Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 04/23/2025
.010 Definitions for chapter.
.020 Kentucky Board of Dentistry -- Members -- Qualifications -- Terms -- Meetings -- Quorum -- Vacancies -- Compensation -- Annual reports.
.021 Functions and duties of board -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Employees -- Biennial budget.
.022 Board to prescribe fees, charges, and fines -- Trust and agency fund -- Petty cash fund.
.030 Licensing and registration of dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants -- Duration, expiration, and renewal -- Disciplinary action by board -- Board's power to extend license or registration.
.035 Scope of administrative regulations -- Specialties -- Limitation of liability -- Power to prescribe -- Exceptions from requirements of chapter.
.040 Administrative regulations governing dental hygienists.
.045 Administrative regulations governing dental assistants.
.050 Procedures which dentist may delegate to dental auxiliary personnel.
.060 Administrative regulations governing minimal requirements for documentation, oath for disease control compliance, sedation of patients, and compliance with federal statutes and regulations -- Death or incapacity of dentist -- Telehealth -- Continuing education.
.070 Persons not licensed or registered -- Prohibitions on practicing -- Penalties -- Disciplinary powers of board -- Exceptions -- Hearing in Circuit Court.
.080 Grounds for discipline or for revocation or suspension of license or registration -- Criminal prosecution.
.085 Law Enforcement Committee -- Emergency order for suspension of license or certificate -- Appeals.
.090 Law Enforcement Committee's jurisdiction when complaint filed against dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, or other registered person -- Procedure for resolving complaint -- Appeals.
.100 Sanctions for violation of statute, administrative regulation, or practice standard -- Administrative hearing -- Criminal charges -- Expungement of record.
.110 Repealed, 1998.
.120 Repealed, 1998.
.130 Examination of licensee, certificate holder, or applicant by physician or psychologist -- Temporary suspension -- Well-being Committee to promote identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of impaired individuals -- Confidentiality of documents -- Limits on disclosure.
.140 Repealed, 2010.
.150 Repealed, 2010.
.160 Repealed, 1996.
.170 Repealed, 2010.
.180 Repealed, 1996.
.190 Repealed, 2010.
.195 Repealed, 2010.
.197 Repealed, 2010.
.200 Repealed, 2010.
.210 Repealed, 2010.
.220 Repealed, 2010.
.225 Repealed, 2010.
.230 Repealed, 2010.
.240 Repealed, 2010.
.243 Repealed, 2010.
.247 Repealed, 2010.
.250 Repealed, 2010.
.253 Repealed, 1974.
.254 Temporary license for dentist or dental hygienist to provide medical care to indigent populations -- Waiver for volunteers.
.255 Repealed, 2010.
.257 Repealed, 2010.
.258 Repealed, 2010.
.259 Repealed, 2010.
.260 Repealed, 2010.
.270 Repealed, 2010.
.280 Repealed, 2010.
.290 Repealed, 2010.
.300 Repealed, 2010.
.303 Repealed, 2010.
.305 Repealed, 2010.
.307 Repealed, 1998.
.310 Repealed, 2010.
.320 Repealed, 2010.
.330 Repealed, 2010.
.340 Repealed, 2010.
.343 Repealed, 2010.
.345 Repealed, 2010.
.350 Repealed, 2010.
.360 Renumbered as KRS 313.022.
.400 Repealed, 2010.
.410 Repealed, 2010.
.420 Repealed, 2010.
.430 Repealed, 2010.
.440 Repealed, 2010.
.445 Repealed, 2010.
.450 Repealed, 1964.
.460 Repealed, 2010.
.470 Repealed, 2010.
.510 Repealed, 2010.
.520 Repealed, 2010.
.530 Repealed, 2010.
.540 Repealed, 2010.
.550 Dental laboratories -- Employees -- Prohibitions.
.600 Repealed, 2010.
.990 Repealed, 2010.