Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
321.235(1)(c)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
321.235(1)(c) requires the
Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners to promulgate administrative regulations
as it may deem necessary and proper to effectively carry out and enforce the
provisions of KRS Chapter 321, including to establish authorized fees. This
administrative regulation establishes fees for various services provided by the
board.
Section 1. Payment and
Submission of Fees.
(1) Fees to the board
shall be paid by check or money order, or, if available, online payment by
debit or credit card. Checks and money orders shall be made payable to the
Kentucky State Treasurer.
(2) All
fees shall be nonrefundable.
Section
2. Fees for License Verification Letters and Letters of Good
Standing.
(1) The fee for a license
verification letter or a letter of good standing shall be thirty (30) dollars
per jurisdiction per request.
(a) Except as
established in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the fee shall be attached to a
Request for Licensure Verification form or online equivalent form.
(b) The board may accept orders for licensure
verification letters without the required form from the American Association of
Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) on behalf of licensees requesting the letter
through the AAVSB VAULT Transfer program, billed by invoice on a periodic basis
at the same rate as individual requests.
(2) Upon receipt of the request and payment,
the board shall issue the requested letter and complete any forms required by
regulatory bodies in other jurisdictions.
Section 3. Fees for Board Credential Holder
Mailing Lists.
(1)
(a) The fee for a request to obtain a copy of
the mailing list for a commercial purpose shall be sixty (60)
dollars.
(b) The fee for a request
to obtain a copy of the mailing list for a non-commercial purpose shall be
thirty (30) dollars.
(c) The board
shall not charge a fee to obtain a copy of the mailing list for the first three
(3) requests in a calendar year to the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association
(KVMA), its constituent in-state VMAs, or Kentucky state
universities.
(2) The fee
shall be attached to a Request for Mailing List form or online equivalent
form.
(3) Within thirty (30)
calendar days of the receipt of the request and payment, the board shall send a
current credential holder mailing list to the requesting party.
Section 4. Fees for Duplicate Wall
Certificates and Laminated Credentials.
(1)
The fee for a duplicate wall certificate, including the board's seal, shall be
thirty (30) dollars.
(2) The fee
for a new laminated wallet-sized card shall be thirty (30) dollars.
(3) The fee shall be attached to a Request
for Printed Credentials form or online equivalent form.
Section 5. Request for Continuing Education
Approval. The fee for an applicant to obtain board approval as an Approved
Program of Continuing Education shall be fifty (50) dollars paid directly to
the board and attached to the Request for Continuing Education Approval form as
found in 201 KAR 16:590 or online
equivalent form.
Section 6. Fees
for Processing Payments.
(1) The board may
require a reasonable service charge for processing any payments submitted
online or in paper form. The fees shall be calculated as a percentage of the
underlying fee and shall not be higher than the board's current contracted rate
for payment processing services.
(2) Service charges fees shall be
non-refundable.
Section
7. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Request for Licensure
Verification", 8/2023;
(b) "Request
for Mailing List", 8/2023;
(c)
"Request for Printed Credentials", 8/2023; and
(d) "Request for Continuing Education Course
Approval", 8/2023.
(2)
This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subjected to applicable
copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners, 107 Corporate
Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This material may also be obtained at
www.kybve.com.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
321.235(1)(c)
