An applicant for licensure as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor shall pay the board the initial fee for licensure, and shall:
(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Have obtained from a regionally accredited college or university or a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education:
(a) A sixty (60) hour master's degree in a behavioral science with clinical application;
(b) A thirty (30) hour advanced placement master's degree in a behavioral science with clinical application; or (c) A doctoral degree in a behavioral science with clinical application;
(3) Meet all education and supervision requirements of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium for the Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC);
(4) Have passed a written examination as specified by the board in administrative regulation;
(5) Have signed an agreement to abide by the standards of practice and code of ethics approved by the board;
(6) Have completed at least six (6) hours of ethics training; three (3) hours of domestic violence training; and two (2) hours training in the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus, in addition to the educational requirements in subsection (2) of this section;
(7) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors;
(8) Live or work at least a majority of the time in Kentucky; and (9) Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide assessment, treatment, and management in KRS 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder. Effective:March 24, 2021