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KS Stat § 65-6315 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 63 - Social Workers|65-6315 Confidential information and communications; exceptions.

65-6315. Confidential information and communications; exceptions. (a) No licensed social work associate or licensed baccalaureate social worker, secretary, stenographer or clerk of a licensed social work associate or licensed baccalaureate social worker or anyone who participates in delivery of social work services or anyone working under supervision of a licensed social worker may disclose any information such person may have acquired from persons consulting such person in the person's professional capacity or be compelled to disclose such information except:(1) With the written consent of the client, or in the case of death or disability, of the personal representative of the client, other person authorized to sue or the beneficiary of an insurance policy on the client's life, health or physical condition;(2) when the person is a child under the age of 18 years and the information acquired by the licensed social worker indicated that the child was the victim or subject of a crime, the licensed social worker may be required to testify fully in relation thereto upon any examination, trial or other proceeding in which the commission of such a crime is a subject of inquiry;(3) when the person waives the privilege by bringing charges against the licensed social worker but only to the extent that such information is relevant under the circumstances.(b) The confidential relations and communications between a licensed master social worker's or a licensed specialist clinical social worker's client are placed on the same basis as provided by law for those between an attorney and an attorney's client.(c) Nothing in this section or in this act shall be construed to prohibit any licensed social worker from testifying in court hearings concerning matters of adult abuse, adoption, child abuse, child neglect, or other matters pertaining to the welfare of children or from seeking collaboration or consultation with professional colleagues or administrative superiors, or both, on behalf of the client. There is no privilege under this section for information which is required to be reported to a public official.History: L. 1974, ch. 372, § 15; L. 1986, ch. 340, § 5; L. 1999, ch. 117, § 15; July 1, 2000.
KS Stat § 65-6316 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 63 - Social Workers|65-6316 Invalidity of part.

65-6316. Invalidity of part. If any section of this act, or any part thereof, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder or any other section or part thereof.History: L. 1974, ch. 372, § 16; July 1.
KS Stat § 65-6317 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 63 - Social Workers|65-6317 Renewal of social work associate licenses; revocation or suspension.

65-6317. Renewal of social work associate licenses; revocation or suspension. No new social work associate license shall be issued by the board. A person holding a license as a social work associate under K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6316, inclusive, and amendments thereto, on the day immediately preceding the effective date of this act shall continue to be a licensed social work associate for all purposes under this act and K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6316, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and may renew such license as provided by this act and by K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6316, inclusive, and amendments thereto. The board may refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke a social work associate license as provided under this act and K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6316, inclusive, and amendments thereto. All proceedings pursuant to this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Kansas administrative procedure act.History: L. 1980, ch. 242, § 25; L. 1984, ch. 313, § 146; July 1, 1985.
KS Stat § 65-6319 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 63 - Social Workers|65-6319 Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders by certain licensed social workers authorized.

65-6319. Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders by certain licensed social workers authorized. The following licensed social workers may 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: (a) A licensed specialist clinical social worker, and (b) a licensed master social worker who engages in the practice of social work only under the direction of a licensed specialist clinical social worker, a licensed psychologist, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or a person licensed to provide mental health services as an independent practitioner and whose licensure allows for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. When a client has symptoms of a mental disorder, a licensed master social worker 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 master social worker may continue to evaluate and treat the client until such time that the medical consultation is obtained or waived.History: L. 1994, ch. 164, § 1; L. 1997, ch. 142, § 7; L. 1999, ch. 117, § 16; July 1, 2000.
KS Stat § 65-6320 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 63 - Social Workers|65-6320 Disclosure to client at beginning of client-therapist relationship; documentation.

65-6320. Disclosure to client at beginning of client-therapist relationship; documentation. A licensee, under the provisions of article 63 of chapter 65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, at the beginning of a client-therapist relationship, shall inform the client of the level of such licensee's training and the title or titles and license or licenses of such licensee. As a part of such obligation, such licensee shall disclose whether such licensee has a master's degree or a doctoral degree. If such licensee has a doctoral degree, such licensee shall disclose whether or not such doctoral degree is a doctor of medicine degree or some other doctoral degree. If such licensee does not have a medical doctor's degree, such licensee shall disclose that the licensee is not authorized to practice medicine and surgery and is not authorized to prescribe drugs. As a part of such disclosure, such licensee shall advise the client that certain mental disorders can have medical or biological origins, and that the client should consult with a physician. Documentation of such disclosures to a client shall be made in the client's record.History: L. 1999, ch. 117, § 17; July 1, 2000.
KS Stat § 65-6321 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 63 - Social Workers|65-6321 Social workers licensure act; citation.

65-6321. Social workers licensure act; citation. K.S.A. 65-6301 through 65-6321, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 65-6322 and 65-6323, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the social workers licensure act.History: L. 2016, ch. 92, § 44; L. 2019, ch. 55, § 11; May 9.
KS Stat § 65-6323 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 63 - Social Workers|65-6323 Provisional licensure as social worker; remedial requirements prescribed by board; professional title.

65-6323. Provisional licensure as social worker; remedial requirements prescribed by board; professional title. (a) If, in evaluating any applicant for licensure as a social worker, the board finds that the applicant is deficient in the qualifications or in the quality of the applicant's educational experience required by K.S.A. 65-6306, and amendments thereto, or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 65-6322, and amendments thereto, as applicable, or by rules and regulations adopted by the board, the board may require the applicant to fulfill remedial or other requirements, as the board may prescribe.(b) A person who is completing requirements prescribed by the board under subsection (a) may apply to the board for provisional licensure as a social worker on a form and in a manner prescribed by the board. The board may issue a provisional license to practice social work. A provisional license shall expire upon the earlier of the date that the board issues or denies a license to practice social work or 12 months after the date of issuance of the provisional license. No provisional license shall be renewed, and no provisional license shall be issued again, upon any subsequent application for the same license level.(c) A person practicing social work with a provisional license may not use the title "licensed baccalaureate social worker," "licensed master's social worker" or "licensed specialist clinical social worker" or the initials "LBSW," "LMSW" or "LSCSW," independently. The word "licensed" may be used by such person only when preceded by the word "provisional."(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the social workers licensure act.History: L. 2019, ch. 55, § 5; May 9.
KS Stat § 65-6401 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 64 - Marriage And Family Therapists|65-6401 Citation of act.

65-6401. Citation of act. K.S.A. 65-6401 through 65-6414, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 65-6415, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the marriage and family therapists licensure act.History: L. 1991, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 16; L. 2019, ch. 55, § 12; May 9.
KS Stat § 65-6402 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 64 - Marriage And Family Therapists|65-6402 Definitions.

65-6402. Definitions. As used in the marriage and family therapists licensure act:(a) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created under K.S.A. 74-7501 and amendments thereto.(b) "Marriage and family therapy" means the assessment and treatment of cognitive, affective or behavioral problems within the context of marital and family systems and includes the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders as authorized under the marriage and family therapists licensure act.(c) "Licensed marriage and family therapist" means a person who engages in the practice of marriage and family therapy and who is licensed under this act except that on and after January 1, 2002, such person shall engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy only under the direction of a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, a licensed psychologist, a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or a person licensed to provide mental health services as an independent practitioner and whose licensure allows for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.(d) "Licensed clinical marriage and family therapist" means a person who engages in the independent practice of marriage and family therapy including the diagnosis and treatment of 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 and is licensed under this act.History: L. 1991, ch. 114, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 17; L. 1999, ch. 117, § 18; July 1, 2000.
KS Stat § 65-6403 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 64 - Marriage And Family Therapists|65-6403 Prohibited acts and representations; misdemeanor.

65-6403. Prohibited acts and representations; misdemeanor. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy or represent that such person is a licensed marriage and family therapist or a marriage and family therapist without having first obtained a license as a marriage and family therapist under the marriage and family therapist licensure act.(b) On and after the effective date of this act, no person shall engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy as a clinical marriage and family therapist or represent that such person is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist or is a clinical marriage and family therapist without having first obtained a license as a clinical marriage and family therapist under the marriage and family therapist licensure act.(c) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.History: L. 1991, ch. 114, § 3; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 18; L. 1999, ch. 117, § 19; July 1, 2000.
KS Stat § 65-6405 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 64 - Marriage And Family Therapists|65-6405 Temporary license.

65-6405. Temporary license. (a) A person who is waiting to take the examination required by the board may apply to the board for a temporary license to practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist by:(1) Paying an application fee as established by the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto; and(2) meeting the application requirements as stated in K.S.A. 65-6404(a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(4), and amendments thereto.(b) (1) A temporary license may be issued by the board after the application has been reviewed and approved by the board and the applicant has paid the appropriate fee as established by the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto.(2) Absent extenuating circumstances approved by the board, a temporary license issued by the board shall expire upon the date the board issues or denies the person a license to practice marriage and family therapy or 12 months after the date of issuance of the temporary license.(3) No temporary license shall be renewed or issued again on any subsequent application for the same license level. The preceding provision in no way limits the number of times an applicant may take the examination.(c) A person practicing marriage and family therapy with a temporary license may not use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" or the initials "LMFT" independently. The word "licensed" may be used only when followed by the words "by temporary license."(d) No person may practice marriage and family therapy under a temporary license except under the supervision of a person licensed by the behavioral sciences regulatory board at the independent level.(e) Nothing in this section shall affect any temporary license to practice issued under this section prior to the effective date of this act and in effect on the effective date of this act. Such temporary license shall be subject to the provisions of this section in effect at the time of its issuance and shall continue to be effective until the date of expiration of the license as provided under this section at the time of issuance of such temporary license.History: L. 1991, ch. 114, § 5; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 20; L. 1999, ch. 108, § 4; L. 2001, ch. 154, § 9; L. 2006, ch. 61, § 3; L. 2016, ch. 92, § 45; L. 2019, ch. 55, § 13; May 9.
KS Stat § 65-6405a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 64 - Marriage And Family Therapists|65-6405a Temporary permit; requirements; fees; expiration, extension.

65-6405a. Temporary permit; requirements; fees; expiration, extension. (a) Upon written application and board approval, an individual who is licensed to engage in the independent clinical practice of marriage and family therapy at the clinical level in another jurisdiction, who is in good standing in that other jurisdiction and who has engaged in the clinical practice of marriage and family therapy in that jurisdiction for at least two years immediately preceding application may engage in the independent practice of clinical marriage and family therapy as provided by K.S.A. 65-6401 et seq., and amendments thereto, in this state for not more than 30 days per year upon receipt of a temporary permit to practice issued by the board. Such individual engaging in such practice in this state shall provide quarterly reports to the board on a form approved by the board detailing the total days of practice in this state.(b) Any clinical marriage and family therapy services rendered within any 24-hour period shall count as one entire day of clinical marriage and family therapy services.(c) The temporary permit to practice shall be effective on the date of approval by the board and shall expire one year after issuance. Upon written application not later than 30 days before the expiration of a temporary permit and under emergency circumstances, as defined by the board, the board may extend the temporary permit for not more than one additional year. Such extended temporary permit shall authorize the individual to practice in this state for an additional 30 days during the additional year. Such individual engaging in such practice shall provide quarterly reports to the board on a form approved by the board detailing the total days of practice in this state.(d) The board may charge a fee of a maximum of $200 for a temporary permit to practice and a fee of a maximum of $200 for an extension of a temporary permit to practice as established by rules and regulations of the board.(e) A person who holds a temporary permit to practice clinical marriage and family therapy in this state shall be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the board and shall be bound by the statutes and regulations that govern the practice of clinical marriage and family therapy in this state.(f) In accordance with the Kansas administrative procedures act, the board may issue a cease and desist order or assess a fine of up to $1,000 per day, or both, against a person licensed in another jurisdiction who engages in the independent practice of clinical marriage and family therapy in this state without complying with the provisions of this section.(g) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the marriage and family therapists licensure act.History: L. 2007, ch. 13, § 3; L. 2021, ch. 88, § 22; May 6.
KS Stat § 65-6406 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 64 - Marriage And Family Therapists|65-6406 Licensure of individual registered, certified or licensed in another jurisdiction; when authorized; application fee.

65-6406. Licensure of individual registered, certified or licensed in another jurisdiction; when authorized; application fee. (a) The board may issue a license to an individual who is currently registered, certified or licensed to practice marriage and family therapy in another jurisdiction if the board determines that:(1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to practice marriage and family therapy in the other jurisdiction are substantially the equivalent of the requirements of the marriage and family therapists licensure act and rules and regulations of the board;(2) the applicant demonstrates on forms provided by the board compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:(A) Registration, certification or licensure to practice marriage and family therapy for at least 48 of the last 54 months immediately preceding the application with at least the minimum professional experience as established by rules and regulations of the board;(B) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by a registration, certification or licensing board or agency; and(C) completion of at least a master's degree in marriage and family therapy or a related field as approved by the board from a regionally accredited university.(b) Applicants for licensure as a clinical marriage and family therapist shall additionally demonstrate competence to diagnose and treat mental disorders through meeting the requirements of either subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) and at least two of the following areas acceptable to the board:(1) Either graduate coursework as established by rules and regulations of the board or passing a national clinical examination approved by the board;(2) three years of clinical practice with demonstrated experience in diagnosing or treating mental disorders; or(3) attestation from a professional licensed to diagnose and treat mental disorders in independent practice or licensed to practice medicine and surgery stating that the applicant is competent to diagnose and treat mental disorders.(c) An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an application fee established by the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto, if required by the board.History: L. 1991, ch. 114, § 6; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 21; L. 2002, ch. 59, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 129, § 4; L. 2016, ch. 92, § 46; L. 2019, ch. 55, § 14; May 9.
KS Stat § 65-6407 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 65 - Public Health|Article 64 - Marriage And Family Therapists|65-6407 Licensure; expiration and renewal; continuing education; reinstatement of suspended or revoked license; notice of change of address.

65-6407. Licensure; expiration and renewal; continuing education; reinstatement of suspended or revoked license; notice of change of address. (a) An applicant who meets the requirements for licensure pursuant to this act, has paid the license fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto, and has otherwise complied with the provisions of this act shall be licensed by the board.(b) Licenses issued pursuant to this act shall expire 24 months from the date of issuance unless revoked prior to that time. A license may be renewed upon application and payment of the fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto. The application for renewal shall be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed during the previous 24 months the continuing education required by rules and regulations of the board. As part of such continuing education, the applicant shall complete not less than six continuing education hours relating to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and not less than three continuing education hours of professional ethics.(c) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may make written application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license upon termination of the period of suspension or revocation in a manner prescribed by the board, which application shall be accompanied by the fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto.(d) Within 30 days after any change of permanent address, a licensee shall notify the board of such change.History: L. 1991, ch. 114, § 7; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 22; L. 1999, ch. 117, § 22; L. 2016, ch. 92, § 47; July 1.