Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS 309.331,
309.334,
309.335
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 309.331
requires the board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing
procedures for annual renewal of licenses, and
KRS
309.335(2)(c) requires the
board to promulgate administrative regulations for reinstatement of licenses.
This administrative regulation establishes procedures for annual renewal and
reinstatement of licenses.
Section 1.
Regular License Renewal.
(1) A licensed
diabetes educator or master licensed diabetes educator shall submit to the
board by November 1 of each year:
(a) A
completed Renewal Application, Form DE-02;
(b) Proof of the required continuing
education as set forth in
201 KAR
45:130; and;
(c) The renewal fee as established in
201 KAR
45:100.
(2) If a license is not renewed by December
31 of the new licensure year, the license shall automatically expire.
Section 2. Reinstatement.
(1) An expired license or permit shall be
reinstated upon the licensee or permit holder:
(a) Submitting a completed Reinstatement
Application, Form DE-08;
(b) Paying
the required fees established in
201 KAR
45:100; and
(c) Submitting proof of completion of an
amount of continuing education courses equivalent to the continuing education
requirements as established in
201 KAR
45:130 for each year since the last date the license
was active.
(2) An
expired license or permit may be reinstated within five (5) years of the date
of expiration.
Section
3. Inactive Status.
(1) A
licensee or permit holder may place his or her license or permit in inactive
status. To request that a license or permit be placed in inactive status, the
licensee or permit holder shall submit written notice to the board prior to
November 1.
(2)
(a) An individual with an inactive license or
permit shall not practice diabetes education while the license or permit is
inactive.
(b) A licensee or permit
holder may remain in inactive status for a maximum of five (5) years.
(3)
(a) During the period of inactive status, the
licensee or permit holder shall not be required to meet the annual continuing
education requirements as established in
201 KAR
45:130.
(b) Upon the licensee's or permit holder's
request for licensure reactivation, the licensee or permit holder shall provide
proof of completion of an amount of continuing education courses equivalent to
the continuing education requirements as established in
201 KAR
45:130 for each year the license was inactive, and
payment of the fee as established in
201 KAR
45:100.
(4)
(a) An
individual shall submit in writing a request to the board to be placed back in
active status.
(b) The request
shall be submitted at least one (1) week in advance of the board's regularly
scheduled board meeting.
Section 4. Regular Permit Renewal.
(1) An apprentice diabetes educator shall
submit to the board by November 1 of each year:
(a) A completed Apprentice Renewal
Application, Form DE-04;
(b) Proof
of the required continuing education established in
201 KAR
45:130; and
(c) The renewal fee established in
201 KAR
45:100.
(2)
(a) If
a permit is not renewed by December 31, it shall automatically
expire.
(b) A permit may be
reinstated. Reinstatement shall comply with the requirements of section 2 of
this administrative regulation.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Renewal Application", Form
DE-02, 09/2017;
(b) "Apprentice
Renewal Application", Form DE-04, 09/2017; and
(c) "Reinstatement Application," Form DE-08,
03/2017.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators, Department of
Professional Licensing, 500 Mero Street, 2SC32, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
309.331(1),
309.335