Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
309.355(3) requires the
board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement
KRS
309.350 to
309.364.
KRS
309.357 requires the board to establish
reasonable fees for the licensure of massage therapists.
KRS
309.357(2) and (3) authorize
the issuance of an inactive license and reinstatement. This administrative
regulation establishes the fees relating to massage therapy (MT)
licensure.
Section 1. Fee Payments.
(1) All fees established in Section 2 of this
administrative regulation shall be:
(a) Made
payable as required by
KRS
309.356 to the Kentucky State Treasurer;
and
(b) Paid by:
1. Cashier's check;
2. Certified check;
3. Money order;
4. Personal check; or
5. Online payment by credit card, debit card,
or electronic check.
(2) A payment for an application fee that is
incorrect shall be returned to the applicant and the application shall not be
posted until the correct fee is received.
(3) The application fee and the initial
licensure fee established in Section 2(1) of this administrative regulation
shall be nonrefundable.
(4) If it
is determined that a refund of any fee is required, the refund shall be issued
to the applicant or licensee.
Section
2. Fees.
(1) The fee for an
initial massage therapist license shall be $200.
(2)
(a) The
biennial renewal fee for a massage therapist license renewed on or before the
renewal date shall be $200.
(b) If
the license is renewed after the renewal date and up to sixty (60) days after
expiration of the license, the fee for late renewal shall be $225.
(c) If the license is renewed sixty-one (61)
to ninety(90) days after the expiration of the license, the late renewal fee
shall be $250.
(d) If a license has
been expired for ninety-one (91) or more, the licensee shall apply for
reinstatement.
(3) The
licensee may apply to reinstate the license by paying the late renewal fee of
$250 and the following reinstatement fee:
(a)
For applications for reinstatement submitted after ninety (90) days, but before
one (1) year after the license expired, $100;
(b) For applications for reinstatement
submitted after one (1) year, but before two (2) years after the license
expired, $150;
(c) For applications
for reinstatement submitted after two (2) years, but before three (3) years
after the license expired, $200;
(d) For applications for reinstatement
submitted after three (3) years, but before four (4) years after the license
expired, $250; or
(e) For
applications for reinstatement submitted after four (4) years, but before five
(5) years after the license expired, $300.
(f) A license shall not be reinstated under
subsection (2)(d) of this section if more than five (5) years have passed since
the license expired. A person may apply for and obtain a new license by meeting
the current requirements for licensure.
(4) A licensee shall be in good standing with
the board at the time the licensee elects inactive status.
(5)
(a) The
annual renewal date for an inactive license shall remain the original issue
date of the license.
(b) The fee
for the issuance of an inactive license shall be fifty (50) dollars.
(c) The annual renewal fee for an inactive
license shall be fifty (50) dollars.
(6) If the inactive license is renewed after
the renewal date and up to sixty (60) days after expiration of the license, the
fee for late inactive renewal shall be seventy (70) dollars.
(7) If the inactive license is renewed
sixty-one (61) to ninety (90) days after the expiration of the license, the
late renewal fee shall be eighty-five (85) dollars.
(8) The application fee for restoring a
license from inactive to active status shall be fifty (50) dollars and shall
not be prorated.
(9) A licensee who
elects inactive status or an inactive licensee electing to activate his or her
license shall complete and submit an Application for Inactive Status, Renewal
of Inactive Status, or Return to Active Status in addition to the fee
referenced in subsection (7) of this section. An applicant shall affix a two
(2) inch by two (2) inch or larger passport quality color photograph of the
applicant to the Application for Inactive Status, Renewal of Inactive Status,
or Return to Active Status.
(10) A
licensee who elects to give notice of the licensee's retirement and voluntarily
surrender his or her massage therapy license shall complete and submit a
notarized written request.
(11) The
fee for an initial certificate of good standing for a program of massage
therapy instruction in accordance with
201 KAR
42:080, Section 2, shall be $125.
(12) The annual fee for renewal of a
certificate of good standing for a program of massage therapy instruction in
accordance with
201 KAR
42:080, Section 3, shall be seventy-five (75)
dollars.
(13) The fee for a one (1)
time certificate of good standing shall be fifty (50) dollars. This is only
applicable to: out-of-state schools who have a graduate applying to the board
for licensure as a massage therapist and therefore complete the Certificate of
Good Standing application, as incorporated by reference in
201 KAR
42:080 for the period of time in which the graduate,
was in attendance.
Section
3. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The "Application for Inactive Status,
Renewal of Inactive Status, or Return to Active Status", June 2021 is
incorporated by reference.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Department of Professional Licensing, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The board's Web
site address is:
https://bmt.ky.gov/.