(1) Each person who is licensed as a veterinary technician shall submit a completed renewal application by the renewal deadline and pay to the board an annual renewal fee for the renewal of the person’s license.
(2) A sixty (60) day grace period shall be allowed after the renewal deadline, during which time individuals may renew their licenses upon submission of a completed renewal application and payment of the renewal fee and a late fee to the board. All licenses not renewed by the grace period deadline shall expire based on the failure of the individual to renew in a timely manner. Upon expiration, the veterinary technician licensee is no longer eligible to practice in the Commonwealth.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 321.442

  • Board: means the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
  • Continuing education: means training that is designed to ensure continued competence in the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, or for certified animal euthanasia specialists, permitted allied animal health professionals, or any board credential holder. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Expired: is a licensure status whereby the credential holder failed to renew the credential in a timely manner in accordance with the deadline set by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Licensee: means a person licensed by the board under this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative, corporation, governmental body, or any other group, legal entity, or combination acting in concert, and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of the person. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
  • Veterinary technician: means a person who has completed an approved veterinary technology program, is licensed in accordance with this chapter, and meets the requirements in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181

(3) After the sixty (60) day grace period, individuals with an expired veterinary technician license may have their licenses reinstated upon submission of a completed reinstatement application and payment of a reinstatement fee to the board. No person who applies for reinstatement after expiration of the person’s license shall be required to submit to an examination as a condition for reinstatement if a reinstatement application is made within five (5) years from the date of expiration.
(4) A suspended license is subject to expiration and termination and shall be renewed as provided in this chapter. Renewal or reinstatement shall not entitle the licensee to engage in the practice until the suspension has ended or is otherwise removed by the board and the right to practice is restored by the board.
(5) A revoked license is subject to expiration or termination but may not be renewed. If it is reinstated, the licensee shall pay the reinstatement fee.
(6) A person who fails to reinstate a license within five (5) years after its expiration or termination may not have it renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated. A person may apply for and obtain a new license by meeting the requirements of this chapter.
(7) The board may require that a person applying for renewal or reinstatement of licensure show evidence of completion of continuing education as established in administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
(8) The board may grant retired or inactive licensure status and may establish conditions under which retired or inactive licenses may be renewed as established in administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Created 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 5, effective June 29, 2023.