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Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to Kansas as a military spouse?

Data as of May 2026|Source: Counseling Compact commission + DOJ Servicemembers Initiative
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✓ Yes — compact transfer

Yes. Kansas is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in KS without re-applying. Explicit military-spouse provision: practice on home-state license in any Compact state, plus expedited home-license process when moving.

Your counseling licensing board in Kansas

Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board
www.ksbsrb.ks.gov785-296-3240
Kansas military-spouse provision

Under Kansas expedited licensure law (KSA 48-3406), a military spouse of an active-duty service member is exempt from all licensing fees and receives expedited processing for any occupational credential, which the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board administers when licensing professional counselors.

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About the Counseling Compact

For licensed professional counselors (LPC, LMHC, LCMHC). Member-state license is recognized in all other member states; military spouses can use home-state license in any compact state.

Official compact site ↗

All Counseling member states

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All compacts for KansasCounseling portability — all states →License portability checker →MyCAA: $4,000 for relicensing →
Published by the Honest MOS Editorial DeskVerified against DoD/.gov sourcesUpdated May 2026Editorial standards