201 KAR 20:095. Retired nurse
licensure status.
RELATES TO: KRS 314.041(10), 314.051(10)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 314.041(10),
314.051(10), 314.131(1)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS
314.131(1) authorizes the Board of Nursing to promulgate administrative regulations
to implement the provisions of KRS 314.011 to 314.991. KRS 314.041(10) and
314.051(10) authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations
concerning the granting of retired status for persons holding licensure as a
"registered nurse" or a "licensed practical nurse". This
administrative regulation establishes requirements for obtaining retired status
and establishes requirements for changing licensure status to active.
Section 1. Retired Status. (1) Beginning
November 1, 2005, a licensed practical nurse who is retired and holds or has
held a Kentucky nurse license may apply for retired status by:
(a) Completing the "Application for
Retired Status" as required by 201 KAR 20:370;
(b) Paying the fee set out in 201 KAR
20:240; and
(c) Submitting a copy of an official name
change document, such as a court order, marriage certificate, Social Security
card, or divorce decree, if applicable. (2) Beginning November 1, 2006, a
registered nurse who is retired and holds or has held a Kentucky nurse license
may apply for retired status by:
(a) Completing the "Application for
Retired Status" as required by 201 KAR 20:370;
(b) Paying the fee set out in 201 KAR
20:240; and
(c) Submitting a copy of an official name
change document, such as a court order, marriage certificate, Social Security
card, or divorce decree, if applicable. (3) If the nurse currently holds an
active license, he shall return the active license card with the
"Application for Retired Status".
(4)(a) Upon completion of all
requirements, the board shall issue the nurse a retired status license.
(b) The retired status license shall
remain in effect unless reinstated in accordance with 201 KAR 20:225. A nurse
who is currently under disciplinary action shall not be eligible for retired
status.
Section 2. (1) An individual who has been
granted retired status in Kentucky shall not be employed in this state as a
nurse or function in the capacity of a nurse while maintaining the retired
status.
(2) An individual who is employed or who
practices as a nurse in this state while on retired status shall be considered
to be practicing without a license and in violation of KRS 314.031 and subject
to the penalties in KRS 314.091 and 314.991.
Section 3. Inactive Licensure Status. (1)
The requirements established in this section shall apply until:
(a) November 1, 2005 for a licensed
practical nurse; or
(b) November 1, 2006 for a registered
nurse.
(2) If an individual has held inactive
licensure status in Kentucky and wishes to apply for active licensure status,
the individual shall:
(a) Complete the "Application for
Licensure" as required by 201 KAR 20:370, Section 1(1)(a);
(b) Pay the current application fee for
an active license required by 201 KAR 20:240, Section 1(2)(h); and
(c) Show evidence of:
1. Licensure in another jurisdiction and
active nursing practice of at least 500 hours within the preceding five (5)
years in that jurisdiction;
2. If an applicant has held an inactive
license for five (5) years or less, completion of fourteen (14) contact hours
of continuing education for each year since the last year of active licensure,
with a minimum of twenty-eight (28) contact hours to a maximum of seventy (70)
contact hours.
a. Twenty-eighty (28) hours of continuing
education shall have been earned within twenty-four (24) months of the date of
the application.
b. Continuing education earned more than
five (5) years preceding the date of application shall not be counted toward
meeting this requirement; or
3. If an applicant has held an inactive
license for more than five (5) years, completion of:
a. A refresher course approved by the
board, pursuant to 201 KAR 20:380. The refresher course shall have been
completed within two (2) years of the date of the application; or
b. At least 120 contact hours of
continuing education earned within one (1) year of the date of the application.
(3) An individual who has been granted
inactive status in Kentucky shall not be employed in this state as a registered
nurse or licensed practical nurse or function in the capacity of a nurse while
maintaining the inactive status. An individual who is employed or who practices
as a nurse in this state while on inactive status shall be considered to be
practicing without a license and in violation of KRS 314.031 and subject to the
penalties in KRS 314.091 and 314.991.
(4) Individuals changing licensure status
from inactive to active during the first licensure period following issuance of
a license by either examination or endorsement shall not lose the continuing
education exemption of KRS 314.073(1).
(5) An individual who was licensed on or
after July 15, 1996, and who changes licensure status from inactive to active
shall provide evidence of having earned three (3) hours of continuing education
in domestic violence as required by KRS 194A.540. This requirement shall apply
to an individual one (1) time only. Once earned, it shall not apply to any
subsequent change of status. (6 Ky.R. 162; eff. 10-3-79; Am. 9 Ky.R. 595; eff.
12-1-82; 11 Ky.R. 1624; eff. 6-4-85; 14 Ky.R. 574; 1066; eff. 11-6-87; 1581;
eff. 3-10-88; 19 Ky.R. 1639; eff. 2-17-93; 27 Ky.R. 821; 1248; eff. 11-17-2000;
29 Ky.R. 499; 919; eff. 10-16-02; 30 Ky.R. 380; 847; 2546; eff. 10-15-03; 31
Ky.R. 339; eff. 8-24-04; 31 Ky.R. 339; 795; 1056; eff. 1-4-05; 32 Ky.R. 289;
eff. 10-19-05.)