Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
319A.080,
319A.100,
319A.110,
319A.120,
319A.140,
319A.150,
319A.160,
319A.170
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
319A.070(3)(a) authorizes
the board to promulgate administrative regulations and administer the
provisions of KRS Chapter 319A.
KRS 319A.100
authorizes the board to issue a temporary permit to certain applicants for
licen-sure.
KRS
319A.170 requires the board to determine and
collect licensure fees.
KRS
319A.160 authorizes the board to set fees for
renewal, late renewal, reinstatement, and activation of an inactive license.
This administrative regulation sets forth the procedure by which applicants
shall apply for, renew, or reinstate a temporary permit or license administered
by the board under the provisions of KRS Chapter 319A.
Section 1. Initial Licensure. An applicant
for licensure administered by the board who has not previously been licensed,
certified, or registered in any state shall submit:
(1) A completed Application Form, Form
OTB-1;
(2)
(a) A certified copy of an official academic
transcript from an occupational therapy or occupational therapy assistant
program accredited by the ACOTE or its equivalent indicating that the applicant
successfully completed educational and fieldwork requirements; or
(b) For applicants trained at an educational
facility outside the United States, evidence of legal permission, as furnished
by the U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization, for employment in the
United States;
(3)
Electronic verification by the NBCOT that the applicant:
(a) Meets the requirements of certification
as an OTR or COTA;
(b) Is
authorized to take the NBCOT or equivalent exam required by
KRS
319A.120; or
(c) Has requested an official NBCOT Score
Transfer Report be sent to the board.
(4) The appropriate fee for licensure:
(a) Fifty (50) dollars for an OT/L;
or
(b) Thirty-five (35) dollars for
an OTA/L; and
(5)
Evidence of sucessful completion of the jurisprudence exam.
Section 2. Temporary Licensure.
(1) An applicant for licensure may request a
temporary permit by submitting the materials and fee required in Section 1(1)
through 1(5) of this administrative regulation and a completed Supervision
Temporary Permit Form, Form OTB-2, signed by a licensed occupational therapist
in good standing with the board.
(2) A temporary permit holder shall be
licensed by the board upon successful completion of the jurisprudence
exam.
(3) A temporary permit holder
shall have the permit revoked upon two (2) unsuccessful attempts to pass the
NBCOT exam.
Section 3.
Reciprocal Licensure. An applicant for licensure administered by the board that
is or has been licensed, certified, or registered in another state shall
submit:
(1) A completed Application Form, Form
OTB-1;
(2) An official statement
from the body responsible for licensure of occupational therapists in every
jurisdiction in which the applicant has held a license or credential that the
individual is in good standing in that jurisdiction;
(3) A current copy of the certificate issued
by the NBCOT stating that the individual met the initial requirements for
certification as an OTR or a COTA;
(4) Evidence of successful completion of the
jurisprudence exam; and
(5) The
appropriate fee for licensure:
(a) Fifty (50)
dollars for an OT/L; or
(b)
Thirty-five (35) dollars for an OTA/L.
Section 4. License Renewal and Grace Period.
(1) An individual licensed by the board shall
submit annually, on or before October 31:
(a)
A completed Annual OT/OTA Renewal Application, Form OTB-3;
(b) The appropriate fee for renewal:
1. Fifty (50) dollars for an OT/L;
2. Thirty-five (35) dollars for an OTA/L;
and
(c) Evidence of
completion of twelve (12) continuing competence units.
(2) An individual licensed by the board fewer
than (90) days prior to the annual renewal date shall not be required to renew
during the first year of licensure.
(3) An individual licensed by the board who
has failed to renew as required by subsection (1) of this section shall be
granted a sixty (60) day grace period to submit:
(a) All items required by subsection (1) of
this section; and
(b) A late
renewal fee of twenty-five (25) dollars.
Section 5. Expired and Inactive Licenses.
(1) A license not renewed by the conclusion
of the grace period shall expire.
(2) The board shall send the individual
holding a terminated license a notice of expiration with instructions to cease
and desist the practice of occupational therapy.
(3) Pursuant to
KRS
319A.160(10), a license may
be placed in inactive status for up to three (3) years upon petition to the
board on the Annual OT/OTA Renewal Application, Form OTB-3. An individual
holding an inactive license shall submit annually on or before October 31:
(a) The Annual OT/OTA Renewal Application,
Form OTB-3; and
(b) An inactive
renewal fee of ten (10) dollars.
Section 6. License Reinstatement and
Activation.
(1) An expired license shall be
reinstated upon submission of:
(a) Completed
Reinstatement Application, Form OTB-4;
(b) Late renewal fee of twenty-five (25)
dollars;
(c) Reinstatement fee of
seventy-five (75) dollars;
(d)
Documentation of employment from time of expiration to present;
(e) Documentation of current or initial
certification by NBCOT or its equivalent;
(f) Completion of NBCOT or equivalent exam;
and
(g) Evidence of completion of
continuing competence requirements pursuant to
201 KAR
28:200, Section 2(3).
(2) An inactive license shall be reactivated
upon submission of:
(a) Written notification
to the board of the licensee's intent to return to active status;
(b) Identification of the licensee's proposed
place of employment;
(c)
Reinstatement fee of seventy-five (75) dollars; and
(d) Evidence of completion of continuing
competence requirements pursuant to
201 KAR
28:200, Section 2(3).
Section 7. License Termination.
(1) A license not reinstated within five (5)
years of expiration shall terminate.
(2) Terminated licenses shall not be eligible
for reinstatement.
Section
8. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Application Form", Form OTB-1,
(December 2018);
(b) "Supervision
Temporary Permit Form," Form OTB-2, (September 2018);
(c) "Annual OT/OTA Renewal Application," Form
OTB-3 (September 2018);
(d)
"Reinstatement Application", Form OTB-4; (September 2018)
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Licensure of Occupational Therapy, Department of Professional Licensing, 500
Mero Street, 2SC32, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS 319A.070(1),
(3)(a),
319A.100,
319A.160,
319A.170
