Licensure

Board of Licensed Professional Counselors

The purpose of the Board of Professional Counselors is to administer and enforce the statutory authority and to monitor the needs of the consuming public. The board examines and licenses all eligible candidates for entry into the profession as a professional counselor. It recommends appropriate changes in the law to assure fairness and equality. The board conducts formal hearings when necessary and prosecutes by due process any violators of 

KRS 335.500. 

The board is a self-supporting agency and receives no General Fund tax appropriation. It is funded entirely through fees assessed for licensing its professionals.

The purpose of the Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors (ADC) is to administer and enforce the statutory authority and to monitor the needs of the consuming public. The board examines and certifies all eligible candidates for entry into the profession of Alcohol and Drug Counseling. It recommends appropriate changes in the law to assure fairness and equality. The board conducts formal hearings when necessary and prosecutes by due process any violators of KRS 309.080 to 309.089.

The board is a self-supporting agency and receives no General Fund tax appropriation. It is funded entirely through fees assessed for licensing its professionals

The Kentucky Board of Nursing protects the public by development and enforcement of state laws governing the safe practice of nurses.

We aspire to:

1. Deliver benchmark quality services in healthcare regulation
2. Meet the challenges of a dynamic and ever-changing healthcare environment
3. Have an organizational environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and outstanding leadership
4. Have a committed and appropriately compensated Board/staff who have exceptional knowledge and skills
5. Achieve integration of regulatory efforts affecting the health of the public
6. Have effective and efficient board functions.