has the same meaning as qualied mental health professional in KRS 202A.011, except that it also
includes an alcohol and drug counselor certied under KRS Chapter 309.
a. A licensed under the laws of Kentucky to practice medicine or osteopathy, or a medical ocer of the
government of the United States while engaged in the performance of ocial duties.
b. A licensed under the laws of Kentucky to practice medicine or osteopathy, or a medical ocer of the
government of the United States while engaged in the practice of ocial duties, who is certied or eligible to apply
for certication by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
c. A with the health service provider designation, a , a c ,
or a , licensed under the provisions of KRS Chapter 319.
d. A with a master’s degree in psychiatric nursing from an accredited institution and two
(2) years of clinical experience with mentally ill persons; or a licensed registered nurse, with a bachelor’s degree
in nursing from an accredited institution, who is certied as a psychiatric and mental health nurse by the American
Nurses Association and who has three (3) years of inpatient or outpatient clinical experience in psychiatric nursing
and is currently employed by a hospital or forensic psychiatric facility licensed by the Commonwealth or a psychiatric
unit of a general hospital or a private agency or company engaged in provision of mental health services or a regional
community program for mental health and individuals with an intellectual disability.
e. A licensed under the provisions of KRS 335.100, or a certied social worker licensed
under the provisions of KRS 335.080 with three (3) years of inpatient or outpatient clinical experience in psychiatric
social work and currently employed by a hospital or forensic psychiatric facility licensed by the Commonwealth or
a psychiatric unit of a general hospital or a private agency or company engaged in the provision of mental health
services or a regional community program for mental health and individuals with an intellectual disability.
f. A licensed under the provisions of KRS 335.300 to 335.399 with three (3) years
of inpatient or outpatient clinical experience in psychiatric mental health practice and currently employed by a
hospital or forensic facility licensed by the Commonwealth, a psychiatric unit of a general hospital, a private agency
or company engaged in providing mental health services, or a regional community program for mental health and
individuals with an intellectual disability.
g. A credentialed under the provisions of KRS Chapter 335.500 to 335.599 with three (3)
years of inpatient or outpatient clinical experience in psychiatric mental health practice and currently employed by a
hospital or forensic facility licensed by the Commonwealth, a psychiatric unit of a general hospital, a private agency
or company engaged in providing mental health services, or a regional community program for mental health and
individuals with an intellectual disability.
h. A licensed under KRS 311.840 to 311.862, who meets one (1) of the following requirements:
1. Provides documentation that he or she has completed a psychiatric residency program for physician assistants;
2. Has completed at least one thousand (1,000) hours of clinical experience under a supervising physician, as dened by KRS 311.840,
who is a psychiatrist and is certied or eligible for certication by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.;
3. Holds a master's degree from a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the
Physician Assistant or its predecessor or successor agencies, is practicing under a supervising physician as dened by KRS 311.840,
and:
a. Has two (2) years of clinical experience in the assessment, evaluation, and treatment of mental disorders; or
b. Has been employed by a hospital or forensic psychiatric facility licensed by the Commonwealth or a psychiatric unit of a general
hospital or a private agency or company engaged in the provision of mental health services or a regional community program for
mental health and individuals with an intellectual disability for at least two (2) years; or
4. Holds a bachelor's degree, possesses a current physician assistant certicate issued by the board prior to July 15, 2002, is practicing
under a supervising physician as dened by KRS 311.840, and:
a. Has three (3) years of clinical experience in the assessment, evaluation, and treatment of mental disorders; or
b. Has been employed by a hospital or forensic psychiatric facility licensed by the Commonwealth or a psychiatric unit of a general
hospital or a private agency or company engaged in the provision of mental health services or a regional community program for
mental health and individuals with an intellectual disability for at least three (3) years.
a person certied by the Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug
Counselors pursuant to KRS 309.080 to 309.089.
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