KRS 12.357: Issuance of temporary or regular license or certificate to spouse of active

duty member of Armed Forces.

(1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, an administrative body shall

issue, without requiring the payment of dues or fees, a temporary or regular license

or certificate within thirty (30) days to the spouse of a current member of the Armed

Forces of the United States if the spouse of the service member meets the statutory

requirements of the administrative body and applies to the administrative body in a

format promulgated in administrative regulation by the administrative body.

(2) An application for temporary or regular licensure of the spouse of a current member

of the Armed Forces of the United States shall include but not be limited to the

following:

(a) Proof that the applicant is married to a current member of the Armed Forces

of the United States;

(b) Proof that the applicant holds a valid license or certificate for the profession

issued by another state, the District of Columbia, or any possession or territory

of the United States; and

(c) Proof that the applicant's spouse is assigned to a duty station in this state.

(3) A temporary license issued pursuant to this section shall expire six (6) months after

the date of issuance and is not renewable.

(4) (a) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, except as provided in

paragraph (b) of this subsection, an administrative body shall initially issue or

renew any regular occupational license to the spouse of a current member of

the Armed Forces of the United States if:

1. The spouse meets the statutory requirements for initial issuance or

renewal of the occupational license by the administrative body;

2. The spouse applies for the initial issuance or renewal of the occupational

license to the administrative body in a format promulgated in

administrative regulation by the administrative body; and

3. The spouse's application for the initial issuance or renewal of the

occupational license is submitted to the administrative body before the

regular application deadline for the original license or renewal.

(b) An administrative body that requires payment of dues or fees for the

submission of an electronic application for an occupational license shall,

within thirty (30) days, refund the dues or fees paid by a spouse of a current

member of the Armed Forces of the United States if the provisions of

paragraph (a) of this subsection are met.