Complete requirements guide for traveling healthcare workers
Application Fee
$20
Processing Time
14–28
days
Renewal Period
2
years
Renewal Fee
Varies
If you are a traveler from a 75-hour training state, expect Kansas to ask you to take their competency exam. They are firm on the 90-hour requirement, but working in KS is otherwise straightforward once the transfer is approved.
License by Endorsement
Available for out-of-state licensees
Temporary License
Not available
Background Check
Required
Fingerprinting
Not required
Jurisprudence Exam
Not required
Endorsement Fee: $20
Requires 'Interstate Transfer' form. Kansas requires 90 hours of training. If your home state training was less (e.g., 75 hours), you may be required to take a one-time 'challenge' exam.
Manual verification of out-of-state training hours can extend processing.
Kansas allows a 'Nurse Aide Trainee II' status for students, but reciprocity applicants usually go straight to CNA.
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