{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-309.404","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 309.404","heading":"Kentucky Board of Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers.","body":"(1) There is hereby created the Kentucky Board of Durable Medical Equipment\nSuppliers that shall be attached for administrative purposes to the Department\nof Professional Licensing in the Public Protection Cabinet. The board shall\nconsist of five (5) members,  each appointed by the Governor. Four (4)\nmembers  shall be appointed from a list of three (3) names  for each position\nsubmitted by the Kentucky Medical Equipment Suppliers Association. One (1)\nmember  shall be a citizen at large who is not associated with or financially\ninterested in the practice or business regulated. Any vacancy shall be filled for\nthe unexpired term by the Governor, as provided in the original appointment.\n(2) To be eligible for appointment as a member  of the board, a person shall be at\nleast twenty-one (21) years of age, of good moral character, a resident of this\nstate, and a licensed durable medical equipment services provider in this state\nfor at least three (3) consecutive years next preceding the date of his or her\nappointment.\n(3) The terms of office of each member  shall be four (4) years, or until a successor\nis appointed and qualified.\n(4) The  board shall elect one (1) of its members  as president and another of its\nmembers  as secretary. The secretary may, subject to approval by the board,\nemploy  and  fix the compensation  of all personnel required for the\nadministration of KRS  309.400 to 309.422. The board may make all rules and\npromulgate all administrative regulations, not inconsistent with KRS  309.400 to\n309.422, that are necessary to implement and carry out the provisions and\npurposes of KRS 309.400 to 309.422.\n(5) The  board shall hold meetings at least twice a year and as frequently as it\ndeems  necessary at a time and place within the Commonwealth  as the board\nmay  designate. A majority of the members  shall constitute a quorum.\n(6) The board may sue and be sued in its own name.\n(7) Members  of the board shall be immune from suit in any civil or criminal action\nwhich is based upon any official act or acts performed by them in good faith as\nmembers  of the board.\n(8) Members  of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but\nshall be paid for actual travel and other expenses incurred in connection with\nthe performance of their duties and the business of the board.\n(9) The  board may utilize any materials, services, or facilities as may be made\navailable to it by other state agencies or may contract therefor, to the extent as\nthe board in its discretion may determine.","path":["KRS Chapter 309"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=45668","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:02Z","sha256":"e665443430b71ad0fc8c65416f2bea9df66d3f96e8eaa0fa8c3bbfb5061852c9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-309.402","next":"us-ky/krs-309.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}