Kansas Statutes 74-5814. Licensure; fee and audiometric equipment test documentation required; reciprocity
(a) The board shall issue a license to each applicant who (1) satisfactorily passes the examination, or (2) is currently licensed as an audiologist under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-6501 et seq., and amendments thereto, and holds a doctoral degree or its equivalent in audiology from a nationally or regionally accredited college or university in a program with educational standards consistent with those of the state universities of Kansas, who pays the license fee provided for in Kan. Stat. Ann. § 74-5810a, and amendments thereto and who submits documentation that the calibration of the applicant’s audiometric testing equipment has been tested and verified as accurate within the preceding two-year period. The license shall be effective for one year.
(b) The board may issue a license to a person who is currently licensed to practice fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments in another jurisdiction if the board determines that the applicant demonstrates, on forms provided by the board, compliance with the following standards as adopted by the board:
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-5814
- board: means the Kansas board of examiners in fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. See Kansas Statutes 74-5807
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: means an authorization to practice the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments pursuant to this act and includes a temporary license and any certificate of endorsement issued prior to July 1, 2005. See Kansas Statutes 74-5807
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(1) Continuous licensure to practice fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments during the five years immediately preceding the application with at least the minimum professional experience as established by rules and regulations of the board; and
(2) the absence of disciplinary actions of a serious nature brought by a licensing board or agency of another jurisdiction.