HB 505 — AN ACT relating to alcohol and drug counselors.

UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY89 241 RSCHAPTER 89 ( HB 505/EN505 ) AN ACT relating to alcohol and drug counselors.

and (b) Does not include the diagnosis or treatment of a mental health condition, or Page 1 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN the administration or interpretation of psychological tests;

(2) Nothing in KRS 309.080 to 309.089 shall apply to persons licensed, certified, or registered under any other provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, including but not limited to physicians, social workers, Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY psychologists, marriage and family therapists, art therapists, nurses, or students in accredited training programs in those professions, and nothing in KRS 309.080 to 309.089 shall be construed to limit, interfere with, or restrict the practice, descriptions of services, or manner in which they hold themselves out to the public.

(3) Nothing in KRS 309.080 to 309.089 shall be construed to alter, amend, or interfere with the practice of those who render counseling services, including but not limited to employment counseling, job placement counseling, vocational rehabilitation Page 2 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN counseling, pastoral counseling based on any tenet of one's religious beliefs, or school counseling.

The list shall consist of the three Page 3 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN (3) nominees receiving the most votes in an election for each position to be filled.

CHAPTER 89 3 An applicant for certification as an alcohol and drug counselor shall pay the board the Page 4 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN initial fee for certification, and shall:

(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years of post-post-certification certification experience and has attended the board-sponsored supervision training;

and (10) Have complied with the requirements for the training program in suicide Page 5 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN assessment, treatment, and management in KRS 210.366 and any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder.

(6) Promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A establishing Page 6 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN grounds and procedures for denying, suspending, failing to reissue, or revoking a license, certificate, or registration, and issuing reprimands and admonishments pursuant to KRS 309.080 to 309.089;

Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (7) Hold a hearing pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B upon the request of an aggrieved licensee, licensee associate, certificate holder, or registrant, or an applicant for a license, certificate, or registration;

An applicant for registration as an alcohol and drug peer support specialist shall pay the Page 7 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN board an initial fee for registration, and shall:

(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years post-post-certification certification experience and has attended the board-sponsored supervision training;[ or] (b) A licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor who has at least twelve (12) months of post-licensure experience or has attended the board-sponsored supervision training;

(7) Attest to being in recovery for a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive months[one (1) year] from a substance-relatedsubstance- related disorder;

(9) Have submitted two (2) letters of reference from certified alcohol and drug Page 8 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN counselors or licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselors;

CHAPTER 89 5 (1) An applicant for certification as an associate[a certified] alcohol and drug counselor [associate ]I shall pay the board the initial fee for certification, and shall:

(2) During the first twelve (12) months after an initial certificate has been issued, an associate[a certified] alcohol and drug counselor [associate ]I shall complete at least thirty (30) additional classroom hours of board-approvedboard- approved curriculum as specified in subsection (1)(c)1.

Page 9 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN An applicant for certification as an associate[a certified] alcohol and drug counselor [associate ]II shall pay the board the initial fee for certification, and shall:

(2) Have four hundred (400) hours of documented chemical dependency counseling-counseling-related related compensated work or supervised internship experience of which a minimum of eighty (80) hours shall be in chemical dependency counseling and all of which shall have been under the direct supervision of:

(a) A certified alcohol and drug counselor who has at least two (2) years of post-post-certification certification experience and has attended the board-sponsored supervision training;

(a) The out-of-state licensee, certificate holder, or registrant possesses a valid license, certificate, or registration from another jurisdiction that grants the Page 10 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN same privileges to persons licensed, certified, or registered by this state as Kentucky grants to persons licensed, certified, or registered by the other jurisdiction;

Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (2) If the requirements for licensure, certification, or registration under KRS 309.080 to 309.089 are more restrictive than the standards of the other jurisdiction, then the out-of-state licensee, certificate holder, or registrant shall comply with the additional requirements in KRS 309.080 to 309.089 to obtain a reciprocal license, certificate, or registration.

Page 11 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN (7) Have completed at least:

(b) Beginning January 1, 2026, require that licensed alcohol and other drug Page 12 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations only employ a temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist or alcohol and drug peer support specialist who is registered under KRS Chapter 309;

(4) Require that a temporary certified alcohol and drug counselor under the clinical supervision of a certified alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor, or a licensed clinical alcohol or drug CHAPTER 89 7 counselor be a reimbursable service provider in alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations;

and (8) Permit peer support specialists to provide services to groups of the same size as other licensed clinical professionals in a licensed alcohol and other drug Page 13 of 14 HB050520.100 - 1853 - XXXX 3/27/2024 6:12 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 505/EN treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations.

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