Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
312.019,
312.055
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
312.055 requires the election of certain
officers by the board.
KRS
312.019(6) authorizes the
board to employ personnel and incur expenses necessary for the performance of
its duties. This administrative regulation establishes the duties of the
officers, field personnel, and administrative staff, establishes the terms and
procedure for election of officers, and establishes compensation.
Section 1. The officers of the board shall
perform the duties established in this section.
(1) The president shall be the chief
executive of the board. The president shall preside over all meetings of the
board.
(2) The vice president shall
perform the duties of the president during the president's absence or inability
to serve. The vice president shall perform other reasonable duties delegated to
him by the president or by the board.
(3) The executive secretary shall, if
necessary or upon the discretion of the board:
(a) Record and present the minutes of a
meeting to the board at the next scheduled meeting;
(b) Supervise the administrative functions of
the board; and
(c) Perform other
reasonable duties delegated to the executive secretary by the board.
Section 2. The board may
employ a field coordinator as a part of the regular staff of the board. The
field coordinator shall be paid a salary as the board may determine.
(1) The field coordinator may be a member of
the board, except that the president or executive secretary, as referenced in
KRS
312.055(1), shall not serve
as field coordinator.
(2) The field
coordinator shall:
(a) Investigate complaints
against licensees referred by the board for investigation and report findings
to the board;
(b) Not vote on any
matter relative to formal or informal complaints against any licensee if:
1. Any of the charges were investigated by
him in the capacity of field coordinator; and
2. The field coordinator is a board member;
and
(c) Perform other
reasonable duties as are delegated by the board.
(3)
(a) If
the field coordinator is a member of the board, following the appointment as
field coordinator, he or she shall serve until the conclusion of his term of
appointment as a member of the board.
(b) A member who has been appointed to the
position of field coordinator, who is reappointed to the board following the
expiration of the original term, shall continue in the position of field
coordinator until a successor is appointed, and accepts and assumes the duties
of the position.
(c) A person
appointed as field coordinator may be reappointed by the board to the
position.
(4) The
administrative staff shall assist the board in the performance of its duties
and shall:
(a) Keep an accurate and up-to-date
file of all licensees of the board, including:
1. Addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone
numbers;
2. Status as to whether or
not they are in active practice or are inactive;
3. Whether a licensee is in practice in this
state or out of it;
4. Documents
establishing attendance at educational programs if these have been requested by
the board;
5. All fees paid by
licensees; and
6. Providing to the
board, at least once each year, the names of licensees who are delinquent in
the payment of fees or attendance of educational programs;
(b) Transmit notices for renewal of licenses
as provided by KRS
312.175(2);
(c) Transmit notices of special meetings of
the board; and
(d) Attend to the
correspondence and communications of the board.
Section 3. A member elected as president,
vice president, or executive secretary shall serve in office for one (1) year.
An officer may be reelected by the board. Officer elections shall take place at
the last meeting of the calendar year and shall take effect the first meeting
of the following calendar year.
Section
4. Salary and Per Diem Compensation. Board members shall receive
$100 per day for each day of actual service to the board.
Section 5. Financial Audit of Board Accounts.
(1) The board shall cause, on a biennial
basis, an independent financial audit of board accounts to be conducted and a
report made to the board of the results.
(2) The biennial financial audit shall be
conducted by the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts, or by an independent
auditor qualified and licensed as a certified public accountant, and retained
by the board. If the Auditor of Public Accounts declines to perform the audit,
the board shall perform the audit.
(3) The audit shall be of the previous year's
accounts, unless the board finds that a broader audit is necessary, and votes
to conduct a broader audit by a majority of the board. The board vote shall
define the scope of the audit sought.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
312.019
