{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-367.825","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 367.825","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in KRS 367.826, unless the context requires otherwise:\n(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) below, \"unlicensed health care\npractitioner\" means any person who, for compensation or with expectation of\ncompensation, offers or undertakes to provide advice, counseling, diagnosis,\ntreatment, therapy, correc tion, or rehabilitation relating to any of the\nfollowing:\n1. Physical or mental health in general;\n2. Particular ailments, diseases, injuries, infirmities, disorders or\ndisabilities, or their prevention;\n3. Nutrition, diet, weight control, fitness, or smoking; or\n4. Aging, baldness, or sexual performance.\n(b) A person licensed or certified by an agency or board of this state in an\noccupation or profession shall not be considered an unlicensed health care\npractitioner with regard to that occupation or profession.\n(2) \"Academic title\" means a title or other designation indicating receipt of an academic\ndegree, including, but not limited to, the use of \"Dr.\" before a person's name. Any\nuse of initials, such as \"Ph.D.\", after a person's name shall also be consid ered an\nacademic title.\n(3) An academic degree shall be considered \"accredited\" if, at the time of issuance, the\ninstitution, program, or specific course of study upon which the degree is based was\naccredited by a regional or professional accrediting agency recognized by the United\nStates Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation.","path":["KRS Chapter 367"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35075","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:05Z","sha256":"ee73cf9f6b7fdd17787d595b914b6c6645253755c97ab98db176c40397e5bfad","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-367.819","next":"us-ky/krs-367.826"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}