KRS 335.525: Licensing requirements -- Fees.

(1) The board shall issue a "professional clinical counselor" license to an applicant

who:

(a) Has paid the application fee and the appropriate examination fee to the board;

(b) Is of good moral character;

(c) Has received a master's, specialist, or doctoral d egree in counseling or a

related field from a regionally accredited institution;

(d) Has completed a minimum of sixty (60) graduate semester hours in the

following:

1. The helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice;

2. Human growth and development;

3. Lifestyle and career development;

4. Group dynamics, process, counseling, and consulting;

5. Assessment, appraisal, and testing of individuals;

6. Social and cultural foundations, including multicultural issues;

7. Principles of etiology, d iagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of

mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior;

8. Research and evaluation; and

9. Professional orientation and ethics;

(e) Has completed a minimum of four thousand (4,000) hours of experience in the

practice of counseling, all of which must have been obtained since obtaining

the master's degree and must be under approved supervision and shall include

but not be limited to a minimum of on e thousand six hundred (1,600) hours of

direct counseling with individuals, couples, families, or groups and a

minimum of one hundred (100) hours of individual, face -to-face clinical

supervision with an approved supervisor. Each applicant is encouraged to

include as part of the total hours of experience a minimum of ten (10) hours of

direct counseling with individuals in a jail or corrections setting. All

applicants shall complete an organized practicum or internship consisting of at

least four hundred (400) hours; and

(f) Has achieved passing scores on all portions of the examinations required by

the board.

(2) The board may issue a "professional counselor associate" license to an applicant

who:

(a) Has completed all requirements under paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1)

of this section;

(b) Has not met the requirements of paragraphs (e) or (f) of subsection (1) of this

section; and

(c) Has obtained a board-approved supervisor of record.

(3) (a) On July 15, 2002, a previously certified professional couns elor in Kentucky

shall be entitled to use the term "licensed professional clinical counselor" and

shall be issued a professional clinical counselor license upon annual renewal.

(b) An applicant who has been issued a professional clinical counselor license

shall be entitled to use the title "licensed professional clinical counselor."

(4) (a) On July 15, 2002, a previously certified professional counselor associate shall

be entitled to use the term "licensed professional counselor associate" and

shall be issu ed a professional counselor associate license upon annual

renewal.

(b) An applicant who has been issued a professional counselor associate license

shall be entitled to use the title "licensed professional counselor associate."

(5) (a) A licensed profession al counselor associate shall maintain ongoing

supervision as approved by the board.

(b) A licensed professional counselor associate may apply for the credential of

licensed professional clinical counselor upon completion of the hours of

experience and passing the examinations required under paragraphs (e) and (f)

of subsection (1) of this section.

(6) The application fee for licensure and the examination fee shall be established

pursuant to administrative regulation promulgated by the board.