Section 335.500 - Definitions for KRS 335.500 to 335.599As used in KRS 335.500 to 335.599, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors;(2) "Credential holder" means any person who is regulated by the board;(3) "Licensed professional clinical counselor" means a credential holder who has been determined by the board to have met all qualifications set forth in KRS 335.525(1) to engage in the independent practice of professional counseling;(4) "Licensed professional counselor associate" means a credential holder who has been determined by the board to have met all qualifications set forth in KRS 335.525(2) to engage in the practice of professional counseling under an approved clinical supervisor as authorized by the board;(5) "Practice of professional counseling" means professional counseling services that involve the application of mental health counseling and developmental principles, methods, and procedures, including assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, amelioration, and remediation of adjustment problems and emotional disorders, to assist individuals or groups to achieve more effective personal, social, educational, or career development and adjustment; and(6) "Relative" means a person's father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, stepparent, or stepchild.Effective:7/15/2002
Amended 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 1, effective7/15/2002. -- Amended 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 312, sec. 1, effective 7/14/2000. -- Created 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 364, sec. 1, effective 7/15/1996.