Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A.
General. To be considered for licensure by endorsement
pursuant to the Occupational Credential Portability Program under sections
12-20-202(3) and
12-245-207, C.R.S., an applicant
must submit a completed application form, all supporting documentation, and the
appropriate fee.
B.
Complaints/inquiries, investigations, disciplinary
actions. The Board may decline to issue a license to an applicant
for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential
Portability Program if approving the license would violate an existing compact
or reciprocity agreement or if the Board demonstrates by a preponderance of
evidence, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the applicant:
1.
Lacks the requisite
substantially equivalent experience or credentials to practice marriage and
family therapy; or
2.
Has committed an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action
under the law governing the practice of marriage and family
therapy.
C.
Criteria. In accordance with section
12-20-202(3),
C.R.S., an applicant who possesses a current and unrestricted license, in good
standing, to practice marriage and family therapy in another state or United
States territory or through the federal government, or who holds a military
occupational specialty, as defined in section
24-4-201, C.R.S., may apply to the
Board for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential
Portability Program. To apply for endorsement, the applicant must satisfy the
following criteria:
1. Applicant submits to
the Board:
a. Satisfactory Proof that:
(1) Applicant holds a master's or doctoral
degree in marriage and family therapy from an accredited program or holds a
master's or doctoral degree from a program that was equivalent to an accredited
program in marriage and family therapy.
(2) Applicant attests to having passed a
national or state examination, the content of which tested competence to
practice marriage and family therapy.
(3) Applicant attests that s/he had at least
two years of post- master's or one year of post-doctoral practice in individual
and marriage and family therapy under CLINICAL supervision prior to licensure,
certification, listing or registration in the jurisdiction through which
applicant seeks licensure in Colorado; or applicant attests to the Board
her/his active practice of marriage and family therapy for two years (as
defined below); OR
b.
Satisfactory proof that the applicant has held for at least one year a current
and unrestricted license, in good standing, to practice marriage and family
therapy in another jurisdiction with a scope of practice that is substantially
similar to the scope of practice for marriage and family therapists pursuant to
Part 5 of the Mental Health Practice Act.
2. Applicant must attest that they:
a. Have reported to the Board any injunction
entered against her/him and any injunctive action pending against her/him on
any license.
b. Have reported any
malpractice judgment, settlement, or claim, and any pending action or
claim.
c. Have reported any pending
complaint, investigation, or disciplinary proceeding before the licensing,
grievance, or disciplinary Board of any jurisdiction in which a license,
registration, or certification to practice as a marriage and family therapist
is held and where the complaint, investigation, or proceeding concerns the
practice of marriage and family therapy.
d. Have reported any applicable misdemeanor
or felony conviction(s).
e. Have
reported to the Board any prior disciplinary action by another
jurisdiction.
3. Submit
verification of licensure from each jurisdiction(s) in which, and each federal
agency and military branch through which, applicant has ever been licensed,
registered, listed or certified. The verification can be retrieved by the
applicant from the jurisdiction's or federal government agency's web site as
long as the following information is included and can be verified if necessary:
a. Date license was originally
issued.
b. Date of license
expiration.
c. Disciplinary
history, if applicable. If the complete information is not available, then the
Verification of License Form must be completed by each state or federal
government agency.
4.
Applicant submits proof that she/he is at least twenty-one years of
age
5. As used in this Rule,
"active practice of marriage and family therapy" means applicant has engaged in
the practice of marriage and family therapy at least twenty hours per week,
averaged over the entire time s/he has been in practice, with no more than a
six month absence from the practice of marriage and family therapy. If
applicant has taught marriage and family therapy, applicant may count the hours
spent teaching marriage and family therapy (including time spent in
preparation, meeting with students, and related activities) as hours of active
practice of marriage and family therapy provided such teaching was in courses
in the same or similar field of marriage and family therapy as the competence
area claimed by applicant; teaching of marriage and family therapy shall not
count more than one-third of the number of active practice hours claimed by
applicant.
D.
Jurisprudence Examination. Each applicant shall pass a Board developed
jurisprudence examination.
