Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 6 - Board Of Behavioral Health Examiners
Article 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R4-6-216 - Foreign Equivalency Determination
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
The Board shall accept as qualification for licensure a degree from an institution of higher education in a foreign country if the degree is substantially equivalent to the educational standards required in this Chapter for professional counseling, marriage and family therapy, and substance abuse counseling licensure. To enable the Board to determine whether a foreign degree is substantially equivalent to the educational standards required in this Chapter, the applicant shall, at the applicant's expense, have the foreign degree evaluated by an evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc.
1. Any document that is in a language other than English shall be accompanied by a translation with notarized verification of the translation's accuracy and completeness;
2. The translation shall be completed by an individual, other than the applicant, and demonstrates no conflict of interest; and
3. The individual providing the translation may be college or university language faculty, a translation service, or an American consul.
