Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-564 - Personnel requirements
(a) Early
intervention services shall be provided by qualified personnel.
(b) Qualified personnel shall meet
state-approved or state-recognized certification, licensing, registration, or
other comparable requirements that apply to the area in which the individual is
providing early intervention services.
(1)
Each audiologist shall be licensed by the Kansas department for aging and
disability services.
(2) Each
clinical professional counselor shall be licensed by the Kansas behavioral
sciences regulatory board.
(3) Each
marriage and family therapist shall be licensed by the Kansas behavioral
sciences regulatory board.
(4) Each
nurse shall be licensed as a registered professional nurse by the Kansas board
of nursing.
(5) Each nutritionist
shall be a dietitian licensed by the Kansas department for aging and disability
services.
(6) Each occupational
therapist shall be licensed by the Kansas board of healing arts.
(7) Each orientation and mobility specialist
shall meet the following requirements:
(A)
(i) Have at least a bachelor's degree with an
orientation and mobility endorsement, from an accredited university or college;
or
(ii) have a bachelor's degree
from an accredited university or college in any field of study and verification
of orientation and mobility certification from an accredited university or
college; and
(B) have
completed 350 hours of supervised practice as an orientation and mobility
specialist that includes direct service hours, related telephone calls,
meetings, observations, and report writing. The practice shall be supervised by
a certified orientation and mobility specialist.
(8) Each physician, including each
pediatrician, shall be licensed by the Kansas board of healing arts and
board-certified in the specialty area.
(9) Each physical therapist shall be licensed
by the Kansas board of healing arts.
(10) Each psychologist shall be licensed by
the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory board or licensed as a school
psychologist by the Kansas state board of education.
(11) Each family service coordinator shall
have a bachelor's degree in education, health studies, nutrition, social
welfare, or the human services field and have at least six months of experience
in early childhood development. Each individual working as a family service
coordinator before June 1, 2013 shall be deemed to have met the education and
experience requirements of this paragraph.
(12) Each social worker shall be licensed by
the Kansas behavioral sciences regulatory board.
(13) Each special educator and each special
instruction provider shall be licensed by the Kansas state board of education
in early childhood special education or in early childhood unified
education.
(14) Each
speech-language pathologist shall be licensed by the Kansas department for
aging and disability services.
(15)
Each teacher of the hearing-impaired shall be licensed as a teacher of the
hearing-impaired by the Kansas state board of education.
(16) Each teacher of the blind and visually
impaired shall be licensed as a teacher of the blind and visually impaired by
the Kansas state board of education.
(c) The continuing education requirements for
licensure, registration, or certification for personnel providing early
intervention services shall be determined by the regulatory body governing each
profession.
(1) Continuing education shall
include discipline or cross-discipline information clearly related to the
enhancement of the practice, value, skills, and knowledge of working with
children with special needs, from birth through age two, and their
families.
(2) If continuing
education is a requirement for licensure, certification, or registration
renewal, at least one-third of the required number of credits, units, points,
or hours shall focus on the content specified in paragraph (c)(1).
(3) If continuing education is not a
requirement for licensure, certification, or registration renewal, 24
continuing education hours that focus on the content specified in paragraph
(c)(1) and are obtained in a three-year period shall be required.
(d) Aides, assistants, and
paraeducators in local tiny-k programs shall work under the supervision of a
professional in that discipline according to the standards of that
profession.
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