Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET
Chapter 5 - Board of Optometric Examiners
Section 201 KAR 5:010 - Application for licensure; endorsement
Universal Citation: 201 KY Admin Regs Service 5:010
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 218A.205(3)(g), 320.220, 320.250, 320.270
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 320.220 requires all persons who practice optometry in this state to be licensed by the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners. KRS 320.250 establishes criteria for an applicant to apply for a license. KRS 320.270 grants the board the discretion to admit to practice in Kentucky persons licensed to practice optometry in other states. KRS 218A.205(3)(g) requires fingerprint-supported criminal record checks and queries to the National Practitioner Data Bank on applicants. This administrative regulation prescribes the procedures to be followed in making application to the board for a license.
Section 1.
(1) A person wishing to apply for a license
to practice optometry shall submit to the board, within fifteen (15) days of
board review, the following items:
(a) A
completed Application for License to Practice Optometry;
(b) Birth certificate;
(c) A certified copy of college transcripts
received directly from the registrar's office;
(d) A certified copy of optometry school
transcripts received directly from the registrar's office;
(e) National board results;
(f) Therapeutic Management of Ocular Disease,
"TMOD" results;
(g) Two (2) letters
of recommendation, one (1) of which shall be from a licensed
optometrist;
(h) Proof of
successful completion of State Law Exam results;
(i) A passport-sized, recent photograph of
head and shoulders, front view;
(j)
A money order or cashier's check payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer in the
amount of $500; and
(k) A money
order or cashier's check in the amount of twenty-five (25) dollars made payable
to the Kentucky State Treasurer for the purpose of submitting a query on the
applicant to the National Practitioner Data Bank of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services.
(2)
(a)
Prior to approval for examination, the board shall receive and consider:
1. A national and state,
fingerprint-supported criminal record check conducted by the:
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
b. Kentucky State Police;
and
2. A query for any
relevant data from the National Practitioner Data Bank of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
(b) Both of the items required to be
furnished by this subsection shall be less than sixty (60) days old when
reviewed by the board.
Section 2.
(1) A
person wishing to apply for a license to practice optometry by endorsement
shall submit to the board, within fifteen (15) days of board review, the
following items:
(a) A completed Application
for License by Endorsement to Practice Optometry;
(b) Verification that the applicant has been
licensed in optometry and in active practice the past five (5) years;
(c) Information regarding any resolved,
pending, or unresolved board action or malpractice suit in any state or
territory;
(d) A certified copy of
college transcripts received directly from the registrar's office;
(e) A certified copy of optometry school
transcripts received directly from the registrar's office;
(f) A certificate of good standing from the
board where the applicant is currently licensed and from all state boards where
the applicant has held a license in the past;
(g) A copy of the credential that proves the
applicant is therapeutically licensed;
(h) Two (2) letters of recommendation, one
(1) of which shall be from a licensed optometrist;
(i) Proof of successful completion of
Kentucky State Law Exam;
(j) A
passport-sized, recent photograph of head and shoulders, front view;
(k) A certified check or money order made
payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer in the amount of $700;
(l) A notarized statement explaining why the
applicant wishes to be admitted to practice in Kentucky; and
(m) A money order or cashier's check in the
amount of twenty-five (25) dollars made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer
for the purpose of submitting a query on the applicant to the National
Practitioner Data Bank of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services to retrieve any relevant data on the applicant.
(2)
(a)
Prior to approval for licensure, the board shall receive and consider:
1. A national and state,
fingerprint-supported criminal record check conducted by the:
a. Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
b. Kentucky State Police;
and
2. A query for any
relevant data from the National Practitioner Data Bank of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
(b) Both of the items required to be
furnished by this subsection shall be less than sixty (60) days old when
reviewed by the board.
Section 3.
(1) A
person whose license has been revoked pursuant to
KRS
320.280(3) may apply for
reinstatement of his or her license.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of
this section, a person applying for reinstatement shall submit to the board:
(a) Evidence of completion of the continuing
education requirements established in
201 KAR
5:030; and
(b) Payment of the annual renewal fee
established in
201 KAR 5:090,
Section 2.
(3) To apply
for reinstatement, an optometrist whose license has been revoked pursuant to
KRS
320.280(3) shall submit to
the board:
(a) Evidence of completion of the
annual continuing education requirement for each year, or any portion of a
year, that the license was not renewed up to a maximum of sixty (60) hours;
and
(b) Payment of the renewal fee
of $200 for each year, or any portion of a year, that the license was not
renewed.
Section 4. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Application for License to
Practice Optometry", August 2012; and
(b) "Application for License by Endorsement
to Practice Optometry", August 2012.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Optometric Examiners, 2624 Research Park Drive, Suite 305, Lexington, Kentucky
40511, phone (859) 246-2744, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 218A.205(3)(g), 320.240(7), 320.270(4)
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