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335.300 Definitions for KRS 335.300 to 335.399.
As used in KRS 335.300 to 335.399, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage and Family
Therapists;
(2) "Licensed marriage and family therapist" means a person who has completed all of
the requirements set out in KRS 335.330 and who holds a license issued by the
board;
(3) "Marriage and family therapy associate" means a person who has completed all
requirements set out in KRS 335.330 and who holds a permit issued by the board to
practice marriage and family therapy under the conditions set out in KRS 335.332
and the corresponding administrative regulations promulgated by the board; and
(4) "The practice of marriage and family therapy" means the identification and
treatment of cognitive, affective, and behavioral conditions related to marital and
family dysfunctions that involve the professional application of psychotherapeutic
and systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals,
couples, and families. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any
licensed marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapy associate to
administer or interpret psychological tests in accordance with the provisions of KRS
Chapter 319.
Effective: January 1, 1999
History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 594, sec. 1, effective January 1, 1999. -- Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 352, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.
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