KRS 311A.200: Limited certification or license issued to felon in correctional institution -

- Penalties.

(1) The provisions of KRS 311A.050 relating to the certification and licensure of a

felon as a first responder, emergency medical technician, or paramedic to t he

contrary notwithstanding, the board may issue a limited certification as a first

responder or emergency medical technician or a limited license as a paramedic to a

convicted felon who is currently serving a sentence for a felony and is in a facility

operated by or under contract to the Department of Corrections.

(2) A felon with a limited certification or license shall be limited to performing his or

her services only upon other inmates, visitors, or staff of an institution operated by

or under contract to the Department of Corrections.

(3) Upon release by expiration of sentence, probation, shock probation, parole, or other

form of early release or upon the escape of the inmate from confinement the license

or certification shall automatically terminate. I f the inmate has escaped from

confinement he or she shall never be issued a future limited certification or license.

(4) All other provisions of this chapter relating to first responders, emergency medical

technicians, paramedics, and their employment and supervision shall apply to

convicted felons with a limited license or certification.

(5) An inmate who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class D

felony.