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Kentucky Statutes, Title XXVI

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Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

42 chapters · 1,308 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XXVI1,308 Ch 311, PHYSICIANS, OSTEOPATHS, PODIATRISTS,…252 Ch 309, MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS AND PROFES…99 Ch 315, PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES73 Ch 335, SOCIAL WORKERS AND PROFESSIONAL COUN…65 Ch 314, REGISTERED NURSES -- PRACTICAL NURSES53 Ch 324, REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALES ASSOCIATES49 Ch 322, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURV…45 Ch 311A, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES41 Ch 321, VETERINARIANS35 Ch 323, ARCHITECTS34 Ch 334A, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUD…34 Ch 318, PLUMBERS AND PLUMBING28 Ch 333, MEDICAL LABORATORIES28 Ch 320, OPTOMETRISTS27

53 sections·Filtered byTitle XXVI✕Ch 314✕

KRS § 314.011 Definitions for chapter
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As used in this chapter, unless the context thereof requires otherwise: (1) "Board" means Kentucky Board of Nursing; (2) "Delegation" means directing a competent person to perform a selected nursing activity or task in a selected situation under the nurse's supervision and pursua…
KRS § 314.021 Policy
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(1) It is the declared policy of the General Assembly of Kentucky that the practice of nursing, and the practices of licensed certified professional midwives and dialysis technicians, should be regulated and controlled as provided herein and by regulations of the board in order t…
KRS § 314.025 Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund -- Intent of General Assembly
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Assembly. (1) There is hereby created the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund. (2) It is the intent of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to address the nursing workforce needs throughout the Commonwealth; further it is the intent of the General Assembly…
KRS § 314.026 Applications for scholarships -- Awards
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(1) The board shall make nursing scholarships in schools of nursing and graduate programs in nursing available to Kentucky residents through the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund, as set forth by KRS 314.025 to 314.027 and by administrative regulations of the board prom…

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KRS § 314.027 Funding for scholarships -- Contract for scholarship

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(1) Funding for the Kentucky nursing incentive scholarship fund shall be supplied partly by funds received from penalties and fines, to include, but not be limited to, certificate of need penalties assessed on hospitals, nursing facilities, nursing homes, personal care homes, and…

KRS § 314.031 Unlawful acts relating to nursing

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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to call or hold herself or himself out as or use the title of nurse or to practice or offer to practice as a nurse unless licensed or privileged under the provisions of this chapter. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or to …

KRS § 314.035 Unlawful acts relating to dialysis care

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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a nurse, a physician assistant, or a physician, to provide dialysis care in a licensed renal dialysis facility unless that person holds a current active credential from the board to practice as a dialysis technician. (2) It shal…

KRS § 314.037 References in the Kentucky Revised Statutes to "licensed" nurses to include those credentialed or privileged

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include those credentialed or privileged. References in the Kentucky Revised Statutes to persons "licensed" under this chapter as nurses, registered nurses, licensed registered nurses, or licensed practical nurses shall be interpreted to include persons credentialed or privileged…

KRS § 314.039 Definition for KRS 314.041, 314.042, 314.042, 314.051, and 314.101

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As used in KRS 314.041, 314.042, 314.051, and 314.101, "good standing" means the nurse's license, certification, or privilege to practice is not: (1) Limited, suspended, probated, revoked, or otherwise disciplined; (2) Under investigation; or (3) Subject to monitoring, alternativ…

KRS § 314.041 Registered nurse license -- Application -- Examinations -- Use of "R.N.A." by provisional licensee -- Use of "R.N." -- Practice by registered nurse licensed in another state or country -- License by endorsement for graduate of foreign nursing school -- Special license -- Reinstatement -- Limited license

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by provisional licensee -- Use of "R.N." -- Practice by registered nurse licensed in another state or country -- License by endorsement for graduate of foreign nursing school -- Special license -- Reinstatement -- Limited license. (1) An applicant for a license to practice as a r…

KRS § 314.042 License to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse -- Application -- Renewal -- Reinstatement -- Use of "APRN" -- Prescriptive authority under CAPA-NS and CAPA-CS -- Exemption from CAPA-NS and CAPA-CS requirement -- CAPA-CS Committee -- Administrative regulations

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-- Renewal -- Reinstatement -- Use of "APRN" -- Prescriptive authority under CAPA-NS and CAPA-CS -- Exemption from CAPA-NS and CAPA-CS requirement -- CAPA-CS Committee -- Administrative regulations. (1) An applicant for licensure to practice as an advanced practice registered nur…

KRS § 314.051 Practical nurse license -- Application -- Examinations -- Use of "L.P.N.A." by provisional licensee -- Practice by practical nurse licensed in another state or country -- License by endorsement for graduate of foreign nursing school -- Use of "L.P.N." -- Special license -- Reinstatement -- Limited license

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by provisional licensee -- Practice by practical nurse licensed in another state or country -- License by endorsement for graduate of foreign nursing school -- Use of "L.P.N." -- Special license -- Reinstatement -- Limited license. (1) An applicant for a license to practice as a …

KRS § 314.071 Renewal of licenses -- Reinstatement of licenses

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(1) The license of every person issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed for a period of time as determined by the board by administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, except as hereinafter provided. The applicant shall fill in the appli…

KRS § 314.073 Continuing competency requirements

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(1) As a prerequisite for license renewal, all individuals licensed under provisions of this chapter shall be required to document continuing competency during the immediate past licensure period as prescribed in regulations promulgated by the board. (2) The continuing competency…

KRS § 314.075 Dishonor of financial instrument in payment of license fee -- Emergency hearing

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hearing. (1) If a licensee issues payment for a license to the board by a check, draft, order, or electronic funds transfer that is dishonored by the bank or financial institution upon which it is drawn, and the licensee fails to reimburse the board for the amount of the check, d…

KRS § 314.077 Suspension of nurse's license for violation of KRS 15.802 -- Hearing and reinstatement

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reinstatement. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon receipt of a notice from the Office of the Attorney General that a nurse is in violation of KRS 15.802, the board shall issue an order suspending the nurse's license. If the individual is an applicant f…

KRS § 314.085 Mental health, neuropsychological, psychosocial, psychosexual, substance use disorder, or physical evaluation of licensee or applicant -- Suspension or denial of application until person submits to evaluation

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use disorder, or physical evaluation of licensee or applicant -- Suspension or denial of application until person submits to evaluation. (1) If the board has reasonable cause to believe that any licensee; applicant for licensure by examination, endorsement, reinstatement, or chan…

KRS § 314.089 Immediate temporary suspension of license against which disciplinary action or investigation is pending -- Procedure

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action or investigation is pending -- Procedure. (1) The board's president or the president's designee may determine that immediate temporary suspension of a license or privilege against which disciplinary action or an investigation is pending is necessary in order to stop, preve…

KRS § 314.091 Reprimand, denial, limitation, probation, revocation, or suspension of licenses, privileges, or credentials -- Hearings -- Appeals

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licenses, privileges, or credentials -- Hearings -- Appeals. (1) The board shall have power to reprimand, deny, limit, revoke, probate, or suspend any license or credential to practice nursing issued by the board or applied for in accordance with this chapter or the privilege to …

KRS § 314.093 Immunity from civil and criminal liability

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Persons and agencies that file a complaint, provide sworn or written statements, or otherwise participate in an investigation or administrative proceeding instituted pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from civil or criminal prosecution that is based upon such informatio…

KRS § 314.095 Licensees, credentialed holders, privilege holders, and applicants to cooperate with investigation

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cooperate with investigation. A licensee, credentialed holder, privilege holder, or applicant who is the subject of an investigation by or on behalf of the board shall cooperate fully with the investigation, including responding to a complaint or lawful request for information in…

KRS § 314.099 Jurisdiction of board over applicants, licensees, and those privileged to practice

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practice. Jurisdiction, both as to person and subject matter, under this chapter vests with the board upon application for licensure or practice on the privilege and shall continue during periods of licensure and lapse of licensure. The jurisdiction of the board shall be continuo…

KRS § 314.101 Excepted activities and practices -- Work permits -- Withdrawal of temporary work permits

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temporary work permits. (1) This chapter does not prohibit the following: (a) The practice of any currently licensed nurse in good standing in another state from being recognized as having a temporary work permit in this state. Any currently licensed nurse in good standing in ano…

KRS § 314.103 Criminal background check of applicant

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The board may require a criminal background investigation of an applicant, nurse, or dialysis technician by means of a fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

KRS § 314.107 Service of notice or order to licensee at mailing address and electronic mailing address required to be on file with board

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mailing address required to be on file with board. Any person licensed by the board shall maintain a current mailing address and an electronic mailing address with the board and immediately notify the board in writing of a change of mailing address or electronic mailing address. …

KRS § 314.108 Notification of board if any professional or business license is terminated or suspended

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or suspended. (1) Any person licensed by the board shall, within thirty (30) days of the entry of a final order, notify the board in writing if any professional or business license that is issued to the person by any agency of the Commonwealth or any other jurisdiction is subject…

KRS § 314.109 Notification of board of any criminal conviction

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Any person under the jurisdiction of the board shall, within thirty (30) days of entry of an order or judgment, notify the board in writing of any misdemeanor or felony criminal conviction, except traffic-related misdemeanors other than operating a motor vehicle under the influen…

KRS § 314.111 Nursing school approval -- Standards -- Administrative regulations -- Administrative hearing -- Board may not limit number of students if nursing program meets standards -- Minimum qualifications for instructors

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Administrative hearing -- Board may not limit number of students if nursing program meets standards -- Minimum qualifications for instructors. (1) An institution desiring to conduct a school of nursing shall apply to the board and submit evidence that it is prepared to carry out …

KRS § 314.121 Board of Nursing -- Members -- Appointment -- Terms -- Qualifications

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(1) The Governor shall appoint a Board of Nursing consisting of seventeen (17) members: (a) Three (3) members shall be registered nurses actively engaged in clinical practice and licensed to practice in the Commonwealth, selected from a list of names submitted by the Kentucky Nur…

KRS § 314.131 Board meetings -- Administrative regulations -- Officers -- Quorum -- Duties -- Executive director -- Compensation of members -- Liability insurance -- Expunging of disciplinary action records

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Duties -- Executive director -- Compensation of members -- Liability insurance -- Expunging of disciplinary action records. (1) The board shall meet at least annually and shall elect from its members a president and any other officers that it deems necessary. Nine members of the …

KRS § 314.133 Administrative regulations -- Medication aides -- Requirements

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The Kentucky Board of Nursing shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to establish the following for the credentialing of medication aides: (1) Educational requirements; (2) Standards for training programs including delegation of the adminis…

KRS § 314.135 Regulations

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All regulations issued by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be issued in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.

KRS § 314.137 Administrative regulations relating to dialysis technicians

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The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to: (1) Establish educational requirements for credentialing as a dialysis technician; (2) Establish required standards for training programs for dialysis technicians; (3) Establish credentia…

KRS § 314.142 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program -- Advisory council -- Statewide sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator -- Statewide strategic plan for statewide coverage -- State registry

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sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator -- Statewide strategic plan for statewide coverage -- State registry. (1) The Kentucky Board of Nursing shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to create a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program. These admin…

KRS § 314.145 Dialysis Technician Advisory Council

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(1) There is hereby created, under the Board of Nursing, the Dialysis Technician Advisory Council, which shall advise the board regarding qualifications, standards for training, competency determination of dialysis technicians, and all other matters related to dialysis technician…

KRS § 314.155 Duty of treating nurse utilizing telehealth to ensure patient's informed consent and maintain confidentiality -- Board to promulgate administrative regulations -- Definition of "telehealth"

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

KRS § 314.161 Fees may be set by regulation -- Use and investment of fees

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The board may by regulation set fees to carry out the provisions of this chapter. All fees received by the board and collected under this chapter shall be deposited with the State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, who shall place the money to the credit of the revolving …

KRS § 314.171 Alternative to discipline program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Nonliability for actions -- Confidentiality of materials and proceedings -- Disclosure of information

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regulations -- Nonliability for actions -- Confidentiality of materials and proceedings -- Disclosure of information. (1) The board may establish an alternative to discipline program to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of nurses who ma…

KRS § 314.181 Determination of death by registered nurses -- Notification

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A registered nurse who is employed by a health facility as defined in KRS 216B.015 may determine whether or not a patient is dead in accordance with the requirements of KRS 446.400. The nurse shall notify the patient's attending physician or other appropriate practitioner of the …

KRS § 314.195 Prescriptive authority of advanced practice registered nurse

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An advanced practice registered nurse shall be considered a practitioner for purposes of KRS Chapters 217 and 218A and shall have the authority granted to a practitioner pursuant to those chapters subject to the conditions set forth in KRS 314.042.

KRS § 314.198 Definitions for KRS 314.198 and 314.199

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As used in this section and KRS 314.199: (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 t…

KRS § 314.199 Receipt of primary care services under direct primary care membership agreement

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membership agreement. (1) Receiving primary care services under a direct primary care membership agreement shall not require a patient or his or her legal guardian to forfeit coverage under a health benefit plan. (2) The offer or provision of primary care services under a direct …

KRS § 314.400 Definitions for KRS 314.400 to 314.414

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As used in KRS 314.400 to 314.414: (1) "APRN-designated certified nurse-midwife" means an advanced practice registered nurse as defined in KRS 314.011 who is designated by the board as a certified nurse-midwife; (2) "Certified professional midwifery services": (a) Means the provi…

KRS § 314.402 Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council -- Members -- Terms -- Authority and responsibility -- Administrative regulations governing licensee's duty to keep appropriate medical records

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Terms -- Authority and responsibility -- Administrative regulations governing licensee's duty to keep appropriate medical records. (1) The Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council is hereby created, under the Board of Nursing. The council shall at regular interva…

KRS § 314.404 Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations based upon recommendations of the council -- Standards for training programs -- Licensing requirements -- Disciplinary action -- Fees -- Informed consent -- Authority to order medical tests and administer medications -- Information to be included in licensee's annual report to the board -- Requirement to report cases of newborn or maternal death -- Conditions requiring collaboration, consultation, or referral to a physician or other health care provider

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recommendations of the council -- Standards for training programs -- Licensing requirements -- Disciplinary action -- Fees -- Informed consent -- Authority to order medical tests and administer medications -- Information to be included in licensee's annual report to the board -- …

KRS § 314.406 Criminal background investigation of applicants -- Fingerprint check by Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The board may require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a license as a licensed certified professional midwife by means of a fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Feder…

KRS § 314.408 Prohibited activities

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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to provide certified professional midwifery services as defined in KRS 314.400 unless that person is a licensed certified professional midwife currently issued a license by the board in accordance with KRS 314.400 to 314.414 or is an approp…

KRS § 314.410 Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations based upon recommendations of the council -- Recommendations to include regulatory framework to support consultation and collaboration between licensed certified professional midwives and other appropriate licensed health care providers -- Specifications to be included in regulatory framework -- Management of clients whose conditions may preclude them from being considered at low risk -- Board to enforce specified safety precautions before administrative regulations are in place

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recommendations of the council -- Recommendations to include regulatory framework to support consultation and collaboration between licensed certified professional midwives and other appropriate licensed health care providers -- Specifications to be included in regulatory framewo…

KRS § 314.412 Liability of licensed certified professional midwife or other health care providers shall be limited to their negligent acts and omissions that violate the standards of care in existing law

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providers shall be limited to their negligent acts and omissions that violate the standards of care in existing law. Nothing in KRS 314.400 to 314.414 is intended to expand liability. In the event of an action for injury or death due to any act or omission of a licensed certified…

KRS § 314.414 Transfer Guidelines Work Group established as independent entity -- Objectives and scope of work group -- Members -- Board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement requirements developed by work group -- Work group's existence only temporary

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Objectives and scope of work group -- Members -- Board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement requirements developed by work group -- Work group's existence only temporary. The Transfer Guidelines Work Group is hereby established as an independent entity to develop…