(a)An LMFT Associate license expires 60 months
from the date of issuance. [The initial LMFT Associate
license will be issued for a period of 24 months and may be renewed
biennially for a period not to exceed a total of 72 months.]
(b)An LMFT Associate who does not complete the
required supervised experience hours during the 60-month time period
must reapply for licensure. [An LMFT Associate who has
held the LMFT Associate license for 72 months and submitted documentation
to the council to satisfy all minimum requirements for LMFT licensure,
except the 500 hour requirement set in §801.142(1)(B) of this
title (relating to Supervised Clinical Experience Requirements and
Conditions) and requiring at least 500 hours of direct clinical services
to couples or families, may renew his or her LMFT Associate license
only once more (not exceeding 96 months of licensure as an LMFT Associate).
]
(c)As of the effective date of this rule, all
active LMFT Associate licenses shall be converted to a 60-month licensure
term, with a new expiration date set 60 months after the effective
date of this rule. [An LMFT Associate who has held the
LMFT Associate license for 72 months (or 96 months if subsection (b)
of this section applies) and has not met the minimum requirements
for LMFT licensure, may not renew but must reapply for the LMFT Associate
license, meeting all current application requirements and passing
the national licensure examination no more than six months before
the date the application is received.]
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on December 5, 2022
TRD-202204783 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 15, 2023
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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