SB 160

This bill prohibits the Department of Safety and Professional Services, the

Board of Nursing, the Medical Examining Board, the Occupational Therapists

Affiliated Credentialing Board, the Pharmacy Examining Board, and the Marriage

and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board

from requiring an applicant to pass a statutes and rules examination as a condition

of licensure or certification for all of the following professions:

1. Substance abuse counselors, clinical substance abuse counselors, and

substance abuse counselors-in-training.

2. Advanced practice nurse prescribers.

3. Respiratory care practitioners.

4. Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.

5. Pharmacists.

6. Professional counselors.

The bill allows DSPS and the examining and credentialing boards to require an

applicant for a credential to practice any of the professions listed above to affirm that

the applicant has read and understands the statutes and rules that apply to the

applicant's practice.