KRS 309.0842: Requirements for certification as an associate alcohol and drug counselor.

An applicant for certification as an associate alcohol and drug counselor II shall pay the

board the initial fee for certification, and shall:

(1) Be certified by the board as an associate alcohol and drug counselor I for a period

of at least eight (8) months;

(2) Have four hundred (400) hours of documented chemical dependency counseling -

related compensated work or supervised internship experience of which a minimu m

of eighty (80) hours shall be in chemical dependency counseling and all of which

shall have been under the direct supervision of:

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

certification 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 has attended the board -sponsored

supervision training; and

(3) Have seventy (70) hours of ap proved classroom hours of board -approved

curriculum of which twenty (20) hours shall have been obtained in the previous two

(2) years and shall be in addition to the classroom hours required in KRS 309.0841

for an associate alcohol and drug counselor I.