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201 Kar 35:020. Fees


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      201

KAR 35:020. Fees.

 

      RELATES

TO: KRS 309.084, 309.085(1)(a)

      STATUTORY

AUTHORITY: KRS 309.0813(1), (4), (5), (12), 309.085(2)

      NECESSITY,

FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 309.0813(4) requires the board to promulgate an

administrative regulation governing the administration and grading of the

written and oral examinations which applicants for certification shall be

required to successfully complete. KRS 309.0813(12) requires the board to

promulgate an administrative regulation establishing an initial certification

fee and renewal fee. This administrative regulation establishes those fees.

 

      Section

1. Application Fee. (1) The application fee for board review of the Application

for Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor shall be fifty (50) dollars.

      (2)

The application fee shall be nonrefundable.

      (3)

An Application for Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor shall lapse

and the fee shall be forfeited if the application packet is not completed

within one (1) year from the date it is filed with the board office.

      (4)(a)

If an approved applicant does not successfully complete the examinations

required by the board for certification within two (2) years from the date the

original application form is filed with the board, the applicant shall update and

refile the Application for Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor prior

to sitting for the examination again.

      (b)

The fee for refiling the Application form shall be twenty (20) dollars.

 

      Section

2. Examination Fees. The following fees shall be paid in connection with the

examinations required by the board through December 31, 2008;

      (1)

The fee for the written examination shall be $100.

      (2)(a)

The fee for the oral examination shall be $125.

      (b)

In the event the oral examination is rescheduled at the request of the

applicant, a twenty-five (25) dollar fee shall be paid prior to rescheduling of

the examination.

      (3)

The fee for retaking either portion of the examination shall be the same fee

established in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, and shall accompany the

Application for Re-examination.

      (4)

Applicants shall have the option to sit for the comprehensive examination

offered by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium by paying

the fees established in Section 3 of this administrative regulation.

 

      Section

3. Comprehensive Examination Fee. (1) Effective January 1, 2009, applicants for

certification shall take the comprehensive examination offered by the

International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium and shall pay a fee of

$150.

      (2)

The fee for retaking the comprehensive examination shall be $150.

 

      Section

4. Initial Certification Fee. (1) The initial certification fee shall be $200

for an applicant for certification.

      (2)

If the applicant successfully completes all requirements for certification,

this fee shall cover certification for the initial three (3) year period.

 

      Section

5. Renewal Fees and Penalties. (1)(a) A certificate not renewed within ninety

(90) days after the holder's renewal date shall be deemed cancelled in

accordance with KRS 309.085(2).

      (b)

A person holding a cancelled certificate shall not use the title

"certified alcohol and drug counselor: or hold himself out as a certified

alcohol and drug counselor.

      (2)

The following fees and penalties shall be paid in connection with certification

renewals:

      (a)

The renewal fee for certification shall be $200 for a three (3) year period,

and shall accompany the Renewal Application.

      (b)

The late renewal fee, including penalty, for the ninety (90) day grace period,

shall be $250, for certification for a three (3) year period.

 

      Section

6. Reinstatement of a Canceled Certificate.

(1) A canceled certificate may be reinstated within one (1) year of the anniversary

date of issue of renewal by:

      (a)

Submitting a completed "Reinstatement Application"; and

      (b)

Payment of a $300 reinstatement fee, for certification for a three (3) year

period.

      (2)

The applicant for reinstatement of a canceled certificate shall submit proof of

completion of twenty (20) hours of continuing education for each year since the

date of last active certification.

 

      Section

7. Duplicate Certificate and ID Card Fees. (1) The fee for a duplicate

certificate shall be twenty (20) dollars.

      (2)

The fee for a duplicate ID card shall be ten (10) dollars.

 

      Section

8. Inactive Status Fee. (1) The enrollment fee for voluntarily placing a

certificate in inactive status in accordance with 201 KAR 35:080 shall be fifty

(50) dollars.

      (2)

The annual renewal fee for certificates enrolled in inactive status shall be

twenty-five (25) dollars.

      (3)

The fee for reactivation is $200 for a three (3) year period commencing on the

date the Board approves the application for reactivation.

 

      Section

9. Continuing Education Fees. (1) For purposes of this administrative

regulation a continuing education sponsor shall be defined as an individual or

entity that provides a program of continuing education to certificate holders

which has been reviewed and approved by the board to meet the continuing education

requirements set forth in 201 KAR 35:040.

      (2)

Approvals may consist of a single workshop or a program of courses and shall be

effective for one (1) year from the date of approval.

      (3)

The fee for approval of an application for a single program provider shall be

fifty (50) dollars.

      (4)

The fee for approval of an application for a continuing education sponsor

providing a program of courses shall be $250.

      (5)

Continuing education sponsors who have received approval for their program of

courses may apply for renewal of the approval in accordance with 201 KAR 35:040

and shall pay an annual renewal fee of $150.

      (6)(a)

The fee for review of an application for a substantial change in curriculum of

an approved program shall be fifty (50) dollars.

      (b)

A substantial change shall be considered as the addition of a workshop or

course to a pre-approved program, or changes to the content of a pre-approved

workshop or program which is in excess of twenty (20) percent.

 

      Section

10. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by

reference:

      (a)

"Application for Certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor"

(2008);

      (b)

"Application for Re-Examination", 2008;

      (c)

"Renewal Application", 2008;

      (d)

"Reinstatement Application", 200); and

      (e)

"Continuing Education Sponsor Application", 2008.

      (2)

This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable

copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of Certification of Alcohol and Drug

Counselors, 911 Leawood Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky, telephone (502) 564-3296,

ext. 222, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (23 Ky.R. 3456; Am. 3752; eff. 4-16-97; 27 Ky.R.

2556; eff. 6-8-2001; 35 Ky.R. 318; 783; eff. 10-15-08.)