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Advisory committee recommends targeted edits to KAR licensure rules, tables some items for redraft
Summary
The committee recommended multiple technical edits to KAR licensure rules—striking outdated exam percentages, removing obsolete oral-exam language, trimming reciprocity language requiring five years of practice—and agreed to table complex sections for draft revisions.
Committee staff and Leslie Allen reviewed a set of Kansas Administrative Regulations (KAR) Oct. 14 and proposed targeted edits.
Leslie Allen recommended updating KAR 102‑1‑4 (examinations) to replace an out-of-date "70%" pass reference with the current criterion-referenced cutoff (for example, a scaled score such as 500 or vendor-specified cutoff). She also proposed removing language that presumes the board will provide oral examinations for applicants with disabilities because modern computerized testing vendors accommodate many special needs and an oral exam is not operationally available. Further edits to KAR 102‑1‑3B (reciprocity) would strike requirements that an applicant have five years of practice to qualify for licensure by reciprocity and instead reflect current standards (substantial equivalence or one year in another state with similar scope).
The committee agreed by consensus to move forward with the suggested edits for KAR 102‑1‑3B and KAR 102‑1‑4 and to recommend revoking KAR 102‑1‑6 (licensure action by the board) as staff now handle many routine licensure approvals. Several sections with ambiguous wording or significant policy implications were tabled for redrafting and return at the December meeting. Leslie said she will ensure accommodation processes (how to request exam accommodations) are explicit on application materials.
Why it matters: Updating regulatory language will align Kansas rules with current testing vendor practices and clarify reciprocity and accommodation processes for applicants.
What’s next: Staff will draft regulatory language reflecting the proposed edits and return items tabled for further review at the committee’s Dec. 9 meeting.
