Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 335.605.Definitions for KRS 335.600 to 335.699

(1) “Board” means the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Pastoral Counselors;

(2) “Kentucky licensed pastoral counselor” or “license holder” means an ordained minister or the denominational equivalent who:

(3) “Pastoral counseling” means the practice of pastoral counseling at an advanced level, equivalent to the standards of practice set by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors for the “fellow” level, that involves integrating spiritual resources with insights from the behavioral sciences; and

(4) “Ordained minister or the denominational equivalent” means a person who has been called, elected, or otherwise authorized by a church, synagogue, denomination, or faith group through ordination, consecration, or equivalent means, to exercise within and on the behalf of the denomination or faith group specific religious leadership and service that furthers its purpose and mission.