Definitions for KRS 335.600 to 335.699
KRS 335.605
in effect335.605. Definitions for KRS 335.600 to 335.699
As used in KRS 335.600 to 335.699, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Pastoral Counselors;
(2) "Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor" or "license holder" means an ordained minister or the denominational equivalent who:
(a) Has completed a master of divinity degree and an advanced degree program in pastoral counseling, or an equivalent course of study approved by the board, from an accredited seminary or other accredited educational institution;
(b) Is licensed by the board; and
(c) Engages in the practice of pastoral counseling;
(3) "Pastoral counseling" means the practice of pastoral counseling at an advanced level, equivalent to the standards of practice set by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors for the "fellow" level, that involves integrating spiritual resources with insights from the behavioral sciences; and
(4) "Ordained minister or the denominational equivalent" means a person who has been called, elected, or otherwise authorized by a church, synagogue, denomination, or faith group through ordination, consecration, or equivalent means, to exercise within and on the behalf of the denomination or faith group specific religious leadership and service that furthers its purpose and mission.
Effective: July 15, 2014
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 64, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2014. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 525, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43262Fetched: 10/20/2026