Kentucky Board KARE

Mattlf · Apr 16, 2020

Can someone tell me how long on average it takes from being recommended to the program to the time you get a contract. I cant work until then.

casinjth2 · Apr 16, 2020

I got in trouble 9-23-2015, got reported to the board of course, etc etc.

The board ordered that I seek evaluation by a board certified evaluator AND partake in a 4 week IOP program. However, I didn't wait for them to tell me to do this. I went and got the IOP done well ahead of them telling me to do so.

That being said, I didn't sign my contract until 2-3-2016. Get as much as you can done NOW. That way you are waiting even longer for them to schedule that contract signing date.

I also didn't start working until 5-11-2016. Good luck.

mississippiRN71 · Apr 16, 2020

My addiction was in full force in Nov 2015 and I self admitted in to an inpatient rehab. I self reported to the board , met with an investigator in Feb 2016 . And I didn’t hear anything else from the board until 10-08-2019 !! In the meantime I worked with no problem and was blessed to have a job as an infection control nurse in a long term care facility. When the board contacted me in 2019 I had inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab behind me so when I got my board approved chemical dependency eval , the psychiatrist didn’t recommend any further treatment. I’m on probation for 2 years from 10/2019 with random drug screens where I check in everyday and I attend 3 n/a or aa meetings per week- they’re online now of course. My board order is public . I’m in the disciplinary section because I didn’t self report while in rehab and I didn’t complete the inpatient rehab. So I’m really blessed I didn’t have to repeat inpatient. I did complete outpatient.
just do all you can now and it will definitely help your case.

look up your license online and if it says active then you can work , I did.

good luck! ?

Nurse1980, ADN · Jun 11, 2021

Does anyone have any experience with WV BON or their monitoring program ?

WVRN2020 · Jun 12, 2021

4 hours ago, Nurse1980 said:

Does anyone have any experience with WV BON or their monitoring program ?

Yes I do! Currently been in for about a year.

Nurse1980, ADN · Jul 9, 2021

Contact me. Message me if you can and I’ll give you my email

Nurse1980, ADN · Jul 9, 2021

How many posts do you have to have before you can message someone. I’m trying to contact people in WV restore or on probation

KVB · Aug 25, 2021

Has anyone ever had any of the provisions lifted in the KARE agreement? I am a CRNA and cant practice independently with the KARE contract. Just wondering if this is a possibility

KyBeagle, ASN · Aug 25, 2021

I’m not a CRNA but I’m an RN. I was in the program 2014-2019 & VERY compliant. I think was striving to become their poster child. I asked a couple of times if the 5 year “sentence” could be reduced- that answer is a hard “NO”! As I progressed through the 5 years, I had my contract updated to reflect that I was allowed to administer controlled meds w/o visual supervision & work in a supervisory/managerial role. But these happened at the timeframes that’s usually stipulated in the KARE contract, after showing continuous compliance. They weren’t things I negotiated independently.

KVB · Aug 25, 2021

Yeah I kinda figured there would be no decreased time sentence. The lady I originally talked to before I signed said that after a year they may change or take out the provisions about me needing supervision because of my job title. So June was a year this year and I had to write a lettter, my boss had to and so did my sponsor saying why I should be eligible for this change. And they didn’t change it. Said that those provisions were the “core” of the KARE program! And that I could try again at the 3 year mark

WildcatNP · Aug 25, 2021

I have noticed that the Board orders appear to be mostly a template and they just plug a name in. Unfortunately, doesn't appear they really adjust the guidelines, especially in consideration of those in advance practice. I am a NP, and was offered "probation" for 3 years (which would have been discipline on my license, etc) versus KARE. I think KY is one of the few states that makes public the nurses in the monitoring program (so it will always flag for an employer when they confirm license). I would love to connect with other nurses who are in KARE, as there are so few resources for healthcare providers in recovery.

casinjth2 · Aug 25, 2021

1 hour ago, WildcatNP said:

I have noticed that the Board orders appear to be mostly a template and they just plug a name in. Unfortunately, doesn't appear they really adjust the guidelines, especially in consideration of those in advance practice. I am a NP, and was offered "probation" for 3 years (which would have been discipline on my license, etc) versus KARE. I think KY is one of the few states that makes public the nurses in the monitoring program (so it will always flag for an employer when they confirm license). I would love to connect with other nurses who are in KARE, as there are so few resources for healthcare providers in recovery.

This would be great, I completely agree. For an agency that governs over exhausted and burnt out nurses they sure seem to care very little about their mental health.