KRS 311.675: Temporary licensure as an acupuncturist -- Notification upon cancellation

of temporary license.

(1) Whenever, in the opinion of the executive director based upon verified information

contained in the application, an applicant for a license to practice as an

acupuncturist is eligible under the applicable provisions of KRS 311.671 to

311.686, the executive director may issue to the applicant, on behalf of the board, a

temporary license which shall entitle the holder to practice as an acupuncturist for a

maximum of six (6) months from the date of issuance unless the temporary license

is canceled by the executive director. The executive director may cancel the

temporary license at any time without a hearing, for reasons deemed sufficient with

appropriate consultation with the board, and the executive director shall cancel the

temporary license immediately upon direction by the board or upon the board's

denial of the application for a license. The temporary license shall not be renewable.

(2) The executive director shall present to the board the application for licensure made

by the holder of the temporary license. If the board issues a regular license to the

holder of a temporary license, the fee paid in connection with the temporary license

shall be applied to the regular license fee.

(3) If the executive director cancels a temporary license, he or she shall promptly

notify, by United States certified mail, the holder of the temporary license at the last

known address on file with the board. The temporary lic ense shall be terminated

and of no further force or effect three (3) days after the date the notice was sent by

certified mail.