{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-309.0842","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 309.0842","heading":"Requirements for certification as an associate alcohol and drug counselor.","body":"An applicant for certification as an associate alcohol and drug counselor II shall pay the\nboard the initial fee for certification, and shall:\n(1) Be certified by  the board as an associate alcohol and drug counselor I for a period\nof at least eight (8) months;\n(2) Have four hundred (400) hours of documented chemical dependency counseling -\nrelated compensated work or supervised internship experience of which a minimu m\nof eighty (80) hours shall be in chemical dependency counseling and all of which\nshall have been under the direct supervision of:\n(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years of post -\ncertification experience and has attended the board -sponsored supervision\ntraining; or\n(b) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who has at least twelve (12)\nmonths of post -licensure experience or has attended the board -sponsored\nsupervision training; and\n(3) Have seventy (70) hours of ap proved classroom hours of board -approved\ncurriculum of which twenty (20) hours shall have been obtained in the previous two\n(2) years and shall be in addition to the classroom hours required in KRS 309.0841\nfor an associate alcohol and drug counselor I.","path":["KRS Chapter 309"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54952","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:01Z","sha256":"0d5744e6633f6ab48af30a698ebefcac09abce2f4d0df588fb774e84a0dd37c6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-309.0841","next":"us-ky/krs-309.085"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}