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Fye said the board closed a multiform survey sent to licensees across the seven professions the BSRB regulates. Staff created 13 survey versions to reflect different license levels and planned to produce summary charts with appendices of individual responses. The BSRB has also joined multi-state licensing compacts affecting psychologists (PSYPACT), professional counselors and social workers to monitor practitioner mobility and workforce trends.

Fye urged licensees to activate and use the eBroker continuing-education portal, which lets licensees upload CE documentation and can speed audits; he noted the board audits roughly 10% of licensees at renewal and that using the portal can make audit review quicker. On finance, Fye said the fee fund balance was “right around $1.9 million” and the agency’s annual budget is about $1.2 million; he told the committee the board had taken a conservative approach and came in roughly $40,000 under last year’s approved spending.

On legislative matters, Fye explained the BSRB submitted a biennial budget and the House Higher Education Budget Committee recommended the agency’s requested limits; the House Appropriations Committee included those amounts in the House appropriations bill. He said the Senate had signaled it would not hold a specific budget hearing for the BSRB and that the board, as a fee-funded agency, returns 10% of revenue to the State General Fund up to a statutory cap of $100,000 per year.

Fye also reported that several board-requested statutory changes—including a committee recommendation to expand eligibility for a student temporary addiction-counselor license—could not be introduced in committee in time this session because of logistical delays with bill drafting and committee assignments. He described the delay as a likely one-year timing issue and said staff will reintroduce the measures next legislative session.

Fye briefed the committee on recent board activity: a February special meeting to receive confidential legal advice; a January full board meeting that included public comment from the Kansas Art Therapy Association about a licensure bill that did not receive a hearing; an update from Jason Hess about the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board; and board review of proposed regulatory language for an expedited application process and a suggested educational definition change for psychology to align “in residence” coursework language with other professions.

The meeting recorded routine formal motions: the advisory committee approved its meeting agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting by voice vote, and later moved to adjourn. No member recorded an objection on those motions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kansas BSRB - Addiction Counseling Advisory Committee Meeting on March 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","David Fye, executive director of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, summarized operations, the board’s surveys and compacts, eBroker uptake and the agency budget.","taxTitle","Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, State Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Kansas","taxId",22355,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6659269,"Kansas addiction-counseling advisory committee opens discussion on regulating artificial intelligence in practice",2026,1433000,3459000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2471934-acc16edf9f2673cb20e02a21ae6a0a85&start=1433&end=3459","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2471934-acc16edf9f2673cb20e02a21ae6a0a85/thumbnail_1433000.jpg","/articles/6659269/Kansas/Kansas-addiction-counseling-advisory-committee-opens-discussion-on-regulating-artificial-intelligence-in-practice","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659269-7dfef031cf90e2091cb1388bc484e33a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757528&Signature=iC2h0tsm512Uzlmb0Hmxdi3VMx9FqtpLNI1wgNCQz9y~~RCKzpvfoh9h8koXVQRN1hTkVoWFJ9ZStuNnhTTdGN-m~~LHUIdlYmaNX9Nz49b-gYZxOcEQex8dUv4tGb7E0AYiDo8CifGhrafLzBVoMGrDBbsfvTbBDCOCpi~2fWtcAmzQCe2gYMg8KJxNIsf6iAIVSaesj3IkNCmiVTv76u6E50GGabEoAjwJjMXTvTCd0dsryVjXwThtL5bYtDJjPm2qzv2D43RB5GGfbZcXKxfF9mvDuolzfms2axbRdc265pIKi1hm3aqw4Z8XQhw8hevTWJ67SFWi0mlw2n0zcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jill Flesing, chair of the Addiction Counselor Advisory Committee of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, opened an advisory-committee discussion on regulation of artificial intelligence in behavioral-health practice during an otherwise routine remote meeting.

David Fye, executive director of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, framed the packet of materials the board provided to advisory committees: a state executive-branch generative-AI policy from the Office of Information Technology Services (OITS), guidance from the American Association of State Counseling Boards, and a Kansas Health Institute template for AI policies in public-health organizations. Fye said the OITS document includes a provision that “responses generated from generative AI shall not be used verbatim, be assumed to be truthful, . . . be used to issue official statements, [or] be solely relied upon for making final decisions.”

The committee focused on several practical risks: recordings and transcripts created for AI-assisted documentation, retention and subpoena risk for session audio, the ability of AI to “hallucinate” inaccurate material, and the difficulty of identifying speakers in group sessions. Michael James, an advisory committee member who participated in a vendor demonstration, said the EHR integrations he saw generated a transcript from recorded sessions and used those transcripts to draft clinical notes and treatment plans. He raised questions about how long recordings would be stored, whether they become official medical records subject to subpoena, and whether systems would track what percentage of AI-generated text clinicians altered before signing.

Members described a range of current uses. Some universities and clinics already use AI-generated summaries, templates and wording for nonclinical documents; several members said providers and students are experimenting with AI for drafting but that clinical leaders expect human review. Committee members stressed that any permitted use should include training, human oversight and clear patient informed-consent language.

Fye identified three documents the board provided for review: the state agency generative-AI policy (to protect privacy, intellectual property and safety), the American Association of State Counseling Boards guidance (which recommends informed consent, data safeguards and opt-out rights for clients), and a 76-page Kansas Health Institute/Wichita State University policy template (which emphasizes human oversight, transparency and data governance). He asked the advisory committee to review those materials and said the board would welcome recommendations on whether the BSRB should set standards for acceptable AI tools, use-limits or informed-consent language.

Members suggested concrete topics for any future guidance: whether and how recorded session audio used by AI becomes a part of the medical record; minimum human-review standards for AI-generated clinical notes; limits on the use of open-source public models that retain input data; informed-consent language allowing clients to opt out of AI-assisted care; and training or continuing-education requirements for clinicians who employ AI in clinical work.

The committee agreed to continue the discussion at future meetings and to watch an educational presentation by Dr. Ben Caldwell (presented to another BSRB advisory committee in October) together at a subsequent meeting before drafting formal recommendations to the board. David Fye said staff will make that presentation available for committee viewing and follow-up discussion.","Jill Flesing, chair of the Addiction Counselor Advisory Committee of the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, opened an advisory-committee discussion on regulation of artificial intelligence in behavioral-health practice.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6659264,"Kansas advisory group considers allowing post-graduate make-up of practicum hours for addiction-counseling licensure",734,3500000,4234000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2471934-acc16edf9f2673cb20e02a21ae6a0a85&start=3500&end=4234","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2471934-acc16edf9f2673cb20e02a21ae6a0a85/thumbnail_3500000.jpg","/articles/6659264/Kansas/Kansas-advisory-group-considers-allowing-post-graduate-make-up-of-practicum-hours-for-addiction-counseling-licensure","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659264-5a65b352919c2c6b22b7d495fdf8fcff/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757528&Signature=HMbhOlGZLB53SpY16KGoD1JjztFiiHTW783SGQbg6MEZAdogEtkDjrrCk22tNHIpdV5KL6rJA-T18xNhUdzQqBu~S6YF4gNfAGM4wKzuLll~5OPXYPm07Cz1elLdkYS100bFPA9Bcx9MnSuiD2DGrrckegzKgFqsNFPkx~jYOWDaSCROY1JvgiubKgHfZaIJLiMkMrd8CZCA1qfTbyXrWt23rNbst3bXC3Q4vKDzdxAl3dCHGuapl7CLS7t-UUFQ9xCVdeLtZZogzd0wgWNFJaEk9AlVuX4QV1n7xeWae38k7NtK7lrq4AgALcxjKY6YEmS2Z~mbQRdigl0moExQBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Leslie Allen, assistant director and licensing manager for the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, reviewed practicum requirements for addiction counseling licensure and asked the advisory committee whether the committee wanted to recommend a regulatory workaround for applicants who complete a degree but lack the required practicum contact hours.

Allen said current education regulations require at least 400 clock hours of practicum for the Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) credential and 300 hours of direct client contact for the Licensed Master Addiction Counselor (LMAC) and Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC) levels. She told the committee that some graduates of certain accredited master’s programs complete fewer direct-contact hours in their practicum—Allen cited programs that require about 280 hours as an example—and therefore do not meet the board’s licensure-contact standard when they apply.

Allen noted the board already can grant provisional licenses in limited circumstances so applicants may accrue additional supervised hours post‑graduation, and that supervision during those make-up hours must follow the same 1 hour of supervision per 10 client-contact hours ratio required in the education regulation. Dulcinea Rickstraw, an advisory member, said the number of applicants affected is small—“just maybe a few a year”—but that given workforce shortages the committee should avoid adding unnecessary barriers.

Committee members discussed practical options: allowing regulated post‑graduate supervised make-up hours under a training plan, defining minimum learning objectives for workplace‑based practica, or creating a written agreement with the employing site. Several members said any post‑graduate pathway should require a documented supervision plan and time limits. The committee did not adopt a formal rule at this meeting but agreed to ask staff to draft regulatory language for the advisory committee to review. Leslie Allen said she would prepare proposed language and return it to the committee at a future meeting.

The committee requested that staff identify how a post‑graduate training plan would be documented and what audit or progress reporting the board would require before any provisional authority is granted. Committee members stressed any new pathway should preserve practicum learning objectives and supervision quality while removing unnecessary licensing barriers for people entering the field.","Advisory committee heard that some graduates lack required practicum contact hours for addiction-counselor licensure; staff proposed drafting regulatory language to allow limited post‑graduate make-up under supervision and to offer a provisional license pathway.","actionData","errors"]

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