Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
322A.060,
322A.070
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
322A.060 establishes conditions for the
renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates of registration.
KRS
322A.070 authorizes the board to determine
the initial and expiration dates for certificates of certification.
KRS
322A.030(5) authorizes the
board to promulgate administrative regulations required to perform its duties.
This administrative regulation establishes procedures for the renewal of
certificates of registration and certification.
Section 1. Registration and Certification
Renewals.
(1) A registered professional
geologist or certified geologist-in-training shall before October 1 of each odd
numbered year:
(a) Complete and file the
Registration and Certification Renewal and Reinstatement form along with the
following required documentation, if applicable:
1. Any required documentation for a felony
conviction since the last application renewal; and
2. Any supplemental sheets with details
relating to:
a. Denial of registration,
certification, or licensure in another state; or
b. Disciplinary action in another state;
and
(b) Pay
to the board the renewal fee established by
201 KAR 31:010, Section
3.
(2)
(a) A certificate of registration that is not
renewed before October 1 of each odd numbered year shall expire as provided by
KRS
322A.060(1).
(b) A certificate for a geologist-in-training
that is not renewed before October 1 of each odd numbered year shall expire as
provided by KRS
322A.070.
Section 2. Late Renewals. A ninety (90) day
grace period shall be allowed beginning October 1 of each odd numbered year,
during which a registered professional geologist or certified
geologist-in-training may:
(1) Continue to
practice; and
(2) Renew his or her
certificate of registration or certification by filing a completed Registration
and Certification Renewal and Reinstatement form and by paying the renewal fee
as provided by
201 KAR 31:010, Section
3.
Section 3. Suspension
for Non-renewal.
(1) A certificate of
registration or certification that is not renewed on or before December 29 of
each odd numbered year shall be suspended for non-renewal.
(2) Upon suspension, the registered
professional geologist or certified geologist-in-training shall:
(a) Not practice geology in
Kentucky;
(b) Be notified by the
board at the last known address available to the board of the suspension;
and
(c) Be instructed to cease and
desist the public practice of geology in Kentucky.
Section 4. Reinstatement. After
the ninety (90) day grace period and before the end of two (2) years, a
professional geologist or geologist-in-training suspended for failure to renew
may have his or her certificate of registration or certification reinstated
upon:
(1) Payment of the reinstatement fee as
provided by
201 KAR 31:010, Section
3;
(2) Completion of the
Registration and Certification Renewal and Reinstatement form; and
(3) Documentation of employment and
description of job duties from the time of suspension until the date of the
renewal application.
Section
5. Inactive Renewals and Reactivation.
(1) A person who renews his or her
registration or certification as inactive shall complete and submit
Registration and Certification Renewal and Reinstatement form and remit the fee
in 201 KAR 31:010, Section
3.
(2) A person may maintain an
inactive registration or certification indefinitely if he or she pays the
required biennial inactive renewal fees when due.
(3) A person with a registration or
certification that is inactive shall not engage in the practice of geology and
shall at all times be bound by the board's code of professional conduct in
201 KAR 31:060, the provisions of
KRS Chapter 322A, and any other administrative regulation promulgated by the
board.
(4) To reactivate a
registration or certification, an inactive registrant or certificate holder
shall complete and submit the Registration and Certification Renewal and
Reinstatement form and remit the fee in
201 KAR 31:010, Section
3.
Section 6.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The
"Registration and Certification Renewal and Reinstatement form", 10-10-2022, is
incorporated by reference.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Kentucky Board of Registration for Professional Geologists, 500
Mero Street, 2SC32, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, (502) 892-4261, Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This material is also available on the board's Web
site at
https://bpg.ky.gov/.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
322A.030(5),
322A.060,
322A.070
