Licensure Requirements for Nurses Providing Care Through Telehealth Routes
The Kentucky Board of Nursing interprets KRS Chapter 314 as defining that nursing care occurs in the location of the patient and therefore any nurse providing care via telehealth routes is required to be licensed or hold the privilege to practice in Kentucky, effective October 30, 2015.
Scope of Practice Determination Guidelines
When the performance of a specific act is not definitively addressed in the Kentucky Nursing Laws or in an advisory opinion of the Board, the nurse must exercise professional judgment in determining whether the performance of the act is within the scope of practice for which the nurse is licensed. The KBN has developed the KBN Decision-Making Model for Determining Scope of Practice for RNs-LPNs which is apart of Advisory Opinion Statement #41 - RN/LPN Scope of Practice Determination Guidelines and the APRN Scope of Practice Decision Making Model in order to assist nurses in determining whether a selected function is within a nurse’s scope of practice now or in the future.
Nurses may delegate some nursing acts to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). There are often questions on the appropriateness of delegating a nursing act. To assist nurses with deciding if an act should be delegated, the Kentucky Board of Nursing adopted a Decision Tree for Delegation to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel [PDF Format - 53KB].
Practice Brochure
Assuring Safe Nursing Care in Kentucky [PDF Format - 215KB]