Kansas respiratory therapist license renewal and continuing education
Kansas regulation K.A.R. 100-55-7 states: “Each licensee shall submit documented evidence of completion of at least 12 contact hours of continuing education since April 1 of the previous year, before or with the request for renewal.”
Quoted from official pages checked November 12, 2026. Confirm current requirements, fees, and dates on those sites. This page is not legal advice and does not guarantee eligibility, certification, or licensure.
Source read on November 12, 2026: K.A.R. 100-55-7 in the Secretary of State’s 2021 Supplement to the Kansas Administrative Regulations, Book 3. The State Board of Healing Arts’ own pages load only through scripts and were not read.
Hours
“A contact hour shall be 50 minutes of instruction or its equivalent.” At least six contact hours each reporting year must come from seminars or symposiums with direct speaker interaction, and no more than six from nontraditional or alternative programs (paraphrased). Offerings approved by the AARC and its state affiliates count, subject to those limits (paraphrased).
First renewal and extensions
Respiratory therapists first licensed after September 30 and before the following March 31 are exempt for the first renewal, and an extension of up to six months is available for illness or injury (paraphrased).
Required topics
None named. The official source this page quotes sets the CE hours but does not name a required topic (read November 12, 2026). Other state laws can still apply, so confirm with the board before you renew.
Compare states: required CE topics by state.
What this page does not do
It covers the state respiratory care license only, and only what the official page named above says. It does not list fees and does not replace the board’s own instructions. NBRC credential maintenance is separate; see the RT overview. Rules change; check the board before you renew.