Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. To be
eligible for admission to licensure, an applicant must submit to the board the
following information:
a. The applicant must
submit evidence of having passed the written part of the examination in
subdivision c of subsection 3 of North Dakota Century Code section
43-53-06.
b. The applicant must
submit a completed application for licensure on a form provided by the board.
The application must include an affirmation by the applicant that the
statements in the application are true and correct to the best knowledge of the
applicant and an agreement by the applicant that the applicant will conduct all
professional activities as a licensed marriage and family therapist according
to the code of ethics in section
111-02-03-02.
c. The applicant must submit the required,
nonrefundable application for initial licensure fee specified in subsection 4
of section
111-02-04-01, payable to the
North Dakota marriage and family therapy licensure board.
d. The applicant must submit a completed form
provided by the board, verifying the applicant's postgraduate, supervised
experience, conforming to the requirements for primary source verification of
subsection 3 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-53-06.
e. The applicant must submit three
endorsements attesting to the applicant's good moral character. The
endorsements must be completed and signed by individuals who meet the
requirements for endorsers under subsection 2. The endorsements must be
truthful, and are subject to the penalties of perjury.
2. Requirements for endorsement.
a. For an endorsement to meet the
requirements of subdivision e of subsection 1, the endorser must:
(1) Be licensed by the board; or
(2) Be licensed to practice marriage and
family therapy by another jurisdiction whose licensure standards are at least
equivalent to or exceed the requirements for licensure in North
Dakota.
b. An endorser
must not be an employee, independent contractor, patient, or former patient, or
be related in any way to the applicant.
3. The board has authority to investigate or
contact persons to verify the authenticity of the information in the
application for licensure and to require the applicant to provide
verification.
4. An applicant who
fails to meet all the requirements in subsection 1 shall be denied licensure.
An applicant who is denied licensure shall be informed in writing of the denial
and the reasons for it. An application for licensure submitted following denial
is a new application for licensure which must be accompanied by the fee for
application for licensure specified in subsection 3 of North Dakota Century
Code section 43-53-06.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02,
43-53-05
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-53-06, 43-53-07,
43-53-08, 43-53-09
