KRS 309.329: Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators.

(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Board of Licensed Diabetes Educators

consisting of five (5) members who shall be appointed by the Governor as

follows:

(a) One (1) member shall be a licensed medical physician with experience in

the delivery of diabetes education appointed from a list of three (3) names

submitted by the State Board of Medical Licensure;

(b) One (1) member shall be a registered nurse with experience in diabetes

education appointed from a list of three (3) names submitted by the

Kentucky Board of Nursing;

(c) One (1) member shall be a pharmacist experienced in diabetes

education, licensed under KRS Chapter 315, and appointed from a list of

three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy;

(d) One (1) member shall be a licensed dietitian or certified nutritionist with

experience in diabetes education appointed from a list of three (3) names

submitted by the Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for

Dietitians and Nutritionists; and

(e) One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is not employed in the

health care field.

One (1) of the members appointed under paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this

subsection shall have completed either the credentialing program of the

American Association of Diabetes Educators or the National Certification Board

for Diabetes Educators.

(2) (a) The Governor shall initially appoint one (1) member and the citizen at

large to terms of four (4) years, two (2) members to terms of three (3)

years, and one (1) member to a term of two (2) years.

(b) All reappointments to the board shall be for terms of four (4) years.

(c) No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms and shall

serve on the board until his or her successor is appointed.

(3) The board shall organize annually and elect one (1) of its members as chair

and one (1) of its members as secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of

three (3) members. The board shall meet at least semiannually and upon the

call of the chair, or at the request of two (2) or more members to the secretary

of the board.

(4) The board shall be placed for administrative purposes under the Department of

Professional Licensing of the Public Protection Cabinet.