Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

(1) Unless the manufacturer of a legend drug or supply needed to administer a legend drug exercises bad faith or fails to exercise ordinary care, the manufacturer of a legend drug or supply shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for injury, death, or loss to a person…

The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish: (1) The requirements for health facilities and pharmacies to accept and dispense donated legend drugs or supplies needed to administer legend drugs under KRS 315.452 and 315.454, including all of the following: (…

Drugs that shall only be dispensed to a patient registered with the drug's manufacturer in accordance with federal Food and Drug Administration requirements shall not be accepted or distributed under the provisions of the program.

Executive order -- Time limit -- Actions authorized -- Extension. (1) When the Governor declares a state of emergency pursuant to KRS 39A.100, the Governor may issue an executive order for a period of up to thirty (30) days giving pharmacists emergency authority. The executive or…

315.500(1). The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to allow pharmacists to effectuate the authority granted in KRS 315.500(1).

(1) Except for the provisions of KRS 315.320, any person violating any provision of KRS Chapter 315 shall be fined for each offense not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than six (6) mont…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Apprentice" means a person engaged in learning the practice of embalming or funeral directing who is under the instruction and personal supervision of a Kentucky-licensed embalmer or a Kentucky-licensed funeral …

Qualifications -- Restriction on place of practice -- Apprenticeship. (1) No person shall engage in, or attempt to engage in, embalming or funeral directing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky unless the person is licensed under the provisions of this chapter. (2) All Kentucky-licens…

establishment to be licensed separately -- Supervision. (1) No person shall operate a full-service funeral establishment, a visitation and ceremonial funeral service establishment, or an embalming service establishment in the Commonwealth of Kentucky without first obtaining the a…

(1) A funeral establishment licensed on July 12, 2006, that meets the definition of a full-service funeral establishment shall be issued a license as a full-service funeral establishment. This license shall be effective until the date that the funeral establishment's former licen…

renewal -- Fee -- License not transferable. (1) No license granted under this chapter shall be issued or renewed for a period exceeding one (1) year. Every license and renewal shall expire on July 31 following the date of its issuance unless sooner revoked, surrendered, or cancel…

(1) The board may reinstate an embalmer's or a funeral director's license that has expired for failure to renew within three (3) years of the license's expiration if the applicant for reinstatement: (a) Pays a late fee and the renewal fees, as set out in administrative regulation…

Certification of attendance. (1) Continuing education hours for credit may be compiled in the following areas: (a) Cassette and audiovisual presentations; (b) Professional seminars; (c) Accredited schools participating in continuing education programs; (d) Professional associatio…

Application for courtesy card -- Privileges and duties of courtesy card holder -- Prohibited acts. (1) A person holding an embalmer's or a funeral director's license issued in another state or federal district may obtain a Kentucky embalmer's or a Kentucky funeral director's lice…

licenses. (1) The board may refuse to issue or renew, may revoke, or suspend and impose probationary conditions on the license of any Kentucky-licensed embalmer or Kentucky-licensed funeral director, and may issue a written reprimand and impose a fine, for: (a) Violating any prov…

(1) The board shall, before revoking, suspending, or imposing probationary conditions on any license or registration issued pursuant to this chapter, or before issuing a written reprimand or imposing a fine, set the matter for a hearing to be conducted in accordance with KRS Chap…

bodies -- Permit to authorize -- Providers and activities not eligible for permit - - Administrative regulations. (1) Any person employed by a full-service funeral establishment or an embalming service establishment, except a common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, the Com…

Qualifications -- Compensation -- Meetings. (1) The board shall consist of five (5) members who shall be residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Four (4) members shall be Kentucky-licensed embalmers and Kentucky-licensed funeral directors actively practicing embalming and fune…

(1) The board shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and may promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (2) The board shall keep records and minutes necessary to carry out the pro…

There shall be appointed by the board an agent whose title shall be "inspector of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers of the Commonwealth of Kentucky." The inspector shall receive such compensation as the board may determine. The inspector shall hold office during the pl…

(1) Any person who violates or aids in the violation of KRS 316.030(1) by engaging in or attempting to engage in embalming or funeral directing or doing any part of a service pertaining to embalming or funeral directing from the time of death until the interment of a dead human b…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Beauty salon" means any establishment in which the practice of cosmetology is conducted for the general public or for consideration; (2) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology; (3) "Cosmetologist" means…

Warning notice -- Legal actions brought by the board -- Board duties -- Use of callus graters. (1) No person shall engage in the practice of cosmetology, esthetic practices, or nail technology for other than cosmetic purposes nor shall any person engage in the practice of cosmeto…

(1) There is created an independent agency of the state government to be known as the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology, which shall have complete supervision over the administration of the provisions of this chapter relating to cosmetology, cosmetologists, schools of cosmetology, or…

(1) The board may employ inspectors and any other personnel reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, whose compensations shall be established within budgetary limits by the Personnel Cabinet. The board may delegate staffing decisions to the executive dire…

permit. (1) All applicants for licensure under this chapter shall meet the following minimum requirements: (a) Be of good moral character and temperate habit; (b) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; (c) Have a high school diploma, a High School Equivalency Diploma, or results…

(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations including but not limited to administrative regulations that: (a) Protect the health and safety of the public; (b) Protect the public against incompetent or unethical practice, misrepresentation, deceit, or fraud in the pr…

The board shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing a reasonable schedule of fees and charges for examinations, for the issuance and restoration of licenses and permits, and for the renewal of licenses issued under this chapter.

regulations. All licensees shall be required to maintain with the board updated contact information, addresses for current business locations, and employer contact information. This information shall be supplied on the form submitted to the board as established in administrative …

(1) The board shall hold hearings upon the request of any licensee or applicant directly affected by the board's decision to refuse to issue or renew a license or permit, or to deny, suspend, probate, fine, or revoke a license or permit. A licensee or applicant shall request a he…

fees. (1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Kentucky Board of Cosmetology trust and agency fund. (2) The fund shall be administered by the board. (3) (a) All fees collected by the board shall be deposited into the fund and shall be used only for the purpose of…

technology. No license shall be issued or renewed by the board to any cosmetology school or school of esthetic practices or school of nail technology unless such school provides: (1) The name of the proposed school; (2) A statement that the proposed school is authorized to operat…

education. (1) The board may promulgate reasonable administrative regulations pertaining to the issuance of a license, upon payment of the prescribed license fee, to any person holding a comparable license issued by another state or United States territory where the laws of that …

ARTICLE 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of Cosmetology with the goal of improving public access to, and the safety of, Cosmetology Services and reducing unnecessary burdens related to Cosmetology licensure. Through th…

(1) Examinations given by the board shall cover all phases of qualifications for the license applied for including skill and technique of applicant as well as scientific and other knowledge. National exams may be used if approved by the board. (2) Examinations shall be given by t…

supervision of physician. (1) No licensee shall: (a) Fail to provide the head rest of each chair with a relaundered towel or a sheet of clean paper for each person; (b) Fail to place around the patron's neck a strip of cotton, towel, or neck strip so that the haircloth does not c…

refusal to issue or renew license or permit. (1) The board may refuse to issue or renew a license or permit, or may suspend or revoke a license or permit, impose probationary conditions upon, impose an administrative fine, issue a written reprimand or admonishment, or take any co…

Inspections. (1) The board shall receive complaints concerning any person licensed under this chapter relating to the licensee's business or professional practices. The board may investigate all complaints concerning any person licensed under the provisions of this chapter. The b…

Nothing in this chapter shall supersede KRS 156.010 nor shall any fee be required for any student enrolling in a program operated by the Kentucky Department of Education.

practice in licensed establishments -- Services to hospice patients, deceased persons in the care of funeral establishments, and persons suffering from attested medical conditions. (1) As used in this section, "funeral establishment" means funeral establishment as defined in KRS …

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Barber" means any person who engages in the practice of barbering for the public generally or for consideration; (2) "Barbering" means the practice upon the human neck, face, and head, principally of shaving or …

(1) No person shall engage in the practice of "barbering" for other than cosmetic purposes nor shall any person engage in barbering for the treatment of physical or mental ailments, except that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (a) Persons authorized by the law o…

(1) There is hereby created an independent agency of the state government to be known as the Kentucky Board of Barbering, which shall have complete supervision over the administration of the provisions of this chapter relating to barbers, barbering, barber shops, mobile barber sh…

location system. (1) To protect the health and safety of the public and to protect the public against misrepresentation, deceit, or fraud in the practice or teaching of barbering, the board shall promulgate administrative regulations governing the: (a) Location and housing of bar…

(1) (a) The board shall issue an apprentice license to practice barbering to any person who: 1. Is at least seventeen and one-half (17-1/2) years of age; 2. Is of good moral character and temperate habit; 3. Possesses a high school diploma, a High School Equivalency Diploma, or a…

(1) The board shall hold hearings upon the request of any person directly affected by the board's decision to refuse a license; deny or revoke a license; or suspend or place a licensee on probation. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. (2) For the purpo…