KRS 210.366: Training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management --

Administrative regulations.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Social Work, Kentucky Board of

Licensure of Marriage and Family Therapists, Kentucky Board of Licensed

Professional Counselors, Kentucky Board of Licensure for Pastoral

Counselors, Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Kentucky

Board of Examiners of Psychology, and Kentucky Board of Licensure for

Occupational Therapy; and

(b) "Training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management" means

an empirically supported training program approved by the boards that

contains suicide assessment including screening and referral, suicide

treatment, and suicide management. A board may approve a training program

that excludes one (1) of the elements if the element is inappropriate for the

profession in question or inappropriate for the level of licensure or

credentialing of that profession based on the profession's scope of pra ctice. A

training program that includes only screening and referral elements shall be at

least three (3) hours in length. All other training programs approved under this

section shall be at least six (6) hours in length.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2015, each of the following professionals certified or licensed

under KRS Title XXVI shall, at least once every six (6) years, complete a training

program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management that is approved, in

administrative regulations, by the respective boards:

(a) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, or

pastoral counselor certified or licensed under KRS Chapter 335;

(b) An alcohol and drug counselor licensed or certified under KRS Chapter 309,

and an alcohol and drug peer support specialist registered under KRS Chapter

309;

(c) A psychologist licensed or certified under KRS Chapter 319; and

(d) An occupational therapist licensed under KRS Chapter 319A.

(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a professional listed in

subsection (2) of this section must complete the first training required by this

section by July 2016.

(b) A professional listed in subsection (2) of this section applying for initial

licensure, registration, or certification on or after June 25, 2013, may delay

completion of the first training required by this section for six (6) years after

initial licensure, registration, or certification if he or she can demonstrate

successful completion of a six (6) hour academic training program in suicide

assessment, treatment, and management that:

1. Was completed no more than six (6) years prior to the application for

initial licensure, registration, or certification; and

2. Is listed on the best practices registry of the American Foundation for

Suicide Prevention and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

(4) The hours spent completing a training program in suicide ass essment, treatment,

and management under this section count toward meeting any applicable continuing

education requirements for each profession.

(5) A board may, by administrative regulation, specify minimum training and

experience that is sufficient to exempt a professional from the training requirements

in subsection (2) of this section.

(6) (a) The cabinet shall develop a model list of training programs in suicide

assessment, treatment, and management.

(b) When developing the model list, the cabinet shall:

1. Consider suicide assessment, treatment, and management training

programs of at least six (6) hours in length listed on the best practices

registry of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the

Suicide Prevention Resource Center; and

2. Consult with the boards, public and private institutions of higher

education, experts in suicide assessment, treatment, and management,

and affected professional associations.

(7) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to expand or limit the scope of pra ctice

of any profession regulated under KRS Title XXVI.

(8) The cabinet and the boards affected by this section shall adopt any administrative

regulations necessary to implement this section.