Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
321.207,
321.211,
321.441
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
321.235(3) and
321.240(5)
authorize the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners to promulgate
administrative regulations to implement KRS Chapter 321.
KRS
321.235(6) authorizes the
board to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the issuance and
renewal of retired and inactive licenses. This administrative regulation
establishes the procedures for the issuance and renewal of retired and inactive
licenses and certificates.
Section 1.
Inactive License Status for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians.
(1) A veterinarian or veterinary technician
licensee of the board with a license in active status may request inactive
licensure status by:
(a) Submitting a
completed application Request for Licensure Status Change form or online
equivalent form, including all required attachments; or
(b) Designating his or her intent to convert
to inactive status on the appropriate renewal form for that license type during
a renewal period in accordance with
201
KAR 16:570.
(2) A licensee whose license is designated
with an inactive status shall pay a renewal fee during each license cycle in
accordance with
201 KAR
16:510 for veterinarians and
201 KAR
16:512 for veterinary technicians.
(3) Continuing education credits shall not be
required for licensees while in inactive status.
(4) A licensee whose license is in an
inactive status may request reinstatement to an active license status by:
(a)
1.
Completing and submitting the appropriate reinstatement application or online
equivalent form, including all required attachments:
a. Reinstatement Application for
Veterinarians; or
b. Reinstatement
Application for Veterinary Technicians; or
2. Designating intent to reinstate to active
status on the appropriate renewal form for that license type during a renewal
period in accordance with
201
KAR 16:570;
(b) Completing and providing proof of
continuing education in accordance with
201
KAR 16:590; and
(c) Paying the reinstatement fee pursuant to
201 KAR
16:510 for veterinarians and
201 KAR
16:512 for veterinary technicians.
(5) There shall be no time limit
on the number of years a veterinarian's license or veterinary technician's
license may remain in an inactive status.
(6) A licensee whose license is in an
inactive status shall not practice his or her profession in any capacity within
the Commonwealth of Kentucky as long as the license remains in inactive
status.
Section 2.
Inactive License Status for Animal Euthanasia Specialists.
(1) A certified animal euthanasia specialist
with a certificate in active status may request inactive licensure status by:
(a) Submitting a completed application
Request for Licensure Status Change form or online equivalent form, including
all required attachments; or
(b)
Designating his or her intent to convert to inactive status on the Renewal
Application for Animal Euthanasia Specialists form as found in
201
KAR 16:572 during a renewal period.
(2) A certified animal euthanasia
specialist with a certificate in active status shall be moved to inactive
licensure status by the board if:
(a) His or
her employment is severed with the animal control agency of record in the
certificate holder's file; or
(b)
The animal control agency employing the animal euthanasia specialist fails to
renew its certificate in a timely manner.
(3) A certified animal euthanasia specialist
whose certificate is designated with a status of inactive shall not pay a
renewal fee.
(4) A certified animal
euthanasia specialist whose certificate is in an inactive status pursuant to
subsection (1) of this section may request reinstatement to an active
certificate status by:
(a)
1. Submitting a completed Reinstatement
Application for Animal Euthanasia Specialists form, including all required
attachments; or
2. Designating his
or her intent to reinstate to active status on the Renewal Application for
Animal Euthanasia Specialists form as found in
201
KAR 16:572 during a renewal period; and
(b) Paying the reinstatement fee
pursuant to
201
KAR 16:514.
(5)
(a) A
certified animal euthanasia specialist whose certificate is in an inactive
status due to a board action may request reinstatement to active certificate
status if:
1. The certificate of the animal
control agency of record has been reinstated; or
2. The certified animal euthanasia specialist
is employed by another certified animal control agency.
(b) The request shall be made by submitting a
completed Reinstatement Application for Animal Euthanasia Specialists form and
paying the reinstatement fee pursuant to
201
KAR 16:514.
(6) An animal euthanasia specialist
certificate in inactive status shall expire after five (5) years.
(7) A certificate holder whose license is in
an inactive status shall not practice his or her profession in any capacity
within the Commonwealth of Kentucky as long as the certificate remains in
inactive status.
Section
3. Background checks. The board may conduct a national or
jurisdictional level background check on each applicant for reinstatement of
licensure or certification. The check shall be processed by a board approved
background check provider, and may include a copy of the applicant's
fingerprints captured at a board approved location. The board may reject
background checks that do not have an official seal or watermark, or that are
more than ninety (90) days old. The board may impose additional requirements as
a condition of licensure or certification or deny licensure or certification
following the board's review of findings from a background check.
Section 4. Retired License Status.
(1) A licensee of the board may request
retired status by:
(a) Submitting a completed
application Request for Licensure Status Change form or online equivalent form,
including all required attachments; or
(b) Designating his or her intent to convert
to retired status on the appropriate renewal form for that license type during
a renewal period in accordance with
201
KAR 16:570.
(2) A licensee whose license is designated in
a retired status shall pay a one-time fee in accordance with
201 KAR
16:510 for veterinarians and
201 KAR
16:512 for veterinary technicians.
(3) Once a license has been designated in a
retired status, the license cannot be reinstated.
(a) The board shall not authorize a person
whose license is in a retired status to reinstate his or her license.
(b) A person whose license is in a retired
status who desires to practice again shall complete and submit a new
application for licensure to the board in accordance with
201
KAR 16:540.
(4) A person whose license is a retired
status shall not be able to practice his or her profession in any capacity
within the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless he or she holds a new, separate
license issued by the board.
Section
5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Request for Licensure Status
Change", 2/ 2020;
(b)
"Reinstatement Application for Veterinarians", 3/2020;
(c) "Reinstatement Application for Veterinary
Technicians", 3/2020; and
(d)
"Reinstatement Application for Animal Euthanasia Specialists",
3/2020.
(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, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This material may also be obtained at
www.kybve.com.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
321.190,
321.211(8),
321.235(3),
(6),
321.240(5)
