An applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall pay the board an initial fee which shall be established by administrative regulation promulgated by the board. The applicant shall show the board that the applicant has:

1. (1) Completed a master's or doctoral degree program in marriage and family therapy, from a regionally-accredited educational institution, or a master's, post-master's, or doctoral program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or any of its successor organizations, or an equivalent course of study as defined by the board by promulgation of administrative regulations.

   1. (a) The degree or equivalent course of study shall contain specific coursework on
   2. (b) psychopathology and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; and In determining equivalency, the board shall use the criteria for marriage and family therapy education and clinical training approved by the United States Department of Education;

2. (2) Completed each of the following:

   1. (a) At least two (2) years' experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy, acceptable to the board and subsequent to being granted a master's degree; and
   2. (b) A minimum of two hundred (200) hours of clinical supervision acceptable to the board and subsequent to being granted a master's degree; and
3. (3) Passed a written examination prescribed by the board by promulgation of administrative regulations.

Effective: January 1, 1999

History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 594, sec. 8, effective January 1, 1999. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 352, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994.