65-6320. Disclosure to client at beginning of client-therapist relationship; documentation. - Kansas Statutes

65-6320

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

      65-6320.   Disclosure to client at beginning ofclient-therapist relationship; documentation.A licensee, under the provisions of article 63 of chapter 65of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, at the beginning of a client-therapistrelationship, shall informthe client of the level of such licensee's training and the title or titles andlicense or licenses of such licensee. As a part of such obligation, suchlicensee shall disclose whether such licensee has a master's degree or adoctoral degree. If such licensee has a doctoral degree, such licensee shalldisclose whether or not such doctoral degree is a doctor of medicine degree orsome other doctoral degree. If such licensee does not have a medical doctor'sdegree, such licensee shall disclose that the licensee is notauthorized to practice medicine and surgery and is not authorized to prescribedrugs. As a part of such disclosure, such licensee shall advise the clientthat certain mental disorders can have medical or biological origins, and thatthe client should consult with a physician. Documentation of such disclosuresto a client shall be made in the client's record.

      History:   L. 1999, ch. 117, § 17; July 1, 2000.