78             1997 Session Laws of Kansas             Ch. 26

An Act concerning the state board of healing arts; relating to temporary permits issued
under the occupational therapy practice act and respiratory therapy practice act; amend-
ing K.S.A. 65-5408 and 65-5508 and repealing the existing sections.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. K.S.A. 65-5408 is hereby amended to read as follows:
65-5408. (a) The board shall waive the examination, education and ex-
perience requirements and grant registration to any person who applies
for registration on or before July 1, 1987, who pays the application fee
and who was certified prior to the effective date of this act as an occu-
pational therapist registered (O.T.R.) or a certified occupational therapy
assistant (C.O.T.A.) by the American occupational therapy association
(A.O.T.A.) or who has been employed as an occupational therapist for
the purpose of providing occupational therapy for at least two years within
the three-year period immediately prior to the effective date of this act.

(b) The board may waive the examination, education or experience
requirements and grant registration to any applicant who shall present
proof of current licensure or registration as an occupational therapist or
occupational therapy assistant in another state, the District of Columbia
or territory of the United States which requires standards for licensure
or registration determined by the board to be equivalent to or exceed the
requirements for registration under this act.

(c) At the time of making an application under this section, the ap-
plicant shall pay to the board the application fee as required under K.S.A.
65-5409 and amendments thereto.

(d) The board may issue a temporary registration to an applicant for
registration as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy
assistant who applies for temporary registration on a form provided by
the board, who meets the requirements for registration or who meets all
the requirements for registration except examination and who pays to the
board the temporary registration fee as required under K.S.A. 65-5409
and amendments thereto. Such temporary registration shall expire one
year from the date of issue or on the date that the board approves the
application for registration, whichever occurs first. No more than one
such temporary registration shall be permitted to any one person without
the majority approval of the members of the board.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 65-5508 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-
5508. (a) The board shall waive the examination, education and experi-
ence requirements and grant registration to any person who applies for
registration on or before July 1, 1987, who pays the application fee and
who was registered or certified immediately prior to the effective date of
this act as a respiratory therapist or respiratory therapy technician by the
national board for respiratory care or who has been employed as a res-

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piratory therapist for the purpose of providing respiratory therapy for at
least two years within the three-year period immediately prior to the
effective date of this act.

(b) The board may waive the examination, education or experience
requirements and grant registration to any applicant who presents proof
of current licensure or registration as a respiratory therapist in another
state, the District of Columbia or territory of the United States which
requires standards for licensure or registration determined by the board
to be equivalent to or exceed the requirements for registration under this
act.

(c) At the time of making an application under this section, the ap-
plicant shall pay to the board the application fee as required under K.S.A.
65-5509 and amendments thereto.

(d) The board may issue a special permit to a student enrolled in an
approved school of respiratory therapy who applies for such special per-
mit on a form provided by the board and who pays to the board the special
permit fee as required under K.S.A. 65-5509 and amendments thereto.
The special permit shall authorize a student who is enrolled in an ap-
proved school of respiratory therapy and who holds such special permit
to practice respiratory therapy under the supervision of a registered res-
piratory therapist. Such special permit shall expire on the date that the
student graduates from an approved school of respiratory therapy or oth-
erwise ceases to be enrolled in an approved school of respiratory therapy.

(e) The board may issue a temporary registration to an applicant for
registration as a respiratory therapist who applies for temporary registra-
tion on a form provided by the board, who meets the requirements for
registration or who meets all of the requirements for registration except
examination and who pays to the board the temporary registration fee as
required under K.S.A. 65-5509 and amendments thereto. Such temporary
registration shall expire one year from the date of issue or on the date
that the board approves the application for registration, whichever occurs
first. No more than one such temporary registration shall be permitted
to any one person, without the majority approval of the members of the
board.

Sec. 3. K.S.A. 65-5408 and 65-5508 are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved March 31, 1997.