KRS 309.1305: Application of statutes -- Construction of chapter -- Misuse of title or

status prohibited.

(1) No person shall use the title licensed professional art therapist or licensed

professional art therapist associate or use "LPAT" or "LPATA" or a title o r letters

that are substantially the same, or hold himself or herself out as having this status

unless he or she is licensed by the board.

(2) No person shall engage in the practice of art therapy unless he or she is licensed

under KRS 309.130 to 309.1399.

(3) KRS 309.130 to 309.1399 shall not apply to persons licensed, certified, or

registered under any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, including

but not limited to physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social

workers, psychologists, and nurses, or students within accredited training programs

of these professions. Nothing in KRS 309.130 to 309.1399 shall be construed to

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

which these persons hold themselves out to the public.

(4) Nothing in KRS 309.130 to 309.1399 shall be construed to alter, amend, or interfere

with the practice of employment counseling, job placement counseling, or school

counseling.

(5) Nothing in KRS 309.130 to 309.139 9 shall be construed to apply to the activities

and services of a student intern or trainee in art therapy who is pursuing a program

of studies in art therapy at an accredited institution of higher learning if the

activities are performed under the supervi sion of a licensed art therapist and

constitute a part of the supervised program of study and if the person is designated

as an art therapist intern or student in training.