Kansas2026Passed Legislature
HB2072
Kansas Art Therapist Licensure Act
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:52 AM
In one sentence
This bill creates a new law to license and regulate professional art therapists in Kansas.
What it does
- Creates the 'Art Therapist Licensure Act' under the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.
- Makes it illegal to practice as an art therapist or claim to be licensed without first getting a state license.
- Sets education rules requiring at least a master's degree and 60 graduate credit hours in art therapy or a related field.
- Requires applicants for professional licensure to complete one year of experience, including 1,500 supervised hours with direct client contact.
- Defines two types of licenses: Licensed Professional Art Therapist (LPAT) and Licensed Clinical Art Therapist.
Who it affects
- People who want to become licensed art therapists in Kansas
- The Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, which will manage the new rules
Limits and unknowns
- The provided text ends abruptly in Section 5, so details about the final steps for clinical art therapist applications are missing.
- Specific application fees and exact exam dates are not listed in this excerpt.
- The effective date for when these rules start is not included in the source material.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Licensed Professional Art Therapist (LPAT)
- A person licensed under state law to practice art therapy.
- Licensed Clinical Art Therapist
- A person with extra training and experience who can independently diagnose and treat mental disorders using art therapy.
- Supervised Experience
- Work hours where a student or new therapist is overseen by an approved supervisor to meet licensing requirements.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Enacting the art therapist licensure act to provide for the regulation and licensing of professional art therapists.
Official activity
Bill history
- Died in CommitteeHouse
- Referred to House Committee on Health and Human ServicesHouse
- IntroducedHouse