Title 201 | Chapter 023 | Regulation 055


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201 KAR 23:055.Inactive status of license.

Section 1.

Request for Inactive Status.

(1)

A licensee may request that their license be placed on inactive licensure status by submitting to the board:

(a)

A written request for their license to be placed on inactive status, received by the board no sooner than ninety (90) days before the license expiration date;

(b)

Payment of an inactive license status fee of fifty (50) dollars made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer; and

(c)

A copy of certificates of attendance or completion to show proof of continuing education requirements for renewal as established in 201 KAR 23:075.

(2)

The licensee shall be relieved of their obligation to pay the license renewal fee established in 201 KAR 23:020 for their license level.

Section 2.

Additional Extension of Inactive Status. A licensee whose license is on inactive status may request an additional extension of the inactive license status and shall submit to the board:

(1)

A written request to continue the license on inactive status, received by the board no sooner than ninety (90) days before the license expiration date;

(2)

Payment of an inactive status fee of fifty (50) dollars made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer; and

(3)

A copy of continuing education certificates of completion or attendance, awarded to the licensee during the period of inactive status, to show proof of continuing education requirements for renewal as established in 201 KAR 23:075.

Section 3.

License Expiration. If a licensee does not submit a request for an extension of the inactive status or a licensee fails to renew their license before the license expiration date, the license shall expire.

Section 4.

Return to Active License Status. At any time within the three (3) year period of being granted inactive licensure status, a licensee may request their license be returned to active status by submitting to the board:

(1)

A written request to return their license to active status;

(2)

Payment of the current license renewal fee as set forth in 201 KAR 23:020; and

(3)

A copy of continuing education certificates of completion or attendance, awarded to the licensee during the period of inactive status, to show proof of continuing education requirements for renewal as established in 201 KAR 23:075.

Section 5.

Renewal of Expired License. Following the expiration of a license under Section 3 of this administrative regulation, a licensee who desires to practice social work in Kentucky shall follow the requirements for reinstatement established in 201 KAR 23:051.

HISTORY: (42 Ky.R. 2845; 43 Ky.R. 234; 395; eff. 9-21-2016; 50 Ky.R. 424, 1486; eff. 1-11-2024.)

FILED WITH LRC: December 11, 2023
CONTACT PERSON: Marc Kelly, Executive Director, Kentucky Board of Social Work, 125 Holmes Street, Suite 310, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone (502) 564-2350 or (502) 782-2856, or email marc.kelly@ky.gov.

7-Year Expiration: 1/11/2031

Last Updated: 1/25/2024


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