Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-15-5

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 100-15-5 - Continuing education requirement

(a)

(1) Each person who is licensed to practice a branch of the healing arts and who is required to submit proof of completion of continuing education as a condition to renewing a license shall certify, on a form provided with the license renewal application, one of the following:

(A) During the 18-month period immediately preceding the license expiration date, the person completed at least 50 credits of continuing education, of which at least one credit shall be in category III, at least 20 credits shall be in category I, and the remaining credits shall be in category II.

(B) During the 30-month period immediately preceding the license expiration date, the person completed at least 100 credits of continuing education, of which at least two credits shall be in category III, at least 40 credits shall be in category I, and the remaining credits shall be in category II.

(C) During the 42-month period immediately preceding the license expiration date, the person completed at least 150 credits of continuing education, of which at least three credits shall be in category III, at least 60 credits shall be in category I, and the remaining credits shall be in category II.

(2) The requirement specified in this subsection shall not apply to any person renewing a license for the first time.

(b) Each person who applies for conversion of an inactive or exempt license to a regular license or for reinstatement of a cancelled license and whose license has been inactive, exempt, or cancelled for a period of less than the two-year period immediately preceding the application for conversion shall certify, on a form provided with the conversion or reinstatement application, that the person completed at least 50 credits of continuing education, of which at least one credit shall be in category III, at least 20 credits shall be in category I, and the remaining credits shall be in category II.

(c) Any licensee may request that the board grant an extension of the time to complete the required continuing education if, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the license expiration date, the person experienced an undue hardship resulting from illness, injury, or other circumstance preventing the timely completion of continuing education.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-15-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-2809 and K.S.A. 65-2865; implementing K.S.A. 65-2809; effective July 22, 2005; amended April 6, 2007; amended by Kansas Register Volume 40, No. 16; effective 5/7/2021.