Session of 2000
HOUSE BILL No. 2760 By Committee on Health and Human Services 1-31

9 AN ACT enacting the addictions counselor licensure act; amending
10 K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-7501 and 74-7507 and repealing the existing
11 sections; also repealing K.S.A. 65-6601 through 65-6606.
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13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14 New Section 1. Sections 1 through 13, and amendments thereto,
15 shall be known and may be cited as the addictions counselor licensure
16 act.
17 New Sec. 2. As used in the addictions counselor licensure act:
18 (a) "Addiction counseling" means the evaluation, assessment, edu-
19 cation and counseling of individuals within the context of alcohol or drug
20 usage or both, including but not limited to the requirements of subsection
21 (c) of K.S.A. 8-1008, and amendments thereto. Addiction counseling in-
22 cludes the diagnosis and treatment of addiction disorders as authorized
23 under the addictions counselor licensure act.
24 (b) "Licensed addictions counselor technician" means a person who
25 is licensed under this act and who engages in the practice of addictions
26 counseling for compensation only under the supervision of a licensed
27 addictions counselor II, a person licensed to practice medicine and sur-
28 gery, or a person licensed by the board and whose licensure allows for
29 the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in independent practice,
30 except that the licensed addictions counselor technician is not authorized
31 to engage in services that evaluate, diagnose or plan treatment for persons
32 with addictions disorders.
33 (c) "Licensed addictions counselor I" means a person who is licensed
34 under this act and engages in the practice of addictions counseling for
35 compensation except that the licensed addictions counselor I may eval-
36 uate, diagnose or plan treatment for persons with addictions disorders
37 only under the direction of a licensed addictions counselor II, a person
38 licensed to practice medicine and surgery, or a person licensed by the
39 board and whose licensure allows for the diagnosis and treatment of men-
40 tal disorders in independent practice.
41 (d) "Licensed addictions counselor II" means a person who is li-
42 censed under this act and engages in the independent practice of addic-
43 tions counseling for compensation including the diagnosis and treatment

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1 of addictions disorders as specified in the edition of the diagnostic and
2 statistical manual of mental disorders of the American psychiatric asso-
3 ciation designated by the board by rules and regulations.
4 (e) "Board" means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created
5 by K.S.A. 74-7501, and amendments thereto.
6 (f) "Client" means a person who consults or is examined, interviewed,
7 diagnosed or treated by a licensee.
8 (g) "Licensee" means any licensed addictions counselor technician,
9 licensed addictions counselor I or licensed addictions counselor II who
10 receives a confidential communication from a client if such communica-
11 tion was not intended to be disclosed to third persons.
12 (h) "Ancillary personnel" means any employee of a licensee who is
13 not included in the definition of licensee.
14 New Sec. 3. On and after the effective date of this act: (a) No person
15 shall engage in the practice of addictions counseling or represent that
16 such person is a licensed addictions counselor technician or an addictions
17 counselor technician without having first obtained a license as an addic-
18 tions counselor technician under the addictions counselor licensure act.
19 (b) No person shall engage in the practice of addictions counseling
20 or represent that such person is a licensed addictions counselor I or an
21 addictions counselor I without having first obtained a license as an ad-
22 dictions counselor I under the addictions counselor licensure act.
23 (c) No person shall engage in the practice of addictions counseling
24 or represent that such person is a licensed addictions counselor II or an
25 addictions counselor II without having first obtained a license as an ad-
26 dictions counselor II under the addictions counselor licensure act.
27 (d) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.
28 New Sec. 4. (a) The board shall issue a license as an addictions coun-
29 selor technician to an applicant who:
30 (1) Has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
31 the public trust;
32 (2) has completed 500 hours of supervised professional experience in
33 addictions counseling acceptable to the board; and
34 (3) has completed 18 academic credit hours of coursework in the core
35 work functions of an addictions counselor as determined by the board.
36 (b) The board shall issue a license as an addictions counselor I to an
37 applicant who:
38 (1) Has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
39 the public trust;
40 (2) has passed an examination approved by the board;
41 (3) is licensed by the board or qualified to be licensed as an addictions
42 counselor technician;
43 (4) has completed 2,000 hours of supervised professional experience

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1 in addictions counseling acceptable to the board; and
2 (5) on or after July 1, 2003, has (A) a baccalaureate degree from an
3 accredited college or university approved by the board; (B) as part of or
4 in addition to a baccalaureate degree, has completed 21 credit hours of
5 addictions related course work in addition to the 18 credit hours in core
6 work functions, pursuant to subsection (a), through identifiable study of
7 the following content areas: Individual and family development, counsel-
8 ing theories and techniques, physiology of addiction, addiction prevention
9 and education, and addictions studies and research; and (C) has com-
10 pleted 1,000 hours of the supervised professional experience require-
11 ments specified in paragraph (4) following completion of educational
12 requirements.
13 (c) The board shall issue a license as an addictions counselor II to an
14 applicant who:
15 (1) Has satisfied the board that the applicant is a person who merits
16 the public trust;
17 (2) has passed an examination approved by the board;
18 (3) is licensed by the board or qualified to be licensed as an addictions
19 counselor I;
20 (4) has completed 4,000 hours of supervised professional experience
21 in addictions counseling acceptable to the board; and
22 (5) on or after July 1, 2005, has (A) a master's degree from an ac-
23 credited college or university approved by the board; (B) as part of or in
24 addition to a master's degree has completed 21 graduate credit hours of
25 addictions related course work through identifiable study of the following
26 content areas: Diagnosis and treatment of addiction; individual, family
27 and group interventions; collaboration and referral; professional ethics;
28 and any one content area from the requirements of subparagraph
29 (b)(5)(B); and (C) has completed 2,000 hours of the supervised profes-
30 sional experience requirements specified in paragraph (4) following com-
31 pletion of educational requirements.
32 (d) On or before June 30, 2003, a person who does not meet the
33 education and training requirements to be licensed as an addictions coun-
34 selor I specified in subsection (b)(5) may be licensed as an addictions
35 counselor I by, upon application to the board, satisfying the remaining
36 requirements of this act and verifying that the person:
37 (1) Was registered or qualified to be registered as an alcohol and
38 other drug abuse counselor prior to the effective date of this act; or
39 (2) has a minimum of two years of professional experience as an al-
40 cohol and drug abuse counselor certified by the department of social and
41 rehabilitation services or equivalent professional experience acceptable to
42 the board and has passed either a national examination or has been so
43 recognized through a prior certification process acceptable to the board.

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1 (e) On or before June 30, 2005, a person who does not meet the
2 education and training requirements to be licensed as an addictions coun-
3 selor II specified in subsection (c)(5) may be licensed as an addictions
4 counselor II by, upon application to the board, satisfying the remaining
5 requirements of this act and verifying that the person:
6 (1) Was registered or qualified to be registered as an alcohol and
7 other drug abuse counselor prior to the effective date of this act; or
8 (2) has a minimum of five years of professional experience as an al-
9 cohol and drug abuse counselor certified by the department of social and
10 rehabilitation services or equivalent professional experience acceptable to
11 the board and has passed either a national examination or has been so
12 recognized through a prior certification process acceptable to the board.
13 (f) Each applicant shall pay an application fee and examination fee
14 established by the board under section 11, and amendments thereto.
15 (g) Applications for licensure pursuant to the addictions counselor
16 act shall be made to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed
17 by the board. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the
18 board that the applicant:
19 (1) Is licensed by the board as a licensed addictions counselor tech-
20 nician, licensed addictions counselor I or licensed addictions counselor II
21 or meets all requirements for licensure as an addictions counselor tech-
22 nician, addictions counselor I or addictions counselor II; and
23 (2) has paid the application fee fixed under section 11, and amend-
24 ments thereto.
25 New Sec. 5. The board shall issue a license to an individual who is
26 currently registered, certified or licensed to practice addictions counsel-
27 ing in another jurisdiction if the board determines that the standards for
28 registration, certification or licensure to practice addictions counseling in
29 the other jurisdiction are at least equivalent to or exceed the requirements
30 of the addictions counseling licensure act and rules and regulations of the
31 board. An applicant for a license under this section shall pay an application
32 fee established by the board under section 11, and amendments thereto.
33 New Sec. 6. A licensee under the addictions counselor licensure act,
34 at the beginning of a client-counselor relationship, shall inform the client
35 of the level of such licensee's training and the title or titles and license
36 or licenses of such licensee. As a part of such obligation, such licensee
37 shall disclose whether such licensee has a bachelor's degree, master's
38 degree or a doctoral degree. If such licensee has a doctoral degree, such
39 licensee shall disclose whether or not such doctoral degree is a doctor of
40 medicine degree or some other doctoral degree. If such licensee does not
41 have a medical doctor's degree, such licensee shall disclose that the li-
42 censee is not authorized to practice medicine and surgery and is not
43 authorized to prescribe drugs. Documentation of such disclosures to a

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1 client shall be made in the client's record.
2 New Sec. 7. (a) An applicant who meets the requirements for licen-
3 sure pursuant to this act, has paid the license fee provided for by section
4 11, and amendments thereto, and has otherwise complied with the pro-
5 visions of this act shall be licensed by the board.
6 (b) Licenses issued pursuant to this act shall expire 24 months from
7 the date of issuance unless revoked prior to that time. A license may be
8 renewed upon application and payment of the fee provided for by section
9 11, and amendments thereto. The application for renewal shall be accom-
10 panied by evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has com-
11 pleted during the previous 24 months the continuing education required
12 by rules and regulations of the board. As part of such continuing educa-
13 tion, the applicant shall complete not less than three continuing education
14 hours of professional ethics.
15 (c) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may make
16 written application to the board requesting reinstatement of the license
17 upon termination of the period of suspension or revocation in a manner
18 prescribed by the board, which application shall be accompanied by the
19 fee provided for by section 11, and amendments thereto.
20 New Sec. 8. The board may refuse to grant licensure to, or may sus-
21 pend, revoke, condition, limit, qualify or restrict the licensure of any in-
22 dividual who the board, after a hearing, determines:
23 (a) Is incompetent to practice addictions counseling, or is found to
24 engage in the practice of addictions counseling in a manner harmful or
25 dangerous to a client or to the public;
26 (b) is convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of a crime that
27 the board determines is of a nature to render the convicted person unfit
28 to practice addictions counseling;
29 (c) has violated a provision of the addictions counselor licensure act
30 or one or more of the rules and regulations of the board;
31 (d) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license or license renewal
32 by bribery or fraudulent representation;
33 (e) has knowingly made a false statement on a form required by the
34 board for license or license renewal;
35 (f) has failed to obtain continuing education credits required by rules
36 and regulations of the board;
37 (g) has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by
38 rules and regulations established by the board; or
39 (h) has had a registration, license or certificate as an addictions coun-
40 selor revoked, suspended or limited, or has had other disciplinary action
41 taken, or an application for registration, license or certificate denied, by
42 the proper regulatory authority of another state, territory, District of Co-
43 lumbia or another country, a certified copy of the record of the action of

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1 the other jurisdiction being conclusive evidence thereof.
2 New Sec. 9. Nothing in the addictions counselor licensure act shall
3 be construed:
4 (a) To prevent addictions counseling practice by students or interns
5 or individuals preparing for the practice of addictions counseling to prac-
6 tice under qualified supervision of a professional, recognized and ap-
7 proved by the board, in an educational institution or agency so long as
8 they are designated by titles such as "student," "trainee," "intern" or other
9 titles clearly indicating training status;
10 (b) to authorize the practice of psychology, medicine and surgery,
11 professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, masters level psy-
12 chology or licensed social work;
13 (c) to apply to the activities and services of a rabbi, priest, minister,
14 clergy person or organized ministry of any religious denomination or sect,
15 including a Christian-Science practitioner, unless such person or individ-
16 ual who is a part of the organized ministry as a licensed addictions
17 counselor;
18 (d) to apply to the activities and services of qualified members of
19 other professional groups including, but not limited to, attorneys, physi-
20 cians, psychologists, masters level psychologists, professional counselors,
21 marriage and family therapists, registered nurses or social workers per-
22 forming services consistent with the laws of this state, their training and
23 the code of ethics of their profession, so long as they do not represent
24 themselves as being an addictions counselor;
25 (e) to prevent qualified persons from doing work within the standards
26 and ethics of their respective professions and callings provided they do
27 not hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of services
28 as being an addictions counselor; or
29 (f) to apply to the volunteer activities of an individual providing al-
30 coholism and other drug abuse recovery services as a part of an alcohol
31 or drug abuse support organizations or groups, so long as such individuals
32 do not represent themselves by any title or description in the manner
33 prohibited under this act.
34 New Sec. 10. (a) A client of a licensee has a privilege to prevent a
35 licensee or ancillary personnel from testifying or otherwise disclosing that
36 the client has been or is currently receiving treatment or from testifying
37 or otherwise disclosing any confidential communications made for the
38 purposes of consultation, examination, interview, diagnosis or treatment
39 of the client's mental, alcoholic, drug dependency or emotional condition.
40 (b) The privilege extends to individual, family or group therapy under
41 the direction or supervision of the licensee and includes members of the
42 client's family. The privilege may be claimed by the client, by the client's
43 guardian or conservator or by the personal representative of a deceased

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1 client. The licensee shall claim the privilege on behalf of the client unless
2 the client has made a written waiver of the privilege and provided the
3 licensee with a copy of such waiver or unless one of the exceptions pro-
4 vided by subsection (d) is applicable.
5 (c) Confidential communications shall extend to those persons pres-
6 ent to further the interests of the client in the consultation, examination,
7 interview, diagnosis or treatment; ancillary personnel; persons who are
8 participating in the consultation, examination, interview, diagnosis and
9 treatment under the direction or supervision of the licensee, including
10 members of the client's family; and any other persons who the client
11 reasonably believes needs the communication to assist in the client's con-
12 sultation, examination, interview, diagnosis or treatment.
13 (d) The privilege established by subsections (b) and (c) shall not ex-
14 tend to:
15 (1) Any communication relevant to an issue in proceedings to invol-
16 untarily commit to treatment a client for mental illness, alcoholism or
17 drug dependency if the licensee in the course of diagnosis or treatment
18 has determined that the client is in need of hospitalization;
19 (2) an order for examination of the mental, alcoholic, drug depend-
20 ency or emotional condition of the client which is entered by a judge,
21 with respect to the particular purpose for which the examination is or-
22 dered, except the privilege shall extend to the nondisclosure of any in-
23 formation which would incriminate or implicate a client of a criminal act
24 except if such criminal act is specified in subparagraph (d)(4);
25 (3) any proceeding in which the client relies upon any of the afore-
26 mentioned conditions as an element of the client's claim or defense, or,
27 after the client's death, in any proceeding in which any party relies upon
28 any of the client's conditions as an element of a claim or defense;
29 (4) any communication which forms the substance of information
30 which the licensee or the client is required by law to report to a public
31 official, which shall include, but not be limited to, child abuse pursuant
32 to K.S.A. 38-1522, and amendments thereto, and adult abuse pursuant to
33 article 14 of chapter 39 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amend-
34 ments thereto, unless the statute requiring the report or record specifi-
35 cally provides that the information shall not be disclosed;
36 (5) any information necessary for the emergency treatment of a client
37 or former client if the licensee states in writing the reasons for disclosure
38 of the communication and makes such statement a part of the treatment
39 or medical record of the client;
40 (6) information relevant to protect a person who has been threatened
41 with substantial physical harm by a client during the course of treatment,
42 when such person has been specifically identified by the client, the li-
43 censee believes there is substantial likelihood that the client will act on

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1 such threat in the reasonable foreseeable future and the licensee has
2 concluded that notification should be given. The client shall be notified
3 that such information has been communicated;
4 (7) any information to the client or former client, except that the
5 licensee may refuse to disclose portions of such records if the licensee
6 states in writing that such disclosure will be inadvisable or injurious to
7 the welfare of the client or former client;
8 (8) any information to any state or national accreditation or certifi-
9 cation or licensing authority, but the licensee shall require, before such
10 disclosure is made, a pledge that the name of any client or former client
11 shall not be disclosed to any person not otherwise authorized by law to
12 receive such information;
13 (9) any information to the Kansas advocacy protective services, inc.
14 which concerns individuals who reside in a treatment facility and which
15 is required by federal law and federal rules and regulations to be available
16 pursuant to a federal grant-in-aid program;
17 (10) any information relevant to the collection of a bill for profes-
18 sional services rendered by a licensee;
19 (11) any information sought by a coroner serving under the laws of
20 Kansas when such information is material to an investigation or proceed-
21 ing conducted by the coroner in the performance of such coroner's official
22 duties. Information obtained by a coroner under this provision shall be
23 used for official purposes only and shall not be made public unless ad-
24 mitted as evidence by a court or for purposes of performing the coroner's
25 statutory duties;
26 (12) any communication and information between or among treat-
27 ment facilities regarding a proposed client, client or former client of such
28 treatment facility for purposes of promoting continuity of care between
29 the state psychiatric hospitals and the community mental health centers;
30 the consent of the proposed client, client or former client of such treat-
31 ment facility shall not be necessary to share evaluation and treatment
32 records between or among treatment facilities regarding a proposed cli-
33 ent, client or former client of such treatment facility; as used in this par-
34 agraph, "proposed client" and "client" shall have the meanings respec-
35 tively ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 59-2946 and amendments
36 thereto; or
37 (13) any communication or information relevant to investigation or
38 adjudication of an alleged violation of the act, or rules and regulations
39 adopted thereunder, under which the licensee practices.
40 (e) The licensee shall not disclose any information subject to subsec-
41 tion (d)(3) unless a judge has entered an order finding that the client has
42 made such client's condition an issue of the client's claim or defense. The
43 order shall prohibit the parties from disclosing otherwise confidential in-

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1 formation to any other person.
2 (f) Nothing in this section or in this act shall be construed to prohibit
3 any licensee from testifying in court hearings concerning matters of adult
4 abuse, adoption, child abuse, child neglect, or other matters pertaining
5 to the welfare of children or from seeking collaboration or consultation
6 with professional colleagues or administrative superiors, or both, on be-
7 half of the client.
8 New Sec. 11. (a) The board shall fix by rules and regulations and
9 shall collect the following fees:
10 (1) For application for licensure, not to exceed $150;
11 (2) for original licensure, not to exceed $175;
12 (3) for examination, not to exceed $275;
13 (4) for renewal of a license, not to exceed $175;
14 (5) for reinstatement of a license, not to exceed $175;
15 (6) for replacement of a license, not to exceed $20; and
16 (7) for late charges, not to exceed $5 for each 30 days of delay beyond
17 the date the renewal application was to be made.
18 (b) Fees paid to the board are not refundable.
19 (c) The board may require that fees paid for any examination for
20 licensure be paid directly to the examination service by the person taking
21 the examination. If the board is unable to contract with an examination
22 service, the board may establish an examination fee or charge the exam-
23 ination fee and an additional amount that would allow for the collection
24 of the fee that is required to be deposited in the state general fund pur-
25 suant to K.S.A. 74-7506, and amendments thereto.
26 New Sec. 12. Proceedings under the addictions counselor licensure
27 act shall be conducted in accordance with the Kansas administrative pro-
28 cedure act. Judicial review and civil enforcement of agency actions under
29 the addictions counselor licensure act shall be in accordance with the act
30 for judicial review and civil enforcement of agency actions.
31 New Sec. 13. (a) Upon application, the board may issue a temporary
32 license as an addictions counselor technician, addictions counselor I or
33 addictions counselor II after the application has been reviewed and ap-
34 proved by the board and the applicant has paid the appropriate fee set
35 by the board pursuant to section 11, and amendments thereto, for issu-
36 ance of new licenses.
37 (b) A temporary license issued by the board shall expire at such time
38 as final action on the application is completed or 12 months after the date
39 of issuance of the temporary license.
40 (c) No person may work under a temporary license except under the
41 supervision of a licensed addictions counselor II, a person licensed by the
42 behavioral sciences regulatory board authorized to diagnose and treat
43 mental disorders in independent practice or a person licensed to practice

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1 medicine and surgery, and such supervisory arrangements are approved
2 by the board.
3 (d) A person practicing addictions counseling with a temporary li-
4 cense shall include the word "temporary" in any reference to being a
5 licensee of this act or to being a person engaged in the practice of addic-
6 tions counseling.
7 Sec. 14. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-7501 is hereby amended to read as
8 follows: 74-7501. (a) There is hereby created a behavioral sciences reg-
9 ulatory board consisting of 11 12 members appointed by the governor.
10 The membership of the board shall be as follows: Two members of the
11 board shall be licensed psychologists; two members of the board shall be
12 licensed to engage in the practice of social work; one member of the
13 board shall be a professional counselor; one member of the board shall
14 be a marriage and family therapist; one member of the board shall be a
15 registered masters level psychologist who on January 1, 1997, will become
16 a licensed masters level psychologist; one member of the board shall be
17 licensed pursuant to the addictions counselor licensure act, section 1 et
18 seq., and amendments thereto; and four members of the board shall be
19 from and represent the general public. Each member of the board shall
20 be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.
21 (b) The term of office of each member of the board shall be four
22 years, except that the term of office of the new members appointed pur-
23 suant to this act, one member shall be appointed for a term of two years,
24 one member shall be appointed for a term of three years and two mem-
25 bers shall be appointed for terms of four years. The governor shall des-
26 ignate the term of office for each member appointed to the board pur-
27 suant to this act. No member of the board shall be appointed for more
28 than two successive terms. Upon the expiration of a member's term of
29 office, the governor shall appoint a qualified successor. Each member
30 shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Whenever a va-
31 cancy occurs in the membership of the board prior to the expiration of a
32 term of office, the governor shall appoint a qualified successor to fill the
33 unexpired term. The governor may remove any member of the board for
34 misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty.
35 (c) The board shall organize annually at its first meeting subsequent
36 to June 30 and shall select from its members a chairperson and a vice-
37 chairperson. Other meetings shall be held as the board designates. A
38 majority of members appointed to the board shall constitute a quorum
39 for the transaction of business.
40 (d) The board may appoint an executive director who shall be in the
41 unclassified service of the Kansas civil service act and shall receive an
42 annual salary fixed by the board, subject to approval by the governor. The
43 board may employ clerical personnel and other assistants, all of whom

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1 shall be in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act. The
2 board may make and enter into contracts of employment with such pro-
3 fessional personnel as necessary, in the board's judgment, for the per-
4 formance of its duties and functions and the execution of its powers.
5 (e) Members of the behavioral sciences regulatory board attending
6 meetings of the board, or attending a subcommittee meeting thereof au-
7 thorized by the board, shall be paid compensation, subsistence allow-
8 ances, mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and
9 amendments thereto.
10 Sec. 15. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-7507 is hereby amended to read as
11 follows: 74-7507. The behavioral sciences regulatory board shall have the
12 following powers, duties and functions:
13 (a) Recommend to the appropriate district or county attorneys pros-
14 ecution for violations of this act, the licensure of psychologists act of the
15 state of Kansas, the professional counselors licensure act, K.S.A. 65-6301
16 to 65-6318, inclusive, and amendments thereto, K.S.A 74-5361 to 74-
17 5372, inclusive, and amendments thereto, the marriage and family ther-
18 apists licensure act or the ~~alcohol and other drug abuse counselor regis-~~
19 ~~tration act~~ addictions counselor act, sections 1 to 13, inclusive, and
20 amendments thereto;
21 (b) compile and publish annually a list of the names and addresses of
22 all persons who are licensed under this act, are licensed under the licen-
23 sure of psychologists act of the state of Kansas, are licensed under the
24 professional counselors licensure act, are licensed under K.S.A. 65-6301
25 to 65-6318, inclusive, and amendments thereto, are licensed under K.S.A.
26 74-5361 to 74-5372, inclusive, and amendments thereto, are licensed un-
27 der the marriage and family therapists licensure act or are ~~registered~~
28 licensed under the ~~alcohol and other drug abuse counselor registration~~
29 ~~act~~ addictions counselor act, sections 1 to 13, inclusive, and amendments
30 thereto;
31 (c) prescribe the form and contents of examinations required under
32 this act, the licensure of psychologists act of the state of Kansas, the
33 professional counselors licensure act, K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6318, inclu-
34 sive, and amendments thereto, K.S.A. 74-5361 to 74-5372, inclusive, and
35 amendments thereto, the marriage and family therapists licensure act or
36 the ~~alcohol and other drug abuse counselor registration act~~ addictions
37 counselor act, sections 1 to 13, inclusive, and amendments thereto;
38 (d) enter into contracts necessary to administer this act, the licensure
39 of psychologists act of the state of Kansas, the professional counselors
40 licensure act, K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6318, inclusive, and amendments
41 thereto, K.S.A. 74-5361 to 74-5372, inclusive, and amendments thereto,
42 the marriage and family therapists licensure act or the ~~alcohol and other~~
43 ~~drug abuse counselor registration act~~ addictions counselor act, sections 1

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1 to 13, inclusive, and amendments thereto;
2 (e) adopt an official seal;
3 (f) adopt and enforce rules and regulations for professional conduct
4 of persons licensed under the licensure of psychologists act of the state
5 of Kansas, licensed under the professional counselors licensure act, li-
6 censed under K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6318, inclusive, and amendments
7 thereto, licensed under K.S.A. 74-5361 to 74-5372, inclusive, and amend-
8 ments thereto, licensed under the marriage and family therapists licen-
9 sure act or registered under the ~~alcohol and other drug abuse counselor~~
10 ~~registration act~~ addictions counselor act, sections 1 to 13, inclusive, and
11 amendments thereto;
12 (g) adopt and enforce rules and regulations establishing requirements
13 for the continuing education of persons licensed under the licensure of
14 psychologists act of the state of Kansas, licensed under the professional
15 counselors licensure act, licensed under K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6318, in-
16 clusive, and amendments thereto, licensed under K.S.A. 74-5361 to 74-
17 5372, inclusive, and amendments thereto, licensed under the marriage
18 and family therapists licensure act or ~~registered~~ licensed under the ~~alcohol~~
19 ~~and other drug abuse counselor registration act~~ addictions counselor act,
20 sections 1 to 13, inclusive, and amendments thereto;
21 (h) adopt rules and regulations establishing classes of social work spe-
22 cialties which will be recognized for licensure under K.S.A. 65-6301 to
23 65-6318, inclusive, and amendments thereto;
24 (i) adopt rules and regulations establishing procedures for examina-
25 tion of candidates for licensure under the licensure of psychologists act
26 of the state of Kansas, for licensure under the professional counselors
27 licensure act, for licensure under K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6318, inclusive,
28 and amendments thereto, for licensure under K.S.A. 74-5361 to 74-5372,
29 inclusive, and amendments thereto, for licensure under the marriage and
30 family therapists licensure act, for ~~registration~~ licensure under the ~~alcohol~~
31 ~~and other drug abuse counselor registration act~~ addictions counselor act,
32 sections 1 to 13 inclusive, and amendments thereto, and for issuance of
33 such certificates and such licenses;
34 (j) adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary for the adminis-
35 tration of this act, the licensure of psychologists act of the state of Kansas,
36 the professional counselors licensure act, K.S.A. 65-6301 to 65-6318, in-
37 clusive, and amendments thereto, K.S.A. 74-5361 to 74-5372, inclusive,
38 and amendments thereto, the marriage and family therapists licensure act
39 and the ~~alcohol and other drug abuse counselor registration act~~ addictions
40 counselor act, sections 1 to 13 inclusive, and amendments thereto, and to
41 carry out the purposes thereof;
42 (k) appoint an executive director and other employees as provided in
43 K.S.A. 74-7501 and amendments thereto; and

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1 (l) exercise such other powers and perform such other functions and
2 duties as may be prescribed by law.
3 Sec. 16. K.S.A. 65-6601 through 65-6606 and K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-
4 7501 and 74-7507 are hereby repealed.
5 Sec. 17. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
6 publication in the statute book.