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AN ACT relating to infantile seizure disorder. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 214 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) The Department for Public Health shall make available to the public on its 5
website educational material on the recognition and warning signs of infantile 6
seizure disorder. 7
(2) The department may solicit and accept the assistance of relevant medical 8
associations or community resources to develop, promote, and distribute the 9
educational material. 10
(3) A health care provider who regularly provides care for infants shall off er to and 11
discuss with the families and caregivers of infants the information available 12
under subsection (1) of this section. 13
Section 2. KRS 311.601 is amended to read as follows: 14
(1) The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations to effectuate and implement 15
the provisions of KRS 311.550 to 311.620, including but not limited to regulations 16
designed to ensure the continuing professional competency of present and future 17
licensees. As an adjunct to the power conferred upon the board by this section, the 18
board may require licensees to submit to interrogation as to the nature and extent of 19
their postgraduate medical education and to require licensees found to be deficient 20
in their efforts to keep abreast of new methods and technology, to obtain additional 21
instruction and training therein. 22
(2) As part of the continuing medical education which the board adopts to ensure 23
continuing professional competency of present and future licensees, th e board shall 24
ensure that: 25
(a) Current practicing pediatricians, including those certified in medicine and 26
pediatrics, radiologists, family practitioners, and those physicians practicing 27
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in an emergency medicine or urgent care setting, demonstrate completi on of a 1
one (1) time course of at least one (1) hour of continuing medical education 2
approved by the board and covering the recognition and prevention of 3
pediatric abusive head trauma, as defined in KRS 620.020, prior to December 4
31, 2017;[ and] 5
(b) Future practicing pediatricians, including those certified in medicine and 6
pediatrics, radiologists, family practitioners, and those physicians who will 7
practice in an emergency medicine or urgent care setting, demonstrate 8
completion of a one (1) time course of at least one (1) hour of continuing 9
medical education, or its equivalent, approved by the board and covering the 10
recognition and prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma, as defined in 11
KRS 620.020, within five (5) years of licensure. Future practicing 12
pediatricians, including those certified in medicine and pediatrics, 13
radiologists, family practitioners, and those physicians who will practice in an 14
emergency medicine or urgent care setting may apply pediatric abusive head 15
trauma curriculum taught in thei r medical school education to count towards 16
the required one (1) hour of continuing medical education; and 17
(c) Current and future practicing pediatricians including those certified in 18
medicine and pediatrics, and family practitioners, demonstrate completio n 19
of a one (1) time course of at least one (1) hour of continuing medical 20
education approved by the board and covering the recognition and warning 21
signs of infantile seizure disorder. 22
Section 3. KRS 311.844 is amended to read as follows: 23
(1) To be licensed by the board as a physician assistant, an applicant shall: 24
(a) Submit a completed application form with the required fee; 25
(b) Be of good character and reputation; 26
(c) Be a graduate of an approved program; and 27
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(d) Have passed an examination approved by the board within three (3) attempts. 1
(2) A physician assistant who is authorized to practice in another state and who is in 2
good standing may apply for licensure by endorsement from the state of his or her 3
credentialing if that state has standards substantially equivalent to those of this 4
Commonwealth. 5
(3) A physician assistant's license shall be valid for two (2) years and shall be renewed 6
by the board upon fulfillment of the following requirements: 7
(a) The holder shall be of good character and reputation; 8
(b) The holder shall provide evidence of completion, during the previous two (2) 9
years, of a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of continuing education 10
approved by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic 11
Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American 12
Academy of Physician Assistants, or by another entity approved by the board. 13
The one hundred (100) hours of continuing education required by this 14
paragraph shall include: 15
1. During the f irst two (2) years of licensure or prior to the first licensure 16
renewal: 17
a. One and one -half (1.5) hours of continuing education in the 18
prevention and recognition of pediatric abusive head trauma, as 19
defined in KRS 620.020, except that graduating physician assistant 20
students may apply pediatric abusive head trauma curriculum 21
taught in their physician assistant graduate education to count 22
towards the required one and one-half (1.5) hours;[ and] 23
b. As a part of the continuing education requirements that the b oard 24
adopts to ensure continuing competency of present and future 25
licensees and the evolving needs of the growing senior population, 26
the board shall ensure physician assistants licensed under KRS 27
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Chapter 311 complete a one (1) time course of one (1) hour o f 1
continuing education approved by the board. The course shall be 2
completed one (1) time and count towards the current number of 3
required continuing education hours, except that graduating 4
student physician assistants may submit Alzheimer's and other 5
forms of dementia course curriculum taught in their programs of 6
study towards the required one (1) hour for approval. The course 7
topics shall include but not be limited to: 8
i. The warning signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and 9
other forms of dementia; 10
ii. The importance of early detection, diagnosis, and appropriate 11
communication techniques for discussion of memory 12
concerns with the patient and his or her caregiver; 13
iii. Cognitive assessment and care planning billing codes; 14
iv. The variety of tools used to assess a patient's cognition; and 15
v. Current treatments that may be available to the patient; and 16
c. As a part of the continuing education requirements that the 17
board adopts to ensure continuing competency of licensees, all 18
physician assistants who regul arly provide care for infants shall 19
demonstrate completion of a one (1) time course of at least one 20
(1) hour of continuing education approved by the board that 21
covers the recognition and warning signs of infantile seizure 22
disorder; and 23
2. If the license ho lder is authorized, pursuant to KRS 311.858(5), to 24
prescribe and administer Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances, a 25
minimum of seven and one -half (7.5) hours of approved continuing 26
education relating to controlled substance diversion, pain manageme nt, 27
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addiction disorders, use of the electronic system for monitoring 1
controlled substances established in KRS 218A.202, or any combination 2
of two (2) or more of these subjects; and 3
(c) The holder shall provide proof of current certification with the National 4
Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. 5
Section 4. KRS 314.073 is amended to read as follows: 6
(1) As a prerequisite for license renew al, all individuals licensed under provisions of 7
this chapter shall be required to document continuing competency during the 8
immediate past licensure period as prescribed in regulations promulgated by the 9
board. 10
(2) The continuing competency requirement sh all be documented and reported as set 11
forth by the board in administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with 12
KRS Chapter 13A. 13
(3) The board shall approve providers of continuing education. The approval may 14
include recognition of providers approved by national organizations and state 15
boards of nursing with comparable standards. Standards for these approvals shall be 16
set by the board in administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with the 17
provisions of KRS Chapter 13A. 18
(4) The board shall wo rk cooperatively with professional nursing organizations, 19
approved nursing schools, and other potential sources of continuing education 20
programs to ensure that adequate continuing education offerings are available 21
statewide. The board may enter into contra ctual agreements to implement the 22
provisions of this section. 23
(5) The board shall be responsible for notifying applicants for licensure and licensees 24
applying for license renewal, of continuing competency requirements. 25
(6) As a part of the continuing educa tion requirements that the board adopts to ensure 26
continuing competency of present and future licensees, the board shall ensure 27
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practitioners licensed under KRS Chapter 314 complete a one -time training course 1
of at least one and one -half (1.5) hours coveri ng the recognition and prevention of 2
pediatric abusive head trauma, as defined in KRS 620.020. The one and one -half 3
(1.5) hours required under this section shall be included in the current number of 4
required continuing education hours. 5
(7) As a part of the continuing education requirements that the board adopts to ensure 6
continuing competency of present and future licensees and the evolving needs of 7
the growing senior population, the board shall ensure practitioners licensed under 8
KRS Chapter 314 complete a one (1) time course of one (1) hour of continuing 9
education approved by the board. The course shall be completed one (1) time and 10
count towards the current number of required continuing education hours, except 11
that graduating student practitioners may sub mit Alzheimer's and other forms of 12
dementia course curriculum taught in their programs of study towards the required 13
one (1) hour for approval. The course topics shall include but not be limited to: 14
(a) The warning signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of 15
dementia; 16
(b) The importance of early detection, diagnosis, and appropriate communication 17
techniques for discussion of memory concerns with the patient and his or her 18
caregiver; 19
(c) Cognitive assessment and care planning billing codes; 20
(d) The variety of tools used to assess a patient's cognition; and 21
(e) Current treatments that may be available to the patient. 22
(8) As a part of the continuing education requirements that the board adopts to 23
ensure continuing competency of licensees, all a dvanced practice registered 24
nurses who regularly provide care for infants shall demonstrate completion of a 25
one (1) time course of at least one (1) hour of continuing education approved by 26
the board that covers the recognition and warning signs of infantil e seizure 27
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disorder. 1
(9) In order to offset administrative costs incurred in the implementation of the 2
mandatory continuing competency requirements, the board may charge reasonable 3
fees as established by regulation in accordance with the provisions of KRS C hapter 4
13A. 5
(10)[(9)] The continuing competency requirements shall include at least five (5) contact 6
hours in pharmacology continuing education for any person licensed as an 7
advanced practice registered nurse. 8