Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET
Chapter 36 - Board of Certification for Professional Counselors
Section 201 KAR 36:075 - Renewal, late renewal, and reinstatement of license
Universal Citation: 201 KY Admin Regs Service 36:075
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 335.535
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 335.515(3) requires the Board of Licensed Professional Counselors to promulgate administrative regulations necessary for the proper performance of its duties. KRS 335.515(6) and KRS 335.535 require the holder of a license to renew that license annually. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for renewal, late renewal, and reinstatement of a license.
Section 1.
(1) A license shall be renewed by October 31
of each year.
(2) A person
receiving an initial license within 120 days prior to the renewal date shall
not be required to renew until October 31 of the following
year.
Section 2.
(1) To apply for renewal, a licensed
professional clinical counselor shall:
(a)
Submit a completed LPCC Renewal Application to the board; and
(b) Pay to the board the appropriate renewal
fee established in
201 KAR 36:020, Section 2(1)(a),
for the renewal of a license.
(2) After the sixty (60) day grace period, to
apply for reinstatement, an individual who has a terminated license as a
licensed professional clinical counselor shall:
(a) Submit a completed LPCC Reinstatement
Application;
(b) Submit proof of
completing ten (10) hours of board-approved continuing education within one (1)
year prior to the filing of an application for reinstatement;
(c) Complete three (3) hours of continuing
education on the law for regulating professional counseling,
KRS
335.500 to
335.599 and 201 KAR Chapter 36
within one (1) year prior to the filing of an application for
reinstatement;
(d) Submit a
criminal background check performed by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
(e) Pay the renewal
fee established in
201 KAR 36:020, Section 2(1)(a);
and
(f) Pay the reinstatement fee
established in
201 KAR 36:020, Section
2(3)(a).
Section 3.
(1) To apply for renewal, a
licensed professional counselor associate shall:
(a) Submit a completed LPCA Renewal
Application to the board; and
(b)
Pay to the board the appropriate renewal fee established in
201 KAR 36:020, Section 2(1)(b),
for the renewal of a license.
(2)
(a)
After the sixty (60) day grace period or revocation of a license, to apply for
reinstatement, an individual who has a terminated license as a professional
clinical counselor associate shall:
1. Submit
a completed LPCA Reinstatement Application;
2. Submit a criminal background check
performed within the last ninety (90) days by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
3. Submit proof of
completing ten (10) hours of board-approved continuing education completed
within one (1) year of the filing for reinstatement;
4. Complete three (3) hours of continuing
education on the law for regulating professional counseling,
KRS
335.500 to
335.599 and 201 KAR Chapter 36,
within one (1) year of the filing for reinstatement;
5. Pay the renewal fee established in
201 KAR 36:020, Section 2(1)(b);
and
6. Pay the reinstatement fee
established in
201 KAR 36:020, Section
2(3)(b).
(b) A person who
applies for reinstatement within three (3) years of termination or revocation
of the license shall be required to meet current continuing education
requirements established in
201 KAR 36:030.
(c) A person who fails to apply for
reinstatement within three (3) years of termination or revocation of the
license shall meet the current licensure requirements.
Section 4.
(1) A person shall not engage in the practice
of professional counseling after a license has been terminated.
(2) The ten (10) hours of continuing
education completed within one (1) year of the filing of reinstatement shall
not count towards the applicant's continuing education requirement under
201 KAR 36:030, Section
1(1).
(3) If a supervisor fails to
verify the hours required for a licensed professional counselor associate by
the termination date of the license, then the LPCA Supervision Agreement, as
incorporated by reference in
201 KAR 36:060, shall be
terminated.
Section 5.
(1) A licensee for renewal or applicant for
reinstatement shall maintain good moral character.
(2) If an applicant lacks good moral
character and the incident that resulted in the lack of good moral character
occurred since issuance of the initial license or last renewal date, the
applicant has the duty to provide available evidence relative of
rehabilitation.
(3) For evidence
relative of rehabilitation, the board shall consider evidence including the
successful completion of probation, the years since the incident without
additional incidents, and the successful completion of inpatient or outpatient
treatment.
(4) If the board finds
that an applicant has not provided sufficient evidence of rehabilitation then
the board may deny the application.
Section 6. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "LPCC Renewal Application",
DPL-LPC-07, December 2023;
(b)
"LPCA Renewal Application", DPL-LPC-08, December 2023;
(c) "LPCC Reinstatement Application",
DPL-LPC-09, December 2023; and
(d)
"LPCA Reinstatement Application", DPL-LPC-10, December 2023.
(2) This material may be
inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the
Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This material may
also be found on the board's Web site at lpc@ky.gov.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 335.515(1), (3), (6), 335.535
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