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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-2 - Approval of physical therapy programs

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(a) An educational
			 program for licensure as a physical therapist shall be recognized by the board
			 if the program meets the "evaluative criteria for accreditation of education
			 programs for the preparation of physical therapists," revised April 2005 by the
			 commission on accreditation in physical therapy education and hereby adopted by
			 reference.
(b) An educational
			 program for certification as a physical therapist assistant shall be recognized
			 by the board if the program meets the "evaluative criteria for accreditation of
			 education programs for the preparation of physical therapy assistants," adopted
			 November 1, 2000 by the commission on accreditation in physical therapy
			 education and hereby adopted by reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-3 - Requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from nonapproved schools

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(a) Each person who
			 received training from a nonapproved school and who applies for licensure as a
			 physical therapist or certification as a physical therapist assistant shall
			 submit with the application an evaluation prepared for the state of Kansas by a
			 board-approved credentialing agency.
(b) If the evaluation shows that the
			 applicant's educational program did not meet the criteria that a school is
			 required to satisfy to be approved by the board, the applicant may be required
			 by the board, with the advice of the physical therapy advisory council, to
			 perform one of the following:
(1) Complete
			 college courses in the areas that did not meet the required criteria with a
			 grade average of at least "B" or its equivalent; or
(2) apply college-level examination program
			 scores towards semester credit hours for the courses specified by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-3a - Examination of written and oral English communication

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(a) For each applicant who received training
			 in a school at which English was not the language of instruction, the
			 examinations required and approved by the board to demonstrate the ability to
			 communicate in written and oral English shall be the test of English as a
			 foreign language (TOEFL), the test of written English (TWE), and the test of
			 spoken English (TSE), as developed and administered by the educational testing
			 service (ETS).
(b) To successfully
			 pass the test of English as a foreign language, each applicant who is required
			 to take this examination shall attain a score of at least 24 in writing, 26 in
			 speaking, 21 in reading, and 18 in listening.
(c) To successfully pass the test of spoken
			 English, each applicant who is required to take this examination shall attain a
			 score of at least 5.0.
(d) To
			 successfully pass the test of written English, each applicant who is required
			 to take this examination shall attain a score of at least 4.5.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-4 - Examination

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(a) The examination
			 required and approved by the board for licensure as a physical therapist shall
			 be the physical therapist examination developed by the federation of state
			 boards of physical therapy (FSBPT).
(b) The examination required and approved by
			 the board for certification as a physical therapist assistant shall be the
			 physical therapist assistant examination developed by the FSBPT.
(c) Each applicant shall be required to
			 successfully complete the applicable examination required by this regulation
			 within six attempts.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-6 - Lost or destroyed certificates; change of name; new certificates

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(a) If a
			 certificate of licensure or certification is lost or destroyed, the licensed or
			 certified person may request a duplicate certificate. Each request shall be
			 submitted in writing, shall include the number of the original certificate, and
			 shall be accompanied by the fee specified in K.A.R. 100-29-7.
(b) If the name of a licensed or certified
			 person is changed, the licensed or certified person shall send the name change
			 to the board within 30 days of the change. This notification shall be submitted
			 in writing, shall be accompanied by an attested document of the change of name,
			 shall include the number of the original certificate, and shall be accompanied
			 by the fee required for a duplicate certificate specified in K.A.R. 100-29-7.
			 The licensed or certified person shall surrender the original certificate to
			 the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-7 - Fees

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The following fees shall be collected by the board:
(a) Application based on certificate of prior
							 examination
							 ........................................................
$80.00
(b) Application based on examination
							 ................
$ 80.00
(c) Annual renewal:
(1) Paper renewal
							 ....................................................
$ 70.00
(2) On-line renewal
							 .................................................
$ 67.00
(d) Late renewal:
(1) Paper late renewal
							 .............................................
$ 5.00
(2) On-line late renewal
							 ...........................................
$ 5.00
(e) Reinstatement
							 ....................................................
$ 80.00
(f) Certified
							 copy.....................................................
$ 15.00
(g) Duplicate certificate
							 ..........................................
$ 15.00
(h) Temporary permit
							 ............................................
$ 25.00
(i) Compact privilege
							 ............................................
$ 65.00
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-8 - License and certificate renewal; expiration date; notification of supervision

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(a) The license of
			 each physical therapist and the certificate of each physical therapist
			 assistant shall expire on December 31 of each year.
(b) At the time of license renewal, the
			 physical therapist shall provide the name and certificate number of each
			 physical therapist assistant who is working under the direction of the physical
			 therapist on a form provided by the board.
(c) At the time of a renewal of
			 certification, the physical therapist assistant shall provide, on a form
			 furnished by the board, the name and license number of the physical therapist
			 who is supervising the assistant.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-9 - License and certificate renewal; continuing education

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(a)
(1)
(A) As a condition of renewal for each
			 odd-numbered year, each licensed physical therapist, certified physical
			 therapist assistant, or compact privilege holder shall submit, in addition to
			 the annual application for renewal of licensure, certification, or compact
			 privilege, evidence of satisfactory completion within the preceding two-year
			 period of at least 40 contact hours of continuing education for a licensed
			 physical therapist or a physical therapist holding a compact privilege and at
			 least 20 contact hours of continuing education for a certified physical
			 therapist assistant or a physical therapist assistant holding a compact
			 privilege. As a component of the required contact hours, each licensed physical
			 therapist shall be required to successfully complete the physical therapy
			 jurisprudence assessment module specified in paragraph (f)(15) during each
			 continuing education cycle.
(B)
			 Evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing education shall
			 not be required to be submitted with the application for renewal of licensure,
			 compact privilege, or certification in even-numbered years.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-10 - Canceled licenses and certificates; reinstatement

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(a) Each physical
			 therapist and physical therapist assistant desiring to reinstate a canceled
			 license or certificate shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Submit a completed written application on
			 a form prescribed by the board;
(2) pay the reinstatement fee established by
			 the board, no part of which shall be refunded; and
(3) submit proof of satisfactory completion
			 of a program of continuing education as specified in subsection (b).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-12 - Unprofessional conduct

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(a) "Unprofessional
			 conduct" means any of the following:
(1)
			 Engaging in physical therapy using either of the following means:
(A) A false or assumed name; or
(B) impersonating another person licensed as
			 a physical therapist or certified as a physical therapist assistant;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-13 - Notification to board

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(a) Before a
			 physical therapist allows a physical therapist assistant to work under the
			 physical therapist's direction, the physical therapist shall inform the board
			 of the following:
(1) The name of each
			 physical therapist assistant who intends to work under the direction of that
			 physical therapist; and
(2) the
			 physical therapist assistant's practice address.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-15 - Professional liability insurance

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(a)
			 Each person licensed by the board or holding a compact privilege as a physical
			 therapist shall, before rendering professional services within Kansas, submit
			 to the board evidence that the person is maintaining the professional liability
			 insurance coverage required by K.S.A. 65-2920 and amendments thereto, for which
			 the limit of the insurer's liability shall be not less than $100,000 per claim,
			 subject to an annual aggregate of not less than $300,000 for all claims made
			 during the period of coverage.
(b)
			 Each person licensed by the board or holding a compact privilege as a physical
			 therapist and rendering professional services in Kansas shall submit, with the
			 annual application for renewal of the license, evidence that the person is
			 maintaining the professional liability insurance coverage specified in
			 subsection (a).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-16 - Supervision of physical therapist assistants and support personnel

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(a) Each physical
			 therapist shall be responsible for the following:
(1) The physical therapy services provided to
			 a patient or client by any physical therapist assistant working under the
			 direction of the physical therapist; and
(2) the tasks relating to the physical
			 therapy services provided to a patient or client by any support personnel
			 working under the personal supervision of the physical therapist or by the
			 physical therapist assistant acting under the direction of the physical
			 therapist.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-18 - Dry needling; education and practice requirements

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(a) Dry needling shall be performed only by
			 a physical therapist who is competent by education and training to perform dry
			 needling as specified in this regulation. Online study and self-study for dry
			 needling instruction shall not be considered appropriate training.
(b) Each physical therapist who does not
			 obtain dry needling education and training as part of that individual's
			 graduate or postgraduate education shall be required to successfully complete a
			 dry needling course approved by the board in order to perform dry needling.
			 Each dry needling course shall include a practical examination and a written
			 examination.
(c) Each dry needling
			 course shall include the following components:
(1) Anatomical review for safety and
			 effectiveness;
(2) indications and
			 contraindications for dry needling;
(3) evidence-based instruction on the theory
			 of dry needling practice;
(4)
			 sterile needle procedures, which shall include the standards of one of the
			 following:
(A) The U.S. centers for disease
			 control and prevention; or
(B) the
			 U.S. occupational safety and health administration;
(5) blood-borne pathogens;
(6) postintervention care, including an
			 adverse response or emergency; and
(7) an assessment of the physical therapist's
			 dry needling technique and psychomotor skills.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-19 - Dry needling; informed consent

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(a)
			 Each physical therapist who performs dry needling shall obtain written informed
			 consent from each patient before performing dry needling on the patient. A
			 separate informed consent shall be required for each anatomical region treated
			 by the physical therapist.
(b) The
			 informed consent shall include the following:
(1) The patient's signature;
(2) the risks and benefits of dry
			 needling;
(3) the diagnosis for
			 which the physical therapist is performing dry needling;
(4) each anatomical region of training
			 completed by the physical therapist; and
(5) a statement that the procedure being
			 performed is dry needling as defined by the physical therapy practice act,
			 K.S.A.
			 65-2901 and amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-20 - Dry needling; recordkeeping

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Each physical therapist who performs dry needling shall
				maintain a specific procedure note in each patient's record for each dry
				needling session. The procedure note shall include the following for each
				session:
(a) The anatomical region
			 treated;
(b) the manner in which
			 the patient tolerated the treatment; and
(c) the clinical outcome of the treatment.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 29 - PHYSICAL THERAPY › Section 100-29-21 - Dry needling; board requests for documentation

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Each physical therapist who performs dry needling shall be
				required to produce documentation demonstrating that the individual meets the
				requirements of K.A.R. 100-29-18, upon request by the board or a designee of
				the board. Failure of any physical therapist to provide this documentation
				shall be deemed prima facie evidence that the physical therapist has engaged in
				unprofessional conduct.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-1 - Approved schools of podiatry

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A school of podiatry shall be deemed by the board to be in good
				standing if it meets the provisions of CPME 120, "standards and requirements
				for accrediting colleges of podiatric medicine," revised November 1997 by the
				council on podiatric medical education and hereby adopted by reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-2 - Licensure by examination

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(a) Each applicant
			 for licensure by examination shall submit the following materials not later
			 than 30 days prior to the date of examination:
(1) A completed written application on a form
			 prescribed by the board. The application shall include the full name and
			 address of the applicant;
(2) A
			 photograph of the applicant. The photograph shall measure three by four inches
			 and shall be signed across the front by the applicant with the signature of the
			 photographer, the address of the photographer, and the date when the photograph
			 was taken on the back of the photograph. A statement that the photograph is a
			 true picture of the applicant taken within 90 days prior to the date of
			 application shall also be placed on the back of the photograph;
(3) An affidavit from an approved college of
			 podiatry stating the dates of attendance at the college, and the date of
			 graduation, over the seal of the college;
(4) A certified copy of the podiatry college
			 diploma;
(5) A transcript from the
			 podiatry school;
(6) A written
			 oath of applicant that all statements are strictly true in every respect; and
(7) The appropriate fee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-3 - Licensure by endorsement

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(a) Each applicant
			 for licensure by endorsement shall submit the following materials not later
			 than 30 days preceding the June or the December meeting of the board:
(1) A completed written application, on a
			 form prescribed by the board. The application shall include the full name and
			 address of the applicant;
(2) A
			 photograph of the applicant. The photograph shall measure three by four inches
			 and shall be signed across the front by the applicant. The name of the
			 photographer, the address of the photographer, the date when the photograph was
			 taken and a statement that the photograph is a true picture of the applicant
			 taken within 90 days of the application shall be placed on the back of the
			 photograph;
(3) An affidavit from
			 an approved college of podiatry stating the dates of attendance at the college,
			 and the date of graduation, over the seal of the college;
(4) A certified copy of the podiatry college
			 diploma;
(5) A transcript from the
			 podiatry school;
(6) A written
			 oath of applicant that all statements are strictly true in every respect; and
(7) The appropriate fee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-4 - Fees

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The following fees shall be collected by the board:
(a) Application for license
			 ............................ $300.00
(b) Examination
			 ........................................... $450.00
(c)
(1)
			 Annual renewal of active or federally active license:
(A) Paper renewal
			 ....................................... $330.00
(B) On-line renewal
			 ..................................... $320.00
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-6 - Education requirements

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(a) Each applicant
			 for a license to practice podiatry shall provide proof of successful completion
			 of a minimum of one year in an approved podiatric residency program. An
			 approved podiatric residency program shall be a program that meets the
			 requirements of or is substantially equivalent to CPME 320, "standards,
			 requirements and guidelines for approval of residencies in podiatric medicine,"
			 approved by the council on podiatric medical education, effective July 1, 2002,
			 and hereby adopted by reference.
(b) Each applicant who does not meet the
			 requirements of subsection (a) shall be deemed to have completed acceptable
			 postgraduate training if the applicant meets one of the following:
(1) The applicant has been in the continuous
			 practice of podiatry for a minimum of 10 years before the date of submission of
			 the application.
(2) The applicant
			 is currently certified by a specialty board meeting the requirements of CPME
			 220, "criteria and guidelines for recognition of a specialty board for
			 podiatric medical practice," effective January 1, 2001, approved by the council
			 on podiatric medical education, and hereby adopted by reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-7 - Examinations

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(a) Each applicant
			 for licensure as a podiatrist shall submit proof of having passed a nationally
			 administered, standardized examination that is approved by the board and
			 consists of written questions assessing knowledge on subject matter from the
			 following content areas:
(1) Medicine,
			 including podiatric and non-podiatric dermatology, podiatric vascular medicine,
			 podiatric neurology, immunology, emergency medicine, cardiovascular medicine,
			 neurology, respiratory medicine, metabolic and endocrine medicine, hematology,
			 behavioral medicine, and rheumatology;
(2) orthopedics, biomechanics, and sports
			 medicine;
(3) surgery, general
			 anesthesia, regional anesthesia, intravenous sedation, and hospital protocol;
			 and
(4) radiology.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-8 - Continuing education

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(a) Every three
			 years, each podiatrist shall submit, before or with the application for
			 renewal, evidence of having completed a minimum of 54 hours of continuing
			 education during the preceding three-year period.
(b) Any podiatrist who suffered an illness or
			 injury that made it impossible or extremely difficult to reasonably obtain the
			 required hours may be granted an extension of not more than six months.
(c) Continuing education shall be
			 acquired from any of the following:
(1)
			 Courses offered by sponsors of continuing education in podiatric medicine and
			 meeting the requirements of CPME 720, "standards, requirements, and guidelines
			 for approval of sponsors of continuing education in podiatric medicine,"
			 revised May 1999 by the council on podiatric medical education and hereby
			 adopted by reference;
(2) courses
			 and instructional media approved for category I by the American medical
			 association;
(3) courses and
			 instructional media approved for category I by the American osteopathic
			 association; or
(4) other courses
			 approved by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-9 - Additional requirements

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In addition to meeting the requirements of this article, each
				podiatrist shall also meet the requirements of each of the following:
(a) K.A.R. 100-10a-1;
(b) K.A.R. 100-10a-2;
(c) K.A.R. 100-10a-3;
(d) K.A.R. 100-10a-4;
(e) K.A.R. 100-10a-6;
(f) K.A.R. 100-21-1;
(g) K.A.R. 100-21-2;
(h) K.A.R. 100-21-3;
(i) K.A.R. 100-21-4;
(j) K.A.R. 100-21-5;
(k) K.A.R. 100-22-1;
(l) K.A.R. 100-22-2;
(m) K.A.R. 100-22-3;
(n) K.A.R. 100-24-1;
(o) K.A.R. 100-24-2;
(p) K.A.R. 100-24-3; and
(q) K.A.R. 100-26-1.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 49 - PODIATRY › Section 100-49-10 - Definition of human foot

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As utilized in the podiatry act,
				K.S.A.
				65-2001 through
				65-2013 and amendments thereto,
				"human foot" shall mean that part of the human anatomy that consists of the
				tarsus, metatarsus, phalanges, cartilage, muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin,
				vasculature, and the other tissues distal to and including the articulating
				cartilaginous surfaces of the ankle joint.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-1 - Application

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(a) Each applicant
			 for licen-sure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
			 shall submit the application on a form provided by the board. The form shall
			 include the following information in legible writing:
(1) The applicant's full name;
(2) the applicant's social security number,
			 nondriver identification number, or individual tax identification number if the
			 applicant is advised that providing a social security number is voluntary
			 pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 74-139 and
			 74-148, and amendments thereto,
			 and that if the social security number is provided, the agency may provide this
			 number to the Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services for child
			 support enforcement purposes and to the Kansas department of revenue's director
			 of taxation;
(3) the applicant's
			 mailing address. If the applicant's mailing address is different from the
			 applicant's residential address, the applicant shall also provide the
			 residential address;
(4) the
			 applicant's daytime telephone number;
(5) the applicant's date and place of
			 birth;
(6) the names of all
			 educational programs recognized under K.A.R. 100-54-2 that the applicant
			 attended, including the program from which the applicant graduated, the degree
			 awarded to the applicant, and the date of graduation;
(7) information regarding licenses,
			 registrations, or certifications issued to the applicant to practice any
			 healthcare profession;
(8)
			 information regarding any prior acts that could constitute grounds for denial
			 of the application, as specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 65-5410 and amendments thereto;
(9) a notarized release authorizing the board
			 to receive any relevant information, files, or records requested by the board
			 in connection with the application; and
(10) certification that the applicant has
			 completed an occupational therapy program or occupational therapy assistant
			 program from a postsecondary school recognized under K.A.R. 100-54-2.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-2 - Education requirements

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(a) An educational
			 program for licensure as an occupational therapist shall be recognized by the
			 board if the program meets the "standards for an accredited educational program
			 for the occupational therapist," adopted December 1998 by the accreditation
			 council for occupational therapy education and hereby adopted by reference.
(b) An educational program for
			 licensure as an occupational therapy assistant shall be recognized by the board
			 if the program meets the "standards for an accredited educational program for
			 the occupational therapy assistant," adopted December 1998 by the accreditation
			 council for occupational therapy education and hereby adopted by reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-3 - Examinations

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(a) Each applicant
			 for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
			 shall submit proof of having passed a nationally administered, standardized
			 examination. This examination shall be one that is approved by the board and
			 consists of written questions from the following content areas of occupational
			 therapy:
(1) Human development and
			 performance;
(2) principles and
			 strategies in the identification and evaluation of strengths and needs;
(3) principles and strategies in
			 intervention and treatment planning;
(4) principles and strategies in
			 intervention;
(5) the nature of
			 the occupation and occupational performance;
(6) service management; and
(7) the individual's responsibilities as a
			 pro-fessional.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-4 - Fees

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The following fees shall be collected by the board:
(a) Application for license ..... $80.00
(b) License renewal:
(1) Paper renewal ............... $75.00
(2) On-line renewal .............
			 $72.00
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-6 - License; temporary license; renewal; late renewal

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(a) Each license
			 issued by the board shall expire on March 31 of each year.
(b) A temporary license shall be issued by
			 the board to each applicant for licensure who meets the requirements for
			 licensure or the requirements for licensure except examination, pays the
			 temporary license fee, and has not been guilty of unprofessional conduct.
(c) The license specified in
			 subsection (a) may be renewed annually. Each request for renewal shall be
			 submitted on a form provided by the board and shall be accompanied by the
			 following:
(1) The prescribed license renewal
			 fee; and
(2) proof of satisfactory
			 completion of a program of continuing education as required by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-7 - Continuing education; license renewal

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(a)
(1)
			 Each licensee shall submit evidence of completing at least 40 contact hours of
			 continuing education during the preceding 24 months. Evidence of this
			 attainment shall be submitted before or with the application for renewal in
			 each odd-numbered year.
(2) No
			 evidence of continuing education shall be required for license renewal in
			 even-numbered years.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-8 - Continuing education; expired, canceled, and revoked licenses

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(a) If the license
			 has expired but has not been canceled, no continuing education shall be
			 required in addition to the continuing education that would have been necessary
			 if the license had been renewed before its expiration.
(b) Each applicant who wishes to reinstate a
			 license that has been canceled shall submit proof of continuing education as
			 follows:
(1) If the applicant has continuously
			 held an active license in another state or the District of Columbia since the
			 date on which the Kansas license was canceled or the applicant currently holds
			 a license that has been active for at least two years in any state that has
			 licensing and continuing education requirements at least as strict as those of
			 Kansas, the applicant shall submit proof of the applicant's current license,
			 registration, or certification from that jurisdiction.
(2) If the time since the license was
			 canceled has been one year or less, no continuing education in addition to the
			 continuing education that would have been necessary if the license had been
			 renewed before cancellation shall be required.
(3) If the time since the license was
			 canceled has been more than one year but less than two years, the applicant
			 shall complete a minimum of 20 contact hours.
(4) If the time since the license was
			 canceled has been at least two years but less than three years, the applicant
			 shall complete 40 contact hours.
(5) If the time since the license was
			 canceled has been at least three years or the applicant has not held an active
			 license in another state that has licensing and continuing education
			 requirements at least as strict as those of Kansas, the applicant shall
			 complete an educational program related to continued competency based on a
			 written recommendation by the occupational therapist council and approved by
			 the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-9 - Occupational therapy assistants; information to board

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Before an occupational therapist allows an occupational therapy
				assistant to work under the occupational therapist's direction, the
				occupational therapist shall inform the board of the following:
(a) The name of each occupational therapy
			 assistant who intends to work under the direction of that occupational
			 therapist;
(b) the occupational
			 therapy assistant's place of employment; and
(c) the address of the employer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-10 - Delegation and supervision

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(a) Occupational
			 therapy procedures delegated by an occupational therapist or occupational
			 therapy assistant to an occupational therapy aide, occupational therapy
			 technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional shall be performed under
			 the direct, on-site supervision of a licensed occupational therapist or
			 occupational therapy assistant.
(b)
(1)
			 "Occupational therapy technician" as used in this regulation, shall mean
			 "occupational therapy tech" pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 65-5419 and amendments thereto.
(2) An occupational therapy aide,
			 occupational therapy technician, or occupational therapy paraprofessional shall
			 mean an individual who provides support services to the occupational therapist
			 and occupational therapy assistant.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-11 - Occupational therapists; ownership of corporation or company

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(a) Licensed
			 occupational therapists shall not hold more than 49 percent of the total number
			 of shares issued by a professional corporation that is organized to render the
			 professional services of a physician, surgeon or doctor of medicine,
			 osteopathic physician or surgeon, podiatrist, dentist, or optometrist.
(b) Licensed occupational
			 therapists shall not contribute more than 49 percent of the total amount of
			 capital to a professional liability company that is organized to render the
			 professional services of a physician, surgeon or doctor of medicine,
			 osteopathic physician or surgeon, podiatrist, dentist, or optometrist.
(c) This regulation shall be
			 effective on and after January 1, 2006.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-12 - Supervision of occupational therapy assistants

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(a) For the purposes of this regulation, each
			 of the following terms shall have the meaning specified in this subsection:
(1) "Full-time" means employed for 30 or more
			 hours per week.
(2) "Supervision"
			 means oversight of an occupational therapy assistant by a licensed occupational
			 therapist that includes initial direction and periodic review of service
			 delivery and the provision of relevant instruction and training.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 54 - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY › Section 100-54-13 - Professional liability insurance

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(a) Each individual
			 licensed by the board as an occupational therapist shall, before rendering
			 professional services within Kansas, submit to the board evidence that the
			 individual has one of the following types of professional liability insurance
			 coverage:
(1) Individual coverage of not less
			 than $100,000 per claim, subject to an annual aggregate of not less than
			 $300,000 for all claims made during the period of coverage; or
(2) coverage through the individual's
			 employer under an additional insured policy for which the limit is not less
			 than $1,000,000 per claim, subject to an annual aggregate of not less than
			 $3,000,000.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-1 - Application

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(a) Each applicant
			 for licen-sure as a respiratory therapist shall submit a completed application
			 on a form provided by the board. The application shall contain the following
			 information in legible writing:
(1) The
			 applicant's full name;
(2) the
			 applicant's mailing address. If the applicant's mailing address is different
			 from the applicant's residential address, the applicant shall also provide the
			 residential address;
(3) the
			 applicant's social security number, driver's license number, nondriver
			 identification number, or individual tax identification number if the applicant
			 is advised that providing a social security number is voluntary pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 74-139 and
			 74-148, and amendments thereto,
			 and that if the social security number is provided, the agency may provide this
			 number to the Kansas department of social and rehabilitation services for child
			 support enforcement purposes and to the Kansas department of revenue's director
			 of taxation;
(4) information on any
			 licenses, registrations, or certifications issued to the applicant to practice
			 any health care profession;
(5)
			 information on any prior acts constituting unprofessional conduct, as defined
			 in K.A.R. 100-55-5, that could constitute grounds for denial of the
			 application;
(6) the applicant's
			 daytime telephone number;
(7) the
			 applicant's date and place of birth;
(8) the name of each educational program
			 recognized under K.A.R. 100-55-2 that the applicant attended, including the
			 program from which the applicant graduated, the degree awarded to the
			 applicant, and the date of graduation;
(9) the number of times the applicant has
			 taken the examination required by the board for licensure and the date that the
			 applicant passed the examination; and
(10) a notarized release authorizing the
			 board to receive any relevant information, files, or records requested by the
			 board in connection with the application.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-2 - Education requirements

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A list of approved educational programs in respiratory therapy
				shall be maintained by the board. In determining whether an educational program
				should be approved, accreditation by the committee on accreditation for
				respiratory care or its predecessor at the time of applicant's graduation may
				be considered by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-3 - Examinations

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(a) The
			 examinations approved by the board to practice respiratory therapy, one of
			 which shall be required for each applicant, shall be the following:
(1) The examination developed by the national
			 board for respiratory care for credentialing as a certified respiratory
			 therapist; and
(2) the examination
			 developed by the national board for respiratory care for credentialing as a
			 registered respiratory therapist.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-4 - Fees

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The following fees shall be collected by the board:
(a) Application for a license ... $80.00
(b) License renewal:
(1) Paper renewal ............... $75.00
(2) On-line renewal .............
			 $72.00
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-5 - Unprofessional conduct; defined

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"Unprofessional conduct" means any of the following:
(a) Using fraudulent or false advertisements;
(b) being addicted to intoxicating
			 liquors or drugs;
(c) engaging in
			 respiratory therapy under a false or assumed name or by impersonating another
			 person licensed by the board as a respiratory therapist;
(d) practicing respiratory therapy without
			 reasonable skill and safety because of any of the following:
(1) Illness;
(2) alcoholism;
(3) excessive use of drugs, controlled
			 substances, chemicals, or any other type of material; or
(4) a result of any mental or physical
			 condition;
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-6 - Licensure; renewal; late renewal and reinstatement

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(a) Each license
			 issued by the board shall expire on March 31 of each year.
(b) A license issued or reinstated from
			 January 1 through March 31 shall expire on March 31 of the following year.
(c) Each license may be renewed
			 annually. The request for renewal shall be on a form provided by the board and
			 shall be accompanied by the following:
(1)
			 The prescribed license renewal fee; and
(2) proof of satisfactory completion of a
			 program of continuing education as required by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-8 - Reinstatement; expired and revoked licenses

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(a) Each applicant
			 desiring to reinstate a license that has been expired for more than 30 days
			 shall submit proof of continuing education as follows:
(1) If the time since the license expired has
			 been one year or less, no continuing education in addition to that which would
			 have been necessary had the license been renewed before expiration shall be
			 required.
(2) If, since the date
			 the license expired, the applicant has been in the active practice of
			 respiratory therapy in another state or jurisdiction that requires a license,
			 registration, or certification to practice, the applicant shall submit proof of
			 the current license, registration, or certification, and compliance with the
			 continuing education requirements of that jurisdiction.
(3) If the time since the license expired has
			 been more than one year but less than five years, the applicant shall provide
			 one of the following:
(A) Evidence of
			 completion of a minimum of 24 contact hours of continuing education; or
(B) proof that the applicant has
			 passed one of the examinations required for a license within 12 months of the
			 date the application was submitted.
(4) If the time since the license expired has
			 been five years or more, the applicant shall provide proof that the applicant
			 has passed one of the examinations required for a license within 12 months of
			 the date the application was submitted.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-9 - Special permits

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(a) Each
			 student who holds a special permit shall be identified as a student respiratory
			 therapist or "student R.T." by a name tag that includes the student's job
			 title.
(b) A special permit shall
			 be valid for a period not to exceed 24 months and shall not be extended without
			 additional proof that the student continues to be enrolled in an approved
			 school of respiratory therapy.
(c)
			 During February of each year, each student who holds a special permit shall
			 provide the following to the board:
(1)
			 Verification of current enrollment in an approved school of respiratory
			 therapy; and
(2) a statement of the
			 anticipated graduation date.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 55 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY › Section 100-55-11 - Delegation and supervision

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(a) The delegation
			 of respiratory therapy procedures by a licensed respiratory therapist to an
			 unlicensed person may be made after the respiratory therapist has determined
			 all of the following:
(1) The health status
			 and mental and physical stability of the individual receiving care;
(2) the complexity of the procedures;
(3) the training and competence of
			 the unlicensed person;
(4) the
			 proximity and availability of the respiratory therapist when the procedures are
			 performed;
(5) the degree of
			 supervision required for the unlicensed person; and
(6) the length and number of times that the
			 procedures may be performed.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 69 - ATHLETIC TRAINING › Section 100-69-1 - Approved education

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for licensure as an athletic trainer shall
				provide proof that the applicant has received a baccalaureate degree or
				postbaccalaureate degree with a major course of study in athletic training
				curriculum from one of the following:
(a) An institution whose program for athletic
			 trainers is accredited by the commission on accreditation of athletic training
			 education; or
(b) an educational
			 institution whose programs are determined by the board to have standards at
			 least equal to those of an accredited program.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 69 - ATHLETIC TRAINING › Section 100-69-3 - Examination

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(a) Each applicant
			 for licensure as an athletic trainer shall submit proof of having passed a
			 nationally administered, standardized examination. This examination shall be
			 one that is approved by the board and consists of written questions, written
			 simulation questions, and practical section questions assessing knowledge on
			 subject matter from the following domains of athletic training:
(1) Prevention of athletic injuries;
(2) recognition, evaluation, and
			 assessment of athletic injuries;
(3) immediate care of athletic injuries;
(4) treatment of athletic
			 injuries, rehabilitation, and reconditioning;
(5) health care administration; and
(6) professional development and
			 responsi-bility.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 100 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF HEALING ARTS › Article 69 - ATHLETIC TRAINING › Section 100-69-5 - Fees

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The following fees shall be collected by the board:
(a) Application for license $80.00
(b) Annual renewal of license:
(1) Paper renewal $70.00
(2) On-line renewal $67.00