2015 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 335 - SOCIAL WORKERS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS 335.630 Use of title "Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor" -- Construction of KRS 335.600 to 335.699.
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335.630 Use of title "Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor" -- Construction of KRS
335.600 to 335.699.
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The provisions of KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall not apply to persons licensed,
certified, or registered under any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes,
including, but not limited to, physicians, social workers, psychologists, nurses,
marriage and family therapists, art therapists, or students within accredited training
programs of these professions. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section,
nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall be construed to limit, interfere with, or
restrict the practice, descriptions of services, or manner in which these persons hold
themselves out to the public.
No person shall use the title "Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor" or "KLPC," or
any title or abbreviation that is substantially the same, or hold himself or herself out
as having this status or as a Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor, unless licensed
by the board.
Nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall be construed to alter, amend, or interfere
with the practice of employment counseling, job placement counseling, or school
counseling.
Nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall be construed as regulating or limiting the
ministry or services of a minister, including pastoral care and counseling, otherwise
authorized by a church, denomination, or faith group to perform the ordinary duties
or functions of the clergy.
Nothing in KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall be construed to apply to the activities and
services of a student or trainee in pastoral counseling who is pursuing a program of
studies in pastoral counseling at an accredited institution of higher learning if the
activities are performed under supervision and constitute a part of the supervised
program of study, and if the person is designated a pastoral counseling intern or
student in training.
The provisions of KRS 335.600 to 335.699 shall not apply to Christian Science
practitioners.
Effective: July 15, 2014
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 64, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2014. -- Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 525, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998.
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