65-6401. Citation of act. K.S.A. 65-6401 through 65-6414, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 65-6415, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the marriage and family therapists licensure act. History: L. 1991, ch. 114, § 1; L. 1996, ch. 153, § 16; L. 2019, ch. 55, § 12; May 9.
65-6402. Definitions. As used in the marriage and family therapists licensure act: (a) “Board” means the behavioral sciences regulatory board created under K.S.A. 74-7501 and amendments thereto. (b) “Marriage and family therapy” means the assessment and treatment of cognitive, affective or behavioral problems within the context of marital and family systems and includes the diagnosis […]
65-6403. Prohibited acts and representations; misdemeanor. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy or represent that such person is a licensed marriage and family therapist or a marriage and family therapist without having first obtained a license as a marriage and family therapist under the marriage and family therapist […]
65-6404. Application for licensure; requirements; fees; practice of licensed clinical marriage and family therapist. (a) An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall furnish evidence that the applicant has: (1) Attained 21 years of age; (2) (A) completed a master’s or doctoral degree from a marriage and family therapy program, in an […]
65-6405. Temporary license. (a) A person who is waiting to take the examination required by the board may apply to the board for a temporary license to practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist by: (1) Paying an application fee as established by the board under K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto; and (2) meeting […]
65-6405a. Temporary permit; requirements; fees; expiration, extension. (a) Upon written application and board approval, an individual who is licensed to engage in the independent clinical practice of marriage and family therapy at the clinical level in another jurisdiction, who is in good standing in that other jurisdiction and who has engaged in the clinical practice […]
65-6406. Licensure of individual registered, certified or licensed in another jurisdiction; when authorized; application fee. (a) The board may issue a license to an individual who is currently registered, certified or licensed to practice marriage and family therapy in another jurisdiction if the board determines that: (1) The standards for registration, certification or licensure to […]
65-6407. Licensure; expiration and renewal; continuing education; reinstatement of suspended or revoked license; notice of change of address. (a) An applicant who meets the requirements for licensure pursuant to this act, has paid the license fee provided for by K.S.A. 65-6411, and amendments thereto, and has otherwise complied with the provisions of this act shall […]
65-6408. Refusal to grant, suspension, condition, limitation, qualification, restriction or revocation of license; grounds. (a) The board may refuse to issue, renew or reinstate a license, may condition, limit, revoke or suspend a license, may publicly or privately censure a licensee or may impose a fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation upon a finding […]
65-6409. Construction of act. Nothing in the marriage and family therapists licensure act shall be construed: (a) To prevent marriage and family therapy practice by students or interns or individuals preparing for the practice of marriage and family therapy to practice under qualified supervision of a professional, recognized and approved by the board, in an […]
65-6410. Confidential information and communications; exceptions. (a) A person licensed under the marriage and family therapists licensure act and employees and professional associates of the person shall not be required to disclose any information that the person, employee or associate may have acquired in rendering marriage and family therapy services, unless: (1) Disclosure is required […]
65-6411. Fees. (a) The board may fix the following fees, and any such fees shall be established by rules and regulations adopted by the board: (1) For application for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, not to exceed $150; (2) for temporary licensure as a marriage and family therapist, not to exceed $175; (3) […]
65-6413. Disclosure to client at beginning of client-therapist relationship; documentation. A licensee under the marriage and family therapists licensure act, at the beginning of a client-therapist relationship, shall inform the client of the level of such licensee’s training and the title or titles and license or licenses of such licensee. As a part of such […]
65-6414. Postgraduate clinical supervision of marriage and family therapists; requirements. On and after July 1, 2017, all licensees providing postgraduate clinical supervision for those working toward clinical licensure must be board-approved clinical supervisors. (a) Applications for board-approved clinical supervisor shall be made to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the […]
65-6415. Provisional licensure as marriage and family therapist; remedial requirements prescribed by board; professional title. (a) If, in evaluating any applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, the board finds that the applicant is deficient in the qualifications or in the quality of the applicant’s educational experience required by K.S.A. 65-6404 or 65-6406, […]
