Conveniently Renew Your Kansas Health Occupation Credentials Online

TOPEKA, Kan., – May 17, 2010 – The renewal period for Adult Care Home Administrators has begun (May 15 – June 30, 2010). Renewals received after June 30 will be accepted with a late fee (July 1 – 31, 2010). The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) partnered with Kansas.gov, a service of the Information Network of Kansas, Inc., to provide healthcare professionals currently licensed by KDHE to renew their licenses online at http://www.kansas.gov/hocrenewals.

KDHE Health Occupations Credentialing online license renewals provides the following benefits:

• Enables you to easily renew your health occupations credentials online
• Secure credit card or electronic check payments
• 24-hour access for your convenience


About KDHE Health Occupations Credentialing
Kansas law recognizes over 30 health occupational groups for which licensing, registration, or certification is provided. There are 11 regulatory bodies that issue credentials to those professions. Health Occupations Credentialing issues licenses to dietitians, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and adult care home administrators. Certification programs administered by HOC include nurse aides, home health aides, and medication aides. Other related professions or paraprofessions administered through this section include operators of residential care facilities or assisted living facilities, activities directors, and social service designees for adult care homes in Kansas.