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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 5 - LICENSES › Section 65-5-8 - Reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any individual seeking reinstatement of a license revoked by the board shall apply using the form prescribed by the board.
(b) Any applicant for license reinstatement shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of full rehabilitation from the offense or condition for which the license was revoked and any other evidence the board deems necessary to determine the application.
(c) The applicants shall comply with all conditions imposed by the board to prove the extent of rehabilitation.
(d) Conditions or restrictions shall be imposed on the reinstatement of the applicant's license as the board deems appropriate.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 5 - LICENSES › Section 65-5-9 - Suspension, termination or denial of licensee's authority to practice when found in contempt of court pursuant to subsection (f) of K.S.A. 20-1204a

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(a)
(1) Within 30 days after receipt of a court-ordered notice and a copy of the court order finding an individual in contempt of court in a child support proceeding, the individual shall be notified by the board in writing of the board's intent to suspend, deny or withhold renewal of a license and of the individual's rights and duties under K.S.A. 1995 Supp. 74-147.
(2) If the notice accompanied by the court order provides inadequate information identifying the person in contempt, the person serving the notice shall be promptly contacted by the board for additional information. The 30-day notice shall commence when sufficient information identifying the person to contact is received.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 5 - LICENSES › Section 65-5-12 - Reinstatement of license

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Each applicant who applies for reinstatement of a license more than 12 months after the license was canceled for failure to renew it shall be required to pass the examination given by the board to applicants for licensure or any other competency examination that the board may specify.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 5 - LICENSES › Section 65-5-13 - Professional liability insurance

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Each person licensed by the board shall, before rendering
						professional services within the state, obtain and maintain professional
						liability insurance coverage of at least $1,000,000 for each claim.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 5 - LICENSES › Section 65-5-14 - Biennial renewal

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(a)
(1) Commencing with license renewals occurring in 2024, all licensees with
								 an odd numbered license that is scheduled to be renewed by May 31, 2024, shall renew the license for a one
								 year period ending on May 31, 2025. The licensee shall pay a license renewal fee equal to one-half the amount
								 of the biennial license renewal fee specified in   K.A.R. 65-4-3  and  any applicable additional fees.
(2) Each subsequent license renewal for any licensee specified in paragraph
								 (a)(1) shall be for a two (2) year period ending on the second May 31 following the applicable renewal date.
								 The licensee shall pay the biennial license renewal fee specified in   K.A.R. 65-4-3  and  any applicable
								 additional fees.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 8 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OPHTHALMIC SERVICES › Section 65-8-1 - Examination and adaptation procedures

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The following minimum standards for examination procedures shall be performed by a licensee during any examination conducted to determine if a prescription for corrective lenses should be provided:
(1) visual acuity testing of each eye at far and nearpoint;
(2) external examination;
(3) refraction (objective and subjective);
(4) coordination testing;
(5) ophthalmoscopy;
(6) biomicroscopy; and
(7) Tonometry (if the patient is age 25 or over).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 8 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OPHTHALMIC SERVICES › Section 65-8-2 - Instruments

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(a) Commonly accepted instrumentation and methods designed to produce accurate and reliable findings shall be utilized to perform the minimum standard requirements in K.A.R. 65-8-1.
(b) The result of each performed procedure shall be recorded.
(c) Commonly accepted measuring units and nomenclature shall be used.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 8 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OPHTHALMIC SERVICES › Section 65-8-3 - Records

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(a) The records of all patients shall contain at least the following information:
(1) the patients's full name, address, phone number and date of birth;
(2) a case history including all complaints;
(3) all objective and subjective findings taken;
(4) a diagnosis;
(5) the treatment plan given, including any ophthalmic or medical prescriptions;
(6) the final disposition, including any follow-up requirements or any patient referral;
(7) the date and location of the examination; and
(8) the name and signature of the licensee performing the examination.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 8 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OPHTHALMIC SERVICES › Section 65-8-4 - Content of prescription

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(a) Any prescription issued by a licensee for spectacle lenses shall include:
(1) the sphere power;
(2) the cylinder power;
(3) the axes location;
(4) the prism power and base direction;
(5) the type, size, and power of multifocal; and
(6) the interpupillary distance, far and near.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 9 - TRADE NAMES › Section 65-9-1 - Use

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No licensee, including any licensee who practices in a partnership, association, professional corporation, limited liability company, or other group practice, shall engage in the practice of optometry under a trade or assumed name until an application to use that name at a specific location or locations has been approved by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 9 - TRADE NAMES › Section 65-9-2 - Application

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(a) To request approval of a trade or assumed name, one or more of the licensees associated with the optometric office at which the trade or assumed name will be used shall file a fully completed application with the secretary-treasurer on a form prescribed by the board.
(b) As part of the application, each applicant shall certify that the applicant:
(1) has personally made a diligent search and is unaware of any other person or entity using the trade or assumed name or a name so similar as to create a potential for confusion; and
(2) intends to actively engage in the practice of optometry under the trade or assumed name upon obtaining approval from the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 9 - TRADE NAMES › Section 65-9-3 - Approval

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(a) No trade or assumed name which, in the judgment of the board, is false, misleading, deceptive or for which it deems there is good reason for disapproval shall be approved by the board.
(b) Except in cases of transfer under 65-10-4, the approval to use a trade or assumed name shall lapse and become invalid if the applicant fails to actively engage in the practice of optometry under that trade or assumed name for a period of six months, unless the applicant can establish to the satisfaction of the board that the failure was due to a temporary mental or physical disability or for any other reason as the board finds to be sufficient justification.
(c) Approval to use a trade or assumed name may be revoked by the board for:
(1) making any false statement on the application;
(2) the failure of an applicant to comply with these rules and regulations;
(3) a determination by the board that continued use of the trade or assumed name would be false, misleading or deceptive, or any other good cause.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 9 - TRADE NAMES › Section 65-9-4 - Transfer

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(a) The approval to use a trade or assumed name shall not be transferable except with the approval of the board.
(b) Any applicant seeking to transfer the approval for the use of a trade or assumed name to another licensee which is authorized to engage in the practice of optometry in this state shall file a completed application with the secretary-treasurer on a form prescribed by the board.
(c) If the transfer is approved, the transferee shall become responsible for compliance with the applicable requirements of K.A.R. 65-9-1, et seq.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 9 - TRADE NAMES › Section 65-9-5 - Practice under a trade or assumed name

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(a) Each licensee who has obtained approval to use a trade or assumed name shall notify the board in writing:
(1) of all licensees who will practice under that name; and
(2) within 30 days if there is a change in the licensees practicing under the name.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 10 - MAINTAINING AN OFFICE › Section 65-10-1 - Practice locations

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) No licensee shall perform any optometric services at any office or practice location unless the licensee has displayed at that office or practice location an original license issued to the licensee by the board. A licensee shall display a separate original license at each office or practice location.
(b) Practice in a governmental institution shall not be considered an office or practice location, but practice in a medical facility or medical care facility shall be considered an office or practice location.
(c) No licensee shall maintain an office or practice location in a manner that indicates or implies either of the following.
(1) An unlicensed person is engaged in or maintains an office for the practice of optometry.
(2) The licensee's practice is being carried on as part of or in association with the business enterprise of the unlicensed person.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 10 - MAINTAINING AN OFFICE › Section 65-10-2 - Unlawfully maintaining an office

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Except as authorized by the Kansas professional corporation act or the Kansas limited liability company act or through the lawful functioning of a professional partnership or association with other health care providers, an unlicensed person shall be deemed to be maintaining an office for the practice of optometry if either of the following conditions is met:
(a) That person bears any expense for this office by having entered into any rental arrangement, lease arrangement, or debt arrangement with a licensee regarding the licensee's practice whereby the cost or terms allow the unlicensed person to exert influence on the professional judgment or practice of the licensee.
(b) The licensee's office, location, or place of practice indicates or implies, by location, advertising, or otherwise, that the licensee is practicing as a part of or in association with the business of an unlicensed person.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 10 - MAINTAINING AN OFFICE › Section 65-10-3 - Licensee ownership of franchised business of optical dispensing

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(a) If a licensee obtains any beneficial interest in a franchise or equivalent relationship to engage in the business of marketing ophthalmic goods or contact lenses, all operations of that franchise or equivalent relationship shall be separate and apart from any and all offices or locations at which the licensee, or any entity in which the licensee has a beneficial interest, provides optometric services.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "separate and apart" shall include:
(1) being physically separated; and
(2) the totally independent functioning of the franchise business of optical dispensing and any optometric office or practice location.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 11 - ADVERTISING › Section 65-11-1 - Responsibility

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(a) Each licensee shall be responsible for any advertising which is designed to benefit the licensee, directly or indirectly, whether or not the licensee authored it or caused it to be published.
(b) Each licensee whose name, trade name, assumed name, office address, phone number or place of practice appears or is mentioned in any advertisement of any kind or character shall be presumed to have caused, allowed, permitted, approved, or sanctioned the advertisement and shall be personally and professionally responsible for its content and character.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 11 - ADVERTISING › Section 65-11-2 - Fraudulent advertisement

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Advertisements which will be deemed to be fraudulent shall include, but are not limited to, those which:
(a) use language that is likely to be misunderstood;
(b) contain qualifying statements in small type which are likely to be overlooked by the casual reader;
(c) exaggerate the quality of goods or services;
(d) contain any promise of improved condition;
(e) contain any information which would misrepresent the scope of the licensee's license or indicate that the licensee is able to render services the licensee is not qualified or licensed to do;
(f) do not contain a full breakdown and itemization of professional services versus ophthalmic goods when advertising the cost and availability of optometric goods and services;
(g) indicate or imply that the licensee is engaged in or maintains an office for the practice of optometry as part of, or in association with, the business or operation of an unlicensed person or entity, except as authorized by the Kansas professional corporation act or through the lawful functioning of a professional partnership or association with other health care providers;
(h) contain a licensee's name that is not accompanied by the designation O.D., Optometrist or Doctor of Optometry; and
(i) contain statements or claims of superiority over other licensees or other health care professionals.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 65 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY › Article 11 - ADVERTISING › Section 65-11-3 - Associated advertising

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Except when practicing as authorized by the Kansas professional corporation act, the Kansas limited liability company act, or through the lawful functioning of a professional partnership, or in association with other health care providers, all signs, advertising, and displays of any licensee shall be separate and distinct from those of any other person, firm, or corporation and shall not in any way suggest that the licensee is associated with any other person, firm, or corporation with which the licensee is not associated.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 6 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 66-6-1 - Seals and signatures

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(a) Each licensee, within 30 days of a
			 license being issued, shall obtain a seal of the design approved by the board
			 in compliance with
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7023, and amendments thereto, and this
			 regulation. The seal shall be made of two concentric circles. The outer circle
			 shall be 1 5/8 inches in diameter. The inner circle shall be 1 1/16 inches in
			 diameter and shall contain the words "LICENSED" at the top of the circle and
			 "KANSAS" at the bottom of the circle and the number of the license certificate
			 in the center. The area between the two circles shall, except as provided in
			 this subsection, contain the licensee's name as it appears on that individual's
			 license at the top of the circle and the licensee's profession at the bottom of
			 the circle.
The seal may contain, before the licensee's surname, an
				abbreviated form of the licensee's given name or a combination of initials
				representing the licensee's given name. The seal may be a rubber stamp, an
				embossed seal, or a digital seal.
(b)
(1)
			 After the licensee's seal has been applied to any document, the licensee shall
			 apply the licensee's handwritten or authenticated digital signature and the
			 date across the seal. The application of the licensee's seal and signature and
			 the date shall constitute certification that the document on which the seal was
			 applied was created by the licensee or under the licensee's responsible
			 charge.
(2) After a licensee has
			 applied the seal, handwritten or digital signature, and date to a document,
			 that document may be reproduced as necessary for the project in accordance with
			 applicable law.
(3) Any licensee
			 may use a digital signature if the digital signature authentication process
			 meets all of the following requirements:
(A)
			 Is unique to the licensee using the digital signature;
(B) is able to be verified;
(C) is under the sole control of the licensee
			 using the digital signature; and
(D) is linked to an electronic document
			 bearing the digital signature in such a manner that the signature is
			 invalidated if any data in the document is altered.
(4) Each transmitted or stored electronic
			 document containing a digital signature shall bear the signature, date of
			 signing, and seal, which shall be a confirmation that the electronic document
			 was not altered after the initial digital signing of the document. If the
			 electronic document is altered, the signature, date, and seal shall be
			 void.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 6 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 66-6-4 - Professional conduct

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(a) For the
			 purposes of this regulation, "licensee" shall mean an architect, a landscape
			 architect, a professional engineer, a professional geologist, or a professional
			 surveyor.
(b) If any licensee's
			 professional judgment has been disregarded under circumstances in which the
			 safety, health, or welfare of the public is endangered, the licensee shall
			 inform the employer or client of the possible consequences, and the licensee
			 shall notify the authority who issued the building permit or otherwise has
			 jurisdiction.
(c) The licensee
			 shall not advertise to perform or undertake to perform any assignment involving
			 a specific technical profession unless the licensee is licensed and qualified
			 by education and experience in that technical profession, as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7003, and amendments thereto.
(d) A licensee in any technical profession
			 shall not affix a personal or digital signature, seal, or both to any plan or
			 document dealing with subject matter that is outside the licensee's field of
			 practice as defined by
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7003, and amendments thereto.
(e) If the competence of any licensee to
			 perform an assignment in a specific technical field is at issue, the licensee
			 may be required by the board to pass an appropriate examination.
(f) In all professional reports, statements,
			 and testimony, each licensee shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Be completely objective and truthful;
			 and
(2) include all relevant and
			 pertinent information.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 6 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 66-6-6 - Renewal of licenses and certificates of authorization

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(a) Each licensee whose last name begins with
			 one of the letters A through L shall renew the license in even-numbered years.
			 Each licensee whose last name begins with one of the letters M through Z shall
			 renew the license in odd-numbered years. A notice shall be issued by the board
			 to each licensee during the appropriate renewal year, and not later than 30
			 days before the following expiration dates:
(1) Architects June 30;
(2) landscape architects December
			 31;
(3) professional engineers
			 April 30;
(4) professional
			 geologists June 30; and
(5)
			 professional surveyors March 31.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 6 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE › Section 66-6-10 - License statuses

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Any licensee may elect to place the license, at the time of
				renewal, into one of the following license statuses:
(a) Active status shall require renewal every
			 two years with the appropriate fee. The individual shall have 30 continuing
			 education units (CEUs) of approved continuing education activities as required
			 for renewal.
(b) Inactive status
			 shall require renewal every two years with the appropriate fee. No CEUs shall
			 be required for a licensee on inactive status. In order to qualify for inactive
			 status, the individual shall have no pending disciplinary action.
An individual on inactive status shall not practice a technical
				profession in Kansas.
(c)
			 Emeritus status shall require the individual to be at least 60 years of age.
			 The individual shall submit a onetime application, with no fee and no proof of
			 continuing education required. The individual shall have no pending
			 disciplinary action. Any individual who chooses this license status may use
			 that individual's professional title in conjunction with the word "emeritus."
			 An individual on emeritus status shall not practice a technical profession in
			 Kansas.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 7 - APPLICATIONS › Section 66-7-1 - Applications

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(a) In addition to the appropriate, completed
			 application form and fee, each applicant shall also have the following
			 submitted to the board office:
(1) An official
			 transcript to verify any educational credit; and
(2) verification of any practical experience
			 for which credit is claimed on reference forms approved by the board, which
			 shall be submitted directly to the board office by the individual providing the
			 reference.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 7 - APPLICATIONS › Section 66-7-2 - Application for certificate of authorization

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(a) A separate application shall be submitted
			 for each technical profession for which a business entity wishes to become
			 authorized.
(b) Each application
			 submitted by a foreign business entity shall be accompanied by the following:
(1) A copy of the formation documents from
			 the home state; and
(2) a copy of
			 the certificate of authority to do business in the state of Kansas from the
			 Kansas secretary of state if qualified pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 17-7301 et seq., and amendments thereto, or
			 if exempt pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 17-7303, 17-76,121a, or
			 56a-1104 et seq., and amendments
			 thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 7 - APPLICATIONS › Section 66-7-3 - Denial of initial application for license

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When evaluating an application for licensure, the following
				additional factors concerning the applicant shall be considered by the board:
(a) whether the applicant has
			 committed any fraud or misrepresentation in the information contained in or
			 supporting the application;
(b)
			 whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony as stated in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7026;
(c) whether the applicant has engaged in acts
			 which would constitute a violation of K.A.R. 66-6-4 or the statutes contained
			 in K.S.A.
			 74-7001 through
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7040 under the jurisdiction of the board;
(d) whether the applicant has been
			 disciplined by the licensing agency or other regulatory or authoritative entity
			 of any other jurisdiction; and
(e)
			 any other factors that the board may consider pertinent to the issuance of an
			 initial license.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 7 - APPLICATIONS › Section 66-7-4 - Potentially disqualifying civil and criminal records; advisory opinion; fee

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(a) Conviction of
			 any felony may disqualify an applicant from receiving a license.
(b) Civil records that may disqualify an
			 applicant from receiving a license shall be the records of any court judgment
			 or setlement in which the applicant admited or was found to have engaged in
			 conduct that would constitute a violation of the technical professions act or
			 any of the board's regulations. Those records shall not be used to disqualify
			 an applicant for more than fve years after the applicant satisfed any judgment
			 or restitution ordered by the court or agreed to in the setlement.
(c) Any individual with a criminal or civil
			 record described in this regulation may submit a petition to the board for an
			 informal, advisory opinion concerning whether the individual's civil or
			 criminal record may disqualify the individual from licensure. Each petition
			 shall include the following:
(1) The details
			 of the individual's civil or criminal record, including a copy of the court
			 records or the setle-ment agreement;
(2) an explanation of the circumstances that
			 resulted in the civil or criminal record; and
(3) a check or money order in the amount of
			 $50.00.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 66-8-2 - Architectural examination

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(a) The
			 examination required of an applicant for architectural licensure shall be the
			 architectural registration examination as prepared by the national council of
			 architectural registration boards (NCARB).
(b) The examination shall be graded by the
			 NCARB, subject to approval by the board.
(c) Each applicant who has passed a section
			 or sections of previous registration examinations shall be granted transfer
			 credits in accordance with the rules approved by the board. These rules shall
			 be available from the board upon request.
(d) Each applicant for a professional license
			 shall take and pass all sections of the architectural examination and meet the
			 architectural experience requirements under
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7019.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 66-8-3 - Engineering examinations

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(a) The examination required of each
			 applicant for engineering licensure shall be the national council of examiners
			 for engineering and surveying (NCEES) examination consisting of an engineering
			 fundamentals section and a professional practice section.
(b) Each applicant for a professional license
			 shall be required to pass the section on engineering fundamentals and meet the
			 educational requirements under K.A.R. 66-9-4 before submitting an application
			 to take the section on professional practice.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 66-8-4 - Professional surveyor examinations

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(a) The examinations required of each
			 applicant for licensure as a professional surveyor shall be the following:
(1) The national council of examiners for
			 engineering and surveying (NCEES) fundamentals of surveying;
(2) the NCEES principles of practices of
			 surveying; and
(3) the board's
			 state-specific land surveying examination covering Kansas surveying laws and
			 practices.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 66-8-5 - Landscape architectural examinations

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(a) The
			 examination required of an applicant for landscape architectural licensure
			 shall be the landscape architect registration examination as prepared by the
			 national council of landscape architectural registration boards (CLARB).
(b) The landscape architect
			 registration examination shall be graded by the CLARB, subject to approval by
			 the board.
(c) Each applicant who
			 has passed any sections of previous registration examinations may be granted
			 transfer credits if approved by the board.
(d) Each applicant for a professional license
			 shall be required to take and pass all sections of the landscape architect
			 examinations and to meet the landscape architectural experience requirements
			 pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7020, and amendments thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 66-8-6 - Reexamination

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(a) Any applicant
			 for a license to practice engineering, surveying, or geology who fails an
			 examination on the first attempt may take the examination two additional times,
			 except as specified in subsections (b) and (c).
(b) Except as specified in subsection (c),
			 the fourth and any subsequent attempts by an applicant to retake an examination
			 may be allowed by the board if the applicant establishes that the areas of
			 deficiency identified in the examination failure report provided by the testing
			 administrator have been addressed through either of the following:
(1) Additional coursework; or
(2) experience under the supervision of a
			 person licensed in the technical profession for which the applicant is seeking
			 licensure.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 66-8-7 - Geology examinations

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(a) The
			 examination required of each applicant for geology licensure shall be the
			 national association of state boards of geology
			 (ASBOG®) examination, consisting of a geology
			 fundamentals section and a geologic practice section.
(b) The examination shall be graded by the
			 ASBOG®, subject to approval by the
			 board.
(c) Each applicant for a
			 professional license shall be required to pass the section on geology
			 fundamentals and shall meet the geology experience requirements under 2014 SB
			 349, sec. 16, and amendments thereto, before submitting an application to take
			 the section on geologic practice.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 8 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 66-8-8 - Examination standards acceptable to the board for reciprocity applicants

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(a) The reexamination of an applicant from
			 another jurisdiction shall not be required for a license by reciprocity if that
			 jurisdiction's examination requirements would have met the Kansas requirements
			 in effect on the date when the applicant's original license was issued, as
			 determined by the board.
(b)
			 Another jurisdiction's examination requirements may be accepted by the board if
			 that jurisdiction did not require the national examination when the applicant
			 was originally licensed.
(c) In
			 order to meet the standard acceptable to the board, each applicant for a
			 license by reciprocity as a professional surveyor shall be required to
			 demonstrate proficiency in Kansas surveying laws and practices. This
			 proficiency shall be presumed by the board upon the applicant's successful
			 completion of the examination as specified in K.A.R. 66-8-4(a)(2).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 9 - EDUCATION › Section 66-9-1 - Architectural curriculum approved by the board

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"A college or university program that is adequate in its
				preparation of students for the practice of architecture" means a baccalaureate
				or master's curriculum accredited by the national architectural accreditation
				board (NAAB). Any other architectural curriculum which has not been accredited
				by NAAB but has been evaluated and found to be of an equivalent standard, may
				be reviewed and accepted by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 9 - EDUCATION › Section 66-9-2 - Landscape architectural curriculum approved by the board

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"A college or university program that is adequate in its
				preparation of students for the practice of landscape architecture" means a
				baccalaureate or master's curriculum accredited by the landscape architectural
				accreditation board (LAAB). Any landscape architectural curriculum which has
				not been accredited by LAAB but has been evaluated and found to be of an
				equivalent standard, may be reviewed and accepted by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 9 - EDUCATION › Section 66-9-4 - Engineering curriculum approved by the board

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"A college or university program that is adequate in its
				preparation of students for the practice of engineering" shall mean any of the
				following:
(a) A baccalaureate
			 engineering curriculum accredited by the engineering accreditation commission
			 of the accreditation board for engineering and technology (EAC/ABET);
(b) a curriculum for a master's degree or
			 doctorate in engineering, if all college coursework is reviewed and approved by
			 the board and found to be of a standard equivalent to that of an
			 ABET-accredited baccalaureate engineering curriculum; or
(c) a baccalaureate engineering curriculum
			 outside the United States that has not been accredited by ABET but meets the
			 following requirements:
(1) Is evaluated by an
			 organization approved by the board and found to be of a standard equivalent to
			 that of ABET; and
(2) is reviewed
			 and approved by the board.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 9 - EDUCATION › Section 66-9-5 - Surveying curriculum approved by the board

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Any applicant seeking licensure as a professional surveyor may
				fulfill the education requirement by any of the following:
(a) Graduation from an approved engineering
			 curriculum as defined in K.A.R. 66-9-4;
(b) graduation from a four-year surveying
			 baccalaureate curriculum accredited by the accreditation board for engineering
			 and technology (ABET);
(c)
			 graduation from an approved surveying curriculum of two years from a school or
			 college approved by the board;
(d)
			 graduation from an approved four-year related science curriculum, which may
			 include geology, mathematics, chemistry, or physics;
(e) successful completion of the board's
			 "land surveying curriculum," which was approved by the board on December 8,
			 2006 and is hereby adopted by reference; or
(f) successful completion of at least 12
			 semester hours of approved surveying coursework consisting of three semester
			 hours in each of the following, from a school or college approved by the board:
(1) Surveying measurements and
			 analysis;
(2) global positioning
			 system (GPS) surveying techniques;
(3) real property law; and
(4) boundary control and legal
			 principles.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 9 - EDUCATION › Section 66-9-6 - Geology curriculum approved by the board

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Graduation from a course of study in geology shall mean
				successful completion of a baccalaureate or a master's degree in geology that
				meets the requirements of 2014 SB 349, sec. 16, and amendments
				thereto.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 9 - EDUCATION › Section 66-9-7 - Education standard acceptable to the board for reciprocity applicants

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For purposes of
				K.S.A.
				74-7024 and amendments thereto, the following
				shall apply:
(a) Each applicant for a
			 license to practice engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, or geology
			 by reciprocity shall be deemed to have met the education standard acceptable to
			 the board if the applicant's educational qualifications when the original
			 license was issued would have met the Kansas requirements in effect on that
			 date.
(b) Each applicant for a
			 license to practice architecture by reciprocity shall provide one of the
			 following to the board, for the board's review and consideration for approval:
(1) Proof that the applicant's educational
			 qualifications comply with
			 K.A.R.
			 66-9-1; or
(2) proof of certification from the national
			 council of architectural registration boards (NCARB).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-1 - Architectural experience satisfactory to the board

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(a) Each applicant for a license to practice
			 architecture by examination shall complete a structured experience program of
			 at least 3,740 hours in the following experience areas:
(1) In practice management, 160
			 hours;
(2) in project management,
			 360 hours;
(3) in programming and
			 analysis, 260 hours;
(4) in project
			 planning and design, 1,080 hours;
(5) in project development and documentation,
			 1,520 hours; and
(6) in
			 construction and evaluation, 360 hours.
At least 1,860 of these 3,740 hours shall be completed under
				the supervision of an architect.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-3 - Architectural experience required of a reciprocity applicant

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Each applicant for a license to practice architecture by
				reciprocity shall provide one of the following to the board, for review and
				consideration for approval:
(a) Proof
			 that the applicant's experience qualifications comply with
			 K.A.R.
			 66-10-1; or
(b) proof of certification from the national
			 council of architectural registration boards (NCARB).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-4 - Landscape architecture work experience

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(a) The work experience required of each
			 applicant shall expose the applicant to all phases of work integral to the
			 practice of landscape architecture and shall be verified as specified in
			 paragraph (b)(1)(B).
(b)
(1) Landscape architectural work experience
			 shall meet the following requirements:
(A)
			 Fall within the definition of the "practice of landscape architecture" under
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7003 and amendments thereto; and
(B) if performed after February 22,1993, be
			 supervised and verified by a licensed landscape architect, architect, or
			 engineer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-9 - Engineering experience

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(a) The work experience required of each
			 applicant shall expose the applicant to all phases of work integral to the
			 discipline of engineering in which the applicant claims qualification to
			 practice and shall be verified as specified in paragraph (b)(2).
(b) Engineering work experience shall meet
			 the following requirements:
(1) Fall within
			 the definition of the "practice of engineering" pursuant to
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7003, and amendments thereto;
(2) be directly supervised by a licensed
			 professional engineer. However, direct supervision by a licensed professional
			 engineer shall not be required of the employees of any person, firm, or
			 corporation not offering services in the technical professions to the public,
			 although verification by the applicant's supervisor shall still be required;
			 and
(3) include at least two years
			 of work experience, which shall have been gained in the United
			 States.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-10 - Surveying experience required of a graduate of an accredited engineering curriculum

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Each graduate of an accredited engineering curriculum, as
				defined by
				K.A.R.
				66-9-4, shall provide a verified record of
				six years of surveying experience as specified by
				K.S.A.
				74-7022(a), and amendments
				thereto. At least four years of experience shall have been in progressive
				surveying, as defined in
				K.A.R.
				66-10-12(b)(1).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-10a - Surveying experience required of applicant who completes surveying curriculum or is a graduate of an approved surveying curriculum

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(a)
			 Each graduate of a four-year surveying curriculum, as described in K.A.R.
			 66-9-5(b), shall be required to provide documentation of four years of
			 surveying experience, as required by
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7022(a) and amendments
			 thereto. The four years of experience shall have been in progressive surveying,
			 as described in K.A.R. 66-10-12(b)(1).
(b) Each person who has successfully
			 completed the land surveying curriculum specified in K.A.R. 66-9-5(e) and each
			 graduate of an approved surveying curriculum of two years, as specified in
			 K.A.R. 66-9-5(c), shall be required to provide documentation of six years of
			 surveying experience, as required by
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7022(a) and amendments
			 thereto. At least four years of experience shall have been in progressive
			 surveying as specified in K.A.R. 66-10-12(b)(1), and the remainder shall have
			 been in either progressive surveying or basic surveying, as specified in K.A.R.
			 66-10-12(b)(2) or (3).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-10b - Surveying experience required of a graduate in a four-year related science curriculum other than land surveying or engineering

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Each graduate of a four-year curriculum considered by the board
				to be related to land surveying, which may include geology, mathematics,
				chemistry, or physics, shall provide documentation of six years of surveying
				experience. At least four years of this experience shall have been in
				progressive land surveying, as defined in K.A.R.
				66-10-12(b)(l).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-10c - Surveying experience required of an applicant who completed 12 semester hours of approved surveying coursework

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Each applicant meeting the education requirements of K.A.R.
				66-9-5(f) shall provide documentation of eight years of surveying experience.
				At least six years of this experience shall have been in progressive surveying
				as defined in K.A.R. 66-10-12(b) (1).
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-12 - Surveying experience

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(a)
(1)
			 Surveying experience shall meet the following requirements:
(A) Fall within the definition of "practice
			 of professional surveying" in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7003, and amendments thereto;
			 and
(B) be under the direct
			 supervision of a licensed professional surveyor for work performed after May
			 1,1988.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-13 - Geology experience

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(a) The work experience required of each
			 applicant shall expose the applicant to all phases of work integral to the
			 discipline of geology in which the applicant claims qualification to practice
			 and shall be verified as specified in paragraph (b)(2).
(b) Geology experience shall meet the
			 following requirements:
(1) Fall within the
			 definition of "practice of professional geology" in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7003, and amendments thereto;
			 and
(2) be directly supervised by a
			 licensed geologist for work performed after July 1, 2000. However, direct
			 supervision by a licensed geologist shall not be required of the employees of
			 any person, firm, or corporation that does not offer services in the technical
			 professions to the public, although verification by the applicant's supervisor
			 shall still be required.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 10 - EXPERIENCE › Section 66-10-14 - Engineering, surveying, and geology experience standards acceptable to the board for reciprocity applicants

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(a) Each applicant for a professional
			 engineering license by reciprocity shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Provide verification from the employer of
			 at least four years of experience in the practice of professional engineering,
			 as defined in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-7003 and amendments thereto. One year of
			 credit toward the experience requirement may be given for a master's or
			 doctoral degree in engineering; and
(2) supply references from at least three
			 engineers who are licensed in the United States and are familiar with the
			 applicant's engineering experience.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 66 - STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONS › Article 11 - INTERN CERTIFICATION AND ADMISSION TO THE FUNDAMENTALS EXAMINATION › Section 66-11-1 - Intern engineer certificate

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An intern engineer certificate shall be issued to each
				individual who meets the following requirements:
(a) Passes the examination in the
			 fundamentals of engineering as administered by the national council of
			 examiners for engineering and surveying (NCEES);
(b) submits proof of completion of a
			 baccalaureate engineering curriculum or equivalent as described in K.A.R.
			 66-9-4; and
(c) submits an
			 application, on a form provided by the board, that is approved by the
			 board.