201 KAR 29:015reg. Fees

      Section 1. Application and Certification Fees Schedule.[The following fees shall be paid in connection with all types of respiratory care applications:] (1) The application and certification fee for mandatory certification shall be $150[fifty (50) dollars].

      (2) The application and certification fee for temporary mandatory certification shall be $102[fifty (50) dollars].

      (3) The application and certification fee for limited mandatory certification shall be sixty (60)[ten (10)] dollars.

 

      Section 2.[Certification Fees. The following fees shall be paid in connection with all types of respiratory care credentials and in addition to the application fees listed in Section 1 of this administrative regulation.

      (1) The mandatory certification fee shall be seventy-five (75) dollars.

      (2) The temporary mandatory certification fee shall be thirty-five (35) dollars.

      (3) The limited mandatory certification fee shall be forty (40) dollars.

 

      Section 3.] Renewal Fees and Penalties. A[No] person holding a mandatory certificate[certification] shall not practice in this state after January 30 of the year in which the[his] certificate is to be renewed unless the[his] certification has been renewed as established[provided] by KRS 314A.220 and 201 KAR Chapter 29[law] and payment of the established renewal[prescribed] fee has been made.

      (1) All mandatory certificates not renewed by January 30 shall be deemed expired[and no person holding an expired certificate shall engage in the practice of respiratory care].

      (2) A person holding an expired mandatory certificate shall not engage in the practice of respiratory care.

      (3)[(1)] The[following] fees established in this subsection[and penalties] shall be paid in connection with mandatory certification renewals.[and penalties:]

      (a) The renewal fee for mandatory certification shall be ninety (90)[seventy-five (75)] dollars.

      (b) The reinstatement fee for mandatory certification after January 30 shall be $180[$150].

      (c) The renewal fee for inactive mandatory certification shall be thirty (30)[twenty-five (25)] dollars.

      (4)[(2)] Temporary mandatory certificates[certification] and limited mandatory certificates shall not be renewed[certification are not subject to renewal].

 

      Section 3. Reinstatement and Reactivation. (1) A certificate holder wishing to reactivate an inactive certificate shall submit:

      (a) A completed Application for Reactivation; and

      (b) The ninety (90) dollar reactivation fee.

      (2) A certificate holder wishing to reinstate an expired certificate shall submit:

      (a) A completed Application for Reinstatement; and

      (b) The $180 reinstatement fee.

 

      Section 4. All fees shall be[are] nonrefundable.

 

      Section 5. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

      (a) "Application for Reactivation", February 2016; and

      (b) "Application for Reinstatement", February 2016.

      (2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Board of Respiratory Care, Southcreek Park, 2365 Harrodsburg Road, B350, Lexington, Kentucky 40504-3335, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.

 

TAMARA G. McDANIEL, Vice chair

      For JEFF SMITHERN, RRT, Chair

      APPROVED BY AGENCY: February 11, 2016

      FILED WITH LRC: March 9, 2016 at 11 a.m.

      CONTACT PERSON: Peggy Lacy Moore, Executive Director, Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care, Southcreek Park, 2365 Harrodsburg Road, B350, Lexington, Kentucky 40504-3335, phone [phone], fax [phone], email [e-mail].

Notation

      RELATES TO: KRS 164.772, 314A.110, 314A.112, 314A.215, 314A.220

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 314A.205, 314A.220[, 325.230(2)]

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 314A.205(3) requires the board to promulgate administrative regulations to carry out the provisions of KRS Chapter 314A. KRS 314A.205(6) and 314A.220(2) require[325.230(2) requires] the board to establish appropriate and reasonable fees for mandatory certification and to periodically review and modify those fees. This administrative regulation establishes all fees charged by the board.