Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2233 - State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists
Chapter 2 - Licensure Requirements
Section 20 CSR 2233-2.050 - Renewal of License

Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2233-2.050

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies the requirements for renewing a license.

(1) A licensed marital and family therapist shall renew the license on or before the expiration of the license by submitting the renewal notice and fee.

(A) A renewal postmarked after the expiration date of the license shall be subject to a late fee as defined in 20 CSR 2233-1.040(1)(D) 1. or 2., in addition to paying the renewal fee.

(2) Failure to receive the notice and application to renew the license shall not excuse the licensed marital and family therapist from the requirement of section 337.712.2, RSMo, to renew that license.

(3) Any licensed marital and family therapist failing to renew the license shall not practice marital and family therapy as defined in section 337.700(7), RSMo.

(4) A licensed marital and family therapist failing to renew the license may request information on reinstating the license from the state committee.

(5) A licensed marital and family therapist shall document and obtain forty (40) contact hours of continuing education (CE) prior to the expiration date of a license and with at least twenty (20) hours of formal continuing education hours. The balance of hours can be self-study or additional formal continuing education hours. For the purpose of this a contact hour shall consist of fifty (50) minutes.

(A) Formal continuing education shall consist of one (1) or a combination of any of the following:
1. Postgraduate course work offered by a regionally accredited educational institution relevant to marital and family therapy as defined in section 337.700(7) and (8), RSMo, and not graduate course work required for licensure. One (1) semester hour of graduate credit constitutes fifteen (15) hours of continuing education;

2. Presenting research at a formal professional meeting. No credit is granted for any subsequent presentation on the same subject matter during the same renewal period. The licensee may include hours of research associated with the presentation;

3. Attending relevant professional meetings when such meetings include verification of attendance. Such meetings can be international, national, regional, state, or local, and must be related to the profession;

4. Attending work shops, seminars, or continuing education courses relevant to marital and family therapy as defined in section 337.700(7) and (8), RSMo. Upon request by the state committee the licensee shall provide verification of attendance such as a certificate or letter of attendance indicating the date, time, and number of hours of continuing education from the workshop, seminar, or course provider;

5. Written contributions to relevant professional books, journals, or periodicals;

6. Presenting at relevant professional meetings such as international, national, regional, state, or local professional associations;

7. A licensed marital and family therapist who is a faculty member at an accredited educational institution may receive up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours per year of continuing education credit for teaching at the educational institution. The area(s) taught by the licensee must relate to the following core areas: Theoretical Foundations of Marriage and Family Therapy, The Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy, Human Development and Family Studies, Ethics and Professional Studies, and Research Methodology; or

8. A licensed marital and family therapist teaching formal continuing education hours may receive up to a maximum of four (4) hours per biennial cycle of continuing education credit. The CE must relate to the following core areas: Theoretical Foundations of Marriage and Family Therapy, The Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy, Human Development and Family Studies, Ethics and Professional Studies, Diagnosis, or Research Methodology.

(B) A licensed marital and family therapist may obtain up to twenty (20) hours of self-study continuing education. Self-study of professional material includes relevant books, journals, periodicals, tapes, and other materials and preparation for relevant lectures and talks to public groups. Preparation credit may not be claimed pursuant to this regulation for presentations that are used for CE in the aforementioned paragraphs 1., 2., 6., 7., or 8.

(6) Providing marital and family therapy, workshops on personal growth, supervision of individuals for licensure or employment, or services provided to professional associations or organizations will not be considered for continuing education contact hours.

(7) Included, but not limited to the following, is a list of approved continuing education providers:

(A) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and any chapter or division of AAMFT;

(B) American Counseling Association (ACA) and any chapter or division of ACA;

(C) American Medical Association (AMA) and any chapter or division of AMA;

(D) American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) and any chapter or division of AMHCA;

(E) Local, state, regional, or national psychological associations;

(F) Local, state, regional, or national social worker associations;

(G) National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC); and

(H) Regionally accredited colleges and universities.

(8) For the license renewal the licensed marital and family therapist shall verify the number of CE hours earned during the last two (2) years immediately preceding the expiration date of the license on a form provided by the state committee. The licensed marital and family therapist does not need to submit the actual record of CE attendance to the state committee except in the case of a continuing education audit or when requested by the state committee.

(9) Each licensed marital and family therapist shall maintain a complete record of all CE hours earned for four (4) years. Formal CE credit hours shall be documented by the sponsor or CE provider and maintained by the licensee. The licensee is responsible for maintaining the record of CE hours earned and such documentation shall contain, at a minimum, the number of hours earned and separated into the various categories defined in subsection (5)(A) of this regulation. The state committee may conduct an audit of the documentation to verify compliance with the continuing education requirement. A licensed marital and family therapist shall assist the state committee in its audit by providing timely and complete responses to the state committee's inquiries. A response is considered timely if received in the committee office within thirty (30) days of a written request by the state committee for such information.

(10) A licensed marital and family therapist unable to complete the requisite number of CE hours because of personal illness, military service, or other circumstances beyond the licensed marital and family therapist's control may apply to the state committee for an extension of time to complete the continuing education requirements or a waiver. Any extension of time to complete the continuing education requirements or waiver shall be granted solely in the discretion of the state committee. The licensed marital and family therapist must make a written application for extension of time at least thirty (30) days before the expiration date of the license and provide full and complete written documentation.

*Original authority: 337.700, RSMo 1995, amended 2007, 2008, 2010; 337.712, RSMo 1995, amended 2004, 2009; and 337.727.1(1) and (10), RSMo 1995, amended 2009, 2 010 .

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