Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

All investigations and disciplinary procedures against a surgical assistant shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of KRS 311.591, 311.592, 311.593, 311.599, and Chapter 13B.

(1) A surgical assistant, a physician practicing medicine in this state, or any person usually present in an operating room, including a nurse or surgical technologist, shall report relevant information to the advisory committee related to the acts of a certified surgical assista…

(1) An applicant for a certificate shall file a written application with the board on a form prescribed by the board and shall pay the application fee set by the board. (2) To be eligible for a certificate, a person shall: (a) Hold and maintain certification by one (1) of the fol…

The board may grant a certificate to any person who is licensed, certified, or registered and in good standing in another state that has standards at least as stringent as those required in KRS 311.878. Applicants who are not from a state that has standards at least as stringent …

Fees received by the board under the provisions of KRS 311.864 to 311.890 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a trust and agency fund and may be appropriated by the General Assembly for the use of the board in defraying the cost of administering the provisio…

(1) The board shall provide for the annual renewal of a surgical assistant certificate. (2) At least thirty (30) days before the expiration of a person's certificate, the board shall send written notice of the impending certificate expiration to the person at the certificate hold…

for reimbursement. (1) KRS 311.864 to 311.890 does not authorize a person who holds a certificate under KRS 311.864 to 311.890 to engage in the practice of medicine, as defined in KRS 311.530 to 311.620 or the practice of registered nursing as defined in KRS 314.011 to 314.161. (…

restriction of certification -- Fines, reprimands, probation. (1) The board may revoke, suspend, deny, decline to renew, limit, or restrict the certification of a surgical assistant, or may fine, reprimand, or place a surgical assistant on probation for no more than five (5) year…

As used in KRS 311.900 to 311.928: (1) "Athlete" means an individual, referee, coach, or athletic staff member who participates in sports, games, or recreational activities requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina; (2) "Athletic injury…

requirements -- Kentucky Athletic Trainers Advisory Council. (1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A relating to the licensure and regulation of athletic trainers. The regulations shall include but shall not be limited to: (a) …

duties of licensed athletic trainers -- Administrative regulations -- Prohibited billing. (1) A licensed athletic trainer: (a) Shall not use spinal or pelvic manipulations or spinal or pelvic chiropractic adjustments; (b) May assist with the appropriate management and use of, but…

requirements -- Inactive status -- Automatic licensure. (1) To be licensed by the board as an athletic trainer, an applicant shall: (a) Submit a completed application form with the required fee on a form prescribed by the board; (b) Be of good character and reputation; and (c) 1.…

(1) If the executive director of the board, based upon verified information contained in the application, determines that an applicant is eligible for licensure as an athletic trainer under this section, the executive director may issue to the applicant, on behalf of the board, a…

(1) The board may revoke, suspend, deny, decline to renew, limit, or restrict the license of an athletic trainer or may impose fines of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation, including the costs of any proceedings;…

(1) At any time when an inquiry panel established under KRS 311.591 has probable cause to believe that an athletic trainer has violated the terms of an agreed order as defined in KRS 311.550 or a disciplinary order, or that an athletic trainer's practice constitutes a danger to t…

No provision of KRS 311.900 to 311.928 shall be construed so as to limit or prevent any person duly licensed or certified under the laws of this state from practicing the profession for which he was licensed or certified.

ATHLETIC TRAINER COMPACT SECTION 1. TITLE AND PURPOSE This statute shall be known and cited as the Athletic Trainer Compact. The purposes of this compact are to expand mobility of athletic training practice and improve public access to services by providing qualified licensed ath…

alternatives in treatment of breast cancer -- Distribution to patients. (1) No later than one (1) year after July 13, 1984, the McDowell Cancer Network, Inc., and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center shall jointly develop and submit to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services a…

(1) Any person who violates KRS 311.250 shall be guilty of a violation. (2) Any college or professor thereof violating the provisions of KRS 311.300 to 311.350 shall be civilly liable on his or her bond for a sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand…

Any person who intentionally or recklessly violates KRS 311.715 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the Kentucky State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; (2) Subject to the limitations of subsection (4) of this section "chiropractic" means the science of diagnosing and adjusting or manipulating the …

treatment -- Referral of patients. (1) No chiropractor shall: (a) Treat or attempt to treat contagious or communicable diseases; (b) Treat or attempt to treat cancer; (c) Treat by use of x-ray or radiological methods; (d) Perform surgery; (e) Treat or attempt to treat by use of a…

(1) No person shall engage or attempt to engage in the practice of chiropractic or hold himself out to be a doctor of chiropractic in Kentucky unless licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply t…

(1) The board shall administer the provisions of this chapter and the administrative regulations promulgated by the board relating to the practice of chiropractic. (2) The board shall pass upon the qualifications of applicants for a license, certification, or registration to prac…

(1) No licensed doctor of chiropractic shall advertise or hold himself out to the public in any manner which is false, deceptive, misleading, or as being especially qualified or advanced in any branch of the practice of chiropractic except as certified by the board. (2) The board…

The Kentucky State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall consist of five (5) members, appointed by the Governor, who shall be doctors of chiropractic of integrity and ability who at the time of their appointment have been actual residents of the State of Kentucky for at least two…

Each member of the board shall serve for a term of three (3) years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term, and shall be made in accordance with the provisions of KRS 312.015 to 312.175.

The Governor may suspend any member of the board for misfeasance, malfeasance, gross inefficiency or misconduct, or upon any of the constitutional grounds upon which officers may be suspended by the Governor of this state.

members. (1) The board shall elect from its members a president, vice-president, and a secretary or an executive secretary. The executive secretary shall receive an annual salary to be established by the board by promulgation of administrative regulations. (2) Each member of the …

The board shall hold meetings at least annually for the transaction of business. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The State Property and Buildings Commission shall, at the request of the board, provide an office at the capitol whe…

Qualifications. (1) Any persons desiring to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the board, in the form and manner established by the board by the promulgation of administrative regulations. Each applicant shall have satisfactorily completed not less than…

There shall be paid to the board by each applicant at the time of his application for a license, a nonrefundable fee not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400).

(1) Examination for a license to practice chiropractic shall be made by the board according to the method deemed by it to be the most practicable and expeditious to test the applicants' qualifications. Examination papers shall be designated by number, and not by name of applicant…

addresses of all facilities to be provided. (1) Any license issued by the board shall be numbered. The license shall be open to public inspection, and in all actions or proceedings in any court, a transcript, or any part thereof, certified under the seal of the board to be a true…

Opportunity for hearing required -- Penalty for sexual contact with patient. (1) Charges may be preferred by the board against the holder of a license to practice chiropractic in this state on any of the following grounds: (a) That fraud, misrepresentation, concealment of materia…

(1) Subpoenas for witnesses, whose evidence is deemed material to an investigation or hearing authorized by KRS 312.150 and this section, may be issued by the board or any officer of the board and under the seal of the board, commanding the witness to appear before the board at a…

(1) Any licensed person who has been disciplined after a hearing shall have the right to appeal to the Franklin Circuit Court in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. If the person who has been disciplined fails to appeal within thirty (30) days after the final order is mailed or pers…

of licensee. (1) In addition to the other powers granted to the board under this chapter, the board may, in connection with any person whom the board, after a hearing adjudges unqualified or whom the board, after a hearing, finds to have performed one (1) or more of the acts desc…

The board may, at any time after the refusal or revocation of a license, for good and sufficient reason appearing to it, issue a license to the person affected, conferring upon him all the rights and privileges of and pertaining to the practice of chiropractic, as defined and reg…

to licensees -- Failure to renew -- Restoration of licenses. (1) Each person licensed to practice chiropractic in this state shall, on or before the first day of March, annually renew his license and pay a renewal fee of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each inactive …

Any person licensed under this chapter may sign death certificates and sign and execute all legal documents and certificates with the same authority as members of other schools or systems of treatment.

Licensure of other persons performing peer review of chiropractic claims. (1) The board shall appoint a peer review committee not to exceed five (5) doctors of chiropractic licensed under this chapter, none of whom are in direct business relationship with the provider, insurer, o…

Members of the board, its employees and members of the peer review committee acting in good faith on an informed basis shall be immune from personal civil liability.

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

(1) Any person who shall practice or attempt to practice chiropractic in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or any person who shall buy, sell or fraudulently obtain any diploma or license to practice chiropractic, whether recorded or not; or any person who shall use the…

KRS Chapter 313 may be cited as the Kentucky Dental Practice Act.