KRS 335.527: Licensing reciprocity requirements -- Exemptions.

(1) The board shall grant the appropriate credential under KRS 335.525 to an applicant

for endorsement who:

(a) Has received a master's, specialist, or doctoral degree in counseling or a

related field from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of sixty

(60) hours of graduate coursework to include 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, diagnosis, treatment planning, and prevention of

mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior;

8. Research and evaluation; and

9. Professional orientation and ethics;

(b) Holds an active valid license or certificate from another state to practice as a

professional counselor;

(c) Is in good standing with the certifying or licensing board of that state;

(d) Is of good moral character;

(e) Has paid the application fee to the board; and

(f) Has provided the board with evidence of a minimum of five (5) years'

experience as a certified or licensed professional counselor.

(2) The applicant shall be exempt from:

(a) The required hours of supervised experience in the practice of counseling set

out in KRS 335.525(1)(e); and

(b) The examination requirement set out in KRS 335.525(1)(f).