Article 6.--LICENSES

K.A.R. 100-6-1. Granting. Licenses to practice the healing arts in the state of Kansas shall be issued by examination or endorsement to qualified applicants who have complied with the requirements of the laws of the state of Kansas and the rules of this board adopted pursuant thereto. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-2865; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Jan. 1, 1970; amended Jan. 1, 1973; amended Feb. 15, 1977.)

K.A.R. 100-6-2. General qualifications. (a) Each applicant for licensure in medicine and surgery who is a graduate of an accredited school of medicine shall present to the board proof of completion of a postgraduate training or residency training program that is at least one year in length. This program shall have been approved by the council of education of the American medical association or its equivalent in the year in which the training took place.
(b) Each applicant for licensure in medicine and surgery who is a graduate of an unaccredited school of medicine shall present to the board proof of completion of a postgraduate training or residency training program that is at least two years in length. This program shall have been approved by the council of education of the American medical association or its equivalent in the year in which the training took place.
(c) Each applicant for licensure in osteopathic medicine and surgery who is a graduate of an accredited school of osteopathic medicine shall present to the board proof of completion of a postgraduate training program that is at least one year in length. This program shall have been approved by the American osteopathic association or its equivalent in the year in which the training took place.
(d) Each applicant for licensure in chiropractic who matriculates in chiropractic college on or after January 1, 2000 shall present proof of having received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited school or college. If the baccalaureate degree is granted by a chiropractic school or college, at least 90 semester hours applicable to the baccalaureate degree shall be earned at an accredited school or college, with none of these hours applying to the doctor of chiropractic degree. For purposes of this subsection, an "accredited school or college" shall meet the standards for accreditation of the north central association of colleges and schools or its regional equivalent, as in effect July 1, 1999, which are hereby adopted by reference. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-2865; implementing K.S.A. 65-2873; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Feb. 15, 1977; amended May 1, 1979; amended, T-86-44, Dec. 18, 1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended May 23, 1997; amended, T-100-11-5-99, Nov. 5, 1999; amended March 10, 2000.)

K.A.R. 100-6-3. Approved school of medicine and surgery. (a) Each school of medicine and surgery seeking approval pursuant to L. 1985, Ch. 216, Sec. 3, shall on balance meet the following minimum standards:
(1) The school shall be accredited by the liaison committee on medical education of the association of American medical colleges or the council on medical education of the American medical association, the American osteopathic association bureau of professional education and the committee on postdoctoral training or the committee on accreditation of Canadian medical schools of the association of Canadian medical colleges and the Canadian medical association.
(2) The school shall have been approved for licensure in other states or its students shall have been authorized to perform clerkships or postgraduate training in other states.
(3) The school shall have been in existence for a sufficient number of years to ensure that an adequate program has been developed;
(4) The school shall be located in a college that is legally recognized and authorized by the jurisdiction in which it is located to confer the M.D. or D.O. degree.
(5) The school shall require the applicant, upon graduation, to have completed a total medical instruction of not less than 132 weeks in duration over a time period of not less than 35 months.
(6) The school shall include instruction in at least the following:
(A) Basic science
(i) Anatomy
(ii) Biochemistry
(iii) Physiology
(iv) Microbiology
(v) Pharmacology
(vi) Pathology
(vii) Physical diagnosis
(B) Clinical process
(i) Obstetrics/gynecology
(ii) Medicine
(iii) Pediatrics
(iv) Psychiatry
(v) Surgery
(7) Clinical clerkships.
(A) The school shall have a clerkship phase which the student performs in a clinical facility or facilities controlled by or affiliated with the medical college and supervised by one or more faculty members.
(B) The clerkship shall consist of a hands-on, supervised exposure to patients which is planned, supervised, and monitored by the medical college in cooperation with the clinical facility.
(C) Each clerkship shall last between four to 12 weeks with the total clerkship phase lasting at least 18 months.
(D) The students shall satisfactorily perform clerkships in at least the following areas: internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and psychiatry.
(E) Any additional electives shall be taken in a clinical facility approved for active postgraduate training in that school.
(8) If the school allows students to take an examination in lieu of attending and completing courses or accepts transfer credit for courses, the applicant shall have taken semester courses at another institution of a similar quality.
(9) The school shall have articles of affiliation between the medical college and each clinical facility which clearly defines the rights and responsibilities of each party, including agreements regarding the role and authority of the governing bodies of both the hospital and the medical college, and if portions of the required clinical or basic science curriculum are offered at different geographical sites, the curriculum shall be planned, supervised, administered, and evaluated in concert with appropriate faculty committees, department chairpersons and administrative officers of the parent school.
(10) The school shall have a balanced faculty comprised of a sufficient number of full-time biomedical and clinical instructors to ensure that the educational obligations to the student are fulfilled and the ratio between full-time faculty and students shall be substantially equivalent to the ratio at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The faculty shall have an M.D. degree or an equivalent degree in the area in which they teach and shall demonstrate competence in the biological, behavioral, and clinical sciences, as evidenced by membership in appropriate specialty boards, publications or similar accomplishments.
(11) Library facilities.
(A) The school shall have a well-maintained catalogue library, sufficient in size and breadth to support the educational programs offered by the institution.
(B) The library shall receive the leading biomedical and clinical periodicals and the current volumes of those periodicals shall be readily accessible.
(C) The library and other learning resource centers shall be adequately equipped to allow students to learn new methods of retrieving information, and to use self-instructional material.
(D) The library shall have a professional library staff to supervise the library, provide instruction in its use, and respond to the needs of the medical school.
(12) The substantial cost of conducting the school shall be derived from diverse sources, such as tuition, endowments, earnings by the faculty, parent university, annual gifts, grants from organizations and individuals, and government appropriations. Tuition shall not be the predominant source of income.
(13) The school's admission requirements shall require an undergraduate degree or equivalent educational experience, and shall have instituted criteria by which applicants are evaluated and accepted for admission which shall include a balance of educational experience, pre-medical examination scores, and other relevant experience.
(14) The school shall maintain permanent student records that summarize admissions, credentials, grades, and other records of performance.
(15) The school shall have laboratory facilities with a sufficient number of modern equipment and specimens to ensure that each student obtains adequate clinical and basic science training.
(b) Effect of disapproval on pending application. When the board disapproves a school of medicine and surgery, the disapproval notice shall set forth:
(1) The period of time covered by the evaluation and which of the minimum requirements in subsection (a) the program failed to satisfy; or
(2) A statement that disapproval was based on the receipt of insufficient information concerning the program. If the board determines that a school, previously approved pursuant to subsection (a), must be disapproved, the board shall set a date after which a person graduating shall be considered not to have graduated from an approved school. Any school which has been disapproved may request a hearing or other appropriate action pursuant to the Kansas administrative procedures act.
(c) Annual publication. A list of all approved schools shall be published after July 1 of each year and provided to all of the approved schools of graduate medical education within the State of Kansas, the Kansas state medical society, the Kansas hospital association, Kansas osteopathic association, and to any person or organization making written request. The list shall also contain any schools disapproved in the preceding year.
(d) Reevaluation of an approved school.
(1) Any approved school of medicine and surgery may be reevaluated whenever the board has reason to believe that the school has failed to satisfy the minimum requirements of subsection (a).
(2) If any school is disapproved after the reevaluation, written notice shall be sent to the subject medical school, advising the administration that they may either submit written comments or request a hearing before the board within 15 days. The provisions of the Kansas administrative procedures act shall apply to any hearing under this subsection.
(3) If any school previously approved is subsequently disapproved by the board, the disapproval shall not disqualify any physician temporarily or permanently licensed in Kansas with respect to the license then held. For purposes of this regulation, any person holding a current and valid temporary permit issued by the board without disclaimer, conditions, or restriction on it, and who applies for and satisfies all requirements for full licensure shall not be disqualified if the program that served as the basis for that person's licensure is subsequently disapproved. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-2865; implementing L. 1985, Ch. 216, sec. 3; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Feb. 15, 1977; amended, T-86-44, Dec. 18, 1985; amended May 1, 1986.)

K.A.R. 100-6-4. Applications for licensure by examination. Applicants for licensure by examination shall submit the following requirements not later than sixty (60) days preceding the date of examination:
1. A written application, on a form prescribed by the board with the full name and address of the applicant subscribed thereto.
2. A photograph of the applicant, exactly 3 x 4 inches in size, taken within ninety (90) days prior to the making of application and a certificate of the photographer upon the reverse side showing the date and place such picture was taken. A thumb print on back of photograph shall be taken by any law enforcement agency or in the office of the board of healing arts and certified by the person taking the print.
3. An affidavit specifying in detail that the applicant has met the following minimum educational requirements:
(a) A graduate of an accredited healing arts school or college stating the name and location of such school or college and the date of graduation. This affidavit shall further state that the applicant is the identical person attending the school and receiving the degrees claimed in such affidavit.
(b) A certified copy of accredited healing arts school or college diploma.
4. Evidence of proficiency in basic science issued by the national board of medical examiners, the national board of examiners of osteopathic physicians and surgeons or the national board of chiropractic examiners or such other examining body as may be approved by the board or in lieu thereof pass such examination as the board may require in the basic science subjects.
5. A certificate of the applicant's good moral character signed by two (2) reputable teachers or practitioners of the healing arts licensed in some state of the United States personally acquainted with the applicant. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-2865, K.S.A. 1976 Supp. 65-2873; effective Jan. 1, 1966; amended Feb. 15, 1977.)

K.A.R. 100-6-5. Application for licensure of foreign graduates by examination. Persons graduating from healing arts schools or colleges located in a country other than the United States of America and applying for a license shall, in addition to the requirements set out in K.A.R. 100-6-2 and 100-6-4, meet the following:
(a) A certificate that the applicant has met the requirements and received a standard certificate from the educational council for foreign medical graduates, passed the visa qualifying examinations or has successfully completed a fifth pathway program approved by the board of healing arts.
(b) Proof that the healing arts school or college from which the applicant graduated meets the requirements set out in K.S.A. 65-2874, 65-2875 and 65-2876. Proof may include but not be limited to information concerning the curriculum of such school, the grading system in use, and foreign association or government accreditation.
(c) All documents and material required by K.A.R. 100-6-5 shall be translated into English and a certificate of the correctness shall be provided. These copies shall be notarized as true copies.
(d) Proof that the applicant has reasonable ability to communicate with the general public in English. (Authorized by K.S.A. 65-2865; effective Feb. 15, 1977; amended May 1, 1979.)