RELATES TO:

KRS 12.355, 12.357, 216A.070, 216A.110(1), 216A.130

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 216A.070(3), (4), 216A.080(1), 216A.110(1), 216A.130

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT:

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 216A.070(4) requires the board to establish a fee for a temporary permit and authorizes the board to issue a temporary permit if warranted by emergency conditions. KRS 216A.080(1) authorizes the board to promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements regarding licensure. KRS 216A.110(1) requires the board to prescribe and collect reasonable fees and charges for processing applications, examination, and issuance of licenses, including renewals. KRS 216A.130 authorizes the board to establish a fee for licensure by reciprocity. KRS 12.355 establishes conditions for renewal of a professional license or certification held by an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including renewal without payment of dues or fees. KRS 12.357 establishes an exemption in certain circumstances from the fee for issuance or renewal of a license to the spouse of a current member of the Armed Forces of the United States and includes provisions for temporary and regular licensure. This administrative regulation establishes fees, including fees for the application, initial licensure and licensure by endorsement, temporary permit, biennial renewal, late renewal, inactive licensure and reactivation of an inactive license, reinstatement, duplicate license, licensure verification, and continuing education.

1. Section 1. Application Fee.

   1. (1) The application fee for board review of the application for licensure shall be $100.
   2. (2) The application fee shall be nonrefundable.

2. Section 2. Initial Licensure Fee and Licensure by Endorsement Fee.

   1. (1) The initial licensure fee shall be $150 for an applicant for licensure.
   2. (2) The fee for licensure by endorsement shall be $300 for an applicant for licensure.
   3. (3) If the applicant successfully completes all requirements for licensure, this fee shall cover licensure for the initial two (2) year period.
3. Section 3. Temporary Permit Fee. The fee for a temporary permit shall be seventy-five (75) dollars.

4. Section 4. Biennial Renewal Fee, Late Renewal Fee, Inactive License Fee, Reactivation of Inactive License Fee, and Reinstatement Fee.

   1. (1) The renewal fee shall be $125.
   2. (2) The late renewal fee shall be $200.
   3. (3) The inactive license fee shall be seventy-five (75) dollars.
   4. (4) The fee for reactivating an inactive license shall be fifty (50) dollars.
   5. (5) The reinstatement fee shall be $300.
5. Section 5. Duplicate License Fee. The duplicate license fee shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.
6. Section 6. Licensure Verification Fee. The fee for verification of state licensure shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.

7. Section 7. Continuing Education Fees.

   1. (1) The application fee for preapproval to present a single continuing education program as described in 201 KAR 6:071, Section 5(1)(a), shall be fifty (50) dollars.
   2. (2) The application fee for approval of credit for a single continuing education program not preapproved as described in 201 KAR 6:071, Section 4, shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.
8. Section 8. Active-Duty Member of the Armed Forces of the United States. Pursuant to KRS 12.355, while a licensee or certificate holder is an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a licensee or certificate holder meeting the conditions established in KRS 12.355(1) shall have the license or certificate renewed without the payment of dues or fees, or shall be submitted a refund if a fee for renewal was submitted.
9. Section 9. Spouse of Current Member of the Armed Forces of the United States. For applications received that meet the conditions of KRS 12.357, the spouse of a current member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall not be required to pay the fees required by Sections 1, 2, 3, or 4, of this administrative regulation, for issuance of a temporary or regular license or certificate, or shall be issued a refund if the fee was submitted with the application.

History

(201 KAR 006:061. 52 Ky.R. 1062, 1687; eff. 6-16-2026.)

FILED WITH LRC: March 9, 2026

CONTACT PERSON: Name: Lilly Jean Coiner, Title: Executive Advisor, Agency: Department of Professional Licensing, Office of Legal Services. Address: 500 Mero Street, 2 NC WK#4, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602. Phone Number: (502) 262-5065 (office), Fax: (502) 564-4818, Email: Lilly.Coiner@ky.gov