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2012 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 65 PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 66 ADDICTIONS COUNSELORS
Section 65-6609  Prohibited acts.

Universal Citation:
KS Stat § 65-6609 (2012)
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65-6609. Prohibited acts. (a) On and after September 1, 2011, no person shall engage in the practice of addiction counseling or represent that such person is a licensed addiction counselor or is an addiction counselor or a substance abuse counselor or an alcohol and drug counselor without having first obtained a license as an addiction counselor under the addictions counselor licensure act.

(b) On and after September 1, 2011, no person shall engage in the practice of addiction counseling as a clinical addiction counselor or represent that such person is a licensed clinical addiction counselor or is a clinical addiction counselor or a clinical substance abuse counselor or a clinical alcohol and drug counselor without having first obtained a license as a clinical addiction counselor under the addiction counselor licensure act.

(c) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.

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