Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Chapter 94 - INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS
Section 172-94-010 - EXAMINATIONS
Universal Citation: 172 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 94 ยง 010
Current through March 20, 2024
Applicants must meet the examination requirements of this section.
010.01 ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS. For an applicant who is not authorized to take the examination through his or educational institution, the applicant must apply for approval through the Department and must have received a master's, doctorate or equivalent degree from an approved program as set out in 172 NAC 94-007. The applicant must submit the following:
(A) An official transcript
submitted directly from the educational institution or through an acceptable
electronic transcript service, showing proof of the required degree.
(B) A completed application requesting
approval to take the examination.
(C) A completed request for special
accommodations, if requested by the applicant.
010.02 EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED. The following examinations are required as set out in this chapter.
010.02(A)
MARRIAGE
AND FAMILY THERAPY. For certification as a marriage and family
therapist and licensure as a mental health practitioner or independent mental
health practitioner, an applicant must pass the Association of Marital and
Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) examination.
010.02(B)
PROFESSIONAL
COUNSELING. For certification as a professional counselor and
licensure as a mental health practitioner or independent mental health
practitioner, an applicant must pass:
(i) The
National Board of Certified Counselor's National Counselor Examination
(NBCC/NCE) or the The National Board of Certified Counselor's National Clinical
Mental Health Counselor Examination (NBCC/NCMHCE); or
(ii) The Commission on Rehabilitation
Counselor Examination (CRC).
010.02(C)
SOCIAL
WORK. An applicant must pass the Association of Social Work Boards
examination as identified below:
(i) If
applying for the mental health practice license or independent mental health
practice license and master social work certificate, the applicant must pass
the Clinical Examination.
(ii) If
applying for only the master social work certificate, the applicant must pass
the Advanced Generalist Examination, Master Examination, or Clinical
Examination.
010.02(D)
MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER OR INDEPENDENT MENTAL HEALTH
PRACTITIONER. An applicant must pass the examination as follows:
(i) If the applicant's degree is in marriage
and family therapy or its equivalent, the applicant must pass the Association
of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards examination (AMFTRB).
(ii) If the applicant's degree is in social
work or its equivalent, the applicant must pass the Association of Social Work
Boards Clinical examination (ASWB).
(iii) If the applicant's degree is a mental
health related counseling degree, the applicant must pass:
(1) The National Board of Certified
Counselor's National Counselor Examination (NBCC/NCE);
(2) The National Board of Certified
Counselor's National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination
(NBCC/NCMHCE);
(3) The Commission
on Rehabilitation Counselor Examination (CRC);
(4) The Examination for Professional Practice
in Psychology (EPPP); or
(5) Any
other examination determined by the Board to be equivalent.
010.02(E)
EXAMINATION PASSING SCORES. The passing score on each
of the examinations is set out as follows:
(i)
The passing score on the National Board of Certified Counselor's National
Examination is determined using the Angoff method for the National Clinical
Mental Health Counselor examination and a modified Angoff method for the
National Board of Certified Counselor's National Counselor
Examination.
(ii) The passing score
on the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards examination
(AMFTRB) is determined by using a modified Angoff method.
(iii) The passing score on the Commission on
Rehabilitation Counselor Examination (CRC) is determined using a conjunctive
scoring model.
(iv) The passing
score on the Association of Social Work Boards Examination is 75.
(v) The passing score on the Examination for
Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) is a scaled score of 500.
010.02(F)
RECIPROCITY. An applicant who is applying based on
reciprocity and practice for at least 5 years following licensure, is required
to pass the Nebraska jurisprudence examination with a score of at least
75%.
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