KRS 311.566: Restrictions on board's requirements for licensure.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Continuing medical education" means continued postgraduate medical

education intended to provide medical professionals with knowledge of new

developments in their field;

(b) "Maintenance of certification" means any process req uiring periodic

recertification examinations to maintain specialty medical board certification;

(c) "Maintenance of licensure" means the proprietary framework for physician

license renewal established through the Federation of State Medical Boards or

its s uccessor organization, which includes additional periodic testing other

than continuing medical education; and

(d) "Specialty medical board certification" means certification by a board that

specializes in one (1) particular area of medicine and typically requires

additional and more strenuous examinations than the State Board of Medical

Licensure's requirements to practice medicine.

(2) The board shall not require any form of maintenance of licensure as a condition of

physician licensure, including requiri ng any form of maintenance of licensure tied

to maintenance of certification. The board's regular requirements, including

continuing medical education, shall suffice to demonstrate professional

competency.

(3) The board shall not require any form of specia lty medical board certification or any

maintenance of certification to practice medicine in Kentucky.