KANSAS STATUTES AND CODES

65-6309a. Temporary permit to practice; requirements; fees; expiration, extension.

65-6309a

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 63.--SOCIAL WORKERS

65-6309a. Temporary permit to practice;requirements; fees; expiration, extension.(a) Upon written application and board approval, anindividual who is licensed to engage in the independent clinical practice ofsocial work at the clinical level in another jurisdiction and who isin good standing in that other jurisdiction may engage in the independentpractice of clinical social work as provided by K.S.A. 65-6308, and amendmentsthereto, in this state for no more than 15 days per year upon receipt of atemporary permit to practice issued by the board.

(b) Any clinical social work services rendered within any 24-hourperiod shall count as one entire day of clinical social workservices.

(c) The temporary permit to practice shall be effective on the date ofapproval by the board and shall expire December 31 of that year. Upon writtenapplication and for good cause shown, the board may extend the temporary permitto practice no more than 15 additional days.

(d) The board may charge a fee of a maximum of $200 for a temporary permitto practice and a fee of a maximum of $200 for an extension of a temporarypermit to practice as established by rules and regulations of the board.

(e) A person who holds a temporary permit to practice clinical social workin this state shall be deemed to have submitted to thejurisdiction of the board and shall be bound by the statutes and regulationsthat govern the practice of clinical social work in this state.

(f) In accordance with the Kansas administrative procedures act, the boardmay issue a cease and desist order or assess a fine of up to $1,000 per day, orboth, against a person licensed in another jurisdiction who engages in theindependent practice of clinical social work in this state withoutcomplying with the provisions of this section.

(g) This section shall be part of and supplemental to article 63 of chapter65 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 2007, ch. 13, § 2; July 1.