Application for Licensure

PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for application for li censure as a licensed marital and family therapist. (1) A licensed marital and family therapist application shall be made on the forms provided by the state committee and may be obtained by writing the state committee at PO Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102 or by calling (573) 751-0870 or from the state committee’s web site at http://pr.mo.gov/marital.asp. The TDD number is (800) 735-2966. (2) The following must be on file with the state committee for an application for licensure to be considered complete and officially filed: (A) An application for licensure on a form, provided by the state committee, that is legible and printed in black or blue ink; (B) Application for licensure fee; (C) Official graduate transcript(s) sent to the state committee by the educational institution(s); (D) Documentation of post degree supervised experience in compliance with 20 CSR 2233-2.020; (E) Official scores from the Examination in Marital and Family Therapy as developed by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards or its successor organization; and (F) Background check with submission of fingerprints to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s approved vendor(s) for both a Missouri State Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check. (3) The completed application, including all documents, sup porting material, examination results, and official transcripts sent by the school, shall be received at least thirty (30) days before the meeting of the State Committee of Marital and Family Therapists. Applications received less than thirty (30) days before a state committee meeting may be reviewed at the state committee’s discretion. (4) Following review, the applicant will be informed in writing of the decision regarding the application for licensure. (5) An applicant with a license to engage in the practice of mar ital and family therapy in another state or territory as defined in section 337.715.2, RSMo, may apply for licensure in Missouri upon submitting acceptable evidence of his/her qualifications to the division. (A) An application for licensure shall be reviewed by the state committee, and the applicant informed, in writing, of the state committee’s decision. (B) For the purpose of this rule, “acceptable evidence” includes, and is not limited to, a completed application for licensure on forms provided by the state committee, documen tation of licensure which contains information concerning the requirements for licensure, the method of licensing including examination results, date of original licensure, current status of the applicant’s license, and payment of the applicable fee. (6) Applicants for licensure from states without marital and family therapy laws or states with marital and family ther apy laws which are not substantially equivalent to Missouri’s requirements may qualify for licensure pursuant to section 337.715.1, RSMo. AUTHORITY: sections 337.700(9) and 337.706.2, RSMo 2016, and section 337.727(6) and (10), RSMo Supp. 2019.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 233-2.030. Original rule filed Dec. 31, 1997, effective July 30, 1998. Moved to 20 CSR 2233-2.030, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2007, effective May 30, 2008. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2011, effective May 30, 2012. Amended: Filed Sept. 5, 2019, effective March 30, 2020. *Original authority: 337.700, RSMo 1995, amended 2007, 2008, 2010; 337.706, RSMo 1995, amended 2004, 2010; and 337.727, RSMo 1995, amended 2009, 2010.