§ 74-7511 — Fingerprinting and criminal history record check of applicants to practice profession regulated by board; procedure; collection and disposition of fees

(a) As part of an original application for or reinstatement of any license, registration, permit or certificate or in connection with any investigation of any holder of a license, registration, permit or certificate, the behavioral sciences regulatory board may require a person to be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check in accordance with K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 22-4714, and amendments thereto.
(b) The behavioral sciences regulatory board may fix and collect a fee as may be required by the board in an amount equal to the cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record check. Any moneys collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the behavioral sciences regulatory board fee fund. The behavioral sciences regulatory board shall remit all moneys received by or for it from fees, charges or penalties to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the behavioral sciences regulatory board fee fund.
(c) As used in this section, "licensee" means a person who has submitted an original application for or an application for reinstatement of any license, registration, permit or certificate or a person who currently holds a license, registration, permit or certificate issued by the behavioral sciences regulatory board.

Legislative History

L. 2016, ch. 92, § 34; L. 2024, ch. 15, § 72; July 1.