Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
309.331,
309.334,
309.335,
309.336,
335B.030
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
309.331(1) requires the
board to promulgate administrative regulations for the administration and
enforcement of KRS
309.325 to
309.339.
KRS
309.335(1)(b) 1. requires an
applicant for licensure as a licensed diabetes educator to file an application
as provided by the board, to show successful completion of a course or program
as determined by the board, and to demonstrate experience in the care of people
with diabetes under supervision that meets requirements specified in
administrative regulations promulgated by the board.
KRS
309.334(2)(c) requires the
board to establish additional requirements to apply for an apprentice diabetes
educator permit, and KRS
309.336(2)(b) requires the
board to establish additional requirements to apply for licensure as a master
licensed diabetes educator. This administrative regulation establishes
application procedures for licensed diabetes educators, master licensed
diabetes educators, and apprentice diabetes educators.
Section 1. Licensed Diabetes Educator
Application Procedures.
(1) An applicant for
licensure as a licensed diabetes educator pursuant to
KRS
309.335(1)(b) 1. shall
submit to the board:
(a) A completed
Application for Licensure, Form DE-01, incorporated by reference in
201 KAR 45:110, including
documentation verifying completion of 750 hours of work experience as an
apprentice diabetes educator under a supervisor as provided in
201 KAR 45:110; and
(b) Payment of the licensure fee as
established in
201 KAR 45:100.
(2) An applicant for licensure as
a licensed diabetes educator pursuant to
KRS
309.335(1)(b) 2. shall
submit to the board:
(a) Evidence showing
successful completion of the credentialing program of the American Association
of Diabetes Educators or the National Certification Board for Diabetes
Educators; and
(b) Payment of the
licensure fee as established in
201 KAR 45:100.
(3) An applicant for licensure as
a licensed diabetes educator pursuant to
KRS
309.335(1)(b) 3. shall
submit to the board:
(a) Evidence showing the
successful completion of an equivalent credentialing program; and
(b) Payment of the licensure fee as
established in
201 KAR 45:100.
Section 2. Master
Licensed Diabetes Educator Application Procedures. An applicant for licensure
as a master licensed diabetes educator shall submit to the board:
(1) A completed Application for Licensure,
Form DE-01;
(2) Proof of completion
of the credentialing program of the American Association of Diabetes Educators
or the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators in Board Certified
Advanced Diabetes Management or as a Certified Diabetes Educator; and
(3) Payment of the licensure fee as
established in
201 KAR 45:100.
Section 3. Apprentice Diabetes
Educator Application Procedures. An applicant for an apprentice diabetes
educator permit shall submit to the board:
(1)
A completed Application for Apprentice Diabetes Educator Permit, Form
DE-03;
(2) Payment of the licensure
fee as established in
201 KAR 45:100; and
(3) Proof of an active license or
certification in good standing as at least one (1) of the following:
(a) American College of Sports Medicine
Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist or Registered Clinical Exercise
Physiologist;
(b)
1. Certified social worker or licensed
clinical social worker pursuant to KRS Chapter 335; and
2. The applicant shall also have at least two
(2) years of experience in a health profession;
(c) Dietitian pursuant to KRS Chapter
310;
(d) Health educator holding
active certification as a master certified health education specialist with the
National Commission on Health Education Credentialing;
(e) Nutritionist pursuant to KRS Chapter
310;
(f) Occupational therapist
pursuant to KRS Chapter 319A;
(g)
Optometrist pursuant to KRS Chapter 320;
(h) Osteopath pursuant to KRS Chapter
311;
(i) Pharmacist pursuant to KRS
Chapter 315;
(j) Physical therapist
pursuant to KRS Chapter 327;
(k)
Physician pursuant to KRS Chapter 311;
(l) Physician assistant pursuant to KRS
Chapter 311;
(m) Podiatrist
pursuant to KRS Chapter 311;
(n)
Psychologist pursuant to KRS Chapter 319;
(o) Registered nurse pursuant to KRS Chapter
314; or
(p) A license or
certification from a state or the District of Columbia equivalent to one (1) of
the licenses or certifications listed in this subsection.
(4) The board shall not consider an applicant
for an apprentice diabetes educator permit who does not hold an active license
or certification as listed in subsection (3) of this section.
(5) An applicant for an apprentice diabetes
educator permit shall include the Supervised Work Experience Report, Form
DE-05, incorporated by reference in
201 KAR 45:110.
Section 4. Applications involving
prior convictions of a crime.
(1) If the board
considers denying an application based solely on an applicant's prior
conviction of a crime, the board, pursuant to
KRS
335B.030(2), shall:
(a) Provide the applicant with written notice
that the board has determined that the prior conviction may disqualify the
applicant for a license or permit, and demonstrates the connection between the
prior conviction and the license or permit being sought; and
(b) Afford the applicant an opportunity to be
personally heard before the board prior to the board making a decision on
whether to disqualify the applicant.
(2) If the board resolves to deny an
application based solely on an applicant's prior conviction of a crime after
complying with the procedures in Section 4(1) of this administrative
regulation, the board, pursuant to
KRS
335B.030(2), shall notify
the applicant in writing of:
(a) The grounds
and reasons for the denial or disqualification;
(b) That the applicant has a right to a
hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, if a written request for
a hearing is made within ten (10) days after service of notice;
(c) The earliest date the applicant may
reapply for a license or permit; and
(d) That evidence of rehabilitation may be
considered upon reapplication.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Application for Apprentice Diabetes
Educator Permit", Form DE-03, 08/2014, is incorporated by reference.
(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),
309.334(2)(c),
309.335(1)(b)
1., 309.336(2)(b)
