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Kansas BSRB discusses background-check requirement to align with counseling compact
Summary
At its Aug. 4 advisory committee meeting, BSRB staff described board support for requiring criminal background checks for new counselor licensure and for reinstatements to meet multistate compact rules; officials said the fee would be collected by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and estimated at about $57.
The Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board——Professional Counselor Advisory Committee heard updates Aug. 4 on multistate compact preparations and a board-supported plan to require criminal background checks for certain licensure actions so Kansas licensees can participate in the professional counseling compact.
The compact and background-check discussion focused on steps needed for Kansas to be eligible when the professional counseling compact launches. Executive Director David Fye told the committee the board "was supportive of making that requirement for licensure" and that a Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) fingerprint-based background check…
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