Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-59-3

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

Section 28-59-3 - Educational and experience requirements

(a) To determine whether an applicant has complied with the requirement that the person has received a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree pursuant to K.S.A. 65-5906, and amendments thereto, consideration shall be given to whether the course of study is accredited or approved by the American dietetic association or is deemed equivalent by the secretary.

(b) Each applicant who has received a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree outside the United States or its territories and whose transcript is not in English shall submit an officially translated English copy of the applicant's transcript and, if necessary, supporting documents. The transcript shall be translated by a source and in a manner that are acceptable to the secretary. Each applicant shall pay any transcription fee directly to the transcriber.

(c) Each applicant who has received a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree outside of the United States and its territories shall obtain an equivalency validation from an agency that is approved by the secretary and that specializes in educational credential evaluations. Each applicant shall pay the required equivalency validation fee directly to the validation agency.

(d) Each applicant who received a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree and whose course of study was not from an American dietetic association accredited or approved program shall obtain an equivalency validation from a college or university accredited or approved dietetics program approved by the secretary.

(e) To determine whether an applicant has complied with the requirement that a person complete 900 clock hours of dietetic experience pursuant to K.S.A. 65-5906, and amendments thereto, consideration shall be given to whether or not the supervised experience is acquired through an American dietetic association approved or accredited program for dietitians or is deemed its equivalent by the secretary.

(f) Each applicant who did not receive the supervised experience from an American dietetic association accredited or approved program shall obtain an equivalency validation from a college or university accredited or approved dietetics program approved by the secretary.

(g) Each applicant shall submit the necessary documentation for an equivalency validation to be made. Each equivalency validation evaluation and corresponding documentation shall be sent directly to the department by the agency providing the validation. After consideration of the evaluation and documentation, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision of the secretary.

(h) "American dietetic association" means the national professional association that accredits or approves educational programs and supervised experience programs in dietetics.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-59-3

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-5904; implementing K.S.A. 65-5905 and 65-5906; effective Feb. 18, 1991; amended March 16, 2001.