The Board of Physical Therapy established in KRS § 327.030 shall require a national and state criminal background investigation for every applicant seeking a license, certificate, or temporary permit issued by the board permitting the applicant to engage in a profession authorized by the board. The criminal background investigation shall be by means of a fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation, pursuant to the following requirements:
(1) The applicant shall provide his or her fingerprints to the Department of Kentucky State Police for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a state criminal background check is conducted;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 327.310

  • Board: means the Board of Physical Therapy established by KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 327.010
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Physical therapy: means the use of selected knowledge and skills in planning, organizing, and directing programs for the care of individuals whose ability to function is impaired or threatened by disease or injury, encompassing preventive measures, screening, tests in aid of diagnosis by a licensed doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropractic, or podiatry and evaluation and invasive or noninvasive procedures with emphasis on the skeletal system, neuromuscular and cardiopulmonary function, as it relates to physical therapy. See Kentucky Statutes 327.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Temporary permit: means a permit granted to an individual who has met all requirements in Kentucky for license application by examination and has made application for examination but who has not yet successfully completed the board approved examination in this or another state. See Kentucky Statutes 327.010

(2) The results of the national and state criminal background check shall be sent to the board for the screening of applicants;
(3) The board shall be prohibited from releasing any criminal history record information to any private entity or other licensing board, or authorizing receipt by such entity or board; and
(4) Any fee charged by the Department of Kentucky State Police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of processing the request and conducting the background check. The board may charge this fee to the applicant for licensure or certification.
Effective: April 2, 2018
History: Repealed and reenacted 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, effective April 2, 2018. –
– Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017.

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