Session of 1998
                   
SENATE BILL No. 467
         
By Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations
         
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            9             AN ACT concerning the behavioral sciences regulatory board; relating to
10             psychologists and masters level psychologists; amending K.S.A. 1997
11             Supp. 74-5311 and 74-5363 and repealing the existing sections.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14           Section 1. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-5311 is hereby amended to read as
15       follows: 74-5311. (a) Examinations for applicants under this act shall be
16       held by the board from time to time but not less than once each year.
17       The board shall adopt rules and regulations governing the subject, scope,
18       and form of the examinations or shall contract with a national testing
19       examination service to provide an examination approved by the board.
20       Unless otherwise provided by the board pursuant to subsection (b), the
21       board shall prescribe an initial examination fee not to exceed $350 $500.
22       If an applicant fails the first examination, such applicant may be admitted
23       to any subsequent examination upon payment of an additional fee pre-
24       scribed by the board not to exceed $350 $500. The examination fees
25       prescribed by the board under this section subsection shall be fixed by
26       rules and regulations of the board.
27           (b) The board may require that examination fees be paid directly to
28       the examination service. Fees paid directly to the examination service for
29       initial examination or any subsequent examination shall be in an amount
30       determined by such service which amount shall be approved by the board.
31           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-5363 is hereby amended to read as
32       follows: 74-5363. (a) Any person who desires to be licensed under this
33       act shall apply to the board in writing, on forms prepared and furnished
34       by the board. Each application shall contain appropriate documentation
35       of the particular qualifications required by the board and shall be accom-
36       panied by the required fee.
37           (b) The board shall license as a licensed masters level psychologist
38       any applicant for licensure who pays the fee prescribed by the board
39       under K.S.A. 74-5365 and amendments thereto, which shall not be re-
40       funded, who has satisfied the board as to such applicant's training and
41       who complies with the provisions of this subsection (b). An applicant for
42       licensure also shall submit evidence verified under oath and satisfactory
43       to the board that such applicant:

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  1           (1) Is at least 21 years of age;
  2           (2) has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
  3       public trust;
  4           (3) has received at least a master's degree in clinical psychology based
  5       on a program of studies in psychology from an educational institution
  6       having a graduate program in psychology consistent with state universities
  7       of Kansas; or has received at least a master's degree in psychology and
  8       during such master's or post-master's coursework completed a minimum
  9       of 12 semester hours or its equivalent in psychological foundation courses
10       such as, but not limited to, philosophy of psychology, psychology of per-
11       ception, learning theory, history of psychology, motivation, and statistics
12       and 24 semester hours or its equivalent in professional core courses such
13       as, but not limited to, two courses in psychological testing, psychopa-
14       thology, two courses in psychotherapy, personality theories, developmen-
15       tal psychology, research methods, social psychology; or has passed com-
16       prehensive examinations or equivalent final examinations in a doctoral
17       program in psychology and during such graduate program completed a
18       minimum of 12 semester hours or its equivalent in psychological foun-
19       dation courses such as, but not limited to, philosophy of psychology, psy-
20       chology of perception, learning theory, history of psychology, motivation,
21       and statistics and 24 semester hours or its equivalent in professional core
22       courses such as, but not limited to, two courses in psychological testing,
23       psychopathology, two courses in psychotherapy, personality theories, de-
24       velopmental psychology, research methods, social psychology;
25           (4) has completed 750 clock hours of academically supervised prac-
26       ticum in the master's degree program or 1,500 clock hours of postgrad-
27       uate supervised work experience;
28           (5) has completed 2,000 clock hours of postgraduate work experience
29       under the supervision of a licensed psychologist or a currently licensed
30       master's level psychologist with three years' experience; and
31           (6) for applicants on and after January 1, 1997, (A) has passed an
32       examination approved by the board with a minimum score set by the
33       board by rules and regulations at 10 percentage points below the score
34       set by the board for licensed psychologists. Unless otherwise provided by
35       the board pursuant to paragraph (B) the board shall prescribe an initial
36       examination fee not to exceed $500. If an applicant fails the first exami-
37       nation, such applicant may be admitted to any subsequent examination
38       upon payment of an additional fee prescribed by the board not to exceed
39       $500. The examination fees prescribed by the board under this paragraph
40       shall be fixed by rules and regulations of the board.
41           (B) The board may contract with a national examination service to
42       provide an examination approved by the board. The board may require
43       that examination fees be paid directly to the examination service. Fees

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  1       paid directly to the examination service for initial examination or any
  2       subsequent examination shall be in an amount determined by such service
  3       which amount shall be approved by the board.
  4           (c) The board shall adopt rules and regulations establishing the cri-
  5       teria which an educational institution shall satisfy in meeting the require-
  6       ments established under item (3) of subsection (b). The board may send
  7       a questionnaire developed by the board to any educational institution for
  8       which the board does not have sufficient information to determine
  9       whether the educational institution meets the requirements of item (3)
10       of subsection (b) and rules and regulations adopted under this section.
11       The questionnaire providing the necessary information shall be com-
12       pleted and returned to the board in order for the educational institution
13       to be considered for approval. The board may contract with investigative
14       agencies, commissions or consultants to assist the board in obtaining in-
15       formation about educational institutions. In entering such contracts the
16       authority to approve educational institutions shall remain solely with the
17       board.
18           Sec. 3. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 74-5311 and 74-5363 are hereby repealed.
19           Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
20       publication in the statute book.
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