102-1-1. Definitions.
102-1-2. Revoked.
102-1-3. Revoked.
102-1-3a. Application for licensure by examination; application for temporary license.
102-1-3b. Application for licensure based on reciprocity.
102-1-4. Examinations.
102-1-5. Revoked.
102-1-5a. Supervised experience and supervisor qualifications.
102-1-6. Licensure action by the board.
102-1-7. Licenses.
102-1-8. Renewal and reinstatement.
102-1-9. Revoked.
102-1-10. Revoked.
102-1-10a. Unprofessional conduct.
102-1-11. Supervision of unlicensed assistants.
102-1-12. Educational requirements.
102-1-13. Fees.
102-1-14. Psychological group service.
102-1-15. Continuing education.
102-1-16. Use of computerized psychological tests.
102‑1‑17. Licensee consult with physician when determining symptoms of mental disorders.
102-1-18. Designation of referral source for the use in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder.
102-1-19. Services rendered to individuals located in this state.
102-1-20. Unprofessional conduct regarding recordkeeping.
102-1-1. Definitions.
(a) ``Academically eligible'' means having a doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education that meets
the standards identified in K.A.R. 102-1-12.
(b) ``Client'' or ``patient'' means a person who meets either of the following criteria:
(1) Is a recipient of direct psychological services within a relationship that is initiated either by mutual consent of the person
and a psychologist or according to law; or
(2) is a recipient of a psychological assessment or diagnosis for a third party.
(c) ``Clinical psychological services'' means the application by persons trained in psychology of established principles of
learning, motivation, perception, thinking, and emotional relationships to problems of behavior adjustment, group relations,
and behavior modification when those principles are applied through either or both of the following activities:
(1) Providing psychological assessment and therapeutic treatment to individuals or groups with the intent of modifying
attitudes, emotions, and behaviors that are intellectually, physically, socially, or emotionally maladaptive; or
(2) performing any other clinical applications of psychological principles as approved by the board.
(d) ``Consultation'' means providing professional guidance, information, or advice without administrative or professional
authority over or responsibility for the professional functioning of the recipient.
(e) ``Continuing education'' means programs or activities designed to enhance the psychologist's level of knowledge, skill,
and ability to practice psychology. These programs shall have content clearly related to the enhancement of psychology
practice, values, and knowledge. Continuing education credits shall not be used as a substitute for basic professional
education preparation as defined in K.A.R. 102-1-12.
(f) ``Harmful dual relationship'' means a professional relationship between a psychologist and a client, patient, student, or
supervisee in which the objectivity or competency of the psychologist is impaired or compromised because of any of the
following present or previous relationships:
(1) Familial;
(2) sexual;
(3) social;
(4) emotional;
(5) financial;
(6) supervisory; or
(7) administrative.
(g) ``Intern'' or ``resident'' means a person who is actively enrolled in a program as defined by K.A.R. 102-1-12 and who
is attaining the predoctoral supervised experience necessary for licensure as a psychologist.
(h) ``Nonclinical, general psychological services'' means the application by persons trained in psychology of established
principles of learning, motivation, perception, thinking, and emotional relationships to problems of behavior adjustment, group
relations, and behavior modification when those principles are applied through the following activities:
(1) Conducting applied research on problems relating to human behavior or program evaluation;
(2) providing consultation or psychological supervision;
(3) providing instruction in areas of psychology pertinent to the clinical practice of psychology;
(4) measuring and testing personality, intelligence, aptitudes, public opinion, attitudes, and skills; and
(5) other applications of nonclinical, general psychological principles as approved by the board.
(i) ``Psychological assessment'' means the use, in any manner, of established psychological tests, procedures, and
techniques with the intent of diagnosing adjustment, functional, mental, vocational, or emotional problems or recommending
treatment methods for persons having these problems.
(j) ``Quarter credit hour'' means two-thirds of a semester hour. Quarter credit hours shall be rounded as follows:
(1) One quarter credit hour equals .7 semester hours.
(2) Two quarter credit hours equal 1.3 semester hours.
(3) Three quarter credit hours equal 2.0 semester hours.
(4) Four quarter credit hours equal 2.7 semester hours.
(5) Five quarter credit hours equal 3.3 semester hours.
(k) ``Supervision'' means the formal relationship between the supervisor and supervisee that promotes the development of
responsibility, skill, knowledge, appropriate attitudes, and ethical standards in the practice of psychology. Supervision shall
include both general training supervision and individual clinical supervision.
(l) ``General training supervision'' means supervision of any of the following areas of practice:
(A) Consultation;
(B) psychological supervision of other mental health service providers;
(C) applied research or program evaluation;
(D) instruction in areas of psychology pertinent to the clinical practice of psychology; or
(E) other applications of psychological principles as approved by the board.
(2) ``Individual clinical supervision'' means supervision of the following areas of practice:
(A) Psychological assessment; and
(B) therapeutic treatment for individuals or groups with the intent of modifying attitudes, emotions, and behaviors that are
intellectually, physically, socially, or emotionally maladaptive.
(m) ``Termination,'' for purposes of unprofessional conduct, means the end of the professional psychologist-client
relationship or treatment for any of the following reasons:
(1) The mutual consent of the psychologist and the client or clients;
(2) the completion of treatment;
(3) dismissal of the psychologist or discontinuation of the relationship by the client or clients;
(4) dismissal of the client or clients by the psychologist; or
(5) the referral or transfer of the client to another professional with belief that treatment will continue.
(n) ``Trimester credit hour'' means a unit of academic credit received under an academic year consisting of three terms. A
trimester credit hour is equivalent to a semester credit hour.
(o) ``Undue influence'' means misusing one's professional position of confidence, trust, or authority over a client or
supervisee, or taking advantage of a client's vulnerability, weakness, infirmity, or distress, for either of the following purposes:
(1) To improperly influence or change a client's or supervisee's actions or decisions; or
(2) to exploit a client or supervisee for the financial gain, personal gratification, or advantage of the psychologist or a third
party.
(p) ``Unlicensed assistant'' means a person who is employed by a person, association, partnership, or corporation furnishing
psychological services to assist a licensed psychologist in providing psychological services and who is under the licensed
psychologist's direct supervision.
(q) ``Year of supervised experience'' means a minimum of 1,800 clock hours of supervised experience that meets the
requirements of K.A.R. 102-1-5.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 74-507 and K.S.A. 74-5314; implementing K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 74-5302, K.S.A.
2000 Supp. 74-5310, K.S.A. 74-5314, K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 74-5316, K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 74-5344, and K.S.A. 2000
Supp. 74-7507; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-35, Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1,
1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended May 1, 1987; amended Aug. 4, 1995; amended Dec. 18, 1998; amended Jan. 4,
2002.)
102-1-2. Revoked.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 74-7507; effective May 1, 1982; revoked May 1, 1984.)
102-1-3. Revoked.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-7507, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 42; implementing K.S.A. 74-5314, and K.S.A.
74-5317, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 19; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-35,
Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended May 1, 1987; revoked Oct. 27, 2000.)
102-1-3a. Application for licensure by examination; application for temporary license.
(a)(1) Any person who has completed the required education and postgraduate supervised experience may apply for a
license to practice psychology and for approval to take the psychology licensure examination. This person may also apply for
a temporary license to practice psychology under supervision as specified in K.A.R. 102-1-5a, pending satisfactory passage
of the psychology licensure examination, as specified in K.A.R. 102-1-4.
(2) Any person who has completed only the educational requirements may apply for a temporary license to practice
psychology while attaining the required postdoctoral supervised experience.
(b) Each applicant shall request the license application forms from the executive director of the board
and at the time of application shall meet the following requirements:
(A) The completed application form;
(B) the full payment of the license application fee specified in K.A.R. 102-1-13; and
(C) references on board-approved forms in accordance with subsection (d); and
(2) arrange for the applicant's transcripts covering all applicable graduate college or university coursework to be sent
directly from each academic institution to the board office. Each applicant who graduated from a college or university outside
the United States shall additionally arrange for all official transcripts, supporting documentation, and, if applicable, the
doctoral dissertation, to be translated and evaluated for degree equivalency by a source and in a manner that are acceptable
to the board.
(c) Predoctoral supervised experience. If the applicant seeks credit for one year of predoctoral supervised experience, the
applicant shall submit a completed, board-approved reference form from an officially designated director or chair of the
predoctoral supervised experience program who has access to the applicant's supervisory records and can verify the
applicant's supervised experience, supervision hours, and satisfactory completion of the predoctoral supervised experience
program. Supervised experience for which an applicant received an unsatisfactory rating from the applicant's supervisor and
that has not been adequately remediated to provide the applicant with a final satisfactory rating at the time of completion of
the supervised experience may, at the board's discretion, be credited toward the supervised experience requirement.
(d) Postdoctoral supervised experience. Each applicant who has completed the postdoctoral supervised
experience requirement shall submit the name of each person who provided postdoctoral supervision and who can
address the applicant's professional conduct, competence, postdoctoral supervised experience, and moral character.
Additionally, the applicant shall submit a completed, board-approved reference from each person who provided
postgraduate supervision to enable the board to verify and evaluate the extent and quality of the applicant's supervised
postgraduate work experience. Supervised experience for which an applicant received an unsatisfactory rating from the
applicant's supervisor and that has not been adequately remediated to provide the applicant with a final satisfactory rating at
the time of completion of the supervised experience shall not be credited toward the supervised experience requirement.
(e) Temporary license procedure. An applicant who has neither completed the postdoctoral supervised experience
requirement nor passed the required psychology licensure examination shall submit the following in addition to complying with
subsection (b):
(1) A completed temporary license request form;
(2) verification of the setting in which the applicant intends to work towards completion of the postdoctoral supervised
experience;
(3) the name and qualifications of the supervisor or supervisors providing supervision while under temporary license;
(4) upon receipt of notification of board approval for a temporary license, the temporary license fee specified in K.A.R.
102-1-13; and
(5) upon completion of the postgraduate supervised experience, the name of each licensed psychologist who provided
postgraduate supervision and the applicable supervisory references specified in subsection (c).
(f) If the applicant qualifies for and obtains a temporary license, the applicant's application shall remain active until the
temporary license or the renewed temporary license expires. If the applicant does not qualify for a renewal of the temporary
license or if a qualifying applicant fails to apply for and obtain a renewal of the temporary license, the application shall expire
when the original temporary license expires. Upon expiration, the applicant may submit a new application, the required fee,
and all supporting documents.
(g) A temporary license granted to an applicant for purposes of completing the supervised postgraduate work experience
requirements may be renewed for one additional two-year period under an existing application. In order to qualify for a
renewal of the temporary license, the applicant shall perform the following:
(1) Submit a written request for renewal of the temporary license;
(2) submit payment of the temporary license fee as specified in K.A.R. 102-1-13; and
(3) provide documentation on board-approved forms that demonstrates satisfactory progress toward the completion of the
supervised postgraduate work experience requirements specified in K.A.R. 102-1-5a.
(h) In order to demonstrate satisfactory progress toward the completion of the supervised postgraduate work experience
requirements set forth in K.S.A. 74-5316, and amendments thereto, and thus to qualify for renewal of the temporary
license, each applicant shall have satisfactorily completed the following requirements within the preceding two years, as
applicable:
(1) An applicant seeking to attain one year of postgraduate supervised experience (1,800 hours) shall have completed no
fewer than 900 clock-hours of qualifying postgraduate supervised experience.
(2) An applicant seeking to attain two years of postgraduate supervised experience (3,600 hours) shall have completed no
fewer than 1,800 clock-hours of qualifying postgraduate supervised experience.
(3) An applicant who has not completed postdoctoral supervised experience hours at the rate shown in paragraph (h)(1) or
(2) due to exigent circumstances may submit to the board a written request for an extension. An exigent circumstance shall
mean any condition caused by events beyond the person's control that are sufficiently extreme in nature to result in either of
the following:
(A) The applicant's inability to complete the postgraduate supervised experience at the rate normally required; or
(B) the inadvisability of the applicant's completion of the postgraduate supervised experience at the rate normally required.
(i) Each applicant for a license to practice psychology shall be required to satisfactorily pass a nationally administered,
standardized written examination approved by the board, as specified in K.A.R. 102-1-4.
(j) An applicant shall not be given a judgment on the applicant's eligibility for a temporary license or license until all
application materials are received and all application procedures are completed.
(k) Upon receipt of notification from the board that all licensure eligibility requirements have been satisfied, the applicant
shall submit the fee specified in K.A.R. 102-1-13 for the original period of licensure.
(l) If the applicant fails to obtain licensure or a temporary license, the applicant's application may remain active for up to one
year. If the applicant has not met the qualifications or has not completed the application process by the end of one
year, the application shall expire. Upon expiration, the applicant may submit a new application, the required fee, and all
supporting documents.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-5314, K.S.A. 74-5316, and K.S.A. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5310, K.S.A. 74-5314,
K.S.A. 74-5315, as amended by 2003 HB 2234, Sec. 5, K.S.A. 74-5316, and K.S.A. 74-5317; effective Oct. 27, 2000;
amended, T-102-7-1-03, July 1, 2003.)
102-1-3b. Application for licensure based on reciprocity.
(a) Each individual who wishes to be licensed as a psychologist based on reciprocity, as provided by K.S.A. 74-5315 and
amendments thereto, shall submit an application for licensure in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.
(b) Each applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall request the application forms for licensure by reciprocity from the
board. Each applicant shall ensure that the application materials are submitted to the board as follows:
(1) The applicant shall submit the completed application form and shall submit payment in full of the application for a license
fee, as provided in K.A.R. 102-1-13.
(2) The applicant shall forward to the licensing agency for the jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently licensed,
certified, or registered as a psychologist at the doctoral level a form provided by the board on which the licensing agency is
to provide the following documentation:
(A) Verification that the applicant currently holds a valid license, registration, or certification to practice psychology at the
doctoral level that has been issued by the licensing agency;
(B) the date on which the applicant was initially licensed, registered, or certified by the licensing agency as a
psychologist at the doctoral level and a complete history of each subsequent renewal, reinstatement, and lapse in licensure,
registration, or certification. If an applicant is seeking licensure based on reciprocity under the provisions of paragraph
(a)(2) of K.S.A. 74-5315 and amendments thereto, the applicant shall ensure that documentation covering the five
continuous years of licensure, registration, or certification as a psychologist at the doctoral level that immediately precede the
date of the application is submitted to the board by the licensing agency for each jurisdiction in which the applicant
was licensed, registered, or certified during that five-year period;
(C) a complete history of any disciplinary action of a serious nature brought by the licensing agency against the applicant.
For purposes of this regulation, ``disciplinary action of a serious nature'' means the revocation or suspension of a license,
registration, or certification issued by the licensing board or the voluntary surrender of a license, registration, or
certification in lieu of the completion of an investigation or final disciplinary action; and
(D) either verification that the standards in that jurisdiction for licensure, certification, or registration as a psychologist at the
doctoral level are substantially equivalent to the standards in Kansas or verification that the applicant has earned a doctoral
degree in psychology, the date on which the applicant earned the degree, and the name of the university or college granting
the degree. The completed form shall be returned to the board by the licensing agency and shall not be forwarded to the
applicant.
(3) If the applicant is seeking licensure based on reciprocity under the provisions of paragraph (a)(2) of K.S.A. 74-5315,
and amendments thereto, rather than on the basis that the standards for licensure, registration, or certification are substantially
equivalent to the standards in Kansas for licensure as a psychologist at the doctoral level, the applicant shall ensure that
following additional documentation is submitted:
(A) An attestation by the applicant that the applicant engaged in the professional practice of psychology at the doctoral level
an average of at least 15 hours per week for nine months during each of the five years immediately preceding the date
of application for licensure based on reciprocity; and
(B) if the licensing agency does not provide verification that the applicant holds a doctoral degree in psychology, an original
transcript sent directly from the university or college granting the degree that identifies all applicable graduate coursework and
the date on which the applicant was granted a doctoral degree in psychology.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-5315, as amended by 2003 HB 2234, Sec. 5, and K.S.A. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-
5315, as amended by 2003 HB 2234, Sec. 5, K.S.A. 74-5310 and 74-5324; effective, T-102-7-1-03, July 1, 2003;
effective Oct. 31, 2003.)
102-1-4. Examinations.
(a) Prior to the issuance of a license, each applicant for licensure shall have passed an examination. The pass criterion score
shall be 70 percent correct. Each applicant shall be notified of the results in writing.
(b) The standard examination shall be a written examination. A written examination may be waived and an oral examination
procedure substituted when:
(1) A license has been revoked or suspended and re-licensure is requested; or
(2) an applicant is unable to take the written examination because one or more physical handicaps preclude completion of
the written examination, or may severely affect the applicant's performance.
(c) For oral examinations, the board may contract collectively or individually with a panel of licensed psychologists to
conduct the oral examination and make recommendations to the board, based on the performance evaluation of the
applicant.
(d) Oral examinations shall include assessment of:
(1) Effectiveness and clarity of expression;
(2) knowledge and skills in the area in which the applicant is otherwise qualified to offer psychological services;
(3) knowledge and awareness of ethical issues and problems in the professional area of emphasis and for psychologists in
general; and
(4) knowledge of general psychology.
(e) All oral examinations shall be recorded verbatim.
(f) The pass or fail decision shall be based on a review of the recommendation of the oral examining panel and review of
the verbatim recordings, when necessary.
(g) Any applicant, other than an applicant for reinstatement of a revoked or suspended license, may be exempt from taking
the written examination if:
(1) The applicant successfully passed the written portion of an examination taken in another jurisdiction at a level equal to or
greater than the criterion pass score; or
(2) the applicant:
(A) Has been continuously licensed or certified at the doctoral level since implementation of, or under the grand-fathering
provisions of, the certification or licensure law in the applicant's state;
(B) has been employed as a psychologist fulltime at least for five years; and
(C) has never taken the examination.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5310, K.S.A. 74-5311, and K.S.A. 74-7507 effective May 1,
1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-35, Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1986;
amended May 1, 1987; amended May 30, 1995.)
102-1-5. Revoked.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-5314; implementing K.S.A. 74-5314 and K.S.A. 74- 5317; effective May 1, 1982; amended
May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-35, Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1987; amended May 30,
1995; revoked Oct. 27, 2000.)
102-1-5a. Supervised experience and supervisor qualifications.
(a) Each applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall demonstrate satisfactory completion of two years of supervised
experience in the practice of psychology, one year of which may be predoctoral supervised experience and at least one year
of which shall be postdoctoral supervised experience, unless the applicant meets the criteria in paragraph (b)(2).
(b) Predoctoral supervised experience.
(1) The year of predoctoral supervised experience shall meet the internship requirements specified in K.A.R. 102- 1-
12(b)(11).
(2) This year of predoctoral supervision may be completed on a postdoctoral basis if the applicant completes the
predoctoral supervision in the course of successfully completing a program that meets both of the following requirements:
(A) Prepares the applicant to practice in an area of emphasis that is different than the area of emphasis the applicant
originally completed at the time the applicant received the doctoral degree; and
(B) substantially complies with the program requirements of K.A.R. 102-1-12.
(c) Postdoctoral supervised experience. The postdoctoral supervised experience shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The supervised experience shall be attained in a public or private setting, institution, or organization that provides the
supervisee with contact with other disciplines, the opportunity to utilize a variety of theories, and the opportunity to work with
a broad range of populations and techniques.
(2) At least 900 hours per year of supervised experience shall be spent providing clinical psychological services.
(3) At least 180 hours per year of supervised experience shall be spent providing general or nonclinical psychological
services.
(4) The supervised clinical experience shall be consistent with the supervisee's educational background and with the area of
emphasis in which the applicant intends to offer services to the public. At least one-half of the supervisee's general training
experience shall be relevant to the supervisee's emphasis area, which may include clinical psychology, counseling psychology,
school psychology, industrial psychology, or organizational psychology.
(d) Supervisor qualifications. Each supervisor of a person who is obtaining the supervised experience required to become
licensed as a psychologist shall meet the following criteria:
(1) If providing general training supervision, be a licensed or certified provider of a health-related service at the time the
supervision occurred or, if the experience occurs in a state or jurisdiction without a provision for licensing or certifying that
health-related profession, have attained the appropriate degree or training in the topic area in which supervision is provided;
(2) if providing supervision for the predoctoral supervised experience, be licensed at the doctoral level in psychology;
(3) if providing supervision for the postdoctoral supervised experience, have at least two years of experience that includes
the clinical practice of psychology after the date of licensure at the doctoral level in psychology;
(4) meet at least one of the following conditions:
(i) Be a staff member of the practice setting or have an understanding of the practice setting's organization and
administrative policies and procedures; or
(ii) be vested by the agency with authority over the supervisee's professional contacts with each of the supervisee's clients or
patients. This authority shall be focused on the supervisee's skills as well as the welfare of those clients or patients whose
treatment the supervisor is reviewing;
(5) if the supervisor is not employed by the public or private institution or agency that employs the supervisee, ensure that
the scope of the supervisor's own responsibility and authority in that practice setting has been clearly and expressly defined;
(6) not have a familial or harmful dual relationship with the supervisee;
(7) not be under sanction from a disciplinary proceeding, unless this prohibition is waived by the board for good cause
shown by the proposed supervisor; and
(8) use forms supplied by the board and submit information that is sufficiently detailed regarding the supervisee's application
for psychology licensure to enable the board to evaluate the extent and quality of the supervisee's supervised experience.
(e) Supervised experience requirements.
(1) For predoctoral psychology experience settings, the supervisor shall provide one hour of individual clinical supervision
for every 10 hours during which the supervisee has direct patient or client contact.
(2) For postdoctoral supervised experience settings, the supervisor shall provide one hour of individual clinical supervision
for every 20 hours during which the supervisee has direct patient or client contact.
(3) The supervisor, in addition to meeting the requirements listed in subsection (d), shall perform the following:
(A) Provide individual supervision by meeting in person with the supervisee. When meeting in person is not practical due to
an emergency, geographic distance, or other exigent circumstances, the supervisor may meet with the supervisee by
interactive video or other electronic or telephonic means of communication. The supervisor and supervisee may use any
electronic or telephonic means of communication that protects the confidentiality of their supervision. The use of these means
of communication shall not exceed one out of every four supervisory sessions;
(B) be available to the supervisee at the points of decision making regarding the diagnosis and treatment of clients or
patients;
(C) conduct supervision as a process that is distinct from providing personal therapy, didactic instruction, or consultation;
(D) in conjunction with the supervisee, review and evaluate the psychological services delivered and procedures used;
(E) ensure that each client or patient knows that the supervisee is practicing psychology under supervision;
(F) be available to the supervisee for emergency consultation and intervention; and
(G) maintain documentation of the supervision that details each type of the psychological services and procedures in which
the supervisee engages and the supervisee's competence in each.
(f) Supervisee requirements. Each person attaining the supervised experience necessary for licensure as a psychologist shall
meet the following criteria:
(1) Fully participate in the supervisory process in a responsible manner; and
(2) inform, in writing, each client or patient for whom the supervisee is practicing psychology of the name of and the means
to contact the supervisor.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5310 and 74-5317; effective Oct. 27, 2000;
amended March 10, 2006.)
102-1-6. Licensure action by the board.
(a) Each applicant shall be licensed when the applicant has met all qualifications for licensure.
(b) Licensure of an applicant shall require a majority vote of the board.
(c) Any member of the board who has a conflict of interest shall disqualify himself or herself from voting. This
disqualification shall not affect the existence of a quorum.
(d) Licensure action by the board shall be reported in the board minutes with a listing of the relevant sections of the law
under which the candidate qualified. If the board denies an application, the reasons for the denial shall be reported.
(e) Each denied applicant shall be informed in writing of the reasons for the applicant's denial and of the applicant's right to a
hearing. Action of the board shall be considered completed when the notification has been received by the applicant. Any
applicant may request a hearing or reconsideration of the application by submitting a written statement, detailing the basis for
the request, with the executive secretary within 30 days of receipt of the notification. The applicant may submit additional
material in the request for reconsideration. If a request for a hearing or reconsideration is not made within the 30 day period,
the application shall expire.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-7507, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 42; implementing K.S.A. 74-5310, as amended
by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 15; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended May 1, 1987.)
102-1-7. Licenses.
(a) Each applicant who meets standards for licensure, as provided by the laws of the state of Kansas, shall receive a license
appropriate for display and a wallet-size card with the same information as on the license.
(b) An area of emphasis in psychology shall not be listed on licenses issued by the board.
(c) In the case of a revocation of license, the licensee shall be informed of the board's action by certified mail, and the
licensee shall return the license and wallet-size card to the board within 30 days.
(d) If a licensee fails to renew the license or surrenders the license, the licensee shall return the license and wallet-size card
to the board within 30 days of expiration or surrender of the license.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 74-5310, as amended by L. 1988, Ch.
243, Sec. 15, K.S.A.1987 Supp. 74-5333; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended May 1, 1987;
amended July 24, 1989.)
102-1-8. Renewal and reinstatement.
(a) To be considered for license renewal pursuant to K.S.A. 74-5319 and amendments thereto, each licensed psychologist
shall submit the following to the board:
(1) The completed renewal form provided by the board;
(2) the renewal fee required by K.S.A. 74-5319 and amendments thereto, as set forth in K.A.R. 102-1-13(a)(3); and
(3) evidence satisfactory to the board that the psychologist has completed the required number of continuing education
hours as specified in K.A.R. 102-1-15.
(b) To be considered for reinstatement of a revoked psychology license for reasons other than incapacity of the
psychologist, the applicant shall submit the following items to the board:
(1) The completed reinstatement form provided by the board;
(2) the reinstatement fee equal to the renewal fee as set forth in K.A.R. 102-1-13(a)(3);
(3) if the applicant is required to take an examination, the examination fee as set forth in K.A.R. 102-1-13(a)(4);
(4) proof satisfactory to the board of compliance with any term specified by an order of the board as a condition of
reinstatement of the license;
(5) any materials, information, evaluation or examination reports, or other documentation that the board may request that
will enable it to satisfactorily evaluate and determine whether or not the license should be reinstated. In determining whether
or not the license should be reinstated, factors including the following shall be considered by the board:
(A) The extent to which the individual presently merits the public trust;
(B) the individual's demonstrated understanding of the wrongful conduct that resulted in the license revocation. This
understanding may be demonstrated either by successfully completing an oral interview with the board or by preparing a
professional paper that is reviewed and approved by the board or the board's designee;
(C) the extent of the individual's remediation and rehabilitation in regard to the wrongful conduct that resulted in the license
revocation;
(D) the nature and seriousness of the original misconduct;
(E) the individual's conduct after the license revocation;
(F) the time elapsed since the license revocation; and
(G) the individual's present competence in psychological knowledge and skills;
(6) verification acceptable to the board that the applicant has completed, during the immediate 24-month period, the
required number of continuing education hours as specified in K.A.R. 102-1-15; and
(7) evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has not practiced independently as or held that individual out to the
public as being a psychologist.
(c) To be considered for renewal of an expired psychology license, the applicant shall submit the following items to the
board:
(1) The completed renewal form provided by the board;
(2) the renewal fee as set forth in K.A.R. 102-1-13(a)(3);
(3) the late renewal fee equal to the renewal fee as set forth in K.A.R. 102-1-13(a)(3);
(4) if the applicant has been credentialed in a state other than Kansas, verification of the status of the applicant's credential
in that state;
(5) verification acceptable to the board that the applicant has completed, during the immediate 24-month period, the
required number of continuing education hours as specified in K.A.R. 102-1-15; and
(6) evidence satisfactory to the board that, after November 1 following the expiration of the license, the applicant has not
practiced independently as or held out that individual as a psychologist.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5318, K.S.A. 74-5319, K.S.A. 74-5339, K.S.A. 74-7507,
K.S.A. 74-5320, and K.S.A. 74-5321; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended May 1, 1986; amended
May 1, 1987; amended Dec. 18, 1998; amended July 11, 2003.)
102-1-9. Revoked.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 74-5315, 74-5316; effective May 1, 1982; revoked May 1, 1984.)
102-1-10. Revoked.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-7507 and K.S.A. 74-5342; effective May 1, 1982; amended
May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-35, Dec. 10, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended May 1, 1987;
amended Aug. 4, 1995; revoked Jan. 4, 2002.)
102-1-10a. Unprofessional conduct.
Each of the following shall be considered unprofessional conduct:
(a) Practicing psychology in an incompetent manner, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Misrepresenting professional competency by offering to perform services that are inconsistent with the licensee's
education, training, or experience;
(2) performing professional services that are inconsistent with the licensee's education, training, or experience; and
(3) without just cause, failing to provide psychological services that the licensee is required to provide under the terms of a
contract;
(b) practicing with impaired judgment or objectivity, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Using alcohol or other substances to the extent that it impairs the psychologist's ability to competently engage in the
practice of psychology; and
(2) failing to recognize, seek intervention, and make arrangements for the care of clients if one's own personal problems,
emotional distress, or mental health difficulties interfere with or negatively impact professional judgment, professional
performance and functioning, or the ability to act in the client's best interests;
(c) engaging in harmful dual relationships, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Making sexual advances toward or engaging in physical intimacies or sexual activities with either of the following:
(A) Any person who is a client; or
(B) any person that the licensee knows who has a significant relationship with the client, supervisee, or student;
(2) failing to inform the client or patient of any financial interests that might accrue to the licensed psychologist for referral to
any other service or for the sale, promotion, or use of any tests, books, electronic media, or apparatus; and
(3) exercising undue influence over any client;
(d) making sexual advances toward or engaging in physical intimacies or sexual activities with, or exercising undue influence
over any person who, within the past 24 months, has been a client;
(e) failing to obtain informed consent, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Failing to obtain and document, in a timely manner, informed consent from the client or legally authorized representative
for clinical psychological services before the provision of any of these services except in an emergency situation. This
informed consent shall include a description of the possible effects of treatment or procedures when there are known risks to
the client or patient;
(2) failing to provide clients or patients with a description of what the client or patient may expect in the way of tests,
consultation, reports, fees, billing, and collection; and
(3) failing to inform clients or patients when a proposed treatment or procedure is experimental;
(f) ignoring client welfare, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Failing to provide copies of reports or records to a licensed healthcare provider authorized by the client following the
licensee's receipt of a formal written request, unless the
release of that information is restricted or exempted by law or by
these regulations, or the disclosure of the information would be injurious to the welfare of the client;
(2) failing to inform the client or patient that the client or patient is entitled to the same services from a public agency if the
licensed psychologist is employed by that public agency and also offers services privately;
(3) engaging in behavior that is abusive or demeaning to a client, student, or supervisee;
(4) soliciting or agreeing to provide services to prospective clients or patients who are already receiving mental health
services elsewhere without openly discussing issues of disruption of continuity of care with the prospective client or patient,
or with other legally authorized persons who represent the client or patient, and when appropriate, consulting with the other
service provider about the likely effect of a change of providers on the client's general welfare;
(5) failing to take each of the following steps before termination for whatever reason, unless precluded by the patient's or
client's relocation or noncompliance with the treatment regimen:
(A) Discuss the patient's or client's views and needs;
(B) provide appropriate pretermination counseling;
(C) suggest alternative service providers, as appropriate; and
(D) take other reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of responsibility to another provider if the patient or client needs one
immediately;
(6) failing to arrange for another psychologist or other appropriately trained mental health professional to be available to
handle clinical emergencies if the psychologist anticipates being unavailable for a significant amount of time;
(7) failing to be available for the timely handling of clinical emergencies after having agreed to provide coverage for another
psychologist;
(8) failing to terminate a professional relationship if it becomes reasonably clear that the patient or client no longer needs the
service, is not benefiting from continued service, or is being harmed by continued service;
(9) failing to delegate to employees, supervisees, and research assistants only those responsibilities that these persons can
reasonably be expected to perform competently on the basis of their education, training, or experience, either independently
or with the level of supervision being provided;
(10) failing to provide training and supervision to employees or supervisees and to take reasonable steps to see that these
persons perform services responsibly, competently, and ethically; and
(11) continuing to use or order tests, procedures, or treatment, or to use treatment facilities or services not warranted by the
client's or patient's condition;
(g) failing to protect confidentiality, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Failing to inform each client, supervisee, or student of the limits of client confidentiality, the purposes for which the
information may be obtained, and the manner in which it may be used;
(2) revealing any information regarding a client or failing to protect information contained in a client's records, unless at least
one of these conditions is met:
(A) Disclosure is required or permitted by law;
(B) failure to disclose the information presents a clear and present danger to the health and safety of an individual or the
public;
(C) the psychologist is a party to a civil, criminal, or disciplinary investigation or action arising from the practice of
psychology, in which case disclosure shall be limited to that action; or
(D) the patient has signed a written release that authorizes the psychologist to release information to a specific person or
persons identified in the release; and
(3) failing to obtain written, informed consent from each client or the client's legal representative or representatives or from
any other participant before performing either of the following actions:
(A) Electronically recording sessions with the client, or other participants, including audio and video recordings; or
(B) permitting third-party observation of the activities of the client or participant;
(h) misrepresenting the services offered or provided, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Failing to inform a client if services are provided or delivered under supervision;
(2) making claims of professional superiority that cannot be substantiated;
(3) guaranteeing that satisfaction or a cure will result from the performance of professional services;
(4) knowingly engaging in fraudulent or misleading advertising; and
(5) taking credit for work not personally performed;
(i) engaging in improprieties with respect to fees and billing statements, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Exploiting clients or payers with respect to fees;
(2) misrepresenting one's fees;
(3) failing to inform a patient or client who fails to pay for services as agreed that collection procedures may be
implemented, including the possibility that a collection agency may be used or legal measures may be taken; and
(4) filing claims for services that were not rendered;
(j) improperly using assessment procedures, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Basing assessment, intervention, or recommendations on test results and instruments that are inappropriate to the current
purpose or to the patient characteristics;
(2) failing to identify situations in which particular assessment techniques or norms may not be applicable or failing to make
adjustments in administration or interpretation because of relevant factors, including gender, age, race, and other pertinent
factors;
(3) failing to indicate significant limitations to the accuracy of the assessment findings;
(4) failing to inform individuals or groups at the outset of an assessment that the psychologist is precluded by law or by
organizational role from providing information about results and conclusions of the assessment;
(5) endorsing, filing, or submitting psychological assessments, recommendations, reports, or diagnostic statements on the
basis of information and techniques that are insufficient to substantiate those findings;
(6) releasing raw test results or raw data either to persons who are not qualified by virtue of education, training, or
supervision to use that information or in a manner that is inappropriate to the needs of the patient or client; and
(7) allowing, endorsing, or supporting persons who are not qualified by virtue of education, training, or supervision to
administer or interpret psychological assessment techniques;
(k) violating applicable law, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Impersonating another person holding a license issued by this or any other board;
(2) claiming or using any method of treatment or diagnostic technique that the licensed psychologist refuses to divulge to the
board;
(3) refusing to cooperate in a timely manner with the board's investigation of complaints lodged against an applicant or a
psychologist licensed by the board. Any psychologist taking longer than 30 days to provide requested information shall have
the burden of demonstrating that the psychologist has acted in a timely manner; and
(4) being convicted of a crime resulting from or relating to the licensee's professional practice of psychology;
(l) aiding an illegal practice, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Knowingly allowing another person to use one's license;
(2) knowingly aiding or abetting anyone who is not credentialed by the board to represent that individual as a person
credentialed by the board;
(3) furthering the licensure or registration application of another person who is known or reasonably believed to be
unqualified in respect to character, education, or other relevant eligibility requirements;
(4) making a materially false statement or failing to disclose a material fact in an application for licensure or renewal of
licensure; and
(5) failing to notify the board, within a reasonable period of time, that any of the following conditions apply to the
psychologist or that the psychologist has knowledge, not obtained in the context of confidentiality, that any of the following
conditions apply to another professional regulated by the board:
(A) A licensee has had a license, certificate, permit, registration, or other certificate, registration, or license in psychology or
in the field of behavioral sciences, granted by any state or jurisdiction, that has been limited, restricted, suspended, or
revoked;
(B) a licensee has been subject to disciplinary action by a licensing or certifying authority or professional association;
(C) a licensee has been terminated or suspended from employment for some form of misfeasance, malfeasance, or
nonfeasance;
(D) a licensee has been convicted of a felony; or
(E) a licensee has practiced in violation of the laws or regulations regulating the profession;
A psychologist taking longer than 30 days to notify the board shall have the burden of demonstrating that the psychologist
acted within a reasonable period of time;
(m) failing to maintain and retain records as outlined in K.A.R. 102-1-20;
(n) improperly engaging in research with human subjects, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Failing to consider carefully the possible consequences for human beings participating in the research;
(2) failing to protect each participant from unwarranted physical and mental harm;
(3) failing to ascertain that the consent of the participant is voluntary and informed; and
(4) failing to preserve the privacy and protect the anonymity of the subjects within the terms of informed consent;
(o) engaging in improprieties with respect to forensic practice, which shall include the following acts:
(1) When conducting a forensic examination, failing to inform the examinee of the purpose of the examination and the
difference between a forensic examination and a therapeutic relationship;
(2) in the course of giving expert testimony in a legal proceeding, performing a psychological assessment in a biased,
nonobjective, or unfair manner or without adequate substantiation of the findings;
(3) failing to conduct forensic examinations in conformance with established scientific and professional standards; and
(4) if a prior professional relationship with a party to legal proceeding precludes objectivity, failing to report this prior
relationship and to clarify in both written report and actual testimony the possible impact of this prior relationship on
the resulting conclusions and recommendations; and
(p) engaging in improprieties with respect to supervision, which shall include the following acts:
(1) Failing to provide supervision in compliance with subsection (d) of K.A.R. 102-1-5a;
(2) failing to provide supervision to a person working towards licensure as a clinical psychotherapist in compliance with
KAR 102-4-7a; and
(3) failing to provide regular, periodic, written supervisory feedback to the supervisee.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2000 74-7507 and K.S.A. 74-5324; effective Jan. 4, 2002; amended Jan. 9,
2004.)
102-1-11. Supervision of unlicensed assistants.
(a) To utilize unlicensed assistants for psychological services, the licensed psychologist shall:
(1) Provide direct and continuing administrative and professional supervision to the unlicensed assistant;
(2) be vested with administrative control over the functioning of unlicensed assistants to maintain ultimate responsibility for
the welfare of every client or patient;
(3) have sufficient contact with all clients or patients in order to plan effective and appropriate service and define
procedures. The licensed psychologist shall also be available to the patient or client for emergency consultation and
intervention;
(4) provide the unlicensed assistant with only work assignments which are commensurate with the skills of that assistant;
(5) plan all procedures to be used by the unlicensed assistant and inform the assistant of those plans;
(6) provide space for unlicensed assistants in the same physical setting as themselves, unless otherwise approved and
authorized by the board;
(7) make all public announcements of fees and services. The licensed psychologist shall be solely responsible for all
correspondence with other professionals;
(8) set and collect all fees;
(9) countersign all requests for payments for services performed by the unlicensed assistant. By so doing a psychologist
shall be deemed to have established a supervisory relationship pursuant to this section;
(10) have not more than three full-time unlicensed assistants in the licensed psychologist's employ, if the licensed
psychologist is in independent practice;
(11) establish and maintain a level of supervisory contact sufficient to insure the welfare of clients or patients seen by the
unlicensed assistant and provide the board with documentation attesting to that level of supervision for board review and
approval;
(12) notify the board within 45 days of those individuals who are serving as unlicensed assistants. This notification shall be
on forms approved by the board and shall include the name, the education of, and duties assigned to each unlicensed
assistant;
(13) be responsible for all psychological services performed by the unlicensed assistant, and be solely responsible for
interpretation of psychological assessments on all patients or clients; and
(14) not be under a supervisory agreement with the board. This provision may be waived by the board upon application for
review by the proposed supervisor.
(b) An ongoing record of supervision shall be maintained which details the type of activities in which the unlicensed assistant
is engaged, and the level of competence in each. This record shall be available for review by the board.
(c) Persons receiving supervision while obtaining pre-doctoral or post-doctoral professional experience in an exempt
agency are not required to be registered by the supervising licensed psychologist.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 74-5314, and K.S.A. 74-5344, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 40;
effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended May 1, 1987.)
102-1-12. Educational requirements.
(a) Definitions.
(1) ``Core faculty member'' means an individual who is part of the program's teaching staff and who meets the following
conditions:
(A) Is an individual whose education, training, and experience are consistent with the individual's role within the program
and are consistent with the published description of the goals, philosophy, and educational purpose of the program;
(B) is an individual whose primary professional employment is at the institution in which the program is housed; and
(C) is an individual who is identified with the program and is centrally involved in program development, decision making,
and student training as demonstrated by consistent inclusion of the individual's name in public and departmental documents.
(2) ``In residence,'' when used to describe a student, means that the student is present at the physical location of the
institution for the purpose of completing coursework during which the student and one or more core faculty members are in
physical proximity and face-to- face contact.
(3) ``Primary professional employment'' means a minimum of 20 hours per week of instruction, research, any other service
to the institution in the course of employment, and the related administrative work.
(b) A graduate applicant for psychology licensure shall be deemed to have received a doctoral degree based on a program
of studies in content primarily psychological as set forth in K.S.A. 74-5310, and amendments thereto, or the substantial
equivalent of this program in both subject matter and extent of training, if at the time the applicant graduated from the
program, this doctoral degree program was accredited by the American psychological association. If the applicant began the
program after March 10, 2006, the accredited program shall require that at least 24 semester credit hours in the substantive
areas identified in paragraph (b)(13)(C), or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours, be completed while
the applicant is in residence. If not so accredited, the doctoral degree program from which the applicant was granted the
degree shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The doctoral program is offered by an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited by an accrediting
agency substantially equivalent to those agencies that accredit the universities in Kansas.
(2) The program offers doctoral education and training in psychology, one goal of which is to prepare students for the
practice of psychology.
(3) The program stands as a recognized, coherent organizational entity within a university or college.
(4) There is a clear administrative authority with primary responsibility within the program for the substantive content areas
as set forth below in paragraph (b)(13) and for the emphasis areas of psychology.
(5) The program is an established, organized, and comprehensive sequence of study designed by administrators who are
responsible for the program to provide an integrated educational experience in psychology.
(6) There is an identifiable, full-time, professional faculty whose members hold earned graduate degrees in psychology, and
the person responsible for directing the program is licensed or academically eligible at the doctoral level to engage in the
practice of psychology.
(7) The ratio of students to core faculty members does not exceed 15 students to one core faculty member.
(8) The student's major advisor is a member of the psychology faculty.
(9) The program has an identifiable body of students who are matriculated in the program for a degree.
(10) The program publicly states an explicit philosophy of training by which it intends to prepare students for the practice of
psychology. The program's philosophy, educational model, and curriculum plan shall be substantially consistent with the
mission and goals of the program's sponsor institution and shall be consistent with the following principles of the discipline:
(A) Psychological practice is based on the science of psychology, which, in turn, is influenced by the professional practice
of psychology.
(B) Training for practice is sequential, cumulative, graded in complexity, and designed to prepare students for further
organized training.
(11) The program, except for industrial and organizational psychology programs, requires an internship that meets the
following requirements:
(A) Consists of at least 1,800 hours over one year of full-time training or two consecutive years of half-time training;
(B) accepts as interns only applicants enrolled in a doctoral program as defined in this subsection or in a program that meets
the requirements of paragraph (b)(2) of K.A.R. 102-1-5a;
(C) has a clearly designated doctoral-level staff psychologist who is responsible for the integrity and quality of the training
program. This person shall be licensed, certified, or registered in the jurisdiction in which the program exists to engage in the
practice of psychology and shall be present at the training facility for a minimum of 20 hours per week;
(D) provides training and supervision in a wide range of professional activities, including diagnosis, remediation techniques,
interdisciplinary relationships, and consultation, and provides experience with a population of clients or patients presenting a
diverse set of problems and backgrounds;
(E) is taken after the completion of all graduate courses other than those designated for writing the dissertation, including
both the required graduate coursework emphasizing the practice of psychology and the preinternship training requirements;
(F) provides the intern or resident with a minimum of four hours of general training supervision for every 40 hours of training
experience. At least one hour of individual clinical supervision shall be provided for every 10 hours during which the
supervisee has direct patient or client contact;
(G) provides the majority of supervision by licensed, doctoral-level psychologists;
(H) exists as a distinct and organized program that is clearly recognizable within an institution or agency, as well as in
pertinent public, official documents issued by the institution or agency, and that is clearly recognizable as a training program
for psychologists;
(I) identifies interns as being in training and not as staff members;
(J) has a training staff that consists of at least two doctoral-level psychologists who serve on a full-time basis as individual
clinical supervisors and who are licensed, certified, or registered as psychologists in the jurisdiction in which the program
exists;
(K) is an integrated and formally organized training experience, not an after-the-fact tabulation of experience; and
(L) provides at least two hours per week in didactic activities, including case conferences, seminars, in-service training, and
grand rounds.
(12) Before awarding the doctoral degree, the program requires each student to complete a minimum of three full-time
academic years of graduate study, or the equivalent, and to complete an internship that meets the requirements of paragraph
(b)(11). At least two of the three academic training years, or the equivalent, shall be completed at the institution from which
the doctoral degree is granted, and at least two consecutive semesters, or the equivalent number of quarters or trimesters,
shall be completed while the student is in residence at the same institution. The program's coursework shall also include the
skill courses appropriate for the applicant's major or area of emphasis.
(13) The program has and implements a clear and coherent curriculum plan that provides the means whereby all students
can acquire and demonstrate substantial understanding of and competency in the current body of knowledge in the following
three substantive areas:
(A) The breadth of scientific psychology, its history of thought and development, its research methods, and its applications.
Each student shall have completed a one- semester course consisting of three semester credit hours, or the equivalent number
of quarter or trimester credit hours, in each of the following six areas:
(i) Biological aspects of behavior, including clinical neuropsychology and the biological foundations of psychopathology;
(ii) cognitive and affective aspects of behavior, including theories of perception, human learning and memory, cognitive
development, and theories and research in human learning;
(iii) social aspects of behavior, including social psychology, advanced social psychology, and social psychology theories,
research, and clinical applications;
(iv) the history and systems of psychology, including the history of psychology and theories of personality;
(v) psychological measurement, including an introduction to mathematical methods in psychology, educational measurement
methods in psychological research, and research methods in clinical psychology; and
(vi) research methodology and techniques of data analysis, including statistical methods in psychology, research design in
education, multivariate analysis, and multivariate statistical methods;
(B) the scientific, methodological, and theoretical foundations of practice. Each student shall have completed a one-
semester course consisting of three semester credit hours, or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours, in
each of the following four areas:
(i) Individual differences in behavior, including the basis and nature of individuality, intelligence and cognition, and cross-
cultural counseling;
(ii) human development, including advanced child behavior and development, behavioral analysis of child development, the
psychology of the adult personality, gerontology, and counseling with adults;
(iii) dysfunctional behavior or psychopathology, including advanced psychopathology; and
(iv) professional, ethical, legal, and quality assurance principles and standards, including professional, legal, and ethical
problems in clinical psychology and legal, ethical, and professional issues in counseling; and
(C) the methods of diagnosing or defining problems through psychological assessment and measurement and the strategies
and techniques of therapeutic intervention or remediation. A minimum of 24 semester credit hours in this substantive area, or
the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours, shall be completed by the student while the student is in residence
and shall be distributed between the following two areas:
(i) Nine semester credit hours in assessment, or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours. Assessment
courses shall include theories and methods of assessment and diagnosis, including intelligence testing, behavioral and
personality assessment in children, theory and construction of personality tests, and techniques of psychodiagnostic
assessment; and
(ii) 15 semester credit hours, or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours, in techniques of therapeutic
interventions and effective therapeutic intervention, consultation, and supervision, including counseling and interviewing skills,
theories of group counseling, psychological clinical services, psychotherapy, group therapeutic techniques, and
psychotherapy with families.
(14) The program requires at least 90 semester credit hours, or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours,
of formal graduate study in the psychology program. At least 60 of these semester credit hours, or the equivalent number of
quarter or trimester credit hours, shall be distributed among the content areas specified in paragraph (b)(13).
(15) At least 60 semester credit hours of the coursework for the doctoral program, or the equivalent number of quarter or
trimester hours, are clearly designated on the transcript as graduate-level courses in the program, exclusive of practicum,
internship, and dissertation credits. The number of credits received through extension programs shall not exceed 10 semester
credit hours or the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours. The number of postdoctoral credit hours from a
regionally accredited university or college taken to meet licensure requirements shall not exceed 10 semester credit hours or
the equivalent number of quarter or trimester credit hours.
(16) When the program has an applied emphasis, which may include clinical psychology, counseling psychology, or school
psychology, the training shall also include a minimum of at least two semesters of a coordinated practicum. The practicum in
the application of skills related to the areas of emphasis shall be performed in a setting that is preapproved by the appropriate
administrative authorities of the program.
(17) The program advertises in official documents, including course catalogues and announcements, the program standards
and descriptions and the admission requirements of the program.
(18) The program has admission requirements that are, in part or in full, based on objective, standardized achievement tests
and measures.
(19) The program includes an ongoing, objective review and evaluation of student learning and progress, and the program
reports this evaluation in the official transcript.
(20) The program includes a comprehensive examination or an equivalent assessment approved by the board of the
applicant's knowledge and progress within the training program, and the program requires that the applicant pass this
requirement before awarding the doctoral degree.
(21) As a part of the graduation requirements, each student is required to initiate, prepare, conduct, and report original
research or an equivalent project as determined by the program. This original research or equivalent project shall not be
substituted for successful completion of the comprehensive examination required under paragraph (b)(20).
(22) The institution offering the graduate program has a library and equipment and resources available that are adequate for
the size of the student body and the scope of the program offered, including suitable scientific and practicum facilities.
102-1-13. Fees.
(a) Each applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall pay the appropriate fee as set forth
(1) Application for a license, $100;
(2) original license, $175;
(3) renewal, $200;
(4) duplicate license, $20;
(5) 90 day nonresident temporary license, $15;
(6) temporary license, $150;
(7) temporary license renewal fee, $150; or
(8) specialty endorsement, $130.
(b) Each applicant for a license renewal after its date of expiration shall pay an additional fee of $200, as well as the
renewal fee of $200.
(c ) Fees paid to the board shall not be refundable. This regulation shall be effective on and after July 1, 2005.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-5316, 74-5319, 74-5349, and K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5310,
74-5310a, 74-5316, 74-5319, 74-5320, and 74-5349; effective May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-35, Dec. 19, 1984;
amended May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1987; amended, T-102-5-1- 90, May 1, 1990; amended June 11, 1990;
amended, T-102- 11-29-90, Nov. 29, 1990; amended Jan. 21, 1991; amended Aug. 23, 1993; amended Aug. 4, 1995;
amended Oct. 24, 1997; amended July 1, 2005.)
102-1-14. Psychological group service.
Agencies, associations, or other groups providing psychological services shall include the name or names of the licensed
psychologist or psychologists providing or supervising the services on psychological reports, insurance forms, or other
official documents and advertisements.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74-7507, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 42; implementing K.S.A. 74-5302, as amended
by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 14; effective May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1984; amended May 1, 1987.)
102-1-15. Continuing education.
(a) Each applicant for renewal of licensure shall have earned 50 continuing education hours in the two years preceding an
application for renewal. The required number of continuing education hours shall be prorated for periods of renewal that are
less than the full two years, using the ratio of one- third of the continuing education hours for each six months since the date of
licensure or most recent renewal. Continuing education hours for each type of continuing education activity as specified
below in subsection (d) shall be prorated accordingly for those persons whose periods of renewal are less than the full two
years. Each person who is licensed within six months of the current expiration period shall be exempt from the continuing
education requirement for that person's first renewal period.
(b) The content of each continuing education activity shall be clearly related to the enhancement of psychology practice,
values, skills, or knowledge.
(c) During each two-year renewal cycle and as part of the required continuing education hours, each licensed psychologist
shall complete at least three continuing education hours of training on professional ethics and at least six continuing
education hours related to diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. These hours shall be obtained from any of the
activities specified in paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(4), and (d)(6) of this regulation.
(d) Acceptable continuing education activities, whether taken within the state or outside the state, shall include the following:
(1) Attendance at workshops, seminars, and presentations that are sponsored, accredited, or conducted by educational
institutions, professional associations, or private institutions. These activities shall be sponsored, accredited, or conducted by
educational institutions, professional associations, or private institutions that are nationally or regionally accredited for training.
Activities conducted by agencies, groups, or individuals that do not meet the requirements of national or regional
accreditation shall be acceptable, if the content is clearly related to the enhancement of psychology skills, values, and
knowledge. Actual contact hours, excluding breaks and lunch, shall be credited. A maximum of 50 continuing education
hours shall be allowed;
(2) the first-time preparation and initial presentation of courses, workshops, or other formal training activities, for which a
maximum of 15 continuing education hours shall be allowed;
(3) documented completion of a self-study program. A maximum of 12 continuing education hours shall be allowed;
(4) documented completion of a self-study program with a posttest that is conducted by a continuing education provider as
described in paragraph (d)(1). A maximum of 40 continuing education hours shall be allowed;
(5) publication and professional presentation. Fifteen continuing education hours may be claimed for the publication or
professional presentation of each scientific or professional paper or book chapter authored by the applicant. A maximum of
45 continuing education hours shall be allowed;
(6) completion of an academic course, for which a maximum of 15 continuing education hours shall be allowed for each
academic semester credit hour;
(7) providing supervision as defined in K.A.R. 102-1-1, for which a maximum of 15 continuing education hours shall be
allowed;
(8) receiving supervision as defined in K.A.R. 102-1-1, except in connection with any disciplinary action, for which a
maximum of 15 continuing education hours shall be allowed;
(9) initial preparation for a specialty board examination, for which a maximum of 25 continuing education hours shall be
allowed;
(10) participation in quality care, client or patient diagnosis review conferences, treatment utilization reviews, peer review,
case consultation with another licensed psychologist, or other quality assurance committees or activities, for which a
maximum of 15 continuing education hours shall be allowed;
(11) participation, including holding office, in any professional organization related to the applicant's professional activities, if
the organization's activities are clearly related to the enhancement of psychology or mental health practice, values, skills, or
knowledge. A maximum of 12 continuing education hours shall be allowed; and
(12) receiving personal psychotherapy that is provided by a licensed or certified mental health provider and is a part of a
designated training program. A maximum of 20 continuing education hours shall be allowed.
(e) Each licensed psychologist shall be responsible for maintaining personal continuing education records. Each licensee
shall submit to the board the licensee's personal records of participation in continuing education activities if requested by the
board.
(f) In determining whether or not a claimed continuing education activity will be allowed, the licensed psychologist may be
required by the board to demonstrate that the content was clearly related to psychology or to verify that psychologist's
participation in any claimed or reported activity. If a psychologist fails to comply with this requirement, the claimed credit may
be disallowed by the board.
(g) Any applicant who submits continuing education documentation that fails to meet the required 50 continuing education
hours may request an extension from the board. The request shall include the applicant's reason for requesting an extension
and a plan outlining the manner in which the applicant intends to complete the continuing education requirements. For good
cause shown, the applicant may be granted an extension, which shall not exceed six months.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 74-7507; effective May 1, 1984; amended, T-85-35, Dec. 19, 1984; amended
May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended May 1, 1987; amended July 24, 1989; amended Oct. 27, 2000; amended
July 11, 2003.)
102-1-16. Use of computerized psychological tests.
(a) To utilize computers in any aspect of psychological testing, the licensed psychologist shall:
(1) conform to the professional standards for testing, as adopted by the American Psychological Association in the
Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests, 1985, which is hereby adopted by reference;
(2) specifically consider each of the following issues in testing each client:
(A) whether a particular test is appropriate for a particular client;
(B) whether the computerized version of a test is appropriate for use by a particular client;
(C) the evaluation, validity and reliability of the decision rules underlying interpretive statements and their supporting
research;
(D) whether the integration of findings is correct; and
(E) whether the conclusions and recommendations are appropriate.
(3) not use the results of a computerized test in decision-making about clients or make such results part of official client
records unless such results are signed by the licensed psychologist utilizing the test;
(4) be involved in a direct, supervisory, or consultative relationship to the client or to those persons using test findings for
decision-making regarding the client;
(5) assume the same degree of responsibility for the validity and reliability of interpretive statements and soundness of
inferences, judgments, and recommendations based on computer-generated test results as would be assured if the
psychologist had personally examined the client; and
(6) make an explicit statement on the report as to whether the psychologist has seen or examined the client in person.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 74-7507, as amended by L. 1986, Ch. 299, Sec. 42; effective, T-85-35, Dec. 19,
1984; effective May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1987.)
102‑1‑17. Licensee consult with physician when determining symptoms of mental disorders.
(a) “Consult”, as used in K.S.A. 74-5302 and amendments thereto, shall be defined as contact made by the licensee with
the appropriate medical professional indicated in subsection (b), for the purpose of promoting a collaborative approach to
the client’s care. This contact may or may not be intended to accomplish confirmation of diagnosis. The timing of this action
by the licensee shall be managed in a way that enhances the progress of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. This consult
may or may not be completed in the initial session of service delivery.
(b) The consult with the client’s physician or psychiatrist may occur through documented face-to-face contact, documented
telephonic contact, or other documented communication by the licensee with the physician, the physician’s assistant, or
designated nursing staff. When initiating this contact, the licensee shall not be responsible for the medical professional’s
response or for the client’s compliance with any related intervention made by the medical professional.
(c) If a licensee is practicing in a setting or contract arrangement that involves a person licensed to practice medicine and
surgery for review of mental health treatment, a physician consult may be completed through medical involvement completed
in accordance with the established procedure of the setting or contract arrangement.
(d) If a licensee is practicing in a licensed community mental health center or its affiliate, or other agency of the state or
licensed by the state for providing mental health, rehabilitative, or correctional services, a physician consult shall not be
required beyond the procedures for medical involvement as established by the qualifying agency.
(e) In order to maintain patient confidentiality and informed consent, the licensee shall obtain either a written consent to
consult with the patient’s physician or a written waiver declining the consultation.
(f) Independent diagnosis may be achieved by the licensee consulting with another mental health practitioner in order to
establish a diagnosis.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5302, as amended by L. 1999, Ch. 117, Sec. 25;
effective Oct. 27, 2000.)
102-1-18. Designation of referral source for the use in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder.
The ``diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders,'' fourth edition, text revision, copyrighted in 2000 and published
by the American psychiatric association, is hereby adopted by reference.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 74- 5302 and K.S.A. 2004 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5302; effective Oct. 27,
2000; amended April 22, 2005.)
102-1-19. Services rendered to individuals located in this state.
Except as authorized by K.S.A. 74-5316, K.S.A 74-5344, and K.S.A. 74-5345, and amendments thereto, each person,
regardless of the person’s location, who engages in either of the following activities shall be deemed to be engaged in the
practice of psychology in this state and shall be required to have a license, issued by the board, to practice psychology as a
licensed psychologist:
(a) performs any act included in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-5302, and amendments thereto, on or for one or more
individuals located in this state; or
(b) represents oneself to be a psychologist available to perform any act included in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-5302, and
amendments thereto, on or for one or more individuals located in this state.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 74-5340; effective May 11, 2001.)
102-1-20. Unprofessional conduct regarding recordkeeping.
(a) Failure of a psychologist to comply with the recordkeeping requirements established in this regulation shall constitute
unprofessional conduct.
(b) Content of psychological records. Each licensed psychologist shall maintain a record for each client or patient that
accurately reflects the licensee's contact with the client or patient and the results of the psychological service provided. Each
licensee shall have ultimate responsibility for the content of the licensee's records and the records of those persons under the
licensee's supervision. The record may be maintained in a variety of media, if reasonable steps are taken to maintain
confidentiality, accessibility, and durability. Each record shall be completed in a timely manner and shall include the following
information for each client or patient who is a recipient of clinical psychological services:
(1) Adequate identifying data;
(2) the date or dates of services the licensee or the licensee's supervisee provided;
(3) the type or types of services the licensee or the licensee's supervisee provided;
(4) initial assessment, conclusions, and recommendations;
(5) a plan for service delivery or case disposition;
(6) clinical notes of each session; and
(7) sufficient detail to permit planning for continuity that would enable another psychologist to take over the delivery of
services.
(c) Retention of records. If a licensee is the owner or custodian of client or patient records, the licensee shall retain a
complete record for the following time periods, unless otherwise provided by law:
(1) At least five years after the date of termination of one or more contacts with an adult; and
(2) for a client or patient who is a minor on the date of termination of the contact or contacts, at least until the later of the
following two dates:
(A) Two years past the age of majority; or
(B) five years after the date of termination of the contact or contacts with the minor.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 74-5324 and K.S.A. 2000 Supp. 74-7507; effective Jan. 4, 2002.)
Amended March 2008