{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-324a.045","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 324A.045","heading":"Issuance of certificate or license -- Renewal -- Continuing education.","body":"(1) The board shall issue to each qualified applicant a certificate or license in form and\nsize as shall be prescribed by the board.\n(2) Every certificate and license shall be subject to biennial renewal on the date or dates\ndetermined by the board by administrative regulation. Each certificate and license\nholder shall submit proof of compliance with the biennial continuing education\nrequirements when appropriate and  the biennial renewal fee to the board on or\nbefore the last day of the designated month. Failure to receive a renewal form shall\nnot constitute an adequate excuse for failure to renew on time.\n(3) If the certificate or license holder fails to renew in a t imely manner, the certificate\nor license shall expire. Within six (6) months after the renewal date, the former\ncertificate or license holder shall be reinstated by complying with all appropriate\nrenewal requirements and paying a late fee in an amount to b e determined by the\nboard through an administrative regulation promulgated in accordance with KRS\nChapter 13A.\n(4) If six (6) months or more elapse after the renewal date, the former certificate or\nlicense holder shall be required to meet all current requi rements as if applying for\ninitial certification or licensure.\n(5) (a) A licensee who has initiated continuing education courses prior to the date\nestablished through an administrative regulation promulgated by the board in\naccordance with KRS Chapter 13A shall have five (5) days after the\nestablished date to complete them.\n(b) The board may not cancel a license for failure to complete continuing\neducation courses until ten (10) days after the date established by the board.\n(6) (a) A certificate or license holder shall successfully complete at least twenty-eight\n(28) continuing education hours for the biennial license period.\n(b) 1. The hours completed for one (1) USPAP update course shall apply\ntoward the continuing education requirement each biennial licen se\nperiod.\n2. a. The most recent USPAP update course shall be completed within\nthe first six (6) months of a biennial license period or if it is not\navailable within the first six (6) months, upon immediate\navailability.\nb. If a second USPAP update course becomes available within the\nsame biennial license period, the second may be completed upon\nimmediate availability but the hours completed shall apply to the\nsucceeding biennial license period.","path":["KRS Chapter 324A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=58029","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:20Z","sha256":"e485c70f0af3056d1e76899eceb6ae4cbf24aa06bb1a33954a6cd1037d586e2f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-324a.040","next":"us-ky/krs-324a.047"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}