KRS 335.630: Use of title "Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor" -- Construction of KRS

335.600 to 335.699.

(1) The provisions of KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall not apply to persons licensed,

certified, or registered under any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes,

including, but not limited to, physicians, social workers, psychologists, nurses,

marriage and family therapists, art therapists, or students within accredited training

programs of these professions. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section,

nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 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.

(2) No person shall use the title "Kentucky lice nsed pastoral counselor" or "KLPC," or

any title or abbreviation that is substantially the same, or hold himself or herself out

as having this status or as a Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor, unless licensed

by the board.

(3) Nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall be construed to alter, amend, or interfere

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

counseling.

(4) Nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall be construed as regulating or limiting the

ministry or services of a minister, including pastoral care and counseling, otherwise

authorized by a church, denomination, or faith group to perform the ordinary duties

or functions of the clergy.

(5) Nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall be construed to apply to the activ ities and

services of a student or trainee in pastoral counseling who is pursuing a program of

studies in pastoral counseling at an accredited institution of higher learning if the

activities are performed under supervision and constitute a part of the sup ervised

program of study, and if the person is designated a pastoral counseling intern or

student in training.

(6) The provisions of KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall not apply to Christian Science

practitioners.