65-6506. Application for licensure; expiration and renewal; fees; reinstatement of lapsed license; licensure by another jurisdiction; temporary license. - Kansas Statutes

65-6506

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 65.--SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS

      65-6506.   Application for licensure; expiration and renewal; fees;reinstatement of lapsed license; licensure byanother jurisdiction; temporary license.(a) Any applicant for licensure shall submit an application to thesecretary upon the forms prescribed and furnished by the secretary and shallpay appropriate fees as established by the secretary, including examinationfees if required.All licenses shall expire after two yearsand may be renewed by submitting an application, showing proof of completingrequired continuing educationand paying a renewal fee to be established by rule and regulation andcollected by the secretary.The secretary may issue a license for a period of less than two years for thepurpose of administratively adjusting renewals. In such case, the licenseeshall be charged a prorated renewal fee based upon current renewal feestructure.

      (b)   At least 30 days before the expiration of the license, the secretaryshall notify the licensee of the expiration by mail addressed to the licensee'slast place of residence as noted upon the office records. If the licenseefails to submit an application and fee by the date of expiration of thelicense, the licensee shall be given a second notice that the license hasexpired and the license may only be renewed if the application, renewal fee,and late renewal fee are received by the secretary with the30-day periodfollowing the date of expiration and, if both fees are not received within the30-day period, the license shall be considered to havelapsed for failureto renew and shall be reissued only after the applicant has been reinstatedunder subsection (c).Temporary licenses may be renewed for one consecutive 12-month period uponpayment of renewal fee and documentation of failure to complete requirementsfor which the temporary license was originally issued.

      (c)   A licensee who fails torenew as herein provided may be reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee andthe reinstatement fee, and upon submitting evidence of satisfactory completionof any applicable continuing education requirements established by thesecretary. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations establishingappropriate continuing education requirements for reinstatement of personswhose licenses have lapsed for failure to renew.

      (d)   The secretary may issue a license to a person holding a valid licensein another state if:

      (1)   The secretary receives from the issuing state or states documentationthat the licensee is currently in good standing with no violations or sanctionspending or in effect;

      (2)   the applicant, pursuant to rules and regulations: (A) Meets currenteducational, clinical practicum,postgraduate professional experience and examination requirements; or (B) hasreceived a masters degree awarded prior to January 1, 1993, with a major courseof study in speech-language pathology or audiology, or both, and a supervisedclinical practicum experience and has completed postgraduateprofessional experience and passed an examination inspeech-language pathology or audiology, or both; and

      (3)   the applicant pays an endorsement and application fee pursuant torules and regulations.

      (e)   The secretary may issue a temporary speech-language pathology oraudiology license for a period of 12 monthspursuant to rules and regulations.

      History:   L. 1991, ch. 177, § 6;L. 1995, ch. 260, § 7; July 1.