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335.605 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 Certification of Fee-Based Pastoral
Counselors;
(2) "Certified fee-based pastoral counselor" or "certificate 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 certified by the board; and
(c) Receives fees or other compensation for the practice of pastoral counseling;
(3) "Fee-based 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, in exchange for a fee
or other compensation; 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, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 525, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998.
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