PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedure for application for licensure as a licensed marital and family therapist.

1. (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. (2) An application shall not be considered as officially filed unless it is typewritten or printed in black ink, signed, notarized, accompanied by all documents required by the state committee to include a background check, and the applicant pays the required application fee pursuant to 20 CSR 2233- 1.040(1)(A). The application fee shall be in the form of a cashier’s check, personal check, or money order. For the purpose of licensure the results of a criminal background check shall be valid for two (2) years.

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ground check the applicant shall provide proof of 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. Proof shall consist of any documentation acceptable to the state committee. Any fees due for the background check shall be paid by the applicant directly to the Missouri State Highway Patrol or its approved vendor(s).

1. (3) The completed application, including all documents, supporting 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.
2. (4) Following review, the applicant shall be informed in writing of the decision regarding the application for licensure.

3. (5) An applicant with a license to engage in the practice of marital 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.

   1. (A) An application for licensure shall be reviewed by the state committee, and the applicant shall be informed, in writing, of the state committee’s decision.
4. (6) For the purpose of this rule, “acceptable evidence” shall include, but not be limited to, a completed application for licensure on forms provided by the state committee, documentation of licensure which shall contain 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.
5. (7) Applicants for licensure from states without marital and family therapy laws or states with marital and family therapy 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), 337.706.2, and 337.727(6) and (10), RSMo Supp. 2011.* 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. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION 15, 2007, effective May 30, 2008. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2011, effective May 30, 2012. *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.