§ 309.0832

309.0832 Requirements for licensure as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor. An applicant for licensure as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor shall pay the board the initial fee for licensure, and shall: (1)Be at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2)Have obtained from a regionally accredited college or university or a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education: (a)A sixty (60) hour master's degree in a behavioral science with clinical application; (b)A thirty (30) hour advanced placement master's degree in a behavioral science with clinical application; or (c)A doctoral degree in a behavioral science with clinical application; (3)Meet all education and supervision requirements of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium for the Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC); (4)Have passed a written examination as specified by the board in administrative regulation; (5)Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board; (6)Have completed at least six (6) hours of ethics training; three (3) hours of domestic violence training; and two

ent to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board; (6)Have completed at least six (6) hours of ethics training; three (3) hours of domestic violence training; and two (2) hours training in the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus, in addition to the educational requirements in subsection (2) of this section; (7)Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors; (8)Live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; and (9)Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in KRS 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder. Effective: March 24, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 7, effective March 24, 2021. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 9, effective March 1, 2021. -- Created 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 7, effective June 24, 2015.