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Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:163 - Standards for approved evaluators

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.085
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.085 authorizes the board to designate
				evaluators to perform chemical dependency or mental health evaluations. This
				administrative regulation establishes the standards that evaluators must meet
				to be approved by the board to conduct its required evaluations.
Section 1. Approved Evaluators for Chemical
			 Dependency or Mental Health Evaluations.
(1)
			 The board shall maintain a list of evaluators who are approved to perform
			 chemical dependency or mental health evaluations ordered pursuant to
			 KRS
			 314.085.
(2)
(a) To
			 be placed on this list, an evaluator shall submit evidence to the board that
			 the person is able to comply with the standards set out in this administrative
			 regulation.
(b) The evaluator shall
			 submit:
1. A curriculum vitae;
2. A copy of a current credential;
			 and
3. The current address and
			 telephone number of the evaluator's practice.
(3) The board shall issue a letter of
			 approval to an evaluator who complies with subsection (2) of this
			 section.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:215 - Continuing competency requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				194A.540,
				218A.205(3)(i),
				314.011(12),
				314.042(11),
				314.073,
				314.991(1)-(3),
				620.020(8)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1), (2), and
				314.073 require the Board of
				Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations to establish continuing
				competency requirements for nurses. This administrative regulation establishes
				the fees, procedures, and requirements for continuing competency for
				nurses.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Contact hour" means fifty (50) minutes
			 of an approved, organized learning experience.
(2) "Earning period" means November 1 through
			 October 31 of a current licensure period.
(3) "Preceptor" means a nurse with
			 demonstrated competence in a specific clinical area who serves as a role model
			 and mentor to assist in the development and validation of the competencies of a
			 nursing student or new employee.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:220 - Nursing continuing education provider approval

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.011(12),
				314.073,
				314.131(1),
				(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(2) and
				314.073(3)
				require the Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations
				establishing requirements for continuing competency and approval of providers
				of continuing education. This administrative regulation establishes
				requirements for providers of continuing education.
Section 1. Definition. "Continuing education
			 activity" means an offering given by a provider of continuing education who has
			 been approved or accepted by the board and that relates to the practice of
			 nursing or contributes to the competency of a nurse extending knowledge beyond
			 that obtained in initial nursing preparation or pertinent to specific work
			 requirements.
Section 2.
(1) A provider of continuing education
			 applicant who wants approval by the board to offer a continuing education
			 activity shall submit an:
(a) Application for
			 Continuing Education Provider Approval; and
(b) Application fee as established in
			 201 KAR
			 20:240.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:225 - Reinstatement of license

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				194A.540,
				314.041(14),
				314.042(6),
				314.051(14),
				314.071,
				314.073,
				314.075,
				314.085(1),
				314.091,
				314.103,
				314.109
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the
				provisions of KRS
				314.011 to
				314.991.
				KRS
				314.103 authorizes the board to require a
				criminal background check investigation of an applicant or nurse.
				KRS
				314.041(14),
				314.042(6), and
				314.051(14)
				allow a person whose license has lapsed due to failure to renew to be able to
				reinstate the license.
				KRS
				314.091 authorizes the board to discipline a
				licensee for a violation of KRS Chapter 314 or 201 KAR Chapter 20. This
				administrative regulation establishes procedures for reinstatement of a license
				that has lapsed or has been subject to disciplinary action.
Section 1. Reinstatement of Lapsed or Retired
			 License.
(1) A license shall be lapsed if it
			 has expired because of the licensee's failure to:
(a) Submit a completed and timely application
			 for renewal;
(b) Submit data
			 required to enable the board to complete the processing of an
			 application;
(c) Submit the current
			 application fee; or
(d) Meet all
			 requirements for renewal of a license, in accordance with
			 KRS
			 314.071.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:230 - Renewal of licenses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.041,
				314.051,
				314.071,
				314.073
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the provisions of
				KRS Chapter 314. This administrative regulation establishes requirements and
				procedures for the renewal of nursing licenses.
Section 1. Eligibility for Renewal of
			 Licenses. To be eligible for renewal of licenses, applicants shall:
(1) Hold a valid and current license issued
			 by the board;
(2) Submit a
			 completed application form as required by
			 201 KAR
			 20:370 to the board office;
(3) Submit the current fee required by
			 201 KAR
			 20:240;
(4) Have met requirements of
			 201 KAR
			 20:215, if applicable;
(5) Submit certified copies of court records
			 of any misdemeanor or felony convictions with a letter of
			 explanation;
(6) Submit certified
			 copies of any disciplinary actions taken in other jurisdictions with a letter
			 of explanation or report any disciplinary action pending on nursing or other
			 professional or business licenses in other jurisdictions; and
(7) Have paid all monies due to the
			 board.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:240 - Fees for applications and services

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				61.874(3),
				314.027(2),
				314.041(11),
				(13)(c),
				314.042(3), (6),
				(14)(b) 4., 314.051(2), (13)(c), 314.071(1),
				(2), 314.073(7), 314.075(1), 314.101(4), 314.142(1)(b), 314.161,
				314.171(4)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131 authorizes the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter
				314. KRS
				314.142(1)(b) requires the
				board to establish an application fee for a registered nurse who applies to the
				board to be credentialed as a "sexual assault nurse examiner".
				KRS
				314.161 authorizes the board to establish
				fees necessary to implement KRS Chapter 314.
				KRS
				314.041(11), (13)(c),
				314.042(3), (6),
				(14)(b) 4., 314.051(2), (13)(c), 314.071(1),
				(2), and 314.073(7) require the board to establish fees for licensure,
				examination, renewal, reinstatement, and continuing education. This
				administrative regulation establishes those fees.
Section 1. Fees for Licensure Applications.
(1) The board shall collect a fee for:
(a) An application for licensure;
			 and
(b) Licensure renewal or
			 reinstatement.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:260 - Organization and administration standards for prelicensure registered nurse or practical nurse programs of nursing

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.041(1),
				314.111(1),
				(5),
				314.131
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.111(1) and
				314.131(2)
				require the board to approve schools of nursing and courses preparing persons
				for licensure and to monitor standards for nurse competency under KRS Chapter
				314. KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement KRS Chapter 314.
				This administrative regulation establishes the organization and administration
				standards for prelicensure registered nurse or practical nurse programs.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Campus" means a division of a college or
			 university that has its own grounds, buildings, and students, but is
			 administratively joined to the rest of the college or university.
(2) "Clerical assistance" means the provision
			 of administrative, secretarial, or clerical help by qualified individuals that
			 assists the program of nursing.
(3)
			 "Clinical instructor" means a nurse who is employed by a program of nursing
			 solely to provide students with traditional clinical or simulated
			 experiences.
(4) "Nurse faculty"
			 means a nurse who is employed by a program of nursing, either full-time,
			 part-time, or adjunct, to provide didactic instruction, and may also provide
			 clinical instruction or simulated experiences.
(5) "Nursing track" means a path within a
			 program of nursing that leads to licensure as a nurse.
(6) "Preceptor" means a nurse with
			 demonstrated competence in a specific clinical area who serves as a role model
			 and mentor to assist in the development and validation of the competencies of a
			 student.
(7) "Program of nursing"
			 means the educational unit that prepares a person for licensure as a registered
			 or licensed practical nurse.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:280 - Standards for developmental status, initial status, and approval of prelicensure registered nurse and practical nurse programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS 314.011(5),
				(9),
				314.111(1),
				(2), (3),
				314.131(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.111 requires the board to review schools,
				approve qualified schools, and, if appropriate, withdraw approval for schools
				of nursing.
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement KRS
				Chapter 314.This administrative regulation establishes the standards for the
				development and approval of programs that prepare graduates for admission to
				the licensure examination and to facilitate endorsement of licensure status to
				other states.
Section 1. Definition.
			 "Program of nursing" means the educational unit that prepares a person for
			 licensure as a registered or licensed practical nurse.
Section 2. Establishment of a Program of
			 Nursing.
(1) The governing institution may
			 receive consultation from the board prior to establishing a program of
			 nursing.
(2) The governing
			 institution that desires to establish and conduct the program of nursing shall
			 be accredited as established in
			 201 KAR 20:260, Section
			 2.
(3) The governing institution
			 shall consider each campus as a separate program of nursing.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:310 - Faculty for prelicensure registered nurse and practical nurse programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.111,
				314.475
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to enable
				it to carry into effect the provisions of KRS Chapter 314. This administrative
				regulation establishes standards for faculty of programs of nursing that
				prepare graduates for licensure as registered nurses or practical
				nurses.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Clinical instructor" means a registered
			 nurse who is employed by a program of nursing to provide students with
			 traditional clinical or simulated experiences.
(2) "Nurse faculty" means a registered nurse
			 who is employed by a program of nursing, either full-time, part-time, or
			 adjunct, to provide didactic instruction, and may also provide clinical
			 instruction or simulated experiences.
(3) Nursing experience" means employment in a
			 position that requires the individual to hold an active nursing license, such
			 as nursing clinical practice, nursing administration, nursing education, or
			 nursing research.
(4) "Preceptor"
			 means a nurse with demonstrated competence in a specific clinical area who
			 serves as a role model and mentor to assist in the development and validation
			 of the competencies of a student.
(5) "Skills laboratory instructor" means a
			 non-faculty instructor primarily assigned to a clinical skills or simulation
			 laboratory who manages the daily operations of the skills laboratory or assists
			 nursing faculty to implement student learning activities for the development of
			 psychomotor nursing skills.
(6)
			 "Unencumbered" means a license without current disciplinary conditions or
			 restrictions. Enrollment in an alternative to discipline program is not an
			 encumbrance.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:320 - Standards for curriculum of prelicensure registered nurse and practical nurse programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				194A.540(11),
				314.011(5),
				314.021,
				314.041(1)(a),
				314.111(1),
				314.131(1),
				(2),
				620.020(8)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.041(1)(a) and
				314.051(1)(a)
				require that an applicant for licensure as a registered or licensed practical
				nurse complete the basic nursing curriculum in an approved school of nursing.
				KRS
				314.111(1) requires that
				schools of nursing regardless of delivery models shall meet minimum standards
				and be approved by the Board of Nursing.
				KRS
				314.131(1) and (2)
				authorizes the board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to
				approve programs of nursing. This administrative regulation establishes the
				curriculum requirements for prelicensure registered nurse and practical nursing
				programs.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Debriefing" means an activity that
			 follows a simulation experience, is led by a nurse faculty as established in
			 201
			 KAR 20:310, Section 2, encourages participant's
			 reflective thinking, and provides feedback regarding the participant's
			 performance.
(2) "Distance
			 learning" means didactic instruction offered by any means where the student and
			 faculty are in separate physical locations.
(3) "External examination" means a
			 standardized or norm-referenced examination that is designed to compare and
			 rank test takers in relation to one another and is not produced by the program
			 of nursing.
(4) "Practical nursing
			 program" means a program of nursing organized and administered by a vocational,
			 technical, or adult education system or an independent school at a
			 postsecondary level that awards the graduate a diploma in practical nursing
			 upon meeting requirements of the program.
(5) "Program of nursing" means the
			 educational unit that prepares a person for licensure as a registered or
			 licensed practical nurse.
(6)
			 "Registered nursing program" means a program of nursing organized and
			 administered by an institution of higher learning that awards a degree in
			 nursing upon meeting requirements of the program.
(7) "Remediation" means the process by which
			 a student improves or corrects a knowledge deficit through external
			 examinations, other assignments, or activities.
(8) "Simulation" means an activity or a
			 technique that replicates actual or potential situations in clinical practice
			 that allows the participant to develop or enhance critical thinking.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:340 - Students in prelicensure registered nurse and practical nurse programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.111
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.111 authorizes the board to regulate
				nursing education programs. This administrative regulation establishes the
				standards to be met regarding students in those programs.
Section 1. Students in Programs of Nursing.
(1) Admission requirements and practices
			 shall be stated and published in the governing institution's publications and
			 shall include an assessment of achievement potential through the use of
			 previous academic records and, if applicable, the use of preadmission
			 examination scores consistent with curriculum demands and scholastic
			 expectations.
(2) Program
			 information communicated by the program of nursing shall be accurate, complete,
			 consistent, and publicly available.
(3) Participation shall be made available for
			 students in the development, implementation, governance, and evaluation of the
			 program.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:350 - Educational facilities and resources for prelicensure registered nurse and practical nurse programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.111(1),
				314.131(1)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.111 authorizes the board to regulate
				nursing education programs.
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement KRS
				Chapter 314. This administrative regulation establishes the standards for
				programs of nursing to assure the provision of adequate facilities and
				resources for conduct of the program of nursing.
Section 1. The facilities and resources shall
			 be provided by the governing institution to meet the teaching and learning
			 requirements of students and nurse faculty of the program of nursing.
Section 2. Physical Facilities.
(1) The facilities shall be designed to meet
			 the outcomes of the program of nursing and to foster administrative and
			 instructional activities.
(2) Space
			 allocated for the program shall be based on the number of students and teaching
			 and learning methods.
(3) The
			 physical facilities shall include:
(a)
			 Classrooms, clinical skills laboratory, and conference rooms essential to
			 fulfill program outcomes and adequate in size for the number of
			 students;
(b) Adequately equipped
			 office space to fulfill the essential functions for administrative personnel,
			 faculty, and clerical staff, including the maintenance of confidentiality of
			 student information;
(c) Storage
			 space for equipment and instructional materials;
(d) A private office for the program
			 administrator; and
(e) Space
			 available for use in private counseling with students.
(4) The program of nursing shall report to
			 the board any major changes in the physical facilities, including new
			 buildings.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:360 - Continuing approval and periodic evaluation of prelicensure registered nursing and licensed practical nursing programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.111
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations to implement KRS
				Chapter 314. KRS
				314.111 requires nursing programs to be
				approved by the board. This administrative regulation establishes evaluative
				standards to assure that the programs of nursing provide the necessary
				instruction and services to prepare graduates for licensure eligibility as
				registered nurses or as practical nurses.
Section
			 1. Program of Nursing Accredited by a National Nursing Accrediting
			 Body.
(1)
(a)
1. A
			 prelicensure registered nursing or licensed practical nursing program that is
			 accredited by a national nursing accrediting body recognized by the United
			 States Department of Education shall be deemed to be in compliance with the
			 standards of
			 201 KAR 20:260 through
			 201 KAR 20:360.
2. A national nursing accrediting body shall
			 include:
a. The Accreditation Commission for
			 Education in Nursing (ACEN);
b. The
			 Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA);
c. The Commission on Collegiate Nursing
			 Education (CCNE); or
d. Any other
			 national nursing accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of
			 Education.
3. The
			 accredited program shall comply with Sections 3 through 10 of this
			 administrative regulation.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:362 - Fines for programs of nursing

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.111(4)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131 authorizes the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations to implement KRS Chapter 314.
				KRS
				314.111(4) authorizes the
				Board to fine a school of nursing that fails to comply with the requirements of
				the administrative regulations governing programs of nursing. This
				administrative regulation implements
				KRS
				314.111(4).
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Compliance issue" means a failure to
			 comply with a requirement of
			 201
			 KAR 20:260 through
			 201
			 KAR 20:360.
(2) "Deficiency" means a failure to meet a
			 standard set by
			 201
			 KAR 20:260 through
			 201
			 KAR 20:360.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:370 - Applications for licensure

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.041,
				314.042,
				314.051,
				314.071,
				314.091,
				314.103,
				314.475
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary
				to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of KRS Chapter 314.
				KRS
				314.041,
				314.042,
				314.051, and
				314.071 require the board to
				review an application for licensure and a licensee for conformity with KRS
				Chapter 314. This administrative regulation establishes requirements and
				procedures for licensure.
Section 1.
			 To be eligible for licensure by examination, endorsement, renewal,
			 reinstatement, retired licensure status, or for advanced practice registered
			 nurse licensure, renewal, or reinstatement, an applicant shall:
(1) Submit the completed application form to
			 the board office, for:
(a) RN or LPN
			 licensure by examination, endorsement, or reinstatement, Application for
			 Licensure;
(b) RN or LPN Renewal,
			 Annual Licensure Renewal Application: RN or LPN;
(c) Licensure or reinstatement as an advanced
			 practice registered nurse, Application for Licensure as an Advanced Practice
			 Registered Nurse;
(d) Renewal as an
			 RN and an APRN, Annual Licensure Renewal Application: RN and APRN;
(e) Licensure as an RN and as an APRN,
			 Application for RN and APRN Licensure;
(f) Retired licensure status, Application for
			 Retired Status;
(g) APRN renewal
			 with an RN Compact license, Annual Licensure Renewal Application: APRN with RN
			 Compact License (not Kentucky);
(h)
			 APRN renewal with a Kentucky RN License, Annual Licensure Renewal Application,
			 APRN with Kentucky RN License; or
(i) In addition to any other renewal form,
			 for APRN renewal, APRN Practice Data;
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:390 - Nursing Incentive Scholarship Fund

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.011,
				314.025,
				314.026,
				314.027
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.025 through
				314.027 authorize the Kentucky
				Nursing Incentive Scholarship Fund for Kentucky residents.
				KRS
				314.026(1) requires the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations to implement and
				administer the scholarship fund. This administrative regulation implements the
				Kentucky Nursing Incentive Scholarship Fund Program and establishes the
				requirements relating to the program.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Academic
			 year" means:
(a) For a registered nursing or
			 graduate nursing program, a twelve (12) month period beginning with a fall
			 session; and
(b) For a practical
			 nursing program, the completion of the required program.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:400 - Delegation of nursing tasks

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				311A.170,
				314.011,
				314.021(2),
				314.091(1)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement KRS
				Chapter 314.
				KRS
				314.091(1)(d) prohibits a
				person from negligently or willfully acting in a manner inconsistent with the
				practice of nursing. This administrative regulation establishes requirements
				that govern the delegation of a nursing task in a safe, effective manner so as
				to safeguard the health and welfare of the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Board" is defined by
			 KRS
			 314.011(1).
(2) "Client" means a patient, resident, or
			 consumer of nursing care.
(3)
			 "Competence" means performing an act in a safe, effective manner.
(4) "Delegatee" means a person to whom a task
			 is delegated.
(5) "Delegation" is
			 defined by
			 KRS
			 314.011(2).
(6) "Delegator" means the nurse delegating a
			 task to another person.
(7) "Direct
			 supervision" means the continuous, direct, onsite supervision by a registered
			 nurse;
(8) "Nurse" is defined by
			 KRS
			 314.011(3).
(9) "Nurse Extern" means an employee in a
			 healthcare facility who is also actively enrolled as a student in a
			 board-approved prelicensure program of nursing.
(10) "Nursing assistance" is defined by
			 KRS
			 314.011(13).
(11) "Nursing task" means an act included in
			 the definition of registered nursing practice, advanced practice registered
			 nursing, or licensed practical nursing practice pursuant to
			 KRS 314.011(6), (8), or
			 (10).
(12) "Paramedic" is defined by
			 KRS
			 311A.010.
(13) "Supervision" means the provision of
			 guidance by a qualified nurse for the accomplishment of a nursing task with
			 periodic observation and evaluation of the performance of the task including
			 validation that the nursing task has been performed according to established
			 standards of practice.
(14)
			 "Unlicensed person" means an individual, other than a nurse, the client, or the
			 client's family, legal guardian, or delegatee, who functions in an assistant or
			 subordinate role to the nurse.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:410 - Expungement of records

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.131
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) and (9) authorize
				the Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations to establish
				which disciplinary records may be expunged. This administrative regulation
				establishes which records may be expunged and the procedure for
				expungement.
Section 1. Definition.
			 "Expungement" means that all affected records shall be sealed and that the
			 proceedings to which they refer shall be deemed never to have
			 occurred.
Section 2. A nurse whose
			 record has been expunged may state that disciplinary records do not exist upon
			 inquiry.
Section 3. Upon a request
			 from a nurse against whom disciplinary action has been taken, the board shall
			 expunge records relating to the following categories of disciplinary action:
(1) Consent decrees that are at least five
			 (5) years old if all the terms of the consent decree have been met;
(2) Agreed orders and decisions that are at
			 least ten (10) years old and that resulted in a reprimand, if there has not
			 been subsequent disciplinary action and all of the terms of the agreed order or
			 decision have been met; and
(3)
			 Agreed orders and decisions that are at least twenty (20) years old, if there
			 has not been subsequent disciplinary action and all of the terms of the agreed
			 order or decision have been met.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:411 - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program standards and credential requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				216B.400(2), (4), (5),
				314.011(14),
				314.103,
				314.142,
				314.475,
				403.707,
				421.500-421.575,
				431.600-431.660
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary
				to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of KRS Chapter 314.
				KRS
				314.142(1) requires the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations to create a Sexual Assault Nurse
				Examiner Program. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements
				relating to a sexual assault nurse examiner course and the credentials of a
				sexual assault nurse examiner.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Adolescent"
			 means a child who has reached the onset of physiologically normal
			 puberty.
(2) "Pediatric" means a
			 child who has not reached the age of eighteen (18).
(3) "SANE-A/A course" means a formal,
			 organized course of instruction that is designed to prepare a registered nurse
			 to perform forensic evaluation of an adult or adolescent sexual assault victim
			 and to promote and preserve the victim's biological, psychological, and social
			 health.
(4) "SANE course" means the
			 SANE-A/A course and the SANE-P/A course.
(5) "SANE-P/A course" means a formal,
			 organized course of instruction that is designed to prepare a registered nurse
			 to perform forensic evaluation of a pediatric or adolescent sexual assault
			 victim and to promote and preserve the victim's biological, psychological, and
			 social health.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:450 - Alternative program

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.085,
				314.091,
				314.171,
				314.470,
NECESSITY, FUNCTION AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary
				to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of KRS Chapter 314.
				KRS
				314.171 authorizes the board to establish an
				alternative to discipline program to promote early identification,
				intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of nurses who may be impaired by
				reason of illness, alcohol or drug abuse, or as a result of any physical or
				mental condition. This administrative regulation provides procedures for the
				implementation of an alternative program.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Approved
			 treatment provider" means an alcohol or drug treatment provider that meets the
			 standards as established in Section 7 of this administrative
			 regulation.
(2) "Board" means the
			 Board of Nursing.
(3) "Program"
			 means the Kentucky Alternative Recovery Effort for Nurses which is the
			 alternative program operated by the board for nurses.
(4) "Substance use disorder" means the
			 combined DSM-IV categories of substance abuse and substance
			 dependence.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:470 - Dialysis technician credentialing requirements and training program standards

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.035,
				314.089,
				314.091,
				314.103,
				314.137,
				314.991
NECESSITY, FUNCTION AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.137 requires the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations to regulate dialysis technicians. This
				administrative regulation establishes the requirements for dialysis technician
				training programs and for credentialing dialysis technicians.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "Approved dialysis technician training
			 program" means a program to train dialysis technicians that is approved by the
			 board in accordance with Sections 7 through 10 of this administrative
			 regulation.
(2) "Central venous
			 catheter" means a catheter that is inserted in such a manner that the distal
			 tip is located in the superior vena cava.
(3) "Conviction" is defined by
			 KRS
			 314.011(21).
(4) "Dialysis technician applicant" means an
			 individual who has applied for a dialysis technician credential.
(5) "Dialysis technician trainee" means an
			 individual who is enrolled in an approved dialysis technician training program.
(6) "Supervision" means:
(a) Initial and ongoing direction, procedural
			 guidance, observation, and evaluation by a registered nurse or physician;
			 and
(b) While a patient is being
			 dialyzed the registered nurse or physician is in the immediate clinical
			 area.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:471

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The
				adopted version of this section by
				48
				Ky.R. 218; eff. 3/10/2022 is not yet
				available.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:472 - Initial approval for dialysis technician training programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.035,
				314.131(1),
				314.137
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.137 requires the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations to regulate dialysis technicians and includes
				establishing required standards for training programs. This administrative
				regulation establishes the requirements for dialysis technician training
				programs.
Section 1.
(1) A training program that prepares an
			 individual to become a credentialed dialysis technician shall be approved by
			 the board of nursing.
(2)
(a) A dialysis technician training program
			 that seeks to be approved by the board shall file an Application for Dialysis
			 Technician Training Program and pay a fee of $2,000; and
(b) The dialysis technician training program
			 shall include with its application:
1. A copy
			 of the approval of certification for the dialysis technician training program's
			 governing organization to operate a renal dialysis center from the Centers for
			 Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); and
2. The most recent site visit or survey
			 report, and if applicable, a statement of deficiencies, and a plan of
			 correction.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:474 - Continuing approval and periodic evaluation of dialysis technician training programs

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.035,
				314.131(1),
				314.137
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.137 requires the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations to regulate dialysis technicians and includes
				establishing required standards for training programs. This administrative
				regulation establishes the requirements for continued approval of dialysis
				technician training programs.
Section
			 1. Renal Dialysis Center Survey and Certification.
(1) The board shall retain jurisdiction over
			 dialysis technician training programs and may conduct site visits or other
			 investigations into any allegation that may constitute a violation of 201 KAR
			 20:472 or this administrative regulation. The board may conduct a site visit at
			 any time during normal business hours, and may also conduct site visits when
			 the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) conducts a survey or site
			 visit of the renal dialysis center utilized by the dialysis technician training
			 program.
(2) A dialysis technician
			 training program shall notify the board regarding CMS site visits:
(a) Within thirty (30) days following the
			 site visit that it has occurred; and
(b) Within ninety (90) days following the
			 close of the site visit, the program shall forward all correspondence and
			 reports from CMS concerning the site visit, any statement of deficiencies,
			 subsequent plan of correction, and the continued approval
			 certification.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:476 - Dialysis technician credentialing requirements for initial credentialing, renewal, and reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.035,
				314.103,
				314.131(1),
				314.137
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.137 requires the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations to regulate dialysis technicians, and includes
				establishing credentialing requirements. This administrative regulation
				establishes the requirements for credentialing dialysis technicians, initially,
				by renewal, and by reinstatement.
Section
			 1. Requirements for Initial Dialysis Technician Credential.
(1) An individual who wants to be
			 credentialed as a dialysis technician (DT) in order to engage in dialysis care
			 shall:
(a) File with the board the Application
			 for Dialysis Technician Credential;
(b) Pay the fee established in Section 4 of
			 this administrative regulation;
(c)
			 Have completed a board approved DT training program;
(d) Submit the Checklist for Dialysis
			 Technician Competency Validation; and
(e) Submit a criminal record check pursuant
			 to subsection (3) of this section and meet the requirements of that
			 subsection.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:478 - Dialysis technician scope of practice, discipline, and miscellaneous requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.021,
				314.035,
				314.089,
				314.091,
				314.103,
				314.137,
				314.991
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.137 requires the board to promulgate
				administrative regulations to regulate dialysis technicians and includes
				establishing provisions for discipline and further regulating as necessary.
				This administrative regulation establishes the scope of practice and
				disciplinary procedures for dialysis technicians.
Section 1. Scope of Practice.
(1) The scope of practice of a dialysis
			 technician shall include the following and shall be performed under the direct,
			 on-site supervision of a registered nurse, an advanced practice registered
			 nurse, a physician, or a physician's assistant:
(a) Preparation and cannulation of peripheral
			 access sites (arterial-venous fistulas and arterial-venous grafts);
(b) Preparation of catheter ports, access,
			 including connection and disconnection, and site care of percutaneously or
			 surgically inserted central venous catheters, if the dialysis technician has
			 six (6) months experience that includes training and skills validation
			 regarding central venous catheters;
(c) Initiating, delivering, or discontinuing
			 dialysis care;
(d) Administration
			 of the following medications only:
1. Heparin
			 1:1000 units or less concentration either to prime the pump, initiate
			 treatment, or for administration throughout the treatment, in an amount
			 prescribed by a physician, physician's assistant, or advanced practice
			 registered nurse. The dialysis technician shall not administer heparin in
			 concentrations greater than 1:1000 units;
2. Normal saline via the dialysis machine to
			 correct dialysis-induced hypotension based on the facility's medical protocol.
			 Amounts beyond that established in the facility's medical protocol shall not be
			 administered without direction from a registered nurse or a physician;
			 and
3. Intradermal lidocaine, in an
			 amount prescribed by a physician, physician's assistant, or advanced practice
			 registered nurse;
(e)
			 Assistance to the registered nurse in data collection;
(f) Obtaining a blood specimen via a dialysis
			 line or a peripheral access site;
(g) Responding to complications that arise in
			 conjunction with dialysis care; and
(h) Performance of other acts as delegated by
			 the registered nurse pursuant to
			 201 KAR 20:400.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:480 - Licensure of graduates of foreign nursing schools

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.041,
				314.051
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the
				provisions of
				KRS
				314.011 to
				314.991.
				KRS
				314.041 and
				314.051
				authorize the board to issue a license to a graduate of a foreign nursing
				school. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for the
				licensure of graduates of foreign nursing schools.
Section 1. Applicants who are Graduates of
			 Foreign Nursing Schools.
(1)
(a) An applicant for licensure by examination
			 who is a graduate of a foreign nursing school shall meet the requirements of
			 201 KAR 20:070, Section 1, except
			 for Section 1(3) of that administrative regulation.
(b) An applicant for licensure by endorsement
			 who is a graduate of a foreign nursing school shall meet the requirements of
			 201 KAR
			 20:110.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:506 - Nurse licensure compact

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 314.475
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 314.475, Article I(c)2
				requires the Board of Nursing to review any rule adopted by the Interstate
				Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators pursuant to Article VIII
				of KRS 314.475 within sixty (60) days of adoption for the purpose of filing the
				rule as an emergency administrative regulation pursuant to KRS 13A.190 and for
				filing the rule as an accompanying ordinary administrative regulation pursuant
				to KRS Chapter 13A. This administrative regulation incorporates by reference
				the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact
				Administrators and the bylaws.
Section
			 1. The Kentucky Board of Nursing shall comply with all bylaws,
			 rules, and administrative regulations of the Interstate Commission of Nurse
			 Licensure Compact Administrators, which includes The Interstate Commission of
			 Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators, Final Rules as of January 1, 2024, and
			 Bylaws adopted August 3, 2017, amended August 15, 2017, March 25, 2019, and
			 March 27, 2023.
Section 2.
			 Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
			 material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
			 "The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators, Final
			 Rules", January 2024; and
(b) "The
			 Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators, Bylaws", March
			 2023.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:510 - Voluntary relinquishment of a license or credential

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.071(2)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(2) requires the
				board to license duly qualified applicants engaged in the practice of nursing.
				KRS
				314.137 authorizes the board to establish the
				credentialing requirements of dialysis technicians.
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the
				provisions of KRS Chapter 314. This administrative regulation establishes the
				procedures for a nurse or a dialysis technician who wishes to relinquish a
				license or credential prior to its expiration.
Section 1.
(1) A person holding a license or credential
			 issued by the board may voluntarily relinquish that license or credential prior
			 to its expiration date.
(2) The
			 request to relinquish shall be in writing to the board.
(3) The board shall allow the relinquishment
			 of a license or credential unless the person is currently under investigation
			 by the board.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 20 - Board of Nursing › Section 201 KAR 20:520 - Telehealth

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				314.155
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				314.131(1) authorizes the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the
				provisions of KRS Chapter 314.
				KRS
				314.155(2) requires the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations regarding telehealth, including
				preventing abuse and fraud through the use of telehealth services, preventing
				fee-splitting through the use of telehealth services, and utilizing telehealth
				in the provision of nursing services and in the provision of continuing
				education. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements
				governing the use of telehealth.
Section
			 1. Definitions.
(1) "Board" is
			 defined by KRS
			 314.011(1).
(2) "Nurse" means a licensed practical nurse
			 as defined by KRS
			 314.011(9), a registered
			 nurse as defined by KRS 314.011(5),
			 or an advanced practice registered nurse as defined by
			 KRS
			 314.011(7).
(3) "Telehealth" is defined by
			 KRS
			 314.155(3).