Code of Colorado Regulations
700 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
736 - Division of Professions and Occupations - Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners
4 CCR 736-1 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST EXAMINERS RULES AND REGULATIONS


Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024

AUTHORITY

These Rules are promulgated pursuant to sections 12-245-204(4)(a) and 12-245-222(2), C.R.S.

The licensing and regulation of Mental Health Professionals is found in Title 12 ("Professions and Occupations"), Article 245 ("Mental Health") of the Colorado Revised Statutes. Article 245 consists of parts summarized as follows:

Part

Name of Part

Statutes in Part

Part 1

Legislative Declaration

12-245 -101

Part 2

General Provisions

12-245-202 - 12-245-234

Part 5

Marriage And Family Therapists

12-245-501 - 12-245-506

Part 2 contains general provisions applicable to all Mental Health Professionals. Part 5 applies specifically to licensed marriage and family therapists.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

These Rules were promulgated in order to carry out the powers and duties of the Board of State Board Of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners pursuant to sections 12-20-204(1), 12-245-204, and 12-245-502, C.R.S. These Rules affect every person seeking Colorado licensure as a marriage and family therapist, and every person who practices as a licensed marriage and family therapist in the State of Colorado, and who is not statutorily exempted.

Rule 17(a) emer. rule eff. 10/26/2007; expired eff. 01/26/2008.
Rule 17 eff. 03/01/2008.
Purpose and Scope, rules 12, 15, 19, 20 emer. rules eff. 01/01/2011.
Purpose and Scope, rules 12, 15, 19, 20 eff. 02/01/2011.
Entire rule emer. rule eff. 12/09/2011.
Entire rule eff. 02/01/2012.
Rule 12 eff. 05/02/2016.
Rules 1.6 A, 1.14 A, 1.14 C.1, 1.14 C.6.a, 1.16 A emer. rules eff. 10/23/2020.
Rules 1.6 A, 1.12, 1.14 A, 1.14 C.1, 1.14 C.6.a, 1.16 A, 1.22, Appendix A eff. 12/15/2020.
Rules 1.6 A, 1.12 C-D, 1.22, Appendix A eff. 06/30/2021.
Rule 1.8 B eff. 12/30/2021.
Rules 1.24 , 1.25 emer. rules eff. 10/28/2022.
Rules 1.12 , 1.23-1.25, Appendix B eff. 12/15/2022.

Annotations

Rules 1.12 C., 1.12 D., 1.22 E.4. (adopted 10/23/2020) were not extended by Senate Bill 21-152 and therefore expired 05/15/2021.

Rules 1.25 B. and 1.25 C. (adopted 10/28/2022) were not extended by Senate Bill 23-102 and therefore expired 05/15/2023.

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