Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
335.330,
335.340(1),
(3),
335.342
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
335.330 requires the board to promulgate an
administrative regulation establishing the initial fee for licensure required
to be paid by an applicant for licensure and requires an applicant to pass a
written examination prescribed by the board.
KRS
335.340(1) requires that all
licenses issued under
KRS
335.330 shall be renewed annually, and that
the board promulgate an administrative regulation establishing the fee for
licensure renewal.
KRS
335.340(3) requires the
board to promulgate an administrative regulation establishing the late renewal
fee. This administrative regulation establishes fees for licensure as a
marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapy associate.
Section 1. Initial Application Fee. The
initial application fee for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall
be:
(1) Fifty (50) dollars;
(2) Nonrefundable; and
(3) Payable to the Kentucky State
Treasurer.
Section 2.
Initial Licensure Fee. The initial fee for licensure as a marriage and family
therapist shall be:
(1) $175;
(2) Nonrefundable; and
(3) Payable to the Kentucky State
Treasurer.
Section 3.
Initial Application.
(1) An applicant for
licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall submit a completed Licensure
as a Marriage and Family Therapist Application to the board in accordance with
KRS
335.330 and with the fees required under
Sections 1 and 2 of this administrative regulation.
(2) The applicant shall complete six (6)
hours of training in the field of suicide assessment, treatment, and management
every six (6) years as required by
201 KAR
32:060, Section 1(4).
(3) The applicant shall complete the three
(3) hours of training in the field of domestic violence, elder abuse, neglect,
and exploitation within three (3) years of licensure as required by
201 KAR
32:060, Section 1(5).
(4) The applicant shall document professional
experience obtained as a marriage and family therapy associate, including 1,000
client hours over a minimum of two (2) years, and verify clinical supervision
as required by
201
KAR 32:035.
Section 4. Examination Fee.
(1) An applicant shall pass the National
Marital and Family Therapy Examination administered and verified by the
Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards.
(2) The applicant shall pay the required
examination fee.
Section
5. Renewal Fee.
(1) A licensed
marriage and family therapist shall submit a completed Licensure as a Marriage
and Family Therapist Renewal Application to the board in accordance with
KRS
335.340.
(2) The fee for renewal of licensure as a
marriage and family therapist shall be:
(a)
$150 annually;
(b) Nonrefundable;
and
(c) Payable to the Kentucky
State Treasurer.
(3) The
licensee shall complete six (6) hours of training in the field of suicide
assessment, treatment, and management every six (6) years as required by
201 KAR
32:060, Section 1(4).
(4) The licensee shall complete the three (3)
hours of training in the field of domestic violence, elder abuse, neglect, and
exploitation within three (3) years of licensure as required by
201 KAR
32:060, Section 1(5).
(5) The licensee shall submit proof of
completion of the continuing education requirements under
201 KAR
32:060.
Section 6. Late Renewal Fees.
(1) A licensee who renews a license during
the ninety (90) day grace period provided by
KRS
335.340(3) shall pay a late
renewal fee of seventy-five (75) dollars in addition to the payment of the
renewal fee as established in Section 5 of this administrative
regulation.
(2) The fee shall be:
(a) Nonrefundable; and
(b) Payable to the Kentucky State
Treasurer.
Section
7. Administrative Fine. A licensee who fails to meet the
continuing education unit requirements as set forth in
201 KAR
32:060, by the renewal date, shall pay an additional
administrative fine of seventy-five (75) dollars.
Section 8. Reinstatement of Expired License.
(1) In accordance with
KRS
335.340, an expired license shall be
reinstated by:
(a) Submitting a completed
Application for License Reactivation;
(b) Paying of the renewal fee as established
in Section 5 of this administrative regulation for each year since the date of
last active licensure;
(c) Paying
of a reinstatement fee of $100, which shall be:
1. Nonrefundable; and
2. Payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer;
and
(d) Meeting all
other requirements of this section of this administrative regulation.
(2) The applicant for
reinstatement of an expired license shall submit proof of:
(a) Completion of fifteen (15) hours of
continuing education for each year since the date of last active licensure as
required by
201 KAR
32:060;
(b) Completion of six (6) hours of training
in the field of suicide assessment, treatment and management every six (6)
years as required by
201 KAR
32:060, Section 1(4); and
(c) Completion of three (3) hours of training
in the field of domestic violence, elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
within three (3) years of licensure as required by
201 KAR
32:060, Section 1(5).
Section 9. Fees for Providers of Continuing
Education.
(1) There shall be a nonrefundable
fee of $100 for a single continuing education workshop offered an unlimited
number of times in a calendar year, January 1 to December 31. The provider
shall submit the Continuing Education Program Provider Approval Application at
least sixty (60) days in advance of the commencement of the program and with
the applicable fee required under this subsection.
(2) There shall be a nonrefundable fee of
$300 for a provider designated as an approved sponsor for continuing education
and that is providing more than one (1) continuing education program for two
(2) consecutive calendar years, January 1 to December 31. The provider shall
submit the Application for Continuing Education Sponsor at least sixty (60)
days in advance of the commencement of the program and with the applicable fee
required under this subsection.
(3)
The marriage and family therapist, and the marriage and family therapy
associate shall submit the Application for Continuing Education Program
Approval Individual for post approval only.
Section 10. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Licensure as a Marriage and
Family Therapist Application", July 2016;
(b) "Licensure as a Marriage and Family
Therapist Renewal Application", July 2016;
(c) "Application for License Reactivation",
July 2016;
(d) "Continuing
Education Program Provider Approval Application", July 2021;
(e) "Application for Continuing Education
Program Approval Individual", 2016; and
(f) "Application for Continuing Education
Sponsor", May 2021.
(2)
This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable
copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Marriage and Family
Therapists, 500 Mero Street, 2SC 32, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
335.320(4),
335.330,
335.340(1),
(3),
335.348
