KRS 309.0830: Requirements for licensure as licensed alcohol and drug counselor.

An applicant for licensure as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor shall pay the

board the initial fee for licensure, and shall:

(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) Have obtained from a regionally accredited college or university, or a college or

university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States

Department of Education, a thirty (30) hour master's degree in a human

services field with clinical application;

(3) Meet all education, work experience, and supervision requirements of the

International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium for the Alcohol and Drug

Counselor, with the required supervision hours being under the direct

supervision of:

(a) A licensed alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years of

post-licensure experience and has attended the board-sponsored

supervision training; or

(b) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who has at least twelve

(12) months of post-licensure experience or who has attended the

board-sponsored supervision training;

(4) Have passed a written examination that has been approved by the

International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium;

(5) Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of

ethics approved by the board;

(6) Have completed at least six (6) hours of ethics training; three (3) hours of

domestic violence training; and two (2) hours training in the transmission,

control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus, in

addition to the educational requirements in subsection (2) of this section;

(7) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug

counselors, licensed alcohol and drug counselors, or licensed clinical alcohol

and drug counselors;

(8) Live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; and

(9) Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide

assessment, treatment, and management in KRS 210.366 and any

administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.