Kansas Statutes 65-4212. Exclusions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-4212
- approved course in mental health technology: means a program of training and study including a basic curriculum that shall be prescribed and approved by the board in accordance with the standards prescribed herein, the successful completion of which shall be required before licensure as a mental health technician, except as hereinafter provided. See Kansas Statutes 65-4202
- Board: means the board of nursing. See Kansas Statutes 65-4202
- practice of mental health technology: means the performance, under the direction of a physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery or registered professional nurse, of services in caring for and treatment of the mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or people with intellectual disability for compensation or personal profit that:
(1) Involve participation and provision of input into the development of person-centered treatment plans and therapeutic procedures for individuals or groups of individuals specified in subsection (b) requiring interpersonal and technical skills in the observations and recognition of symptoms and reactions of such individuals, the accurate recording of such symptoms and reactions and the carrying out of treatments and medications as prescribed by a licensed physician or a mid-level practitioner as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-4202
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
The provisions of this act shall not be construed as prohibiting: (a) Gratuitous care of the mentally ill, emotionally disturbed or people with intellectual disability by friends or members of the family;
(b) the practice of mental health technology by students enrolled in approved courses of mental health technology;
(c) the practice of mental health technology by graduates of an approved course in mental health technology who are practicing as mental health technicians pending the results of the first licensing examination scheduled by the board following graduation;
(d) practice by short-term trainees exploring the practice of mental health technology as a prospective vocation;
(e) service conducted in accordance with the practice of the tenets of any religious denomination in which persons of good faith rely solely upon spiritual means or prayer in the exercise of their religion to prevent or cure disease;
(f) the practice of any legally qualified mental health technician of this state or another who is employed by the United States government of [or] any bureau, division or agency thereof, while in the discharge of official duties;
(g) temporary assistance in the therapeutic care of individuals where adequate medical, nursing, and/or other supervision is provided;
(h) subsidiary workers in hospitals or related institutions from assisting in the nursing care of individuals where adequate medical and nursing supervision is provided; and
(i) the employment of psychiatric aides who have received at least three months instruction in an approved basic aide training program and who work under the supervision of licensed personnel.