KRS 309.335: Diabetes educator license -- Requirements -- Renewal -- Issuance of license

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).

(2) (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 promulg ated 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 bo ard in administrative

regulation.

(d) An apprentice diabetes educator shall not carry a permit for more than five (5)

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 supervisi on 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 bo ard 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).