RELATES TO: KRS 335.525(6), 335.535(1), (2), (4)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 335.515(3), 335.525(6), and 335.535 require the board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the establishment of fees. This administrative regulation establishes the application, renewal, and reinstatement fees for a professional counselor and a professional counselor associate and the date a licensure shall be renewed.
Section 1. Application Fee. (1) The application fee for licensure as a professional counselor shall be $150.(2) The application fee for licensure as a professional counselor associate shall be fifty (50) dollars.Section 2. Renewal Fees and Penalties.(1)(a) The annual renewal fee for licensure as a professional counselor shall be $150.(b) The annual renewal fee for licensure as a professional counselor associate shall be fifty (50) dollars.(2) The late renewal fee for late renewal during the sixty (60) day grace period shall be: (a) Twenty-five (25) dollars for licensure as a professional counselor; and(b) Ten (10) dollars for licensure as a professional counselor associate.(3) The reinstatement fee for licensure renewal after the end of the sixty (60) day grace period shall be: (a) $100 for licensure as a professional counselor; and(b) Forty (40) dollars for licensure as a professional counselor associate.Section 3. All fees shall be non-refundable.25 Ky.R. 480; Am. 828; eff. 9-16-1998; 27 Ky.R. 1326; 2727; eff. 4-9-2001; 29 Ky.R. 2509; eff. 6-16-2003; 43 Ky.R. 770, 1392; eff. 3-31-2017; Cert eff. 12/20/2023.STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 335.515(3), 335.525(6), 335.535