Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1)
Review Process.
All Applications must be received two (2) weeks prior to the next available
board meeting date in order to ensure adequate processing time before board
review. Upon receipt of an application and the appropriate fee for a Board
approved designation in marriage and family therapy, the Board shall either
issue the designation, notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for
denying the application, or notify the applicant in writing of the deficiencies
in the application. Applicants have two (2) years from the date of the
notification of deficiencies to complete the application process. If the
process has not been completed within two (2) years, the application shall be
denied, and the fee forfeited, and the applicant must reapply and meet the
requirements in effect at the time of reapplication. In the event of hardship,
the applicant may apply in writing for a one (1) year extension to complete the
process.
(2)
Inactive
Status.
(a) Licensed Marriage
and Family Therapists may notify the Board, on forms provided by the Board (See
53 6-X-5 APPENDICES 2: FORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS) and
place their licenses on inactive status and shall be excused from paying
renewal fees until they notify the board in writing of the intention to resume
active practice.
(b) Any Licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist seeking restoration from inactive status shall do
so in accordance with the restoration section.
(c) Any Marriage and Family Therapist whose
license is on inactive status shall not use the title "Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist (LMFT)" in the State of Alabama. Any person violating this
rule shall be considered to be practicing without a license and shall be
subject to the disciplinary provision of the Marriage and Family Therapy
Licensure Act.
(3)
Restoring a License
(a) Any person seeking restoration of a
license that has been expired or placed on inactive status for five (5) years
or less may have the license restored by paying the fees required (see 536-X-5:
APPENDICES 1: FEES) and providing proof of meeting continuing education
requirements during the two (2) years prior to restoration (see 536-X-6:
REQUIRED RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE).
(b) Any person seeking restoration of a
license that has been expired or placed on inactive status for more than five
(5) years shall file an application on approved forms for review by the Board,
together with the required fee (see 536-X-5: APPENDICES 1: FEES) and proof of
meeting continuing education requirements (see 536-X-6: REQUIRED RELEVANT
PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION EXPERIENCE) during the two (2) years
prior to restoration. The applicant shall also submit either:
1. Sworn evidence of active practice in
another jurisdiction. Such evidence shall include a statement from an
appropriate board or licensing authority in the other jurisdiction that the
licensee was authorized to practice during the term of active practice;
or
2. Evidence of having received
within the past two (2) years, 50 hours of supervision under a supervisory
arrangement approved by the Board.
(4) Board Meeting Procedure
(a) Any person may be heard by the Board in
person or through an attorney upon written request to the Board office
submitted at least fourteen (14) days prior to the next regularly scheduled
Board Meeting. Requests to address the Board submitted less than fourteen (14)
days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting will be deferred until the
following regularly scheduled meeting.
(b) Board meetings shall be conducted
following a written agenda. The Alabama Open Meetings Act and/or Robert's Rules
of Order, short form, shall be used as the parliamentary authority for all
meetings of the Board.
Chapter 536-X-8 was renumbered to Chapter 536-X-9 as per
certification filed July 10, 2006; effective August 14,
2006.
Author: The Alabama Board of Examiners in
Marriage and Family Therapy
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
34-17A-1 thru
34-17A-26.
