Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
309.1315(17)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
309.1315(1) requires the
board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the
provisions of
KRS
309.130 to
309.1399. KRS
335.1315(17) requires the board to establish conditions for inactive status and
return to active status for license holders. This administrative regulation
establishes the conditions for inactive status and return to active status for
license holders.
Section 1. Request
for Inactive Status.
(1) A licensee may
request that the licensee's license be placed on inactive licensure status by
submitting to the board a written request for the licensee's license to be
placed on inactive status.
(2) If
the board grants the request for inactive status, the board shall notify the
licensee that the licensee is relieved of the licensee's obligation to pay the
license renewal fee established in
201 KAR 34:020 for the
licensee's license level.
(3) If
the request for inactive status is denied, the licensee shall have thirty (30)
days from the date of the denial to pay the renewal fee.
Section 2. Inactive Status.
(1) While on inactive status, the licensee
shall meet the requirements for continuing education as established in
201 KAR
34:030.
(2) The licensee may remain on inactive
status for two (2) years, unless an extension of time is granted under Section
3 of this administrative regulation.
(3) The two (2) year period of inactive
status shall begin when the board notifies the licensee that it has granted the
request for inactive status.
Section
3. Extension of Inactive Status.
(1) A licensee whose license is on inactive
status may request one extension, not to exceed two (2) years, of the
inactive-license status for an undue hardship or an extenuating circumstance,
such as a prolonged illness, loss of a job, or an inability to competently
engage in the practice of professional art therapy.
(2) The licensee shall submit to the board:
(a) A written request to continue the license
on inactive status;
(b) An
explanation of the undue hardship or extenuating circumstance; and
(c) A copy of continuing education
certificates of completion or attendance, awarded to the licensee during the
period of inactive status, to show proof of continuing education requirements
for renewal as established in
201 KAR
34:030.
(3) The extension request shall be received
by the board no sooner than ninety (90) days and no later than sixty (60) days
before the end of the two (2) year period of inactive status.
(4) If the appropriate paperwork is received
timely, a two (2) year extension shall be automatically granted.
(5) If the extension is denied, the licensee
shall have thirty (30) days to resubmit the request.
Section 4. License Expiration. If the
licensee does not submit a request for extension of the inactive-license status
or the licensee fails to reactivate the licensee's license before the license
expiration date, the license shall expire.
Section 5. Return to Active-License Status.
(1) At any time within the two (2) year
period of being granted inactive-licensure status, a licensee may request the
licensee's license be returned to active status by submitting to the board:
(a) A written request to the board to return
the licensee's license to active status;
(b) Payment of the current license renewal
fee as set forth in
201 KAR 34:020;
and
(c) A copy of continuing
education certificates of completion or attendance, awarded to the licensee
during the period of inactive status, to show proof of continuing education
requirements for renewal as established in
201 KAR
34:030.
(2) The board will notify the licensee in
writing that his or her license is reactivated and will be effective upon the
date listed in the written correspondence.
Section 6. Renewal of Expired License.
Following expiration of a license under Section 4 of this administrative
regulation, a licensee who desires to practice professional art therapy in
Kentucky shall:
(1) File with the board the
appropriate application for licensure under
201 KAR
34:025;
(2) Pay the initial fees for application and
licensure under
201 KAR 34:020;
and
(3) Meet current requirements
for initial licensure, as established by KRS Chapter 309 and 201 KAR Chapter
34.
Section 7. This
administration regulation shall not apply to a licensed professional art
therapist or a licensed professional art therapist associate, who under
KRS
309.1335(4), enters into
retirement status or wishes to resume practice after a period of
retirement.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS 309.1315(1),
(17)
