KRS 309.0805: Use of titles restricted to individuals who are licensed, certified, or

registered with the board -- Construction.

(1) No person shall use the title "certified clinical supervisor," "licensed alcohol and

drug counselor," "licensed clin ical alcohol and drug counselor," "licensed clinical

alcohol and drug counselor associate," "certified alcohol and drug counselor,"

"associate alcohol and drug counselor II," "associate alcohol and drug counselor I,"

or "registered alcohol and drug peer su pport specialist," or hold himself or herself

out as a "licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor," "licensed clinical alcohol

and drug counselor associate," "certified alcohol and drug counselor," or "registered

alcohol and drug peer support specialist " unless he or she is licensed, certified, or

registered pursuant to KRS 309.080 to 309.089.

(2) Nothing in KRS 309.080 to 309.089 shall apply to persons licensed, certified, or

registered under any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, includi ng

but not limited to physicians, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family

therapists, art therapists, nurses, or students in accredited training programs in those

professions, and nothing in KRS 309.080 to 309.089 shall be construed to limit,

interfere with, or restrict the practice, descriptions of services, or manner in which

they hold themselves out to the public.

(3) Nothing in KRS 309.080 to 309.089 shall be construed to alter, amend, or interfere

with the practice of those who render counse ling services, including but not limited

to employment counseling, job placement counseling, vocational rehabilitation

counseling, pastoral counseling based on any tenet of one's religious beliefs, or

school counseling.

(4) Nothing in KRS 309.080 to 309.08 9 shall apply to the activities and services of a

student intern or trainee who is pursuing a program of studies in alcohol and drug

counseling at an accredited institution of higher education, if these activities are

performed under the supervision or dir ection of an approved supervisor and the

activities are part of the supervised program of studies.