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Kansas advisory group considers allowing post-graduate make-up of practicum hours for addiction-counseling licensure
Summary
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.
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…
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