RELATES TO:

KRS 335.525(6), 335.535(1), (2), (4)

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

KRS 335.515(3), 335.525(6), 335.535

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 335.515(3), 335.525(6), and 335.535 require the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the establishment of fees. This administrative regulation establishes the application, renewal, and reinstatement fees for a professional counselor and a professional counselor associate and the date a licensure shall be renewed.

1. Section 1. Application Fee.

   1. (1) The application fee for licensure as a professional counselor shall be $150.
   2. (2) The application fee for licensure as a professional counselor associate shall be fifty (50) dollars.

2. Section 2. Renewal Fees and Penalties.

   1. (1)

      1. (a) The annual renewal fee for licensure as a professional counselor shall be $150.
      2. (b) The annual renewal fee for licensure as a professional counselor associate shall be fifty (50) dollars.

   2. (2) The late renewal fee for late renewal during the sixty (60) day grace period shall be:

      1. (a) Twenty-five (25) dollars for licensure as a professional counselor; and
      2. (b) Ten (10) dollars for licensure as a professional counselor associate.

   3. (3) The reinstatement fee for licensure renewal after the end of the sixty (60) day grace period shall be:

      1. (a) $100 for licensure as a professional counselor; and
      2. (b) Forty (40) dollars for licensure as a professional counselor associate.
3. Section 3. All fees shall be non-refundable.

History

(25 Ky.R. 480; Am. 828; eff. 9-16-1998; 27 Ky.R. 1326; 2727; eff. 4-9-2001; 29 Ky.R. 2509; eff. 6-16-2003; 43 Ky.R. 770, 1392; eff. 3-31-2017; Cert eff. 12-20-2023.)