Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

Every person licensed to practice podiatry shall, within thirty (30) days after issuance, file his license with the county clerk of each county in which he desires to engage in the practice of podiatry.

Deposit and use of fees. (1) Every license issued for the practice of podiatry shall expire on June 30 following the date of issuance unless sooner revoked and canceled. (2) On or before June 1 of each year, the board shall send notices to all licensed podiatrists in this state, …

(1) Any person practicing or offering to practice podiatry shall practice under his or her own name only, as his or her name appears in his or her license. (2) A person practicing or offering to practice podiatry shall not use any title or abbreviation thereof except the designat…

(1) Any person who practices podiatry shall display his or her license, together with the annual license renewal certificate, in a conspicuous place in the office in which he or she practices. (2) (a) A person practicing or offering to practice podiatry shall not: 1. In any manne…

The State Board of Podiatry is authorized in its sound discretion to: (1) Enter into reciprocal agreements with podiatry examining boards of other states, having qualifications and standards at least as high as those of this state, providing for reciprocal licensure without furth…

of license. The board may refuse to license or renew, or may suspend, probate, or revoke the license of any podiatrist, podiatric resident, podiatric assistant, or in addition to such refusal, suspension, probation, or revocation, or in lieu thereof, may impose a fine not to exce…

may be enjoined -- Enforcement -- Appeal. (1) A suspension, probation, or revocation of a license, or a refusal to renew a license, may be made or a fine imposed by the board only after a hearing which shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. (2) The board may insti…

of investigators and others. (1) County and Commonwealth's attorneys and the Attorney General, within their respective jurisdictions, shall prosecute all violations of the penal provisions of KRS 311.380 to 311.500 and shall, when requested by the board, represent the board in ma…

The revocation or suspension of any license shall be noted upon the records of the board, and a revoked license shall be marked as canceled upon the date of its revocation. The board shall, upon entry of an order of suspension or revocation, transmit to the county clerk of the co…

(1) There is hereby created in state government an independent board to be known as the State Board of Medical Licensure which shall exercise all medical and osteopathic licensure functions heretofore exercised by the State Board of Health. The offices of the board shall be maint…

The appointed members of the State Board of Medical Licensure shall hold office for terms of four (4) years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The commissioner of public health and the deans of the medical schools shall hold office only while holding their resp…

The State Board of Medical Licensure shall hold meetings at least semiannually and more frequently if necessary, at such places and times as the board may determine. The board shall elect a president, vice president and secretary from among its members and adopt such rules and by…

Governor. The State Board of Medical Licensure may utilize such materials, services or facilities as may be made available to it by other state agencies or may contract therefor, to such extent or degree as the board, in its discretion, may determine. It shall keep accurate recor…

As used in KRS 311.530 to 311.620 and 311.990(4) to (6): (1) "Board" means the State Board of Medical Licensure; (2) "President" means the president of the State Board of Medical Licensure; (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of the State Board of Medical Licensure; (4) "Executiv…

It is the declared policy of the General Assembly of Kentucky that the practice of medicine and osteopathy should be regulated and controlled as provided in KRS 311.530 to 311.620 in order to prevent empiricism and to protect the health and safety of the public. Further, the Gene…

license -- Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no person shall engage or attempt to engage in the practice of medicine or osteopathy within this state, or open, maintain, or occupy an office or place of business within this state for engaging in …

for allegations of sexual misconduct by professionals. (1) The board may: (a) Exercise all the administrative functions of the state in the prevention of empiricism and in the regulation of the practice of medicine and osteopathy, which shall include but not be limited to promulg…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Continuing medical education" means continued postgraduate medical education intended to provide medical professionals with knowledge of new developments in their field; (b) "Maintenance of certification" means any process requiring periodic rece…

(1) An applicant who is a graduate of a medical or osteopathic school located within the United States and its territories and protectorates or Canada shall not be eligible for a regular license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth unless the applicant: (a) Is able to underst…

(1) The board may issue an order directing an applicant for a license or the holder of a license to show cause why the applicant should be granted a license or the licensee should not be disciplined, respectively, when: (a) An applicant admits or is otherwise found to have commit…

temporary permit fees upon regular license fee. (1) Whenever, in the opinion of the executive director, based upon verified information contained in the application, an applicant for a license to practice medicine or osteopathy is eligible therefor under subsections (1) and (2) o…

(1) Every certificate of regular license, limited license, fellowship training license, provisional permit, and temporary permit shall be in such form as is approved by the board or by the executive director thereof; provided, however, that each certificate shall be signed by the…

(1) Every physician who is practicing medicine or osteopathy in this state shall report to the board the address or addresses at which he maintains an office, and every new licensee shall make the same report within ninety (90) days after commencing the practice of medicine or os…

collusion, or conspiracy concerning licensure prohibited. (1) No person shall make any statement or submit any document, paper, or thing to the board, or to its executive director, or to any county clerk, relating in any manner to issuance, registration, suspension, or revocation…

Complaints -- Hearing by hearing panel -- Final order -- Discipline -- Release of information -- Privacy. (1) The president of the board shall divide the membership of the board, excluding himself, into two (2) panels of seven (7) members, each panel to include at least one (1) c…

(1) At any time when an inquiry panel has probable cause to believe that a physician has violated the terms of an agreed order or violated the terms of a disciplinary order, or a physician's practice constitutes a danger to the health, welfare, and safety of his patients or the g…

(1) Except for final orders denying an application or reregistration for licensure or emergency orders temporarily suspending, limiting, or restricting a physician's license, all final orders of the board affecting a physician's license shall become effective thirty (30) days aft…

violation -- Motion to revoke probation or indefinite restriction or limitation-- Hearing -- Order. (1) When a hearing panel imposes discipline in a final order pursuant to KRS 13B.120 and 311.591(7), the panel may fix the appropriate sanction for the violation, but withhold impo…

If the power has not been transferred by statute to some other board, commission, or agency of the Commonwealth, the board may deny an application or reregistration for a license; place a licensee on probation for a period not to exceed five (5) years; suspend a license for a per…

conduct. As used in KRS 311.595(9), "dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public or any member thereof" shall include but not be limited to the following acts by a licensee: (1) Prescribes or dispenses any medic…

consent and maintain confidentiality -- Board to promulgate administrative regulations. (1) A treating physician who provides or facilitates the use of telehealth shall ensure: (a) That the informed consent of the patient, or another appropriate person with authority to make the …

to examination -- Opportunity to have license renewed. (1) When a hearing or inquiry panel has probable cause to believe a physician is suffering from a physical or mental condition that might impede his ability to practice competently, the panel may order the physician to underg…

requirements. (1) The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate and implement the provisions of KRS 311.550 to 311.620, including but not limited to regulations designed to ensure the continuing professional competency of present and future licensees. As an a…

unacceptable conduct. (1) In order to assist a licensee in determining what actions would constitute unacceptable conduct under the provisions of KRS 311.595, the licensee may request an opinion of the board by written request submitted to the secretary; the board may, in its dis…

There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against the board, any current or former member, officer, administrator, staff member, committee member, representative, agent, consultant, or employee of the board, either as a pa…

Demonstration of competency to resume practice. (1) When a hearing or inquiry panel receives information that a physician has not been engaged in the active practice of medicine for at least two (2) years, the panel may order the physician to successfully complete a board-approve…

Injunctions. (1) The county boards of health shall report to the board and to the county and Commonwealth's attorneys of their respective counties all violations of KRS 311.550 to 311.620 and shall assist in the enforcement thereof. (2) (a) For the purpose of enforcing the provis…

against licensed physicians -- Violations to be reported by physicians -- Reports by court clerks. (1) In order to assist the board in the enforcement of KRS 311.595(20) and (21), any professional medical association or society operating in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or any ho…

(1) Except for disciplinary actions taken pursuant to KRS 311.595(8) and KRS 311.599, a licensee who has had his license revoked may, after two (2) years from the effective date of the revocation order, petition the board for a license to again practice in the Commonwealth of Ken…

All fees collected by the board under the provisions of KRS 311.550 to 311.620, or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to a trust and agency fund to be used by the board in defraying the costs and expenses of the …

(1) All licenses heretofore issued by the board for the practice of medicine or osteopathy, or any limited school or system, are hereby declared to be valid and in full force and effect unless they have become expired, canceled, suspended or revoked in accordance with law. (2) No…

(1) The board may establish by contract, including with a nonprofit corporation, or otherwise the Kentucky Physician Health Foundation to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals licensed by the board who may be impaired by reas…

(1) All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other documents furnished to or produced by the program formed under KRS 311.616, as well as all communications to or from the program, and any findings, conclusions, interventions, treatment, or rehabilitation, …

Any member of the impaired physicians program created under KRS 311.616, as well as any administrator, staff member, consultant, agent, or employee of the program acting within the scope of his or her duties and without actual malice, and all other persons who furnish information…

KRS 311.550 to 311.620 may be cited as the "Kentucky Medical and Osteopathic Practice Act of 1972."

As used in this section and KRS 311.6202: (1) "Direct primary care membership agreement" means a written contractual agreement between a primary care provider and an individual patient or his or her legal guardian that: (a) Is for an agreed-upon fee over an agreed-upon period of …