The following felonies and misdemeanors directly relate to
the duties and responsibilities of a licensee:
(1)offenses listed in Articles 42A.054 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure;
(2)a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article
62.001 of the Code of Criminal Procedure;
(3)any felony offense wherein the judgment reflects
an affirmative finding regarding the use or exhibition of a deadly
weapon;
(4)any criminal violation of Chapter 502 (Licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist Act of the Occupations Code;
(5)any criminal violation of Chapter 35 (Insurance
Fraud) or Chapter 35A Medicaid Fraud) of the Penal Code;
(6)any criminal violation involving a federal health
care program, including 42 USC §130a-7b (Criminal penalties for
acts involving Federal health care programs);
(7)any offense involving the failure to report abuse
or neglect;
(8)any state or federal offense not otherwise listed
herein, committed by a licensee while engaged in the practice of marriage
and family therapy;
(9)any criminal violation of §22.041 (Abandoning
or Endangering a Child) of the Penal Code;
(10)any criminal violation of §21.15 (Invasive
Visual Recording) of the Penal Code;
(11)any criminal violation of §43.26 (Possession
of Child Pornography) of the Penal Code;
(12)any criminal violations of §22.04 (Injury
to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual) of the Penal
Code;
(13)three or more drug or alcohol related convictions
within the last 10 years, evidencing possible addiction that will
have an effect on the licensee's ability to provide competent services;
and
(14)any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit
an offense listed herein.
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 September 15, 2020
TRD-202003813 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 1, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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