Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
323.400,
323.406,
323.416
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
323.210(2) authorizes the
board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the
purposes of KRS Chapter 323.
KRS
323.406(3) authorizes the
board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a renewal process
for certifications that have expired.
KRS 323.416
requires the board to establish forms upon which applicants for renewal may
demonstrate completion of the renewal requirements. This administrative
regulation establishes the process for renewing a certification.
Section 1. Certification Renewal.
(1)
(a) A
certificate holder shall renew a certificate before October 1 of each calendar
year.
(b) A certificate issued
between April 1 and September 30 shall not require renewal until October 1 of
the following year.
(2)
A certificate holder seeking renewal shall submit:
(a) A completed Certification Renewal
Application Form, incorporated in
201 KAR
19:445, Section 6(1); and
(b) The appropriate renewal fee established
in
201 KAR
19:440.
(3)
(a)
During a period of active military duty, a certified interior designer in
military service may, upon written request to the board, be excused from paying
the renewal fee until his or her active military service is
terminated.
(b) The board shall
issue a renewal certificate upon:
1.
Notification of the applicant's return from active duty; and
2. Payment of the renewal fee for the
then-current renewal cycle.
(4) The board shall revoke the certificate of
a holder who has:
(a) Failed to pay the
renewal fee on or before the 30th of November of the renewal period;
and
(b) Not requested that his or
her certification be placed on inactive status.
(5) A certified interior designer whose
certificate has been revoked for failure to pay the renewal fee shall:
(a) Submit a completed application for
reinstatement of certification on the Reactivation of Kentucky Certificate
form;
(b) Pay the fees for all
outstanding renewal periods occurring since the certificate was revoked,
including the renewal period for which the certificate was revoked;
(c) Make a written statement of the reason he
or she did not:
1. Place his or her
certificate on inactive status; or
2. Pay the renewal fee within the time
prescribed; and
(d)
Include a signed affidavit that the certificate holder has not been in
violation of the requirements of
KRS
323.400 through
323.416 or
201 KAR Chapter 19.
Section 2. Inactive Status.
(1) The board shall grant inactive status to
a certificate holder who requests inactive status.
(2) While on inactive status, the certificate
holder shall not use the title "Certified Interior Designer".
(3) A certificate holder on inactive status
who seeks to become reactivated shall complete at least twelve (12) hours of
continuing education, in compliance with
201 KAR
19:445 for each year the certificate has been
inactive.
(4) A certificate holder
who has been on inactive status for more than seven (7) consecutive years, and
who seeks reactivation, shall pass the NCIDQ examination.
Section 3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Reactivation of Kentucky Certificate",
November 2020 Edition, is incorporated by reference.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Architects, 155 East Main Street, Suite 300, Lexington, Kentucky 40507, Monday
through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
323.210(2),
323.406(3),
323.416
