2275	follows: 65-6406. (a) The board may issue a license to an individual who
2276	2276	is currently registered, certified or licensed to practice marriage and family
2277	2277	therapy in another jurisdiction if the board determines that:
2278	2278	(1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to practice
2279	2279	marriage and family therapy in the other jurisdiction are substantially the
2280	2280	equivalent of the requirements of the marriage and family therapists
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2324	2324	licensure act and rules and regulations of the board; or
2325	2325	(2) the applicant demonstrates on forms provided by the board
2326	2326	compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:
2327	2327	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice marriage and
2328	2328	family therapy with a similar scope of practice for at least 48 of the last 54
2329	2329	12 months immediately preceding the application with at least the
2330	2330	minimum professional experience as established by rules and regulations
2331	2331	of the board;
2332	2332	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
2333	2333	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
2334	2334	(C) completion of at least a master's degree in marriage and family
2335	2335	therapy or a related field as approved by the board from a regionally
2336	2336	accredited university.
2337	2337	(b) Applicants for licensure as a clinical marriage and family therapist
2338	2338	shall additionally demonstrate competence to diagnose and treat mental
2339	2339	disorders through meeting the requirements of either subsection (a)(1) or
2340	2340	(a)(2) and at least two of the following areas acceptable to the board:
2341	2341	(1) Either graduate coursework as established by rules and
2342	2342	regulations of the board or passing a national clinical examination
2343	2343	approved by the board;
2344	2344	(2) three years of clinical practice with demonstrated experience in
2345	2345	diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or
2346	2346	(3) attestation from a professional licensed to diagnose and treat
2347	2347	mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine
2348	2348	and surgery stating that the applicant is competent to diagnose and treat
2349	2349	mental disorders.
2350	2350	(c) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an
2351	2351	application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and
2352	2352	amendments thereto, if required by the board. Upon notification from the
2353	2353	board that all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the applicant
2354	2354	shall pay the license fee as provided in K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments
2355	2355	thereto.
2356	2356	Sec. 17. K.S.A. 65-6407 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
2357	2357	6407. (a) An applicant who meets the requirements for licensure pursuant
2358	2358	to this act, has paid the license fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6411, and
2359	2359	amendments thereto, and has otherwise complied with the provisions of
2360	2360	this act shall be licensed by the board.
2361	2361	(b) Licenses issued pursuant to this act shall expire 24 months from
2362	2362	the date of issuance unless revoked prior to that time. A license may be
2363	2363	renewed upon application and payment of the fee provided for by K.S.A.
2364	2364	65-6411, and amendments thereto. The application for renewal shall be
2365	2365	accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has
2366	2366	completed during the previous 24 months the continuing education
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2410	2410	required by rules and regulations of the board. Prior to July 1, 2025, as
2411	2411	part of such continuing education, the applicant shall complete not less
2412	2412	than six continuing education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of
2413	2413	mental disorders and not less than three continuing education hours of
2414	2414	professional ethics. On and after July 1, 2025, as part of such continuing
2415	2415	education, a licensee shall complete not less than three continuing
2416	2416	education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders,
2417	2417	not less than three continuing education hours of professional ethics and
2418	2418	not less than three continuing education hours in cultural diversity.
2419	2419	Acceptable continuing education hours in cultural diversity shall include,
2420	2420	but not be limited to, professional development regarding age, disability,
2421	2421	ethnicity, gender, gender identity, language, national origin, race, religion,
2422	2422	cultural, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status.
2423	2423	(c) (1) A licensee who is unable to complete the required continuing
2424	2424	education hours for renewal may request additional time to complete any
2425	2425	remaining continuing education hours. Such request shall be made to the
2426	2426	board not later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the license
2427	2427	and shall include:
2428	2428	(A) The licensee's reason for requesting additional time, showing
2429	2429	extenuating circumstances for why the hours could not be completed
2430	2430	during the license period; and
2431	2431	(B) a plan outlining the manner in which the licensee intends to
2432	2432	complete the remaining continuing education hours.
2433	2433	(2) The board may grant a licensee up to three additional months
2434	2434	beyond the license expiration date to complete the required continuing
2435	2435	education hours.
2436	2436	(3) A licensee who receives additional time to complete continuing
2437	2437	education hours under this subsection shall:
2438	2438	(A) Renew the license prior to the license expiration date and report
2439	2439	to the board the number of continuing education hours completed on such
2440	2440	date;
2441	2441	(B) notify the board upon completing the remaining continuing
2442	2442	education hours; and
2443	2443	(C) be subject to an audit by the board of the total number of
2444	2444	continuing education hours completed for the applicable license period.
2445	2445	(4) Continuing education hours completed during additional time
2446	2446	granted under this subsection shall be credited only toward the
2447	2447	requirements for the license period for which additional time is granted.
2448	2448	(5) A licensee shall not be approved for additional time to complete
2449	2449	continuing education requirements in consecutive license periods.
2450	2450	(d) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may make
2451	2451	written application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license
2452	2452	upon termination of the period of suspension or revocation in a manner
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2496	2496	prescribed by the board, which application shall be accompanied by the
2497	2497	fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto.
2498	2498	(e) (1) A person whose license has expired may make written
2499	2499	application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license in a
2500	2500	manner prescribed by the board, and such application shall be
2501	2501	accompanied by:
2502	2502	(A) The renewal fee established under K.S.A. 65-6411, and
2503	2503	amendments thereto, and, for any person whose license has been expired
2504	2504	for one year or less, an additional fee equal to the renewal fee; and
2505	2505	(B) evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed
2506	2506	during the previous 24 months the continuing education requirements for
2507	2507	one license period.
2508	2508	(2) A person requesting to reinstate a license that has been expired
2509	2509	for longer than one year who has not completed the necessary continuing
2510	2510	education hours for reinstatement may submit an application for a six-
2511	2511	month reinstatement temporary license in a manner prescribed by the
2512	2512	board, and such application shall be accompanied by the fee established
2513	2513	under K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto. A licensee practicing
2514	2514	under a six-month reinstatement temporary license shall complete the
2515	2515	continuing education requirements required for a permanent license prior
2516	2516	to the expiration of the temporary license and notify the board upon such
2517	2517	completion. A six-month reinstatement temporary license shall not be
2518	2518	extended or renewed.
2519	2519	(d)(f) Within 30 days after any change of permanent address, a
2520	2520	licensee shall notify the board of such change.
2521	2521	Sec. 18. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6411 is hereby amended to read as
2522	2522	follows: 65-6411. (a) The board may fix collect the following fees, and
2523	2523	any such fees shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the
2524	2524	board:
2525	2525	(1) For application for licensure as a marriage and family therapist,
2526	2526	not to exceed $150;
2527	2527	(2) for temporary licensure as a marriage and family therapist, not to
2528	2528	exceed $175;
2529	2529	(3) for original licensure as a marriage and family therapist, not to
2530	2530	exceed $175;
2531	2531	(4) for renewal for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, not to
2532	2532	exceed $175;
2533	2533	(5) for a six-month reinstatement temporary license as a marriage
2534	2534	and family therapist, not to exceed $50;
2535	2535	(6) for application for licensure as a clinical marriage and family
2536	2536	therapist, not to exceed $175;
2537	2537	(6)(7) for original licensure as a clinical marriage and family
2538	2538	therapist, not to exceed $175;
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2582	2582	(7)(8) for renewal for licensure as a clinical marriage and family
2583	2583	therapist, not to exceed $175;
2584	2584	(9) for a six-month reinstatement temporary license as a clinical
2585	2585	marriage and family therapist, not more than $50;
2586	2586	(8)(10) for reinstatement of a license, not to exceed $175;
2587	2587	(9)(11) for replacement of a license, not to exceed $20;
2588	2588	(10)(12) for renewal penalty, an amount equal to the renewal of
2589	2589	license;
2590	2590	(11)(13) for a wallet card license, not to exceed $5; and
2591	2591	(12)(14) for application for approval as a board-approved clinical
2592	2592	supervisor, not to exceed $50.
2593	2593	(b) Fees paid to the board are not refundable.
2594	2594	Sec. 19. K.S.A. 65-6608 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
2595	2595	6608. As used in the addiction counselor licensure act:
2596	2596	(a) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
2597	2597	under K.S.A. 74-7501, and amendments thereto.
2598	2598	(b) "Addiction counseling" means the utilization of special skills to
2599	2599	assist persons with addictions, and to assist such persons' families and
2600	2600	friends to achieve resolution of addiction through the exploration of the
2601	2601	disease and its ramifications, the examination of attitudes and feelings, the
2602	2602	consideration of alternative solutions and decision making, as these relate
2603	2603	specifically to addiction. Evaluation and assessment, treatment including
2604	2604	treatment plan development, crisis intervention, referral, record keeping
2605	2605	and clinical consultation specifically related to addiction are within the
2606	2606	scope of addiction counseling. Additionally, at the clinical level of
2607	2607	licensure, addiction counseling includes independent practice and the
2608	2608	diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders.
2609	2609	(b) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
2610	2610	under K.S.A. 74-7501, and amendments thereto.
2611	2611	(c) "Extenuating circumstances" means any condition or situation
2612	2612	caused by events beyond an individual's control that is sufficiently extreme
2613	2613	in nature to result in the:
2614	2614	(1) Individual's inability to comply with requirements; or
2615	2615	(2) inadvisability of requiring the individual to comply with
2616	2616	requirements.
2617	2617	(d) "Licensed addiction counselor" means a person who engages in
2618	2618	the practice of addiction counseling limited to substance use disorders and
2619	2619	who is licensed under this act. Such person shall engage in the practice of
2620	2620	addiction counseling in a state-licensed or certified alcohol and other drug
2621	2621	treatment program or in completing a Kansas domestic violence offender
2622	2622	assessment for participants in a certified batterer intervention program
2623	2623	pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7d01 through 75-7d13, and amendments thereto,
2624	2624	unless otherwise exempt from licensure under K.S.A. 59-29b46(n), and
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2668	2668	amendments thereto.
2669	2669	(d) "Licensed master's addiction counselor" means a person who
2670	2670	engages in the practice of addiction counseling limited to substance use
2671	2671	disorders and who is licensed under this act. Such person may diagnose
2672	2672	substance use disorders only under the direction of a licensed clinical
2673	2673	addiction counselor, a licensed psychologist, a person licensed to practice
2674	2674	medicine and surgery or a person licensed to provide mental health
2675	2675	services as an independent practitioner and whose licensure allows for the
2676	2676	diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse disorders or mental disorders.
2677	2677	(e) "Licensed clinical addiction counselor" means a person who
2678	2678	engages in the independent practice of addiction counseling and diagnosis
2679	2679	and treatment of substance use disorders specified in the edition of the
2680	2680	American psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual of
2681	2681	mental disorders (DSM) designated by the board by rules and regulations
2682	2682	and is licensed under this act.
2683	2683	(f) "Licensed master's addiction counselor" means a person who
2684	2684	engages in the practice of addiction counseling limited to substance use
2685	2685	disorders and who is licensed under the addiction counselor licensure act.
2686	2686	Such person may diagnose substance use disorders only under the
2687	2687	direction of a licensed clinical addiction counselor, a licensed
2688	2688	psychologist, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or a
2689	2689	person licensed to provide mental health services as an independent
2690	2690	practitioner and whose licensure allows for the diagnosis and treatment of
2691	2691	substance abuse disorders or mental disorders.
2692	2692	Sec. 20. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6610 is hereby amended to read as
2693	2693	follows: 65-6610. (a) An applicant for licensure as an addiction counselor
2694	2694	shall furnish evidence that the applicant:
2695	2695	(1) Has attained 21 years of age;
2696	2696	(2) (A) has completed at least a baccalaureate degree from an
2697	2697	addiction counseling program that is part of a college or university
2698	2698	approved by the board;
2699	2699	(B) has completed at least a baccalaureate degree from a college or
2700	2700	university approved by the board. As part of, or in addition to, the
2701	2701	baccalaureate degree coursework, such applicant shall also complete a
2702	2702	minimum number of semester hours of coursework on substance use
2703	2703	disorders as approved by the board;
2704	2704	(C) is currently licensed in Kansas as a licensed baccalaureate social
2705	2705	worker and has completed a minimum number of semester hours of
2706	2706	coursework on substance use disorders as approved by the board; or
2707	2707	(D) is currently licensed in Kansas by the board as a master social
2708	2708	worker, specialist clinical social worker, professional counselor, clinical
2709	2709	professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, clinical marriage
2710	2710	and family therapist, master's level psychologist, clinical psychotherapist
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2754	2754	or psychologist. Such licensees shall be eligible to take the examination as
2755	2755	required by paragraph (3);
2756	2756	(3) has passed an examination approved by the board;
2757	2757	(4) has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
2758	2758	the public trust; and
2759	2759	(5) has paid the application fee established by the board under K.S.A.
2760	2760	65-6618, and amendments thereto, and, upon notification from the board
2761	2761	that all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, paid the license fee
2762	2762	established under K.S.A. 65-6618, and amendments thereto.
2763	2763	(b) Applications for licensure as a master's addiction counselor shall
2764	2764	be made to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board.
2765	2765	Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the
2766	2766	applicant:
2767	2767	(1) (A) Has attained 21 years of age;
2768	2768	(B) (i) has completed at least a master's degree from an addiction
2769	2769	counseling program that is part of a college or university approved by the
2770	2770	board;
2771	2771	(ii) has completed at least a master's degree from a college or
2772	2772	university approved by the board. As part of or in addition to the master's
2773	2773	degree coursework, such applicant shall also complete a minimum number
2774	2774	of semester hours of coursework supporting the diagnosis and treatment of
2775	2775	substance use disorders as approved by the board; or
2776	2776	(iii) is currently licensed in Kansas as a licensed master social
2777	2777	worker, licensed professional counselor, licensed marriage and family
2778	2778	therapist or licensed master's level psychologist;
2779	2779	(C) has passed an examination approved by the board;
2780	2780	(D) has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
2781	2781	the public trust; and
2782	2782	(E) has paid the application fee fixed set under K.S.A. 65-6618, and
2783	2783	amendments thereto, and, upon notification from the board that all
2784	2784	eligibility requirements have been satisfied, paid the license fee as
2785	2785	provided by K.S.A. 65-6618, and amendments thereto; or
2786	2786	(2) (A) has met the following requirements on or before July 1, 2016:
2787	2787	(i) Holds an active license by the board as an addiction counselor; and
2788	2788	(ii) has completed at least a master's degree in a related field from a
2789	2789	college or university approved by the board; and
2790	2790	(B) has completed six hours of continuing education in the diagnosis
2791	2791	and treatment of substance use disorders during the three years
2792	2792	immediately preceding the application date.
2793	2793	(c) Applications for licensure as a clinical addiction counselor shall
2794	2794	be made to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board.
2795	2795	Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the
2796	2796	applicant:
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2840	2840	(1) Has attained 21 years of age;
2841	2841	(2) (A) (i) has completed at least a master's degree from an addiction
2842	2842	counseling program that is part of a college or university approved by the
2843	2843	board; and
2844	2844	(ii) has completed not less than two years of postgraduate supervised
2845	2845	professional experience in accordance with a clinical supervision plan
2846	2846	approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised
2847	2847	professional experience, including at least 1,500 hours of direct client
2848	2848	contact conducting substance abuse assessments and treatment with
2849	2849	individuals, couples, families or groups and not less than 100 hours of
2850	2850	face-to-face clinical supervision, as defined by the board in rules and
2851	2851	regulations, including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision,
2852	2852	except that the board may waive the requirement that such supervision be
2853	2853	face-to-face upon a finding of extenuating circumstances, integrating
2854	2854	diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders with use of the
2855	2855	diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American
2856	2856	psychiatric association, except that the board may waive
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2858	2858	/2 of the hours
2859	2859	required by this clause for an individual who has a doctoral degree in
2860	2860	addiction counseling or a related field approved by the board and who
2861	2861	completes the required
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2863	2863	/2 of the hours in not less than one year of
2864	2864	supervised professional experience; or
2865	2865	(B) (i) has completed at least a master's degree from a college or
2866	2866	university approved by the board. As part of or in addition to the master's
2867	2867	degree coursework, such applicant shall also complete a minimum number
2868	2868	of semester hours of coursework supporting the diagnosis and treatment of
2869	2869	substance use disorders as approved by the board; and
2870	2870	(ii) has completed not less than two years of postgraduate supervised
2871	2871	professional experience in accordance with a clinical supervision plan
2872	2872	approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised
2873	2873	professional experience, including at least 1,500 hours of direct client
2874	2874	contact conducting substance abuse assessments and treatment with
2875	2875	individuals, couples, families or groups and not less than 100 hours of
2876	2876	face-to-face clinical supervision, as defined by the board in rules and
2877	2877	regulations, including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision,
2878	2878	except that the board may waive the requirement that such supervision be
2879	2879	face-to-face upon a finding of extenuating circumstances, integrating
2880	2880	diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders with use of the
2881	2881	diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American
2882	2882	psychiatric association, except that the board may waive
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2885	2885	required by this clause for an individual who has a doctoral degree in
2886	2886	addiction counseling or a related field approved by the board and who
2887	2887	completes the required
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2889	2889	/2 of the hours in not less than one year of
2890	2890	supervised professional experience; or
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2934	2934	(C) (i) has completed a master's degree from a college or university
2935	2935	approved by the board and is licensed by the board as a licensed master's
2936	2936	addiction counselor; and
2937	2937	(ii) has completed not less than two years of postgraduate supervised
2938	2938	professional experience in accordance with a clinical supervision plan
2939	2939	approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised
2940	2940	professional experience, including at least 1,500 hours of direct client
2941	2941	contact conducting substance abuse assessments and treatment with
2942	2942	individuals, couples, families or groups and not less than 100 hours of
2943	2943	face-to-face clinical supervision, as defined by the board in rules and
2944	2944	regulations, including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision,
2945	2945	except that the board may waive the requirement that such supervision be
2946	2946	face-to-face upon a finding of extenuating circumstances, integrating
2947	2947	diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders with use of the
2948	2948	diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American
2949	2949	psychiatric association, except that the board may waive
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2952	2952	required by this clause for an individual who has a doctoral degree in
2953	2953	addiction counseling or a related field approved by the board and who
2954	2954	completes the required
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2956	2956	/2 of the hours in not less than one year of
2957	2957	supervised professional experience; or
2958	2958	(D) is currently licensed in Kansas as a licensed psychologist,
2959	2959	licensed specialist clinical social worker, licensed clinical professional
2960	2960	counselor, licensed clinical psychotherapist or licensed clinical marriage
2961	2961	and family therapist and provides to the board an attestation from a
2962	2962	professional licensed to diagnose and treat mental disorders, or substance
2963	2963	use disorders, or both, in independent practice or licensed to practice
2964	2964	medicine and surgery stating that the applicant is competent to diagnose
2965	2965	and treat substance use disorders;
2966	2966	(3) has passed an examination approved by the board;
2967	2967	(4) has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
2968	2968	the public trust; and
2969	2969	(5) has paid the application fee fixed set under K.S.A. 65-6618, and
2970	2970	amendments thereto, and, upon notification from the board that all
2971	2971	eligibility requirements have been satisfied, paid the license fee
2972	2972	established under K.S.A. 65-6618, and amendments thereto.
2973	2973	Sec. 21. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6611 is hereby amended to read as
2974	2974	follows: 65-6611. (a) A person who is waiting to take the examination for
2975	2975	licensure as an addiction counselor may apply to the board for a temporary
2976	2976	addiction counselor license to practice as a licensed addiction counselor
2977	2977	by:
2978	2978	(1) Paying a fee for a temporary license fixed set under K.S.A. 65-
2979	2979	6618, and amendments thereto; and
2980	2980	(2) meeting the application requirements as stated in K.S.A. 65-
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3024	3024	6610(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4) and (a)(5), and amendments thereto.
3025	3025	(b) A person who is waiting to take the examination for licensure as a
3026	3026	master's addiction counselor may apply to the board for a temporary
3027	3027	master's addiction counselor license to practice as a licensed master's
3028	3028	addiction counselor by:
3029	3029	(1) Paying a fee for a temporary license fixed set under K.S.A. 65-
3030	3030	6618, and amendments thereto; and
3031	3031	(2) meeting the application requirements as stated in K.S.A. 65-
3032	3032	6610(b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B), (b)(1)(D) and (b)(1)(E), and amendments
3033	3033	thereto.
3034	3034	(c) (1) A temporary addiction counselor license or temporary
3035	3035	master's addiction counselor license may be issued by the board after the
3036	3036	application has been reviewed and approved by the board and the applicant
3037	3037	has paid the appropriate fee set by the board for issuance of new licenses.
3038	3038	(2) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a
3039	3039	temporary addiction counselor license or a temporary master's addiction
3040	3040	counselor license issued by the board shall expire upon the date the board
3041	3041	issues or denies the person a license to practice addiction counseling or 12
3042	3042	24 months after the date of issuance of the temporary addiction counselor
3043	3043	license or temporary master's addiction counselor license.
3044	3044	(3) No temporary addiction counselor license or temporary master's
3045	3045	addiction counselor license will be renewed or issued again on any
3046	3046	subsequent application for the same license level. The preceding provision
3047	3047	in no way limits the number of times an applicant may take the
3048	3048	examination.
3049	3049	(d) A person practicing addiction counseling with a temporary
3050	3050	addiction counselor license or a temporary master's addiction counselor
3051	3051	license may not use the title "licensed addiction counselor" or "licensed
3052	3052	master's addiction counselor" or use the initials "LAC" or "LMAC"
3053	3053	independently. The word "licensed" may be used only when followed by
3054	3054	the words "by temporary license."
3055	3055	(e) No person may practice addiction counseling under a temporary
3056	3056	addiction counselor license or a temporary master's addiction counselor
3057	3057	license except in a licensed or certified alcohol and other drug abuse
3058	3058	program, under the direction of a person licensed by the behavioral
3059	3059	sciences regulatory board at the clinical level or a person licensed to
3060	3060	practice medicine and surgery.
3061	3061	(f) Nothing in this section shall affect any temporary license to
3062	3062	practice issued under this section prior to the effective date of this act and
3063	3063	in effect on the effective date of this act. Such temporary license shall be
3064	3064	subject to the provisions of this section in effect at the time of its issuance
3065	3065	and shall continue to be effective until the date of expiration of the license
3066	3066	as provided under this section at the time of issuance of such license.
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3110	3110	(g) A person may apply to the board for a student temporary
3111	3111	addiction counselor license to practice as a student temporary addiction
3112	3112	counselor, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board, by:
3113	3113	(1) Providing documentation of completing at least 60 credit hours
3114	3114	from an institution of higher education with an emphasis in addiction
3115	3115	counseling or a related field, as defined by the board in rules and
3116	3116	regulations;
3117	3117	(2) providing a signed attestation indicating the applicant's intention
3118	3118	to pursue licensure as a licensed addiction counselor with a plan to
3119	3119	complete the education requirements toward a licensed addiction
3120	3120	counseling license within 48 months;
3121	3121	(3) providing an education plan, signed by an official of the
3122	3122	institution of higher education, including steps to obtain coursework
3123	3123	necessary to receive an addiction counselor license;
3124	3124	(4) providing a signed attestation from a prospective employer who
3125	3125	intends to offer employment when the applicant receives the student
3126	3126	temporary addiction counselor license;
3127	3127	(5) submitting a supervision plan signed by a person who is
3128	3128	employed by the prospective employer and who would be providing
3129	3129	supervision to the applicant under K.S.A. 65-6611(i), and amendments
3130	3130	thereto. Such supervision plan shall include not less than 4 hours of
3131	3131	supervision per month and not fewer than 2 supervision meetings per
3132	3132	month. A maximum of 2 hours per month may be in group supervision;
3133	3133	(6) satisfying the board that the applicant is a person who merits the
3134	3134	public trust;
3135	3135	(7) attaining 20 years of age; and
3136	3136	(8) paying a fee for a student temporary addiction counselor license
3137	3137	established under K.S.A. 65-6618, and amendments thereto.
3138	3138	(h) A student temporary addiction counselor license issued by the
3139	3139	board shall expire upon the date the board issues the person a permanent
3140	3140	license to practice addiction counseling or 24 months after the date of
3141	3141	issuance of the student temporary addiction counselor license. A student
3142	3142	temporary addiction counselor license may be renewed for one additional
3143	3143	24-month period by demonstrating:
3144	3144	(1) Evidence of the person's compliance with the education plan,
3145	3145	including completion of coursework and remaining in good standing with
3146	3146	the institution of higher education;
3147	3147	(2) changes or updates to the education plan signed by a
3148	3148	representative of the institution of higher education;
3149	3149	(3) evidence of supervision logs signed by the supervisor and student
3150	3150	for the periods of supervision; and
3151	3151	(4) paying a fee for renewal of a student temporary addiction
3152	3152	counselor license established under K.S.A. 65-6618, and amendments
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3196	3196	thereto.
3197	3197	(i) No person may practice addiction counseling under a student
3198	3198	temporary addiction counselor license except in a licensed or certified
3199	3199	alcohol and other drug abuse program, a certified community behavioral
3200	3200	health clinic or a community mental health center, supervised by a person
3201	3201	licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory board as an addiction
3202	3202	counselor, master's addiction counselor or clinical addiction counselor or
3203	3203	other individual licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory board
3204	3204	holding a license as a master's social worker, specialist clinical social
3205	3205	worker, professional counselor, clinical professional counselor, marriage
3206	3206	and family therapist, clinical marriage and family therapist, master's level
3207	3207	psychologist, clinical psychotherapist or psychologist.
3208	3208	Sec. 22. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-6613 is hereby amended to read as
3209	3209	follows: 65-6613. (a) The board may issue a license to an individual who
3210	3210	is currently registered, certified or licensed to practice addiction
3211	3211	counseling in another jurisdiction if the board determines that:
3212	3212	(1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to practice
3213	3213	addiction counseling in the other jurisdiction are substantially the
3214	3214	equivalent of the requirements of the addiction counselor licensure act and
3215	3215	rules and regulations of the board; or
3216	3216	(2) the applicant demonstrates on forms provided by the board
3217	3217	compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:
3218	3218	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice as an addiction
3219	3219	counselor with a similar scope of practice for at least 48 of the last 54 12
3220	3220	months immediately preceding the application with at least the minimum
3221	3221	professional experience as established by rules and regulations of the
3222	3222	board;
3223	3223	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
3224	3224	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
3225	3225	(C) completion of at least a baccalaureate degree from a college or
3226	3226	university approved by the board.
3227	3227	(b) The board may issue a license to an individual who is currently
3228	3228	registered, certified or licensed to practice addiction counseling at the
3229	3229	master's level in another jurisdiction if the board determines that:
3230	3230	(1) (A) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to
3231	3231	practice addiction counseling at the master's level in the other jurisdiction
3232	3232	are substantially the equivalent of the requirements of the addiction
3233	3233	counselor licensure act and rules and regulations of the board; and
3234	3234	(B) completion of at least a master's degree from a college or
3235	3235	university approved by the board; or
3236	3236	(2) the applicant demonstrates on forms provided by the board
3237	3237	compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:
3238	3238	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice addiction
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3282	3282	counseling at the master's level with a similar scope of practice for at least
3283	3283	48 of the last 54 12 months immediately preceding the application with at
3284	3284	least the minimum professional experience as established by rules and
3285	3285	regulations of the board;
3286	3286	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
3287	3287	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
3288	3288	(C) completion of at least a master's degree from a college or
3289	3289	university approved by the board.
3290	3290	(c) The board may issue a license to an individual who is currently
3291	3291	registered, certified or licensed to practice addiction counseling at the
3292	3292	clinical level in another jurisdiction if the board determines that:
3293	3293	(1) (A) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to
3294	3294	practice addiction counseling at the clinical level in the other jurisdiction
3295	3295	are substantially the equivalent of the requirements of the addiction
3296	3296	counselor licensure act and rules and regulations of the board; and
3297	3297	(B) the applicant demonstrates completion of at least a master's
3298	3298	degree from a college or university approved by the board; or
3299	3299	(2) the applicant demonstrates on forms provided by the board
3300	3300	compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:
3301	3301	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice addiction
3302	3302	counseling at the clinical level with a similar scope of practice for at least
3303	3303	48 of the last 54 12 months immediately preceding the application with at
3304	3304	least the minimum professional experience as established by rules and
3305	3305	regulations of the board;
3306	3306	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
3307	3307	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency;
3308	3308	(C) completion of at least a master's degree from a college or
3309	3309	university approved by the board; and
3310	3310	(D) at least two of the following areas acceptable to the board:
3311	3311	(i) Either coursework as established by rules and regulations of the
3312	3312	board or passing a national clinical examination approved by the board;
3313	3313	(ii) three years of clinical practice with demonstrated experience
3314	3314	supporting diagnosing or treating substance use disorders; or
3315	3315	(iii) attestation from a professional licensed to diagnose and treat
3316	3316	mental disorders, or substance use disorders, or both, in independent
3317	3317	practice or licensed to practice medicine and surgery, stating that the
3318	3318	applicant is competent to diagnose and treat substance use disorders.
3319	3319	(d) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an
3320	3320	application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-6618, and
3321	3321	amendments thereto, if required by the board. Upon notification from the
3322	3322	board that all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the applicant
3323	3323	shall submit the license fee as provided in K.S.A. 65-6618, and
3324	3324	amendments thereto.
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3368	3368	Sec. 23. K.S.A. 65-6614 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
3369	3369	6614. (a) An applicant who meets the requirements for licensure pursuant
3370	3370	to this act, has paid the license fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6618, and
3371	3371	amendments thereto, and has otherwise complied with the provisions of
3372	3372	this act shall be licensed by the board.
3373	3373	(b) Licenses issued pursuant to this act shall expire 24 months from
3374	3374	the date of issuance unless revoked prior to that time. A license may be
3375	3375	renewed upon application and payment of the fee provided for by K.S.A.
3376	3376	65-6618, and amendments thereto. The application for renewal shall be
3377	3377	accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has
3378	3378	completed during the previous 24 months the continuing education
3379	3379	required by rules and regulations of the board, including not less than three
3380	3380	hours in ethics. In addition Prior to July 1, 2025, as part of such
3381	3381	continuing education, the master's addiction counselor applicant and the
3382	3382	clinical addiction counselor applicant shall complete not less than six
3383	3383	continuing education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of
3384	3384	substance use disorders. On and after July 1, 2025, as part of such
3385	3385	continuing education:
3386	3386	(1) A master's addiction counselor applicant or clinical addiction
3387	3387	counselor applicant shall complete not less than three continuing
3388	3388	education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders;
3389	3389	and
3390	3390	(2) a licensed addiction counselor applicant, master's addiction
3391	3391	counselor applicant or clinical addiction counselor applicant shall
3392	3392	complete not less than three continuing education hours in cultural
3393	3393	diversity. Acceptable continuing education hours in cultural diversity shall
3394	3394	include, but not be limited to, professional development regarding age,
3395	3395	disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, language, national origin,
3396	3396	race, religion, cultural, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status.
3397	3397	(c) (1) A licensee who is unable to complete the required continuing
3398	3398	education hours for renewal may request additional time to complete any
3399	3399	remaining continuing education hours. Such request shall be made to the
3400	3400	board not later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the license
3401	3401	and shall include:
3402	3402	(A) The licensee's reason for requesting additional time, showing
3403	3403	extenuating circumstances for why the hours could not be completed
3404	3404	during the license period; and
3405	3405	(B) a plan outlining the manner in which the licensee intends to
3406	3406	complete the remaining continuing education hours.
3407	3407	(2) The board may grant a licensee up to three additional months
3408	3408	beyond the license expiration date to complete the required continuing
3409	3409	education hours.
3410	3410	(3) A licensee who receives additional time to complete continuing
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3454	3454	education hours under this subsection shall:
3455	3455	(A) Renew the license prior to the license expiration date and report
3456	3456	to the board the number of continuing education hours completed on such
3457	3457	date;
3458	3458	(B) notify the board upon completing the remaining continuing
3459	3459	education hours; and
3460	3460	(C) be subject to an audit by the board of the total number of
3461	3461	continuing education hours completed for the applicable license period.
3462	3462	(4) Continuing education hours completed during additional time
3463	3463	granted under this subsection shall be credited only toward the
3464	3464	requirements for the license period for which additional time is granted.
3465	3465	(5) A licensee shall not be approved for additional time to complete
3466	3466	continuing education requirements in consecutive license periods.
3467	3467	(d) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may make
3468	3468	written application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license
3469	3469	upon termination of the period of suspension or revocation in a manner
3470	3470	prescribed by the board, which application shall be accompanied by the
3471	3471	fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6618, and amendments thereto.
3472	3472	(e) (1) A person whose license has expired may make written
3473	3473	application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license in a
3474	3474	manner prescribed by the board, and such application shall be
3475	3475	accompanied by:
3476	3476	(A) The renewal fee established under K.S.A. 65-6618, and
3477	3477	amendments thereto, and, for any person whose license has been expired
3478	3478	for one year or less, an additional fee equal to the renewal fee; and
3479	3479	(B) evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed
3480	3480	during the previous 24 months the continuing education requirements for
3481	3481	one license period.
3482	3482	(2) A person requesting to reinstate a license that has been expired
3483	3483	for longer than one year who has not completed the necessary continuing
3484	3484	education hours for reinstatement may submit an application for a six-
3485	3485	month reinstatement temporary license in a manner prescribed by the
3486	3486	board, and such application shall be accompanied by the fee established
3487	3487	under K.S.A. 65-6618, and amendments thereto. A licensee practicing
3488	3488	under a six-month reinstatement temporary license shall complete the
3489	3489	continuing education requirements required for a permanent license prior
3490	3490	to the expiration of the temporary license and notify the board upon such
3491	3491	completion. A six-month reinstatement temporary license shall not be
3492	3492	extended or renewed.
3493	3493	(d)(f) Within 30 days after any change of permanent address, a
3494	3494	licensee shall notify the board of such change.
3495	3495	Sec. 24. K.S.A. 65-6618 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
3496	3496	6618. (a) The board may fix collect the following fees, and any such fees
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3540	3540	shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board:
3541	3541	(1) For application for licensure as an addiction counselor, not to
3542	3542	exceed $150;
3543	3543	(2) for original licensure as an addiction counselor, not to exceed
3544	3544	$150;
3545	3545	(3) for renewal for licensure as an addiction counselor, not to exceed
3546	3546	$150;
3547	3547	(4) for a temporary license as an addiction counselor, not to exceed
3548	3548	$100;
3549	3549	(5) for a six-month reinstatement temporary license as an addiction
3550	3550	counselor, not to exceed $50;
3551	3551	(6) for a student temporary addiction counselor license, not to exceed
3552	3552	$100;
3553	3553	(7) for renewal for a student temporary addiction counselor license,
3554	3554	not to exceed $100;
3555	3555	(8) for application for licensure as a master's addiction counselor, not
3556	3556	to exceed $150;
3557	3557	(6)(9) for original licensure as a master's addiction counselor, not to
3558	3558	exceed $150;
3559	3559	(7)(10) for renewal for licensure as a master's addiction counselor, not
3560	3560	to exceed $150;
3561	3561	(11) for a temporary license as a master's addiction counselor, not to
3562	3562	exceed $100;
3563	3563	(12) for a six-month reinstatement temporary license as a master's
3564	3564	addiction counselor, not to exceed $50;
3565	3565	(8)(13) for application for licensure as a clinical addiction counselor,
3566	3566	not to exceed $150;
3567	3567	(9)(14) for original licensure as a clinical addiction counselor, not to
3568	3568	exceed $150;
3569	3569	(10)(15) for renewal for licensure as a clinical addiction counselor,
3570	3570	not to exceed $150;
3571	3571	(16) for a six-month reinstatement temporary license as a clinical
3572	3572	addiction counselor, not to exceed $50;
3573	3573	(11)(17) for a temporary permit to practice clinical addiction
3574	3574	counseling, not to exceed $200;
3575	3575	(12)(18) for extension of a temporary permit to practice clinical
3576	3576	addiction counseling, not to exceed $200;
3577	3577	(13)(19) for reinstatement of a license, not to exceed $150;
3578	3578	(14)(20) for replacement of a license, not to exceed $20;
3579	3579	(15)(21) for late renewal penalty, an amount equal to the fee for
3580	3580	renewal; and
3581	3581	(16)(22) for a wallet license, not more than $5.
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3627	3627	services by the person taking the examination.
3628	3628	(c) Fees paid to the board are not refundable.
3629	3629	Sec. 25. K.S.A. 65-7504 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
3630	3630	7504. (a) The board may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse renewal of any
3631	3631	license issued under this act if the board finds that the applicant or license
3632	3632	holder has refuse to issue, renew or reinstate a license, may condition,
3633	3633	limit, revoke or suspend a license, may publicly or privately censure a
3634	3634	licensee or may impose a fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation upon a
3635	3635	finding that a licensee or an applicant for licensure has:
3636	3636	(1) Used any controlled substance or alcoholic beverage to an extent
3637	3637	that such use impairs such person's ability to perform the work of any
3638	3638	profession licensed or regulated by this act.
3639	3639	(2) The person has Been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or
3640	3640	entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution under
3641	3641	the laws of any state or of the United States, for any offense reasonably
3642	3642	related to the qualifications, functions or duties of any professional
3643	3643	licensed or regulated under this act, for any offense an essential element of
3644	3644	which is fraud, dishonesty or an act of violence, or for any offense
3645	3645	involving moral turpitude, whether or not a sentence is imposed.
3646	3646	(3) Used any fraud, deception or misrepresentation in securing any
3647	3647	license issued under this act.
3648	3648	(4) Obtained or attempted to obtain any fee, charge, tuition or other
3649	3649	compensation by fraud, deception or misrepresentation.
3650	3650	(5) Committed any act of incompetency, misconduct, gross
3651	3651	negligence, fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty in the performance of
3652	3652	the functions or duties of any profession licensed by the board.
3653	3653	(6) Committed any violation of or assisted or enabled any person to
3654	3654	violate any provision of this act or any rule and regulation promulgated
3655	3655	thereunder.
3656	3656	(7) Impersonated any person holding a certificate of registration or
3657	3657	authority, permit or license or allowed any other person to use such
3658	3658	person's certificate of registration or authority, permit, license or diploma
3659	3659	from any school.
3660	3660	(8) Been disciplined in any action by another state, territory, federal
3661	3661	agency or country which would constitute grounds for a license issued
3662	3662	under this act being suspended or revoked.
3663	3663	(9) Been finally adjudged insane or incapacitated by a court of
3664	3664	competent jurisdiction.
3665	3665	(10) Assisted or enabled any person to practice or offer to practice
3666	3666	any profession licensed or regulated by the board when such person is not
3667	3667	eligible to practice such profession as required by law.
3668	3668	(11) Issued any certificate of registration or authority, permit or
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3713	3713	(12) Failed to display a valid certificate or license if so required by
3714	3714	this act or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
3715	3715	(13) Violated any professional trust or confidence.
3716	3716	(14) Used any advertisement or solicitation which is false, misleading
3717	3717	or deceptive to the general public or persons to whom the advertisement or
3718	3718	solicitation is primarily directed.
3719	3719	(15) Been found guilty of to have engaged in unprofessional conduct
3720	3720	or professional incompetency as defined by the board by applicable rules
3721	3721	and regulations adopted by the board.
3722	3722	(16) Violated any lawful order or directive of the board previously
3723	3723	entered by the board.
3724	3724	(b) Any action taken under this section which affects any license or
3725	3725	imposes any administrative penalty shall be taken only after notice and an
3726	3726	opportunity for a hearing conducted in accordance with the provisions
3727	3727	of Administrative proceedings and disciplinary actions regarding
3728	3728	licensure under the applied behavior analysis licensure act shall be
3729	3729	conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act.
3730	3730	Judicial review and civil enforcement of agency actions under the applied
3731	3731	behavior analysis licensure act shall be in accordance with the Kansas
3732	3732	judicial review act.
3733	3733	Sec. 26. K.S.A. 65-7505 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
3734	3734	7505. The board shall promulgate adopt rules and regulations necessary to
3735	3735	implement and administer this act. Such rules and regulations shall
3736	3736	include, but not be limited to:
3737	3737	(a) The form and content of license applications required and the
3738	3738	procedures for filing an application for an initial or renewal license or
3739	3739	reinstatement in this state;
3740	3740	(b) the establishment of fees for licenses, and the renewal and
3741	3741	reinstatement thereof, to cover all or any part of the cost of administering
3742	3742	the provisions of this act;
3743	3743	(c) the educational and training requirements for licensed behavior
3744	3744	analysts and licensed assistant behavior analysts;
3745	3745	(d) the roles, responsibilities and duties of licensed behavior analysts
3746	3746	and licensed assistant behavior analysts;
3747	3747	(e) the characteristics of supervision and supervised clinical
3748	3748	practicum experience for the licensed behavior analysts and the licensed
3749	3749	assistant behavior analysts;
3750	3750	(f) the supervision of licensed behavior analysts and licensed assistant
3751	3751	behavior analysts;
3752	3752	(g) the requirements for continuing education for licensed behavior
3753	3753	analysts and licensed assistant behavior analysts;
3754	3754	(h) standards of professional competency;
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3798	3798	(i) standards of professional conduct; and
3799	3799	(j) such other rules and regulations as the board deems necessary to
3800	3800	carry out the provisions of this act.
3801	3801	Sec. 27. K.S.A. 74-5302 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
3802	3802	5302. For the purpose of this act the following definitions shall applyAs
3803	3803	used in the licensure of psychologists act of the state of Kansas:
3804	3804	(a) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
3805	3805	by K.S.A. 74-7501, and amendments thereto.
3806	3806	(b) "Extenuating circumstances" means any condition or situation
3807	3807	caused by events beyond an individual's control that is sufficiently extreme
3808	3808	in nature to result in the:
3809	3809	(1) Individual's inability to comply with requirements; or
3810	3810	(2) inadvisability of requiring the individual to comply with
3811	3811	requirements.
3812	3812	(c) "License" means a license as a psychologist issued by the board.
3813	3813	(d) "Licensed psychologist" means a person licensed by the board
3814	3814	under the provisions of the licensure of psychologists act of the state of
3815	3815	Kansas.
3816	3816	(e) "Merits the public trust" means that an applicant or licensee
3817	3817	possesses the high standard of good moral character and fitness that is
3818	3818	required to practice psychology as demonstrated by the following personal
3819	3819	qualities:
3820	3820	(1) Good judgment;
3821	3821	(2) integrity;
3822	3822	(3) honesty;
3823	3823	(4) fairness;
3824	3824	(5) credibility;
3825	3825	(6) reliability;
3826	3826	(7) respect for others;
3827	3827	(8) respect for the laws of this state and the nation;
3828	3828	(9) self-discipline;
3829	3829	(10) self-evaluation;
3830	3830	(11) initiative; and
3831	3831	(12) commitment to the psychology profession and its values and
3832	3832	ethics.
3833	3833	(f) "Practice of psychology" means the application of established
3834	3834	principles of learning, motivation, perception, thinking and emotional
3835	3835	relationships to problems of behavior adjustment, group relations and
3836	3836	behavior modification, by persons trained in psychology. The application
3837	3837	of such principles includes, but is not restricted to, counseling and the use
3838	3838	of psychological remedial measures with persons, in groups or
3839	3839	individually, having adjustment or emotional problems in the areas of
3840	3840	work, family, school and personal relationships; measuring and testing
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3884	3884	personality, intelligence, aptitudes, public opinion, attitudes and skills; the
3885	3885	teaching of such subject matter; and the conducting of research on
3886	3886	problems relating to human behavior, except that in all cases involving the
3887	3887	care of the sick and ill as defined by the laws of this state, the primary
3888	3888	responsibility devolves upon those licensed under the Kansas healing arts
3889	3889	act. The practice of psychology includes the diagnosis and treatment of
3890	3890	mental disorders specified in the edition of the diagnostic and statistical
3891	3891	manual of mental disorders of the American psychiatric association
3892	3892	designated by the board by rules and regulations. If a licensed psychologist
3893	3893	cannot make an independent diagnosis of a mental disorder, such
3894	3894	psychologist shall consult with the client's primary care physician or
3895	3895	psychiatrist to determine if there may be a medical condition or medication
3896	3896	that may be causing or contributing to the client's symptoms of a mental
3897	3897	disorder. A client may request in writing that such consultation be waived
3898	3898	and such request shall be made a part of the client's record. A licensed
3899	3899	psychologist may continue to evaluate and treat the client until such time
3900	3900	that the medical consultation is obtained or waived.
3901	3901	(b)(g) "Represents oneself to be a psychologist" means that a person
3902	3902	engages in the practice of psychology for a fee, monetary or otherwise, or
3903	3903	holds oneself out to the public by any title or description of services
3904	3904	incorporating the word "psychologic," "psychological," "psychologist" or
3905	3905	"psychology" and under such title or description offers to render or renders
3906	3906	services to individuals, corporations or the public for a fee, monetary or
3907	3907	otherwise.
3908	3908	(c) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
3909	3909	by K.S.A. 74-7501 and amendments thereto.
3910	3910	(d) "License" means a license as a psychologist issued by the board.
3911	3911	(e) "Licensed psychologist" means a person licensed by the board
3912	3912	under the provisions of this act.
3913	3913	Sec. 28. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 74-5310 is hereby amended to read as
3914	3914	follows: 74-5310. (a) The board shall issue a license as a psychologist to
3915	3915	any person who pays a nonrefundable application fee prescribed by the
3916	3916	board, if required by the board, not in excess of $225 and, if required by
3917	3917	the board, a nonrefundable original license fee not in excess of $150, who
3918	3918	satisfies the board as to such person's training and experience after a
3919	3919	thorough review of such person's credentials and who passes a satisfactory
3920	3920	examination in psychology. Any person paying the fee must shall also
3921	3921	submit evidence verified by oath and satisfactory to the board that such
3922	3922	person:
3923	3923	(1) Is at least 21 years of age;
3924	3924	(2) is of good moral character a person who merits the public trust;
3925	3925	(3) has received the doctor's degree based on a program of studies in
3926	3926	content primarily psychological from an educational institution having a
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3971	3971	universities of Kansas, or the substantial equivalent of such program in
3972	3972	both subject matter and extent of training; and
3973	3973	(4) has had at least two years of supervised experience, a significant
3974	3974	portion of which shall have been spent in rendering psychological services
3975	3975	satisfying the board's approved standards for the psychological service
3976	3976	concerned.
3977	3977	(b) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the
3978	3978	criteria which an educational institution shall satisfy in meeting the
3979	3979	requirements established under subsection (a)(3). The board may send a
3980	3980	questionnaire developed by the board to any educational institution for
3981	3981	which the board does not have sufficient information to determine whether
3982	3982	the educational institution meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3) and
3983	3983	rules and regulations adopted under this section. The questionnaire
3984	3984	providing the necessary information shall be completed and returned to the
3985	3985	board in order for the educational institution to be considered for approval.
3986	3986	The board may contract with investigative agencies, commissions or
3987	3987	consultants to assist the board in obtaining information about educational
3988	3988	institutions. In entering such contracts the authority to approve educational
3989	3989	institutions shall remain solely with the board.
3990	3990	Sec. 29. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 74-5315 is hereby amended to read as
3991	3991	follows: 74-5315. (a) The board may grant a license to any person who, at
3992	3992	the time of application, is registered, certified or licensed as a psychologist
3993	3993	at the doctoral level in another jurisdiction if the board determines that:
3994	3994	(1) The requirements of such jurisdiction for such certification or
3995	3995	licensure are substantially the equivalent of the requirements of this state;
3996	3996	or
3997	3997	(2) the applicant demonstrates on forms provided by the board
3998	3998	compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:
3999	3999	(A) Registration, certification or licensure as a psychologist at the
4000	4000	doctoral level with a similar scope of practice for at least 48 of the last 54
4001	4001	12 months immediately preceding the application with at least the
4002	4002	minimum professional experience as established by rules and regulations
4003	4003	of the board;
4004	4004	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
4005	4005	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
4006	4006	(C) a doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited
4007	4007	university or college.
4008	4008	(b) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an
4009	4009	application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 74-5310, and
4010	4010	amendments thereto, if required by the board. Upon notification from the
4011	4011	board that all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the applicant
4012	4012	shall pay the license fee as provided in K.S.A. 74-5310, and amendments
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4057	4057	Sec. 30. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 74-5316 is hereby amended to read as
4058	4058	follows: 74-5316. (a) Upon application, the board may issue temporary
4059	4059	licenses to persons who have met all qualifications for licensure under the
4060	4060	provisions of the licensure of psychologists act of the state of Kansas,
4061	4061	except passage of the required examination, pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5310,
4062	4062	and amendments thereto, who have paid the required application and
4063	4063	temporary license fees and who have submitted documentation as required
4064	4064	by the board, under the following:
4065	4065	(1) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a
4066	4066	temporary license issued by the board shall expire upon the earlier of the
4067	4067	date the board issues or denies a license to practice psychology or two
4068	4068	years after the date of issuance of the temporary license. No temporary
4069	4069	license shall be renewed or issued again on any subsequent application for
4070	4070	licensure under the provisions of the licensure of psychologists act of the
4071	4071	state of Kansas. This paragraph shall not limit the number of times that an
4072	4072	applicant may take the required examination;
4073	4073	(2) the board shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing continuing
4074	4074	education requirements for temporary licensees, including, but not limited
4075	4075	to, a requirement that temporary licensees shall complete a minimum of 25
4076	4076	contact hours of continuing education during the two-year period of
4077	4077	temporary licensure, which shall include a minimum of three hours in
4078	4078	psychology ethics;
4079	4079	(3) no person may shall work under a temporary license except under
4080	4080	the supervision of a licensed psychologist as prescribed in rules and
4081	4081	regulations adopted by the board; and
4082	4082	(4)(3) the fee for such temporary license may be fixed set by the
4083	4083	board and shall not exceed $200, and any such fee shall be established by
4084	4084	rules and regulations adopted by the board.
4085	4085	(b) Upon application, the board may issue temporary licenses not to
4086	4086	exceed two years to persons who have completed all requirements for a
4087	4087	doctoral degree approved by the board but have not received such degree
4088	4088	conferral or who have met all qualifications for licensure under provisions
4089	4089	of such act, except completion of the postdoctoral supervised work
4090	4090	experience pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5310(a)(4), and amendments thereto,
4091	4091	who have paid the required application and temporary license fees and
4092	4092	who have submitted documentation as required by the board, under the
4093	4093	following:
4094	4094	(1) The temporary license shall expire at the end of the two-year
4095	4095	period after issuance or if such temporary licensee is denied a license to
4096	4096	practice psychology;
4097	4097	(2) the temporary license may be renewed for one additional two-year
4098	4098	period;
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4142	4142	(3) no temporary license shall be issued again on any subsequent
4143	4143	application for licensure under the provisions of the licensure of
4144	4144	psychologists act of the state of Kansas. This paragraph shall not limit the
4145	4145	number of times that an applicant may take the required examination;
4146	4146	(4) temporary licensees shall be working toward the completion of
4147	4147	the postdoctoral supervised work experience prescribed in K.S.A. 74-
4148	4148	5310(a)(4), and amendments thereto;
4149	4149	(5) the board shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing continuing
4150	4150	education requirements for temporary licensees, including, but not limited
4151	4151	to, a requirement that temporary licensees shall complete a minimum of 25
4152	4152	contact hours of continuing education during the two-year period of
4153	4153	temporary licensure, which shall include a minimum of three hours in
4154	4154	psychology ethics;
4155	4155	(6) no temporary licensee may shall work under a temporary license
4156	4156	except under the supervision of a licensed psychologist as prescribed in
4157	4157	rules and regulations adopted by the board; and
4158	4158	(7)(6) the fee for a renewal of the temporary license may be fixed set
4159	4159	by the board and shall not exceed $200 per issuance, and any such fee
4160	4160	shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board.
4161	4161	(c) A person practicing psychology with a temporary license may
4162	4162	shall not use the title "licensed psychologist" or the initials "LP,"
4163	4163	independently. The word "licensed" may be used only when preceded by
4164	4164	the word "temporary."
4165	4165	(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the provisions
4166	4166	of article 53 of chapter 74 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and
4167	4167	amendments thereto.
4168	4168	(e) As used in this section, "temporary licensee" means any person
4169	4169	practicing psychology with a temporary license pursuant to subsection (a)
4170	4170	or (b).
4171	4171	Sec. 31. K.S.A. 74-5318 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
4172	4172	5318. (a) An application for renewal shall be accompanied by evidence
4173	4173	satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed, during the
4174	4174	previous 24 months, the continuing education required by rules and
4175	4175	regulations of the board. Prior to July 1, 2025, as part of such continuing
4176	4176	education, a licensed psychologist shall complete not less than six
4177	4177	continuing education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental
4178	4178	disorders and not less than three continuing education hours of
4179	4179	professional ethics. On and after July 1, 2025, as part of such continuing
4180	4180	education, a licensee shall complete not less than three continuing
4181	4181	education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders,
4182	4182	not less than three continuing education hours of professional ethics and
4183	4183	not less than three continuing education hours in cultural diversity.
4184	4184	Acceptable continuing education hours in cultural diversity shall include,
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4228	4228	but not be limited to, professional development regarding age, disability,
4229	4229	ethnicity, gender, gender identity, language, national origin, race, religion,
4230	4230	cultural, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status.
4231	4231	(b) (1) A licensee who is unable to complete the required continuing
4232	4232	education hours for renewal may request additional time to complete any
4233	4233	remaining continuing education hours. Such request shall be made to the
4234	4234	board not later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the license
4235	4235	and shall include:
4236	4236	(A) The licensee's reason for requesting additional time, showing
4237	4237	extenuating circumstances for why the hours could not be completed
4238	4238	during the license period; and
4239	4239	(B) a plan outlining the manner in which the licensee intends to
4240	4240	complete the remaining continuing education hours.
4241	4241	(2) The board may grant a licensee up to three additional months
4242	4242	beyond the license expiration date to complete the required continuing
4243	4243	education hours.
4244	4244	(3) A licensee who receives additional time to complete continuing
4245	4245	education hours under this subsection shall:
4246	4246	(A) Renew the license prior to the license expiration date and report
4247	4247	to the board the number of continuing education hours completed on such
4248	4248	date;
4249	4249	(B) notify the board upon completing the remaining continuing
4250	4250	education hours; and
4251	4251	(C) be subject to an audit by the board of the total number of
4252	4252	continuing education hours completed for the applicable license period.
4253	4253	(4) Continuing education hours completed during additional time
4254	4254	granted under this subsection shall be credited only toward the
4255	4255	requirements for the license period for which additional time is granted.
4256	4256	(5) A licensee shall not be approved for additional time to complete
4257	4257	continuing education requirements in consecutive license periods.
4258	4258	(c) A licensee shall submit the application to the board with a renewal
4259	4259	fee fixed set by rules and regulations of the board not to exceed $200.
4260	4260	Upon receipt of such application and fee, the board shall issue a renewal
4261	4261	license for the period commencing on the date on which the license is
4262	4262	issued and expiring on June 30 of the next even-numbered year. Initial
4263	4263	licenses shall be for the current biennium of registration.
4264	4264	(c)(d) Applications for renewal of a license shall be made biennially
4265	4265	on or before July 1 June 30 and, if not so made, an additional fee equal to
4266	4266	the renewal fee shall be added to the regular renewal fee.
4267	4267	(d)(e) Any psychologist who has failed to renew a license and
4268	4268	continues to represent oneself as a psychologist after July 1 June 30 shall
4269	4269	be in violation of the licensure of psychologists act of the state of Kansas.
4270	4270	The board may suspend or revoke such psychologist's license under the
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4314	4314	provisions of K.S.A. 74-5324, and amendments thereto.
4315	4315	(f) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may make
4316	4316	written application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license
4317	4317	upon termination of the period of suspension or revocation. Such
4318	4318	application shall be in a manner prescribed by the board and
4319	4319	accompanied by a reinstatement fee not to exceed $200 prescribed by the
4320	4320	board in rules and regulations.
4321	4321	(g) (1) A person whose license has expired may make written
4322	4322	application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license in a
4323	4323	manner prescribed by the board, and such application shall be
4324	4324	accompanied by:
4325	4325	(A) The required renewal fee and, for any person whose license has
4326	4326	been expired for one year or less, an additional fee equal to the renewal
4327	4327	fee; and
4328	4328	(B) evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed
4329	4329	during the previous 24 months the continuing education requirements for
4330	4330	one license period.
4331	4331	(2) A person requesting to reinstate a license that has been expired
4332	4332	for longer than one year who has not completed the necessary continuing
4333	4333	education hours for reinstatement may submit an application for a six-
4334	4334	month reinstatement temporary license in a manner prescribed by the
4335	4335	board, and such application shall be accompanied by a fee not to exceed
4336	4336	$50 prescribed by the board in rules and regulations. A licensee practicing
4337	4337	under a six-month reinstatement temporary license shall complete the
4338	4338	continuing education requirements required for a permanent license prior
4339	4339	to the expiration of the temporary license and notify the board upon such
4340	4340	completion. A six-month reinstatement temporary license shall not be
4341	4341	extended or renewed.
4342	4342	(e)(h) Within 30 days after any change of permanent address, a
4343	4343	licensee shall notify the board of such change.
4344	4344	Sec. 32. K.S.A. 74-5361 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
4345	4345	5361. As used in this the licensure of master's level psychologists act:
4346	4346	(a) "Practice of psychology" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
4347	4347	in K.S.A. 74-5302 and amendments thereto.
4348	4348	(b) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
4349	4349	by K.S.A. 74-7501, and amendments thereto.
4350	4350	(b) "Extenuating circumstances" means any condition or situation
4351	4351	caused by events beyond an individual's control that is sufficiently extreme
4352	4352	in nature to result in the:
4353	4353	(1) Individual's inability to comply with requirements; or
4354	4354	(2) inadvisability of requiring the individual to comply with
4355	4355	requirements.
4356	4356	(c) "Licensed clinical psychotherapist" means a person licensed by
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4400	4400	the board under the licensure of master's level psychologists act who
4401	4401	engages in the independent practice of master's level psychology,
4402	4402	including the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders specified in the
4403	4403	edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the
4404	4404	American psychiatric association designated by the board by rules and
4405	4405	regulations.
4406	4406	(d) "Licensed master's level psychologist" means a person licensed by
4407	4407	the board under the provisions of this the licensure of master's level
4408	4408	psychologists act.
4409	4409	(d) "Licensed clinical psychotherapist" means a person licensed by
4410	4410	the board under this act who engages in the independent practice of
4411	4411	master's level psychology including the diagnosis and treatment of mental
4412	4412	disorders specified in the edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of
4413	4413	mental disorders of the American psychiatric association designated by the
4414	4414	board by rules and regulations.
4415	4415	(e) "Master's level psychology" means the practice of psychology
4416	4416	pursuant to the restrictions set out in K.S.A. 74-5362, and amendments
4417	4417	thereto, and includes the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders as
4418	4418	authorized under K.S.A. 74-5361 et seq., and amendments thereto.
4419	4419	(f) "Practice of psychology" means the same as defined in K.S.A. 74-
4420	4420	5302, and amendments thereto.
4421	4421	Sec. 33. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 74-5363 is hereby amended to read as
4422	4422	follows: 74-5363. (a) Any person who desires to be licensed under this act
4423	4423	shall apply to the board in writing, on forms prepared and furnished by the
4424	4424	board. Each application shall contain appropriate documentation of the
4425	4425	particular qualifications required by the board and shall be accompanied
4426	4426	by the required fee.
4427	4427	(b) The board shall license as a licensed master's level psychologist
4428	4428	any applicant for licensure who pays the fee prescribed by the board under
4429	4429	K.S.A. 74-5365, and amendments thereto, which shall not be refunded,
4430	4430	who has satisfied the board as to such applicant's training and who
4431	4431	complies with the provisions of this subsection. An applicant for licensure
4432	4432	also shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that such applicant:
4433	4433	(1) Is at least 21 years of age;
4434	4434	(2) has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
4435	4435	public trust;
4436	4436	(3) has received at least 60 graduate hours including a master's degree
4437	4437	in psychology based on a program of studies in psychology from an
4438	4438	educational institution having a graduate program in psychology consistent
4439	4439	with state universities of Kansas; or until July 1, 2003, has received at least
4440	4440	a master's degree in psychology and during such master's or post-master's
4441	4441	coursework completed a minimum of 12 semester hours or its equivalent
4442	4442	in psychological foundation courses such as, but not limited to, philosophy
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4486	4486	of psychology, psychology of perception, learning theory, history of
4487	4487	psychology, motivation, and statistics and 24 semester hours or its
4488	4488	equivalent in professional core courses such as, but not limited to, two
4489	4489	courses in psychological testing, psychopathology, two courses in
4490	4490	psychotherapy, personality theories, developmental psychology, research
4491	4491	methods, social psychology; or has passed comprehensive examinations or
4492	4492	equivalent final examinations in a doctoral program in psychology and
4493	4493	during such graduate program completed a minimum of 12 semester hours
4494	4494	or its equivalent in psychological foundation courses such as, but not
4495	4495	limited to, philosophy of psychology, psychology of perception, learning
4496	4496	theory, history of psychology, motivation, and statistics and 24 semester
4497	4497	hours or its equivalent in professional core courses such as, but not limited
4498	4498	to, two courses in psychological testing, psychopathology, two courses in
4499	4499	psychotherapy, personality theories, developmental psychology, research
4500	4500	methods, social psychology;
4501	4501	(4) has completed 750 clock hours of academically supervised
4502	4502	practicum in the master's degree program or 1,500 clock hours of
4503	4503	postgraduate supervised work experience; and
4504	4504	(5) has passed an examination approved by the board with a
4505	4505	minimum score set by the board by rules and regulations.
4506	4506	(c) (1) Applications for licensure as a clinical psychotherapist shall be
4507	4507	made to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board.
4508	4508	Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the
4509	4509	applicant:
4510	4510	(A) Is licensed by the board as a licensed master's level psychologist
4511	4511	or meets all requirements for licensure as a master's level psychologist;
4512	4512	(B) has completed 15 credit hours as part of or in addition to the
4513	4513	requirements under subsection (b) supporting diagnosis or treatment of
4514	4514	mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric association's
4515	4515	diagnostic and statistical manual, through identifiable study of:
4516	4516	Psychopathology, diagnostic assessment, interdisciplinary referral and
4517	4517	collaboration, treatment approaches and professional ethics;
4518	4518	(C) has completed a graduate level supervised clinical practicum of
4519	4519	supervised professional experience including psychotherapy and
4520	4520	assessment with individuals, couples, families or groups, integrating
4521	4521	diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders with use of the American
4522	4522	psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual, with not less
4523	4523	than 350 hours of direct client contact or additional postgraduate
4524	4524	supervised experience as determined by the board;
4525	4525	(D) has completed not less than two years of postgraduate supervised
4526	4526	professional experience in accordance with a clinical supervision plan
4527	4527	approved by the board of not less than 3,000 hours of supervised
4528	4528	professional experience including at least 1,500 hours of direct client
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4572	4572	contact conducting psychotherapy and assessments with individuals,
4573	4573	couples, families or groups and not less than 100 hours of face-to-face
4574	4574	clinical supervision, as defined by the board in rules and regulations,
4575	4575	including not less than 50 hours of individual supervision, except that the
4576	4576	board may waive the requirement that such supervision be face-to-face
4577	4577	upon a finding of extenuating circumstances, integrating diagnosis and
4578	4578	treatment of mental disorders with use of the American psychiatric
4579	4579	association's diagnostic and statistical manual;
4580	4580	(E) for persons earning a degree under subsection (b) prior to July 1,
4581	4581	2003, in lieu of the education requirements under subparagraphs (B) and
4582	4582	(C), has completed the education requirements for licensure as a licensed
4583	4583	master's level psychologist in effect on the day immediately preceding the
4584	4584	effective date of this act;
4585	4585	(F) for persons who apply for and are eligible for a temporary
4586	4586	master's level psychology license to practice as a licensed master's level
4587	4587	psychologist on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this
4588	4588	act, in lieu of the education and training requirements under subparagraphs
4589	4589	(B), (C) and (D), has completed the education and training requirements
4590	4590	for licensure as a master's level psychologist in effect on the day
4591	4591	immediately preceding the effective date of this act;
4592	4592	(G) has passed an examination approved by the board with the same
4593	4593	minimum passing score as that set by the board for licensed psychologists;
4594	4594	and
4595	4595	(H) has paid the application fee, if required by the board and, upon
4596	4596	notification from the board that all eligibility requirements have been
4597	4597	satisfied, paid the license fee.
4598	4598	(2) A person who was licensed or registered as a master's level
4599	4599	psychologist in Kansas at any time prior to the effective date of this act,
4600	4600	who has been actively engaged in the practice of master's level psychology
4601	4601	as a registered or licensed master's level psychologist within five years
4602	4602	prior to the effective date of this act and whose last license or registration
4603	4603	in Kansas prior to the effective date of this act was not suspended or
4604	4604	revoked, upon application to the board, payment of fees and completion of
4605	4605	applicable continuing education requirements, shall be licensed as a
4606	4606	licensed clinical psychotherapist by providing demonstration of
4607	4607	competence to diagnose and treat mental disorders through at least two of
4608	4608	the following areas acceptable to the board:
4609	4609	(A) Either: (i) Graduate coursework; or (ii) passing a national,
4610	4610	clinical examination;
4611	4611	(B) either: (i) Three years of clinical practice in a community mental
4612	4612	health center, its contracted affiliate or a state mental hospital; or (ii) three
4613	4613	years of clinical practice in other settings with demonstrated experience in
4614	4614	diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or
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4658	4658	(C) attestation from one professional licensed to diagnose and treat
4659	4659	mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine
4660	4660	and surgery that the applicant is competent to diagnose and treat mental
4661	4661	disorders.
4662	4662	(3) A licensed clinical psychotherapist may engage in the independent
4663	4663	practice of master's level psychology and is authorized to diagnose and
4664	4664	treat mental disorders specified in the edition of the diagnostic and
4665	4665	statistical manual of mental disorders of the American psychiatric
4666	4666	association designated by the board by rules and regulations. When a client
4667	4667	has symptoms of a mental disorder, a licensed clinical psychotherapist
4668	4668	shall consult with the client's primary care physician or psychiatrist to
4669	4669	determine if there may be a medical condition or medication that may be
4670	4670	causing or contributing to the client's symptoms of a mental disorder. A
4671	4671	client may request in writing that such consultation be waived and such
4672	4672	request shall be made a part of the client's record. A licensed clinical
4673	4673	psychotherapist may continue to evaluate and treat the client until such
4674	4674	time that the medical consultation is obtained or waived.
4675	4675	(d) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the
4676	4676	criteria that an educational institution shall satisfy in meeting the
4677	4677	requirements established under subsection (b)(3). The board may send a
4678	4678	questionnaire developed by the board to any educational institution for
4679	4679	which the board does not have sufficient information to determine whether
4680	4680	the educational institution meets the requirements of subsection (b)(3) and
4681	4681	rules and regulations adopted under this section. The questionnaire
4682	4682	providing the necessary information shall be completed and returned to the
4683	4683	board in order for the educational institution to be considered for approval.
4684	4684	The board may contract with investigative agencies, commissions or
4685	4685	consultants to assist the board in obtaining information about educational
4686	4686	institutions. In entering such contracts the authority to approve educational
4687	4687	institutions shall remain solely with the board.
4688	4688	Sec. 34. K.S.A. 74-5365 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
4689	4689	5365. (a) The following fees may be fixed set by the board for licensure
4690	4690	under the licensure of master's level psychologists act: For application,
4691	4691	issuance of a new license and renewal of a license, an amount not to
4692	4692	exceed $200; for replacement of a license, an amount not to exceed $20;
4693	4693	and for a wallet card license, an amount not to exceed $5. Any such fees
4694	4694	required by the board shall be established by rules and regulations adopted
4695	4695	by the board.
4696	4696	(b) Fees paid to the board are not refundable.
4697	4697	(c) The application for renewal shall be accompanied by evidence
4698	4698	satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed, during the
4699	4699	previous 24 months, the continuing education required by rules and
4700	4700	regulations of the board. Prior to July 1, 2025, as part of such continuing
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4744	4744	education, a licensed master's level psychologist and a licensed clinical
4745	4745	psychotherapist shall complete not less than six continuing education
4746	4746	hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and not less
4747	4747	than three continuing education hours of professional ethics. On and after
4748	4748	July 1, 2025, as part of such continuing education, a licensee shall
4749	4749	complete not less than three continuing education hours relating to
4750	4750	diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, not less than three continuing
4751	4751	education hours of professional ethics and not less than three continuing
4752	4752	education hours in cultural diversity. Acceptable continuing education
4753	4753	hours in cultural diversity shall include, but not be limited to, professional
4754	4754	development regarding age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity,
4755	4755	language, national origin, race, religion, cultural, sexual orientation and
4756	4756	socioeconomic status.
4757	4757	(d) (1) A licensee who is unable to complete the required continuing
4758	4758	education hours for renewal may request additional time to complete any
4759	4759	remaining continuing education hours. Such request shall be made to the
4760	4760	board not later than 30 calendar days prior to the expiration of the license
4761	4761	and shall include:
4762	4762	(A) The licensee's reason for requesting additional time, showing
4763	4763	extenuating circumstances for why the hours could not be completed
4764	4764	during the license period; and
4765	4765	(B) a plan outlining the manner in which the licensee intends to
4766	4766	complete the remaining continuing education hours.
4767	4767	(2) The board may grant a licensee up to three additional months
4768	4768	beyond the license expiration date to complete the required continuing
4769	4769	education hours.
4770	4770	(3) A licensee who receives additional time to complete continuing
4771	4771	education hours under this subsection shall:
4772	4772	(A) Renew the license prior to the license expiration date and report
4773	4773	to the board the number of continuing education hours completed on such
4774	4774	date;
4775	4775	(B) notify the board upon completing the remaining continuing
4776	4776	education hours; and
4777	4777	(C) be subject to an audit by the board of the total number of
4778	4778	continuing education hours completed for the applicable license period.
4779	4779	(4) Continuing education hours completed during additional time
4780	4780	granted under this subsection shall be credited only toward the
4781	4781	requirements for the license period for which additional time is granted.
4782	4782	(5) A licensee shall not be approved for additional time to complete
4783	4783	continuing education requirements in consecutive license periods.
4784	4784	(e) Within 30 days after any change of permanent address, a licensee
4785	4785	shall notify the board of such change.
4786	4786	Sec. 35. K.S.A. 74-5366 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
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4830	4830	5366. (a) All licenses shall be effective upon the date issued and shall
4831	4831	expire at the end of 24 months from the date of issuance.
4832	4832	(b) A license may be renewed by the payment of the renewal fee and
4833	4833	the execution and submission of a signed statement, on a form provided by
4834	4834	the board, attesting that the applicant's license has been neither revoked
4835	4835	nor currently suspended and that the applicant has met the requirements
4836	4836	for continuing education set forth in this act.
4837	4837	(c) If the application for renewal, including payment of the required
4838	4838	renewal fee, is not made on or before the date of the expiration of the
4839	4839	license, the license is void, and no license shall be reinstated except upon
4840	4840	payment of the required renewal fee, plus a penalty equal to the renewal
4841	4841	fee, and proof satisfactory to the board of compliance with the continuing
4842	4842	education requirements. Upon receipt of such payment and proof, the
4843	4843	board shall reinstate the license.
4844	4844	(d) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may make
4845	4845	written application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license
4846	4846	upon termination of the period of suspension or revocation. Such
4847	4847	application shall be in a manner prescribed by the board and
4848	4848	accompanied by a reinstatement fee.
4849	4849	(d) (1) A person whose license has expired may make written
4850	4850	application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license in a
4851	4851	manner prescribed by the board, and such application shall be
4852	4852	accompanied by:
4853	4853	(A) A reinstatement fee, and, for any person whose license has been
4854	4854	expired for one year or less, a penalty established by the board in rules
4855	4855	and regulations; and
4856	4856	(B) evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed
4857	4857	during the previous 24 months the continuing education requirements for
4858	4858	one license period.
4859	4859	(2) A person requesting to reinstate a license that has been expired
4860	4860	for longer than one year who has not completed the necessary continuing
4861	4861	education hours for reinstatement may submit an application for a six-
4862	4862	month reinstatement temporary license in a manner prescribed by the
4863	4863	board, and such application shall be accompanied by a fee of $25. A
4864	4864	licensee practicing under a six-month reinstatement temporary license
4865	4865	shall complete the continuing education requirements required for a
4866	4866	permanent license prior to the expiration of the temporary license and
4867	4867	notify the board upon such completion. A six-month reinstatement
4868	4868	temporary license shall not be extended or renewed.
4869	4869	(e) A duplicate license shall be issued by the board upon receipt of a
4870	4870	$20 fee.
4871	4871	(e)(f) A person registered as a masters level psychologist on
4872	4872	December 30, 1996, shall be deemed to be a licensed masters level
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4916	4916	psychologist under this act. Such person shall not be required to file an
4917	4917	original application for licensure under this act, but shall apply to the
4918	4918	board for a license in lieu of registration upon payment of the fee set by
4919	4919	the board for renewal of license. Any application for registration filed but
4920	4920	which has not been granted prior to January 1, 1997, shall be processed as
4921	4921	an application for licensure pursuant to this act. For exchange of a license
4922	4922	in lieu of registration pursuant to this subsection, a fee not to exceed $100.
4923	4923	(f)(g) The board shall collect a fee not to exceed $100 for exchange
4924	4924	of a license in lieu of a registration pursuant to subsection (e)(f).
4925	4925	Sec. 36. K.S.A. 74-5367 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
4926	4926	5367. (a) The board may issue a temporary master's level psychology
4927	4927	license to practice as a licensed master's level psychologist to any person
4928	4928	who pays a nonrefundable fee prescribed by the board under this section,
4929	4929	which shall not be refunded, and who meets all the requirements for
4930	4930	licensure under K.S.A. 74-5361 et seq., and amendments thereto, as a
4931	4931	licensed master's level psychologist except the requirement of
4932	4932	postgraduate supervised work experience or passing the licensing
4933	4933	examination, or both.
4934	4934	(b) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a
4935	4935	temporary master's level psychology license issued by the board shall
4936	4936	expire upon the date the board issues or denies a license to practice
4937	4937	master's level psychology or 24 months after the date of issuance of the
4938	4938	temporary master's level psychology license. No temporary master's level
4939	4939	psychology license issued by the board will shall be renewed or issued
4940	4940	again on any subsequent applications for the same license level. The
4941	4941	preceding provision in no way limits This subsection shall not limit the
4942	4942	number of times an applicant may take the examination.
4943	4943	(c) The board may fix a fee for the application of the temporary
4944	4944	master's level psychology license. The application fee shall not exceed
4945	4945	$100. Any such fee shall be established by rules and regulations adopted
4946	4946	by the board.
4947	4947	(d) A person practicing master's level psychology with a temporary
4948	4948	master's level psychology license may shall not use the title "licensed
4949	4949	master's level psychologist" or the initials "LMLP" independently. The
4950	4950	word "licensed" may be used only when followed by the words "by
4951	4951	temporary license" such as licensed master's level psychologist by
4952	4952	temporary license, or master's level psychologist licensed by temporary
4953	4953	license.
4954	4954	(e) No person may shall work under a temporary master's level
4955	4955	psychology license except under the supervision of a person licensed to
4956	4956	practice psychology or master's level psychology in Kansas.
4957	4957	(f) The application for a temporary master's level psychology license
4958	4958	may be denied or a temporary master's level psychology license which that
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5002	5002	has been issued may be suspended or revoked on the same grounds as
5003	5003	provided for suspension or revocation of a license under K.S.A. 74-5369,
5004	5004	and amendments thereto.
5005	5005	(g) Nothing in this section shall affect any temporary license to
5006	5006	practice issued under this section prior to the effective date of this act and
5007	5007	in effect on the effective date of this act. Such temporary license shall be
5008	5008	subject to the provisions of this section in effect at the time of its issuance
5009	5009	and shall continue to be effective until the date of expiration of the license
5010	5010	as provided under this section at the time of issuance of such temporary
5011	5011	license.
5012	5012	Sec. 37. K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 74-5375 is hereby amended to read as
5013	5013	follows: 74-5375. (a) The behavioral sciences regulatory board may issue
5014	5014	a license to an individual who is currently registered, certified or licensed
5015	5015	to practice psychology at the master's level in another jurisdiction if the
5016	5016	board determines that:
5017	5017	(1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to practice
5018	5018	psychology at the master's level in the other jurisdiction are substantially
5019	5019	equivalent to the requirements of this state; or
5020	5020	(2) the applicant demonstrates, on forms provided by the board,
5021	5021	compliance with the following standards adopted by the board:
5022	5022	(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice psychology at
5023	5023	the master's level with a similar scope of practice for at least 48 of the last
5024	5024	54 12 months immediately preceding the application with at least the
5025	5025	minimum professional experience as established by rules and regulations
5026	5026	of the board;
5027	5027	(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by
5028	5028	a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and
5029	5029	(C) at least a master's degree in psychology from a regionally
5030	5030	accredited university or college.
5031	5031	(b) Applicants for licensure as a clinical psychotherapist shall
5032	5032	additionally demonstrate competence to diagnose and treat mental
5033	5033	disorders through meeting the requirements of either subsection (a)(1) or
5034	5034	(a)(2) and at least two of the following areas acceptable to the board:
5035	5035	(1) Either graduate coursework as established by rules and
5036	5036	regulations of the board or passing a national clinical examination
5037	5037	approved by the board;
5038	5038	(2) three years of clinical practice with demonstrated experience in
5039	5039	diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or
5040	5040	(3) attestation from a professional licensed to diagnose and treat
5041	5041	mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine
5042	5042	and surgery, stating that the applicant is competent to diagnose and treat
5043	5043	mental disorders.
5044	5044	(c) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an
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5088	5088	application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 74-5365, and
5089	5089	amendments thereto, if required by the board. Upon notification from the
5090	5090	board that all eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the applicant
5091	5091	shall pay the license fee as provided in K.S.A. 74-5365, and amendments
5092	5092	thereto.
5093	5093	Sec. 38. K.S.A. 74-7501 is hereby amended to read as follows: 74-
5094	5094	7501. (a) There is hereby created a behavioral sciences regulatory board
5095	5095	consisting of 12 13 members appointed by the governor. The membership
5096	5096	of the board shall be as follows: Two members of the board shall be
5097	5097	licensed psychologists; two members of the board shall be licensed to
5098	5098	engage in the practice of social work; one member of the board shall be a
5099	5099	professional counselor; one member of the board shall be a marriage and
5100	5100	family therapist and; one member of the board shall be a licensed masters
5101	5101	master's level psychologist or a licensed clinical psychotherapist; one
5102	5102	member of the board shall be a licensed addiction counselor, a licensed
5103	5103	master's addiction counselor or a licensed clinical addiction counselor;
5104	5104	one member of the board shall be a licensed behavior analyst; and four
5105	5105	members of the board shall be from and represent the general public. Each
5106	5106	member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident
5107	5107	of this state.
5108	5108	(b) The term of office of each member of the board shall be four
5109	5109	years. No member of the board shall be appointed for more than two
5110	5110	successive terms. Upon the expiration of a member's term of office, the
5111	5111	governor shall appoint a qualified successor. Each member shall serve
5112	5112	until a successor is appointed and qualified. Whenever a vacancy occurs in
5113	5113	the membership of the board prior to the expiration of a term of office, the
5114	5114	governor shall appoint a qualified successor to fill the unexpired term. The
5115	5115	governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct,
5116	5116	incompetency or neglect of duty.
5117	5117	(c) The board shall organize annually at its first meeting subsequent
5118	5118	to June 30 and shall select from its members a chairperson and a vice-
5119	5119	chairperson vice chairperson. Other meetings shall be held as the board
5120	5120	designates. A majority of members appointed to the board shall constitute
5121	5121	a quorum for the transaction of business.
5122	5122	(d) The board may appoint an executive director who shall be in the
5123	5123	unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an
5124	5124	annual salary fixed set by the board, subject to approval by the governor.
5125	5125	The board may employ clerical personnel and other assistants, all of whom
5126	5126	shall be in the classified unclassified service under the Kansas civil service
5127	5127	act. The board may make and enter into contracts of employment with
5128	5128	such professional personnel as necessary, in the board's judgment, for the
5129	5129	performance of its duties and functions and the execution of its powers.
5130	5130	(e) Members of the behavioral sciences regulatory board attending
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5174	5174	meetings of the board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof
5175	5175	authorized by the board, shall be paid compensation, subsistence
5176	5176	allowances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223,
5177	5177	and amendments thereto.
5178	5178	Sec. 39. K.S.A. 65-5802, 65-5806, 65-6302, 65-6313, 65-6314, 65-
5179	5179	6402, 65-6407, 65-6608, 65-6614, 65-6618, 65-7504, 65-7505, 74-5302,
5180	5180	74-5318, 74-5339, 74-5361, 74-5365, 74-5366, 74-5367 and 74-7501 and
5181	5181	K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 65-5804a, 65-5807, 65-5808, 65-6306, 65-6309, 65-
5182	5182	6322, 65-6404, 65-6405, 65-6406, 65-6411, 65-6610, 65-6611, 65-6613,
5183	5183	74-5310, 74-5315, 74-5316, 74-5363 and 74-5375 are hereby repealed.
5184	5184	Sec. 40. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
5185	5185	publication in the statute book.
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