Title 201 | Chapter 005 | Regulation 005


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201 KAR 5:005.Fees and fines.

Section 1.

Initial Application Fee. A non-refundable initial application and license fee shall be $500 per year, as established in 201 KAR 5:010.

Section 2.

Application for License by Endorsement Fee. A non-refundable application and license by endorsement fee shall be $700 per year, as established in 201 KAR 5:010.

Section 3.

Initial License Fee. A non-refundable initial license fee shall be pro-rated from $250 for the remainder of months left in the license year.

Section 4.

Renewal License Fee. A non-refundable renewal license fee shall be $250 per year, as established in 201 KAR 5:090.

Section 5.

Late Renewal License Fee. A non-refundable late renewal license fee shall be $100, in addition to the renewal license Fee outlined in Section 4 of this administrative regulation.

Section 6.

Duplicate License Fee. A non-refundable fee for a duplicate license renewal certificate shall be twenty (20) dollars.

Section 7.

Reinstatement Fee. A reinstatement fee shall be $250 for each year, or any portion of a year that the license was not renewed.

Section 8.

Reinstatement Administrative Processing Fee. A reinstatement administrative processing fee shall be $300, in addition to the reinstatement fee outlined in Section 7 of this administrative regulation.

Section 9.

Name Change Fee. A non-refundable fee to process a name change shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.

Section 10.

Insufficient Funds Fee. An insufficient funds fee for a returned check or denied online banking (ACH) payment shall be fifty (50) dollars.

Section 11.

Continuing Education Non-compliance Fine. A fine of $500 shall be assessed against any licensee who fails to comply with the Continuing Education requirements for Kentucky Optometrists as outlined in KRS 320.280 and 201 KAR 5:030. The initial assessment of this fine against a licensee shall not result in disciplinary action and shall not be reported to the National Practitioners Databank (NPDB). However, any subsequent violations of this provision may be reported to the NPDB at the discretion of the board. In these instances, the action will be appealable pursuant to KRS 320.331 and KRS Chapter 13B.

Section 12.

License Verification List. A fee for a licensee verification list shall be $100.

Section 13.

Individual License Verification. A fee for an individual licensee written verification shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.

HISTORY: (50 Ky.R. 989, 1468; eff. 1-18-2024.)

FILED WITH LRC: December 11, 2023
CONTACT PERSON: Christi LeMay, Executive Director, Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, 2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite A240, Lexington, Kentucky 40504; phone (859) 246-2744; fax (859) 246-2746; email christi.lemay@ky.gov.

7-Year Expiration: 1/18/2031

Last Updated: 1/25/2024


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