Section 330-A:21 Marriage and Family Therapists.
The board shall issue a marriage and family therapist license to any person who meets all of the following requirements or their equivalent:
I. Has a master's degree or a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, or has a master's degree or a doctorate degree with a concentration in the field of marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited institution, or has clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
II. Has passed the national examination of the Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards.
III. Has completed a minimum of 2 years of post-master's experience in a mental health counseling setting, including completion of a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised practice of marriage and family therapy under supervision approved by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy or the board, and has completed 200 hours of face-to-face supervision by a supervisor approved by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy or the board. Supervision standards shall be equivalent to an American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy approved supervisor, or approved alternate supervision as defined by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Commission on Supervision.
Source. 1998, 234:1, eff. Oct. 31, 1998.