{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-311.685","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 311.685","heading":"Hearing required before imposition of sanctions -- Right to hearing","body":"and  appeal -- Petition for reissuance of revoked license -- Probation --\nDecisions of board not subject to judicial review.\n(1) The board, before suspending, revoking, imposing probationary or supervisory\nconditions upon a licensed acupuncturist, imposing an administrative fine,\nissuing a written reprimand, or any combination of these actions regarding any\nlicensed acupuncturist under KRS  311.671 to 311.686, shall set the matter for\na hearing under the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B.\n(2) After denying an application under KRS 311.671 to 311.686 or issuing a written\nadmonishment, the board, at the request of the aggrieved party, shall grant a\nhearing under the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B.\n(3) Except for final orders denying an initial application or renewal for licensure or\nfinal orders issued pursuant to KRS  13B.125(3), all final orders of the board\naffecting an acupuncturist's license shall become effective thirty (30) days after\nnotice is given to the license holder unless otherwise agreed; however, the\nboard's panels may provide that a final order be effective immediately when, in\nthe panel's opinion, based upon  sufficient reasonable cause, the health,\nwelfare, and safety of patients or the general public would be endangered by\ndelay.\n(4) Any  acupuncturist who is aggrieved by a final order of the board denying an\ninitial or renewal application for licensure or rendering disciplinary action\nagainst a license holder may seek judicial review of the order by filing a petition\nwith the Circuit Court of the county in which the board's offices are located in\naccordance with KRS  Chapter 13B. Decisions of the board's panels relating to\npetitions for reinstatement of revoked licenses are not final orders for purposes\nof this statute, and are not subject to judicial review.\n(5) The  court shall not award injunctive relief against the board without providing\nthe board with the reasonable opportunity to be heard.\n(6) An  acupuncturist whose license has been revoked may, after five (5) years\nfrom the effective date of the revocation order, petition the board to reissue the\nlicense to again practice acupuncture in the Commonwealth  of Kentucky.\n(7) The board shall not be required to issue a new license, and a decision of the\nboard not to reissue a license shall not be subject to judicial review. A license\nshall not be reissued following a petition under subsection (6) of this section\nunless the former license holder satisfies the board that he or she is presently\nof good moral character and qualified both physically and mentally to resume\nthe practice of acupuncture without undue risk or danger to patients or the\npublic.\n(8) In the event the board reissues a revoked license under the circumstances as\ndescribed in this section, the reissued license shall be under probation for a\nperiod of not less than two (2) years nor more  than five (5) years with\nconditions fixed by the board, including a condition that any violation of the\nremaining conditions of probation shall result in automatic revocation of the\nlicense.","path":["KRS Chapter 311"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=47031","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:06Z","sha256":"f1bb05fec05c1db1d8a02ee493e69b3a7c6b3237e77fdcde0eeab7d8985def4f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-311.684","next":"us-ky/krs-311.686"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}