(a) Each candidate for licensure as a creative arts therapist shall pass one of the following examinations:

1. (1) an examination that is offered by an organization determined by the department to have satisfactory administrative and psychometric procedures in place to offer the licensing examination, and that the department determines adequately tests creative arts therapy proficiency at the master's degree level and adequately measures the candidate's knowledge concerning practice of creative arts therapy, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 8404 of the Education Law; or

2. (2) a scored assessment of case narratives, which shall meet the following requirements:

   1. (i) the case narratives shall be submitted to the department in a form prescribed by the department;
   2. (ii) the case narratives shall describe the assessment and treatment in two cases. The narratives shall demonstrate the relationships among the presenting problems, the background material, a formulation of case dynamics, an assessment statement, the treatment process, application of creative arts theory appropriate to the case and the qualifications of the applicant, the treatment outcomes and supervisory issues; and

   3. (iii) the case narratives shall be scored by the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners. Failing examinations may be revised and resubmitted only once.

      (b) Requirements for admission to examination for licensure as a creative arts therapist.

      To be admitted to the licensing examination, the candidate shall be required to:

3. (1) file an application for licensure with the department;
4. (2) pay the fee for initial licensure and the fee for the first registration period, as prescribed in section 8404(3)(g) of the Education Law; and

5. (3) present satisfactory evidence of having met the education requirement for licensure as a creative arts therapist, as prescribed in section 79-11.1 of this Subpart, including receipt of the degree.

   (c) Passing score.

   The passing score for the examination for licensure as creative arts therapist shall be determined by the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners.