Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

revocation of a license, administrative reprimand, probation, or fine -- Hearing. (1) The board may deny or refuse to renew a license, may suspend or revoke a license, may issue an administrative reprimand, or may impose probationary conditions or fines not to exceed five hundred…

As used in KRS 309.350 to 309.364 unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy; (2) "Board-approved massage program" means one which meets minimum standards for training and curriculum as determined by the board; (3)…

Massage therapists practicing under KRS 309.350 to 309.364 shall not perform any of the following: diagnosis of illness or disease; high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust applied to a joint; spinal or pelvic adjustment or chiropractic manipulation; application of ultrasound; prescri…

KRS 309.350 to 309.364 shall not preclude: (1) Persons duly licensed, registered, or certified as massage therapists in another state or territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country teaching a course related to massage therapy or consulting with a person licensed und…

or signs indicating massage therapy is provided. (1) No person shall practice massage therapy or hold himself or herself out to be a massage therapist unless the person meets the educational and licensing requirements of KRS 309.358 and 309.360 and holds a valid license that has …

Any person who violates KRS 309.353 shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

Terms -- Reimbursement -- Removal. (1) There is created a board to be known as the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy, which shall be an independent agency. (2) The Governor shall appoint seven (7) members to serve on the board with the following representation: (a) …

(1) The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of KRS 309.350 to 309.364 and shall have the responsibility to evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure and to authorize issuing, renewing, suspending, and revoking licenses. (2) The board shall investigate …

(1) All fees and other moneys received by the board pursuant to the provisions of KRS 309.350 to 309.364 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving fund for the use of the board. (2) No part of this revolving fund shall revert to the general funds of th…

and restoration of licenses and certificates -- Continuing professional education. (1) (a) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing a reasonable schedule of fees and charges for the issuance and restoration of licenses and certificates, and for the renew…

license. (1) The board may issue a license as a massage therapist to an applicant who: (a) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older; (b) Has paid the application fee and other fees required by the board; (c) Is a person of good moral character; (d) Has submitted a recent criminal b…

The board may grant a license to any person who is licensed, certified, or registered in another state of the United States that has standards at least as stringent as those required by KRS 309.358. The board may grant a license by endorsement to applicants licensed, certified, o…

(1) When renewing a license, each licensee shall document the successful completion of the required board-approved continuing education credits. Twelve (12) hours of training shall be required for each two (2) year renewal period. Three (3) hours of the twelve (12) required shall…

a license, administrative reprimand, or probation. (1) The board may deny or refuse to renew a license, may suspend or revoke a license, may issue an administrative reprimand, or may impose probationary conditions or fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation…

Requirements -- Continuing education guidelines. (1) A person, institution, or business entity offering a massage therapy program of instruction shall file a completed application for a certificate of good standing with the board on a form prescribed by the board and pay a fee as…

(1) A person, institution, or business entity offering a massage therapy program of instruction shall renew a certificate of good standing annually. (2) During the renewal process, the person, institution, or business entity shall submit to the board documentation of program upda…

occupational license fees. (1) KRS 309.350 to 309.364 supersede all ordinances or regulations regulating massage therapists in any city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government. (2) This article does not affect city, county, urban-county, charter co…

KRS 309.400 to 309.422 shall be known and may be cited as the Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider Licensure Act.

As used in KRS 309.400 to 309.422, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Applicant" means a person who applies to the board for licensure as a home medical equipment and services provider; (2) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers establish…

(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Board of Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers that shall be attached for administrative purposes to the Department of Professional Licensing in the Public Protection Cabinet. The board shall consist of five (5) members, each appointed by th…

reasonable costs of investigation and prosecution. (1) The board may: (a) Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A necessary to regulate and control all matters set forth in KRS 309.400 to 309.422 relating to manufacturers and wholesale distributor…

(1) All fees and other moneys received by the board pursuant to KRS 309.400 to 309.422 shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a revolving fund which is hereby established. Amounts in the fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in KRS 309.400 to 309.422. (…

A person licensed under KRS 309.400 to 309.422 shall provide home medical equipment and services that carry a legend or require an order from a licensed health care practitioner.

equipment and services -- Exemptions. (1) No person shall provide home medical equipment and services, or use the title "home medical equipment and services provider" in connection with his or her profession or business, without a license issued by the board. (2) Unless home medi…

regulations -- Confidentiality. (1) A home medical equipment and services provider shall be licensed by the board prior to engaging in providing home medical equipment and services in the Commonwealth. Each license application shall be accompanied by a reasonable fee prescribed b…

location -- Display of license -- Transfer of license prohibited. (1) The board shall refuse to renew any license to operate unless the home medical equipment and services provider meets the standards and requirements of KRS 309.400 to 309.422 and the administrative regulations o…

or otherwise discipline a licensee -- Reinstatement -- Expungement of minor violation -- Administrative regulations. (1) If in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B, the board shall refuse to license, or shall suspend a license, if the person seeking or holding a license has ever been…

(1) (a) The board may grant a license on the basis of reciprocity to a home medical equipment and services provider located in one (1) of Kentucky's seven (7) contiguous bordering states that licenses home medical equipment and services providers if: 1. The out-of-state provider …

(1) A person who engages in the business of providing home medical equipment and services and who is required to be licensed under KRS 309.412 or 309.420 and who knowingly provides home medical equipment and services without a license issued by the board commits a Class A misdeme…

As used in KRS 309.430 to 309.454, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Alter" means to change or modify a building or building design, or to revise, rather than repair, a mitigation system or mitigation system design; (2) "Analytical analysis" means the act of analyzing t…

-- Terms -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Officers -- Immunity -- Reimbursements. (1) The Kentucky Board of Radon Safety is hereby created and shall be attached to the Department of Professional Licensing in the Public Protection Cabinet for administrative purposes. Each member of the b…

The board shall: (1) Promote the control of radon in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (2) Develop and conduct programs for evaluation and control of activities related to radon, including laboratory analyses, measurement, and mitigation; (3) Promulgate administrative regulations in …

laboratory analysis without certification -- Exceptions. No person or business entity shall conduct radon measurement, mitigation, or laboratory analysis in this Commonwealth after January 1, 2013, without the appropriate certification pursuant to KRS 309.430 to 309.454. No perso…

certificate -- Duties of measurement contractor. (1) The board shall issue a radon measurement contractor registration certificate to any person certified for measurement who: (a) Completes a registration process prescribed by the board through promulgation of an administrative r…

-- Duties of mitigation contractor. (1) The board shall issue a mitigation contractor registration certificate to any person certified for mitigation who: (a) Completes a registration process prescribed by the board through promulgation of an administrative regulation; (b) Presen…

Each mitigation or measurement contractor shall maintain an insurance policy that: (1) Is issued by an insurance company or other legal entity permitted to transact insurance business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (2) Provides for general liability coverage for measurement con…

Requirements for radon laboratory. (1) The board shall issue a radon laboratory registration certificate to any business entity certified for radon laboratory analysis that: (a) Completes a registration process prescribed by the board through promulgation of an administrative reg…

laboratory analysis. A business entity may engage in radon measurement, mitigation, or laboratory analysis if the owner or an employee associated with the business entity is a measurement or mitigation contractor, or radon laboratory, as applicable.

(1) Subject to an administrative hearing conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B, the board may revoke, suspend, or restrict the registration of a registrant, refuse to issue or renew registration, reprimand, censure, place on probation, or impose a fine not to exceed one th…

interfering with inspection. (1) The board may examine records of mitigation contractors, measurement contractors, and radon laboratories, including but not limited to conducting inspections of mitigation system installations and measurement locations in order to ensure that rado…

and retention of required records. (1) Any certified person or business entity shall report to the board the discovery of any apparent noncompliance with any provision of KRS 309.430 to 309.454 or any administrative regulation promulgated by the board pertaining to radon measurem…

(1) There is created the radon control fund as a separate trust and agency fund in the State Treasury, to be administered by the board. All fees, fines, and other moneys received by the board pursuant to KRS 309.430 to 309.454 shall be deposited in the fund and shall be used for …

For the purposes of KRS 309.460 to 309.464: (1) "Department" means the Kentucky Department for Public Health as established in KRS 194A.030; (2) "Certified community health worker" means an individual who has been certified, in accordance with KRS 309.462 and 309.464, by the depa…

recertification -- College course credit. (1) Effective January 1, 2023, no person shall represent himself or herself as a community health worker unless he or she is certified as such in accordance with the provisions of KRS 309.460 to 309.464. (2) In order to be eligible to app…

The department shall: (1) Promulgate administrative regulations, in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS 309.462, including establishing: (a) The core competencies of community health work; (b) The community health worker certification app…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists; (2) "Practice of dietetics or nutrition" means the integration and application of scientific principles of food, n…