RELATES TO:
KRS
321.193,
321.211,
321.221,
321.441
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
321.193,
321.221,
and
321.441
require the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners to issue a license to all
persons successfully passing the examination and being qualified to engage in
the practice of veterinary medicine or as a veterinary technician in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
KRS
321.211 and
321.441
provide for the renewal of the license.
KRS
321.235(3) and
321.240(5)
authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement KRS
Chapter 321. This administrative regulation requires a renewal notice to all
licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians and requires all licensed
veterinarians and veterinary technicians to complete the renewal application
and return it, along with the renewal fee, to the board. It further requires
all licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to keep the board
apprised of the legal name and current address of the licensee.
Section 1.
(1) The board shall, not later than August 31
of each even-numbered year, email or mail to each licensed veterinarian a
biennial renewal notice.
(2) The
board shall, not later than August 31 of each year, email or mail to each
licensed veterinary technician an annual renewal notice.
(3) The renewal application shall be
completed by the licensee and returned to the board, including all required
attachments and, if required by the board, proof of course completion for the
required continuing education.
(4)
Timely receipt of renewal application.
(a)
Renewals bearing a postmark, or, if an online renewal, a timestamp, of
September 30 or earlier shall be considered received on time.
(b) Renewals bearing a postmark, or, if an
online renewal, a timestamp, between October 1 and November 30 shall be
considered late and therefore incur a late fee pursuant to
201 KAR
16:510 for veterinarians and
201 KAR
16:512 for veterinary technicians.
(5)
(a) The renewal fee shall be attached to the
completed renewal form when it is returned to the board.
Section 2.
(1) Every licensed veterinarian shall list
his or her continuing education hours received pursuant to
201
KAR 16:590 on the Renewal Application for
Veterinarians form or online equivalent form, including all required
attachments, and if required, proof of attendance or completion of training to
the board.
(2) Every licensed
veterinary technician shall list his or her continuing education hours received
pursuant to
201
KAR 16:590 on the Renewal Application for Veterinary
Technicians form or online equivalent form, including all required attachments,
and if required by the board, proof of course completion of the required
continuing education.
(3)
(a) The board shall not renew the license of
any person who fails to appropriately document the required hours of continuing
education.
(b) The veterinarian
license shall expire and subsequently be terminated as prescribed by
KRS
321.211.
(c) The veterinary technician license shall
expire and subsequently be terminated as prescribed by
KRS
321.441.
Section 3. The board shall not be held
responsible or liable for lost renewal notices, or renewal notices not
received, or not received on time.
(1)
Regardless of cause, the board shall not have to refund money to a licensee who
fails to renew in a timely manner pursuant to Section 1(4) of this
administrative regulation.
(2) If a
licensee fails to renew by the grace period deadline, the license shall expire.
The former licensee may apply for reinstatement of the license within five (5)
years from the date of expiration in accordance with
201
KAR 16:540. A reinstatement application shall be
required during this period; an application for a new license shall not be
accepted until five (5) years after the last date of expiration.
Section 4. Every licensed
veterinarian or veterinary technician shall:
(1) File his or her legal name and proper and
current mailing address with the board at its principal office; and
(2) Within thirty (30) days, notify the board
of any changes of his or her legal name or mailing address by submitting a
completed Request for Name or Address Change form.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Renewal Application for
Veterinarians", 3/2020;
(b)
"Renewal Application for Veterinary Technicians", 3/2020; and
(c) "Request for Name or Address Change",
2/2020.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subjected to applicable
copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners, 107 Corporate
Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This material may also be obtained at
www.kybve.com.
