Kentucky Statutes 319B.020 – Kentucky Board of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Pedorthics — Membership — Appointment — Terms — Meetings and quorum — Limitation of liability — Expenses
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The Kentucky Board of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Pedorthics is hereby established. The board shall consist of five (5) members who shall be appointed by the Governor.
(1) One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is a consumer of orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic professional services and is not affiliated with and does not have more than five percent (5) financial interest in any one (1) health care profession or business.
(2) Four (4) members shall be practicing, licensed orthotists, licensed prosthetists, or licensed pedorthists. These members may be licensed in more than one (1) discipline and at least one (1) board member shall be a licensed pedorthist. Membership of the board shall reasonably reflect representation from the geographic areas in the Commonwealth.
(3) Each member of the board shall serve a term of three (3) years, except that of the initial appointments to the board, two (2) members shall be appointed for two (2) years, two (2) members shall be appointed for three (3) years, and one (1) member shall be appointed for one (1) year. No member of the board shall serve more than the greater of eight (8) consecutive years or two (2) full terms. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty.
(4) The board shall meet at least annually and may meet at other times if necessary to complete required business. A quorum of the board shall consist of a majority of board members currently appointed. The board shall annually elect a chairperson and vice chairperson who shall be licensed under this chapter.
(5) There shall be no liability on the part of, and no action for damages against, any current or former board member, representative, agent, or employee of the board, when the person is acting with ordinary care, is functioning within the scope of board duties, is acting without malice, and has the reasonable belief that the actions taken by him or her are warranted by law.
(6) Members of the board shall receive a per diem reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred as determined by the board in consultation with the Department of Professional Licensing for each day actually engaged in the duties of the office.
Effective:April 11, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 23, effective April 11, 2017. — Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2010.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). A reference to the “Division of Occupations and Professions” in subsection (6) of this section, as created by
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 3, has been changed in codification to the “Office of Occupations and Professions” to reflect the reorganization of certain parts of the Executive Branch, as set forth in Executive Order 2009-535 and confirmed by the General Assembly in 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24. This change was made by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1938.
(1) One (1) member shall be a citizen at large who is a consumer of orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic professional services and is not affiliated with and does not have more than five percent (5) financial interest in any one (1) health care profession or business.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 319B.020
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Pedorthics. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Licensed pedorthist: means a person who is licensed under this chapter to practice pedorthics and who represents the person to the public by the title or description of services that includes the term "pedorthic" "pedorthist" or a similar title or description of services. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010
- Orthotics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing an orthosis, under an order from a licensed health care practitioner or provider authorized by law to issue such an order, for the correction or alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010
- Pedorthics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a pedorthic device, under an order from a licensed health care practitioner or provider authorized by law to issue such an order for the correction or alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010
- Person: means a natural person. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010
- Prosthetics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a prosthesis, under an order from a licensed health care practitioner or provider authorized by law to issue such an order. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(2) Four (4) members shall be practicing, licensed orthotists, licensed prosthetists, or licensed pedorthists. These members may be licensed in more than one (1) discipline and at least one (1) board member shall be a licensed pedorthist. Membership of the board shall reasonably reflect representation from the geographic areas in the Commonwealth.
(3) Each member of the board shall serve a term of three (3) years, except that of the initial appointments to the board, two (2) members shall be appointed for two (2) years, two (2) members shall be appointed for three (3) years, and one (1) member shall be appointed for one (1) year. No member of the board shall serve more than the greater of eight (8) consecutive years or two (2) full terms. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty.
(4) The board shall meet at least annually and may meet at other times if necessary to complete required business. A quorum of the board shall consist of a majority of board members currently appointed. The board shall annually elect a chairperson and vice chairperson who shall be licensed under this chapter.
(5) There shall be no liability on the part of, and no action for damages against, any current or former board member, representative, agent, or employee of the board, when the person is acting with ordinary care, is functioning within the scope of board duties, is acting without malice, and has the reasonable belief that the actions taken by him or her are warranted by law.
(6) Members of the board shall receive a per diem reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred as determined by the board in consultation with the Department of Professional Licensing for each day actually engaged in the duties of the office.
Effective:April 11, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 23, effective April 11, 2017. — Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2010.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2010). A reference to the “Division of Occupations and Professions” in subsection (6) of this section, as created by
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 3, has been changed in codification to the “Office of Occupations and Professions” to reflect the reorganization of certain parts of the Executive Branch, as set forth in Executive Order 2009-535 and confirmed by the General Assembly in 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24. This change was made by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant to 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1938.