309.335 Diabetes educator license -- Requirements -- Renewal -- Issuance of license
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before July 1, 2014 -- Application for licensure before May 1, 2014.
(1)An applicant for licensure as a diabetes educator shall:
(a)File a written application on forms provided by the board;
(b)Provide evidence to the board showing successful completion of one
(1)of the
following:
1. A board-approved course in diabetes education with demonstrable
experience in the care of people with diabetes under supervision that
meets requirements specified in administrative regulations promulgated
by the board;
2. The credentialing program of the American Association of Diabetes
Educators or the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators; or
3. An equivalent credentialing program as determined by the board; and
(c)Pay licensing amounts as promulgated by the board through administrative
regulation, with the following restrictions:
1. Initial licensing shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
2. Annual renewal shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
3. Biennial renewal shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200);
4. Late renewal shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150); and
5. The reinstatement fee shall not exceed two hundred twenty-five dollars
($225).
(a)Licenses or permits shall be renewed annually or biennially if the board
requires biennial license renewal by administrative regulation.
(b)Licenses or permits not renewed within thirty
(30)days after the renewal date
shall pay a late penalty as promulgated by the board in administrative
regulation.
(c)Licenses or permits not renewed within ninety
(90)days of the renewal date
shall lapse and may only be reinstated with payment of a reinstatement fee and
initial licensing amount as promulgated by the board in administrative
regulation.
(d)An apprentice diabetes educator shall not carry a permit for more than five
years without becoming licensed.
(3)Notwithstanding subsections
(1)and
(2)of this section, prior to July 1, 2014, a
person who the board finds to have successfully achieved a core body of knowledge
and skills in the biological and social sciences, communication, counseling, and
education, by training or instruction, as well as experience in the care of people with
diabetes under supervision that meets the requirements specified in administrative
regulations promulgated by the board, may be issued an initial license by the board
upon payment of an initial licensing fee, completion of a written application on
forms provided by the board, and submission of any other information requested by
the board.
(4)Until May 1, 2014, notwithstanding subsection
(1)of this section, individuals who
have practiced diabetes education for a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours per
year for the past three
(3)years, but are not currently credentialed by the American
Association of Diabetes Educators as a board-certified advanced diabetes manager
or by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators as a certified diabetes
educator, may apply to the board for licensure as a diabetes educator by submitting
the initial licensure fee and proof of employment, in order to continue to practice
diabetes education, as defined by KRS 309.325(2).