KRS § 198B.4023 — KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.4023
198B.4023 Renewal, expiration, termination, and reinstatement of license issued under KRS 198B.400 to 198B.540 -- Inactive license
Status: in_force

198B.4023 Renewal, expiration, termination, and reinstatement of license

issued under KRS 198B.400 to 198B.540 -- Inactive license.

(1) A person licensed under KRS 198B.400 to 198B.540 shall annually, on or

before the last day of the licensee's birth month, renew his or her license.

(2) A sixty (60) day grace period shall be allowed after the anniversary date of the

license, during which time a licensee may continue to practice and may renew

his or her license upon meeting the requirements promulgated through

administrative regulations by the department.

(3) A license not renewed before the end of the sixty (60) day grace period shall

terminate based on the failure of the licensee to renew in a timely manner.

Upon termination of a license, the licensee shall be ineligible to practice in the

Commonwealth.

(4) After the sixty (60) day grace period, a former licensee with a terminated

license may have the license reinstated upon meeting the requirements

promulgated through administrative regulations by the department. An

applicant for reinstatement after termination of the license shall not be required

to submit to any examination as a condition for reinstatement, if the

reinstatement application is made within three (3) years from the date of

termination.

(5) A suspended license shall be subject to expiration and termination and shall be

renewed as provided in this section. Renewal shall not entitle the licensee to

engage in the practice until the suspension has ended or is otherwise removed

by the department and the right to practice is restored by the department.

(6) A revoked license shall be subject to reinstatement, expiration, or termination

but shall not be renewed.

(7) An applicant for renewal or reinstatement of a license shall show evidence of

completing at least eight (8) hours of continuing education provided by the

National Elevator Industry Educational Program, National Association of

Elevator Contractors, or another provider approved by the department. The

department shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing the

permissible content of continuing education programs and the qualifications of

the providers.

(8) When applicable, an applicant for renewal or reinstatement of an elevator

contractor license shall submit proof that the applicant has complied with

workers' compensation and unemployment insurance laws and administrative

regulations and has obtained general liability coverage of at least one million

dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or death of any number of persons in any one (1)

occurrence, with coverage of at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)

for property damage in any one (1) occurrence.

(9) The department may, through the promulgation of administrative regulations:

(a) Establish an inactive license for licensees who are not actively engaging

in the elevator or fixed guideway system business, but who wish to

maintain their license;

(b) Determine continuing education requirements for reactivation;

(c) Waive the insurance requirements established in subsection (8) of this

section for inactive licensees; and

(d) Establish reactivation procedures.