Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
To be eligible for a license to practice art therapy
under this chapter, an applicant shall meet all of the following
requirements:
(1)
Be at least eighteen years of age;
(2)
Have attained a
master's degree or higher degree from a graduate program in art therapy that
one of the following applies to at the time the degree was conferred:
(a)
The program is
approved by the American art therapy association or its successor
organization;
(b)
The program is accredited by the commission on
accreditation of allied health education programs or its successor
organization; The board considers the program to be substantially equivalent to
a program approved or accredited under paragraph (B)(2)(a) or (B)(2)(b) of this
rule.
(3)
Have completed at least two years of postgraduate
supervised clinical experience in the experience requirements that the art
therapy credentials board, its successor organization, or an equivalent
organization recognized by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and
family therapist board required for an individual to become a registered art
therapist at the time the experience was completed.
(4)
Have a board
certification in good standing with the art therapy credentials board, its
successor organization, or an equivalent organization recognized by the
counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist
board.
(5)
Have satisfied any other requirements established by
the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist
board.
(B)
Within sixty days after receiving the information
described in division of this section and receipt of proof of compliance with
section 4757.101 of the Revised Code,
the appropriate professional standards committee of the board shall issue a
license to practice as an art therapist as required under paragraph (A) of this
rule.
(C)
This rule does not apply to members of other
professions licensed, certified, or registered by this state while performing
services within the recognized scope, standards, and ethics of their respective
professions.
(D)
Applicants applying on or before October 3, 2024, may
be issued a license as a licensed professional art therapist if the applicant
meets the following requirements:
(1)
The applicant holds a credential in good standing with
the art therapy credentials board, its successor organization, or an equivalent
organization recognized by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and
family therapist board.
(2)
The applicant has practiced art therapy for at least
five years, as demonstrated by holding a qualifying credential in good standing
for five or more years.
(3)
The applicant satisfies any additional requirements
established by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist
board.
