Attorney General Opinion No.

Phyllis Gilmore Executive Director Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board 712 S.W. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603

Dear Mrs. Gilmore:

As Executive Director of the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, you pose a number of questions that pertain to the Board's investigative subpoena authority in relation to various confidential and privileged communications laws. Because our response is fairly lengthy, we are dividing our opinion into three sections.

Part I

In your first set of questions, you ask:

"1. (a) What is the applicability of the Kansas psychologist/client confidential and privileged…