65-4202. Definitions.
65-4202
65-4202. Definitions.As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the state board ofnursing.
(b) The "practice of mental health technology" means the performance,under the direction of a physician licensed to practice medicine andsurgery or registered professional nurse, of services in caring for andtreatment of the mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retardedfor compensation or personal profit, which services:
(1) Involve responsible nursing and therapeutic procedures formentally ill or mentally retarded patients requiring interpersonal andtechnical skills in the observations and recognition of symptoms andreactions of such patients, the accurate recording ofsuch symptoms and reactions and the carrying out of treatments andmedications as prescribed by a licensed physician or a mid-levelpractitioner as defined in subsection (ii) of K.S.A. 65-1626 and amendmentsthereto; and
(2) require an application of techniques and proceduresthat involve understanding of cause and effect and the safeguarding of lifeand healthof the patient and others; and
(3) require the performance of duties that arenecessary to facilitate rehabilitation of the patient or are necessary in thephysical,therapeutic and psychiatric care of the patient and require close workwith persons licensed to practice medicine and surgery, psychiatrists,psychologists, rehabilitation therapists, social workers, registerednurses, and other professional personnel.
(c) A "licensed mental health technician" means a person who lawfullypractices mental health technology as defined in this act.
(d) An "approved course in mental health technology" means a program oftraining and study including a basic curriculum which shall be prescribedand approved by the board in accordance with the standards prescribedherein, the successful completion of which shall be requiredbefore licensure as a mental health technician, except as hereinafterprovided.
History: L. 1973, ch. 308, § 2; L. 1988, ch. 259, § 1;L. 1992, ch. 151, § 3;L. 1999, ch. 115, § 17; Apr. 1, 2000.