Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 5 - Board of Optometric Examiners › Section 201 KAR 5:005 - Fees and fines

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				218A.205(3)(h), (8),
				320.220,
				320.250,
				320.270,
				320.310
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				320.240(4) requires the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations for the reasonable regulation of
				the profession of optometry and the practice thereof by licensed optometrists.
				KRS
				320.220 requires all persons who practice
				optometry in this state to be licensed by the Kentucky Board of Optometric
				Examiners. KRS
				320.250 establishes criteria for an applicant
				to apply for a license.
				KRS
				320.270 authorizes the board to admit to
				practice in Kentucky persons licensed to practice optometry in other states.
				KRS
				218A.205(3)(h) and (8)
				require fingerprint-supported criminal record checks and queries to the
				National Practitioner Data Bank on applicants. This administrative regulation
				establishes fees, including fees relating to licensure and fines those who fail
				to comply with continuing education requirements.
Section 1. Initial Application Fee. A
			 non-refundable initial application and license fee shall be $500 per year, as
			 established in
			 201 KAR 5:010.
Section 2. Application for License by
			 Endorsement Fee. A non-refundable application and license by endorsement fee
			 shall be $700 per year, as established in
			 201 KAR 5:010.
Section 3. Initial License Fee. A
			 non-refundable initial license fee shall be pro-rated from $250 for the
			 remainder of months left in the license year.
Section 4. Renewal License Fee. A
			 non-refundable renewal license fee shall be $250 per year, as established in
			 201 KAR 5:090.
Section 5. Late Renewal License Fee. A
			 non-refundable late renewal license fee shall be $100, in addition to the
			 renewal license Fee outlined in Section 4 of this administrative
			 regulation.
Section 6. Duplicate
			 License Fee. A non-refundable fee for a duplicate license renewal certificate
			 shall be twenty (20) dollars.
Section
			 7. Reinstatement Fee. A reinstatement fee shall be $250 for each
			 year, or any portion of a year that the license was not renewed.
Section 8. Reinstatement Administrative
			 Processing Fee. A reinstatement administrative processing fee shall be $300, in
			 addition to the reinstatement fee outlined in Section 7 of this administrative
			 regulation.
Section 9. Name Change
			 Fee. A non-refundable fee to process a name change shall be twenty-five (25)
			 dollars.
Section 10. Insufficient
			 Funds Fee. An insufficient funds fee for a returned check or denied online
			 banking (ACH) payment shall be fifty (50) dollars.
Section 11. Continuing Education
			 Non-compliance Fine. A fine of $500 shall be assessed against any licensee who
			 fails to comply with the Continuing Education requirements for Kentucky
			 Optometrists as outlined in
			 KRS
			 320.280 and
			 201 KAR 5:030. The initial
			 assessment of this fine against a licensee shall not result in disciplinary
			 action and shall not be reported to the National Practitioners Databank (NPDB).
			 However, any subsequent violations of this provision may be reported to the
			 NPDB at the discretion of the board. In these instances, the action will be
			 appealable pursuant to
			 KRS
			 320.331 and KRS Chapter 13B.
Section 12. License Verification List. A fee
			 for a licensee verification list shall be $100.
Section 13. Individual License Verification.
			 A fee for an individual licensee written verification shall be twenty-five (25)
			 dollars.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  218A.205(3)(h), (8),
				  320.240(4),
				  (7),
				  320.270(4)