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TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 35	TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
CHAPTER 801	LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
SUBCHAPTER G	EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
RULE §801.143	Supervisor Requirements
ISSUE	12/23/2005
ACTION	Proposed

Preamble

Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Supervisors are recognized by the board when subsection (a) or (b) of this section is met by submitting [~~submiting~~ ] an application which includes documentation and verification of the following [~~four documents~~]:

(1)a license (which is not a provisional or an associate license) issued by the board[,] or a license as a marriage and family therapist in another state or territory[~~, or submit documents to support eligibility for licensure by the board~~];

(2)(No change.)

(3)[~~one of the following:~~]

[~~(A)~~]successful completion of a one-semester graduate course in marriage and family therapy supervision from a regionally accredited institution[~~; or~~]

[~~(B)~~an equivalent course of study consisting of a 30-hour didactic component and a 15-hour interactive component in the study of marriage and family therapy supervision approved by the Board. The interactive component must include a minimum of four persons]; and

(4)at least 3,000 hours of direct client contact in the practice of marriage and family therapy over a minimum of three years as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

(b)(No change.)

(c)A supervisor may not be employed by the person whom he or she is supervising.

(d)A supervisor may not be related within the second degree by affinity (marriage) or within the third degree by consanguinity (blood or adoption) to the person whom he or she is supervising.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 9, 2005

TRD-200505701

Wayne Hinson, Ph.D

Chair

Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists

Earliest possible date of adoption: January 22, 2006

For further information, please call: (512) 458-7236

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