Kansas advisory committee endorses multiple regulatory edits, recommends striking outdated advertising rule
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Summary
On Jan. 6 the Licensed Psychology Advisory Committee reviewed several KAR regulations and, by consensus, recommended forwarding a set of edits to the BSRB (including modernizing application processes, clarifying renewal language, permitting CE Broker documentation and striking an obsolete advertising rule).
The Licensed Psychology Advisory Committee met Jan. 6, 2026 to review proposed edits to multiple Kansas Administrative Regulations (KAR) governing psychology licensure and practice; by consensus the committee recommended several targeted updates be forwarded to the full Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
Leslie Allen, BSRB assistant director and licensing manager, walked the committee through detailed drafts and highlighted recurring themes: moving toward an online application platform, simplifying reference and attestation requirements for predoctoral and postdoctoral supervised experience, allowing postdoc supervisors to submit board‑approved attestations directly, clarifying temporary license renewal and terminology (postdoctoral terminology preferred over "postgraduate"), removing redundant definitions that are centralized in the definitions regulation, and permitting copies or CE Broker records rather than requiring original CE certificates for audit. For KAR 102‑1‑8 (renewal and reinstatement) Allen proposed removing language that references an exam fee paid to the board (exams are paid to vendors), changing "renewal form" wording to "reinstatement form" where appropriate, and clarifying late‑fee application if a license has been expired less than one year.
Committee members raised practical issues about supervision (including whether psychologists should be allowed to supervise master’s‑level clinicians), how to handle practicum vs. internship credit, and the continued relevance of older regulations. On KAR 102‑1‑14 (psychological group services), the committee concluded the regulation’s advertising/name requirement is outdated in the internet era and, by consensus, recommended forwarding to the board that the regulation be struck. On KAR 102‑1‑17 (requirement to consult with physicians when determining symptoms of mental disorders), members expressed concern the statutory requirement is outdated and burdensome—particularly in rural settings—but staff advised that statutory change would be required; the committee asked staff to investigate the statute and report back. The committee also recommended updating KAR 102‑1‑18 to reference the DSM‑5‑TR rather than the DSM‑5.
The committee asked for one volunteer to identify a modern professional standard reference to replace a 1985 APA standard cited for computerized psychological testing; Jay Middleton volunteered to assist. The recommended changes (and the one item set aside for additional discussion) will be forwarded to the full BSRB for action during its upcoming meeting.
Provenance: The regulation review and consensus recommendations were discussed across the advisory committee’s agenda items on regulation review and old business.
