Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) The applicant
shall file with the board one month preceding the examination a completed
application on an adopted form with payment of the application and examination
fees prescribed by K.A.R. 60-8-101.
(b) Verification of current Kansas license
shall be provided by request to other state boards upon payment of fee.
(c) Information regarding
examinations.
(1) The examination for
licensure shall be given at least twice a year.
(2) Each candidate shall present a validated
admission card in order to be admitted to the examination center.
(3) Any applicant cheating or attempting to
cheat during the examination shall be deemed not to have passed the
examination.
(4) In the event that
answer sheets are lost or destroyed through circumstances beyond the control of
the board, the candidate shall be required to retake the examination in order
to meet requirements for licensure, except that no additional charge shall be
made.
(5) Individual examination
results shall be released to the school from which the examinee graduated.
(6) Any candidate requesting
modifications to the examination procedures or materials because of a learning
disability shall provide written documentation from the appropriate medical
professional confirming the learning disability, an evaluation completed within
the last five years by a learning disabilities evaluation team, and a letter
from the mental health technician program confirming the learning and testing
modifications made during the course of study.
(d) Application for retest. An applicant who
fails to make a passing score on the licensure examination may retake the
examination and shall pay an examination fee for each retest as established by
K.A.R. 60-8-101.
(e) If an
individual fails to pass the licensure examination within 24 months from
graduation, the individual shall petition the board in writing before being
allowed to retake the licensure examination. The petition shall be on a form
provided by the board and shall contain the following:
(1) The name of the school of graduation;
(2) the date of graduation;
(3) the number of months or years
since graduation;
(4) the number
of times taking the licensure examination;
(5) the dates of the licensure examinations;
(6) areas of deficiency identified
on the diagnostic profile for each examination;
(7) copies of all diagnostic profiles;
(8) any study completed since the
last attempt of taking the licensure examination;
(9) any work experience in the last two
years; and
(10) a sworn statement
by the petitioner that the facts contained in the petition are true to the best
of the person's knowledge and belief.
(f) An individual shall be allowed by the
board to retake the licensure examination after 24 months from graduation only
upon demonstrating to the board's satisfaction that the individual has
identified and addressed the reasons for prior failure and that there is a
reasonable probability that the individual will pass the examination. A plan of
study may be required by the board before the individual retakes the licensure
examination.
(g) If the board
requires a plan of study before retaking the licensure examination, the plan
shall contain the following:
(1) A list of
all the low performance competencies of the test plan identified by the
diagnostic profile from each examination;
(2) a specific content outline for all the
low performance competencies on the diagnostic profile;
(3) methods of study, including the
following:
(A) Self-study;
(B) study groups;
(C) tutors; or
(D) any other methods as approved by the
board;
(4) a schedule
for study that meets the following requirements:
(A) 30 hours per each low performance
competency;
(B) a start date; and
(C) completion in six months or
the petition shall be considered abandoned;
(5) learning resources identified to be used
in the study, meeting these requirements:
(A)
a written bibliography in a standard documentation format, with resources no
more than five years old; and
(B)
four types for each low performance competency selected from the list as
follows:
(i) Textbooks;
(ii) journals;
(iii) review books;
(iv) audiovisuals;
(v) computer-assisted instruction; or
(vi) computer review programs.
(h) A registered professional nurse shall
provide written verification that the individual has completed a study plan.
(i) Academic mental health
technician courses, clinical observations, or other learning activities to meet
study requirements may also be prescribed by the board.
