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KS Behavioral Sciences Board approves emergency rule requiring fingerprint-based background checks for new applicants
Summary
The Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board approved an emergency regulation requiring fingerprint-based national background checks for new licensure applicants starting Jan. 1, 2026, and an opt-in path for current licensees to become eligible for multistate compacts.
The Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board approved an emergency regulation package on Nov. 10 that will require fingerprint-based national background checks for all new original licensure applications beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and create an opt-in route for currently licensed practitioners who want to become eligible for multistate compacts.
Executive Director David Fye told the board that compact rules increasingly require criminal background checks and that the proposed emergency rule has three parts: require background checks for new applicants as of Jan. 1, 2026; provide an opt-in mechanism so current licensees can request a background check to qualify for a compact privilege or multistate…
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