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Kansas behavioral-licensing board signals support for federal background checks on new and reinstated licenses
Summary
The Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board told staff to pursue requirements for federal fingerprint-based background checks on initial applications and reinstatements, citing multistate-compact rules and an expected KBI cost of about $57; staff will meet KBI and return with implementation details.
The Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board on July 28 signaled support for requiring federal fingerprint-based background checks for most new licensure applications and for reinstatements, a change the agency said would align with multistate compacts and common practice among health-related licensing boards.
Executive Director David Fye told the board the statute giving the board authority to require checks was enacted in 2016 and that recent multistate compacts (professional counseling, social work, psychology) include background-check…
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