NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Will Prible Kentucky.gov Director of Marketing 502-875-3733 will@kentucky.gov Peggy Lacy Moore Executive Director, KBRC (859) 246-2747

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FRANKFORT, KY – January 18, 2008 – The Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care’s online service breathes new life into its annual licensing renewal process. Respiratory care professionals no longer need to fill out and mail in their renewal paperwork. Now Kentucky’s respiratory care professionals may renew their license online at the Commonwealth’s official Web site (http://www.Kentucky.gov) or directly at the agency’s site (http://www.kbrc.ky.gov).

“We are delighted to provide our constituents with a new online renewal process,” said Peggy Lacy Moore, the Executive Director of the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care. “Our online service brings an unprecedented level of ease and convenience to the licensing process. It is our goal that the online renewal option will not only save time for our respiratory care professionals, but also create efficiencies for the Board.”

The online renewal service allows the Board to process a renewal in a fraction of the time. For the 2008 renewal season, respiratory care professionals can verify and edit their required license information, enter continuing education credits online, and pay the renewal fee with a MasterCard or Visa. The online license application was created through a partnership with Kentucky’s Board of Respiratory Care and Kentucky.gov.

About Kentucky.gov
Kentucky.gov is the official Web site of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (http://www.Kentucky.gov). Kentucky.gov is a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Kentucky Interactive LLC. Frankfort-based Kentucky Interactive helps state agencies Web-enable their eGovernment services and is the subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV) that built, operates, markets, and maintains Kentucky.gov on behalf of the state.

About NIC
NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,600 state and local agencies that serve more than 69 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com.

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