311.271 Preliminary educational requirements for practitioners of healing arts

311.271 Preliminary educational requirements for practitioners of healing arts.

(1) No person shall be eligible for licensure to practice any healing art in this state

unless and until he furnishes satisfactory evidence to the appropriate licensing

agency, that prior to being licensed by the respective state agency that he was

credited with not less than sixty (60) transferable units of study by a college or

university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or an

accrediting agency recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

or any successor to the powers of either; provided, however, that the transferability

of credits from colleges and universities located outside the United States and

Canada shall be determined by the appropriate licensing agency.

(2) (a) The term "healing art," as used herein, includes the practices of medicine,

osteopathy, dentistry, chiropody (podiatry), optometry, and chiropractic, but

does not include the practices of Christian Science or midwifery or the

provision of certified professional midwifery services by a licensed certified

professional midwife as defined in KRS 314.400.

(b) The term "transferable units of study" means semester hour (or equivalent)

credits and may include advance placement credits.

(3) This section shall not apply to any student who is enrolled in any school of

medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropody (podiatry), optometry, or chiropractic on

June 13, 1968, nor shall it affect the right of any person who is presently licensed to

practice a healing art in this state, to have his license renewed upon compliance

with all other requirements of law.