Applications for marriage and family therapist licenses shall
be approved per section
4757.30 of the Revised Code and
this rule. The staff of the board shall review all applications and process as
follows:
(A) Applications that meet
the basic requirements as detailed below shall be approved upon receipt of all
applicable parts.
(1) Applications for
independent marriage and family therapist license that meet the basic
requirements for licensure in section
4757.30 of the Revised Code and
rule 4757-25-04 of the Administrative
Code shall be approved if the following conditions are met:
(a) Process application for independent
marriage and family therapist received with no questions requiring review by
the board such as felony convictions, loss of license in another state,
etc.
(b) Transcript provided by a
regionally accredited educational institution of a master's or doctoral degree
in marriage and family therapy or related degree that meets paragraph (B) of
rule 4757-25-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(c) Proof of completion of at
least two years of post-master's degree marriage and family therapist
experience that meets paragraph (A) of rule
4757-25-04 of the Administrative
Code supervised by a supervisor that meets paragraph (C)(1) of rule
4757-29-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(d) Proof of passing an
examination acceptable to the board for the purpose of determining ability to
practice as an independent marriage and family therapist.
(2) Applications for marriage and family
therapist license that meet the basic requirements for licensure in section
4757.30 of the Revised Code and
rule 4757-25-03 of the Administrative
Code shall be approved if the following conditions are met:
(a) Process application for marriage and
family therapist received with no questions requiring review by the board such
as felony convictions, loss of license in another state, etc.
(b) Transcript provided by an accredited
educational institution of a master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family
therapy or related degree that meets paragraph (B) of rule
4757-25-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(c) Proof of passing an
examination acceptable to the board for the purpose of determining ability to
practice as an marriage and family therapist.
(3)
Applications that
meet the requirements of rule
4757-25-06 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) Complete
applications that meet the following conditions
may be held for
the marriage and family therapist professional standards committee review at
the next regularly scheduled meeting, if received at least ten days prior to
the meeting, unless authority to approve is specifically delegated by the board
to staff.
(1)
Applications that have
answered questions requiring review by the board such as felony convictions,
loss of license in another state, etc.
(2)
Applications with related
degrees.
(3)
Applications which staff, at its discretion,
determines require further scrutiny by the marriage and family therapist
professional standards committee.
