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Agency 102

Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board

Article 3.—Professional Counselors; Fees

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102-3-5a. Examinations. (a)(1) An applicant for licensure as a professional counselor shall take a nationally administered, standardized written examination approved by the board. The minimum passing score shall be the criterion-referenced cutoff score.
(2) The applicant's required written examination may be waived by the board if the applicant has successfully passed a nationally administered, standardized written examination deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the examination used in this state and if the applicant obtained a score equal to or greater than the criterion-referenced cutoff score.
(3) An applicant shall not be authorized to register for the examination or to qualify for a waiver of the examination until the applicant has fulfilled all educational requirements and has satisfied the board that the applicant merits the public trust.
(b)(1) An applicant for licensure as a clinical professional counselor shall take a nationally administered, standardized written clinical examination approved by the board. The minimum passing score shall be the criterion-referenced cutoff score.
(2) The applicant's required written clinical examination may be waived by the board if the applicant has successfully passed a standardized written examination deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the examination used in this state and if the applicant obtained a score equal to or greater than the criterion-referenced cutoff score.
(3) An applicant shall not be authorized to register for the clinical examination or to qualify for a waiver of the examination until the applicant has fulfilled all educational requirements and has satisfied the board that the applicant merits the public trust. (Authorized by K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-5804, as amended by L. 1999, Ch. 117, Sec. 3; effective Dec. 19, 1997; amended Aug. 4, 2000.)
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