KRS 311.697: Expiration, renewal, and reinstatement of license.

(1) A license issued by the board shall expire on June 30 of even -numbered years

unless sooner suspended or revoked.

(2) To renew a license, an applicant shall:

(a) Pay a renewal fee; and

(b) Meet all other requirements for renewal under this chapter.

(3) If a licensee fails to pay a renewal fee, the license becomes inactive without further

action by the board.

(4) If a person holds an inactive license, the board shall reinstate the license if the

applicant for reinstatement:

(a) Submits a completed renewal application;

(b) Pays the current renewal fee;

(c) Pays a reinstatement fee determined by the board in an administrative

regulation promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A; and

(d) Provides the board with a sworn statement, signed by the applicant, tha t he or

she has fulfilled the continuing education requirements prescribed by the

board for the current renewal period.

(5) (a) Except for disciplinary actions taken pursuant to KRS 311.700, a licensee

whose license has been revoked may, after two (2) year s from the effective

date of the revocation order, petition the board for a license to again practice

in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

(b) The board shall not be required to issue a new license as described in this

subsection. No new license shall be issue d unless the applicant satisfies the

board that the former licensee is presently of good moral character and

qualified both physically and mentally to resume the practice of genetic

counseling without undue risk or danger to the licensee's patients or the

public.

(c) If the board issues a new license under the circumstances described in this

subsection, the new license shall be under probation for a period of not less

than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years, and any subsequent violation

during the probationary period shall result in automatic revocation of the

license.

(6) To renew a license under this section, an applicant shall complete continuing

education. The continuing education shall consist of the completion in each two (2)

year license cycle of thirty (30) contact hours that have been approved by NSGC.

(7) An applicant seeking renewal of a license shall certify that he or she:

(a) Has complied with the continuing education requirements; or

(b) Has not complied with the continuing education requirements, but is seeking a

waiver from the board under subsection (8) of this section.

(8) The board may grant an applicant seeking renewal of a license a waiver fro m all or

part of the continuing education requirement for the renewal period if the applicant

was not able to fulfill the requirement due to a hardship that resulted from any of

the following conditions:

(a) Service in the Armed Forces of the United States during a substantial part of

the renewal period;

(b) An incapacitating illness or injury; or

(c) Other circumstances determined by the board.