ClearLicensed renewal checklist
Kentucky HVAC license renewal checklist
Verified dataState data last checked Oct 17, 2026clearlicensed.com/states/KY/checklist/hvac
Informational: verify with the issuing board. Fees are approximate and rules change. One block per license type: tick each line as you go.
HVAC
Journeyman HVAC Mechanic (Journeyman HVAC)
State license · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (DHBC), Public Protection Cabinet
- Deadline
- Renewal no later than the last day of the licensee's birth month each year (815 KAR 8:010 Sec. 7).
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 6 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $50. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Renewal within 60 days after expiration with about $25 restoration fee added (total about $75).
- Grace period
- 60 days after expiration, with $25 restoration fee.
- Official link
- https://dhbc.ky.gov/HBCOnline/login
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 6 hours of continuing education
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $50, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup
Master HVAC Contractor (Master HVAC)
State license · Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (DHBC), Public Protection Cabinet
- Deadline
- Renewal application must be filed no later than the last day of the licensee's birth month each year. A license not timely renewed immediately expires (815 KAR 8:010 Sec. 7).
- Renewal cycle
- Every year
- CE hours
- 6 hours
- Renewal fee
- About $250. Fees change. Check the official site for the exact amount.
- Late fee
- Renewal filed within 60 days after expiration is accepted with a $125 restoration fee added (total about $375).
- Grace period
- 60 days after expiration, with $125 restoration fee.
- Insurance
- General liability of at least $500,000 and property damage of at least $300,000, from a carrier licensed and approved by the Kentucky Department of Insurance (KRS 198B.668). Proof must be submitted before issuance or renewal, with DHBC as certificate holder (Form DHBC L-1). The license is not valid without the insurance. Proof also exempts the licensee from separate insurance requirements in local jurisdictions.
- Official link
- https://dhbc.ky.gov/HBCOnline/login
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026, confidence high
Have ready
- Your license number and your login for the board portal
- Completion certificates for 6 hours of continuing education
- Certificate of insurance that meets the requirement above
- A card or account to pay the renewal fee (about $250, fees change)
After filing
- Renewal submitted
- Confirmation number or receipt saved
- New expiration date checked on the board lookup