Licensing reciprocity requirements -- Exemptions
KRS 335.527
in effect335.527. 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).
Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 252, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31962Fetched: 10/20/2026