KRS 335.330: Initial fee for licensure -- Requirements for certification.

An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall pay the board an initial

fee which shall be established by administrative regulation promulgated by the board. The

applicant shall show the board that the applicant has:

(1) Completed a ma ster's or doctoral degree program in marriage and family therapy,

from a regionally-accredited educational institution, or a master's, post -master's, or

doctoral program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and

Family Therapy Education or any of its successor organizations, or an equivalent

course of study as defined by the board by promulgation of administrative

regulations.

(a) The degree or equivalent course of study shall contain specific coursework on

psychopathology and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; and

(b) In determining equivalency, the board shall use the criteria for marriage and

family therapy education and clinical training approved by the United States

Department of Education;

(2) Completed each of the following:

(a) At least two (2) years' experience in the practice of marriage and family

therapy, acceptable to the board and subsequent to being granted a master's

degree; and

(b) A minimum of two hundred (200) hours of clinical supervision acceptable to

the board and subsequent to being granted a master's degree; and

(3) Passed a written examination prescribed by the board by promulgation of

administrative regulations.