Source: http://kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/statute/074_000_0000_chapter/074_053_0000_article/074_053_0063_section/074_053_0063_k/
Timestamp: 2019-08-18 19:54:15
Document Index: 706091466

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3', '§ 7', '§ 6', '§ 1', '§ 33', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 32', '§ 10']

(b) The board shall license as a licensed masters level psychologist any applicant for licensure who pays the fee prescribed by the board under K.S.A. 74-5365 and amendments thereto, which shall not be refunded, who has satisfied the board as to such applicant's training and who complies with the provisions of this subsection (b). An applicant for licensure also shall submit evidence verified under oath and satisfactory to the board that such applicant:
(4) has completed 750 clock hours of academically supervised practicum in the master's degree program or 1,500 clock hours of postgraduate supervised work experience;
(5) has passed an examination approved by the board with a minimum score set by the board by rules and regulations at 10 percentage points below the score set by the board for licensed psychologists.
(A) Is licensed by the board as a licensed masters level psychologist or meets all requirements for licensure as a masters level psychologist;
(E) for persons earning a degree under subsection (b) prior to July 1, 2003, in lieu of the education requirements under parts (B) and (C) of this subsection, has completed the education requirements for licensure as a licensed masters level psychologist in effect on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this act;
(F) for persons who apply for and are eligible for a temporary permit to practice as a licensed masters level psychologist on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this act, in lieu of the education and training requirements under parts (B), (C) and (D) of this subsection, has completed the education and training requirements for licensure as a masters level psychologist in effect on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this act;
(2) A person who was licensed or registered as a masters level psychologist in Kansas at any time prior to the effective date of this act, who has been actively engaged in the practice of masters level psychology as a registered or licensed masters level psychologist within five years prior to the effective date of this act and whose last license or registration in Kansas prior to the effective date of this act was not suspended or revoked, upon application to the board, payment of fees and completion of applicable continuing education requirements, shall be licensed as a licensed clinical psychotherapist by providing demonstration of competence to diagnose and treat mental disorders through at least two of the following areas acceptable to the board:
(3) A licensed clinical psychotherapist may engage in the independent practice of masters level psychology and is authorized to diagnose and treat mental disorders specified in the edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders of the American psychiatric association designated by the board by rules and regulations. When a client has symptoms of a mental disorder, a licensed clinical psychotherapist shall consult with the client's primary care physician or psychiatrist to determine if there may be a medical condition or medication that may be causing or contributing to the client's symptoms of a mental disorder. A client may request in writing that such consultation be waived and such request shall be made a part of the client's record. A licensed clinical psychotherapist may continue to evaluate and treat the client until such time that the medical consultation is obtained or waived.
(d) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the criteria which an educational institution shall satisfy in meeting the requirements established under item (3) of subsection (b). The board may send a questionnaire developed by the board to any educational institution for which the board does not have sufficient information to determine whether the educational institution meets the requirements of item (3) of subsection (b) and rules and regulations adopted under this section. The questionnaire providing the necessary information shall be completed and returned to the board in order for the educational institution to be considered for approval. The board may contract with investigative agencies, commissions or consultants to assist the board in obtaining information about educational institutions. In entering such contracts the authority to approve educational institutions shall remain solely with the board.
History: L. 1987, ch. 306, § 3; L. 1988, ch. 304, § 7; L. 1990, ch. 286, § 6; L. 1991, ch. 239, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 33; L. 1996, ch. 239, § 2; L. 1997, ch. 142, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 163, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 117, § 32; L. 2001, ch. 154, § 10; July 1.
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