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﻿ Ch. 148B MN Statutes
CHAPTER 148B. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING
148B.001 MS 2006 [Renumbered 15.001]
148B.18 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
148B.19 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
148B.195 MS 2006 [Renumbered 148B.1751]
148B.20 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
148B.28 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
148B.29 DEFINITIONS.
148B.50 DEFINITIONS.
148B.532 DEGREES FROM FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS.
148B.55 [Repealed, 2007 c 13 art 2 s 10]
148B.555 MS 2007 Supp [Expired, 2005 c 147 art 5 s 5; 2007 c 123 s 42]
148B.60 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
148B.61 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
148B.63 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.64 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.65 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.66 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.67 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.68 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.69 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.70 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
148B.71 MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
[Repealed, 1991 c 292 art 2 s 75]
[Repealed, 1997 c 193 s 48]
Subd. 7.Licensee.
1987 c 347 art 1 s 1; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 33; 1997 c 193 s 2,3
1987 c 347 art 1 s 3; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 34; 1997 c 193 s 4
1987 c 347 art 1 s 4; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 35,36; 1992 c 460 s 1,2; 1993 c 240 s 2; 1994 c 618 art 1 s 23; 1997 c 193 s 5-7; 2000 c 284 s 4
Subdivision 1.Disciplinary action by a board.
[Repealed, 1992 c 460 s 20]
1987 c 347 art 1 s 5; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 37; 1992 c 460 s 3
1987 c 347 art 1 s 8; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 41; 1992 c 460 s 5; 1993 c 240 s 3; 1997 c 193 s 10
1987 c 347 art 1 s 9; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 74
1987 c 347 art 1 s 10
1987 c 347 art 1 s 11; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 74
1987 c 347 art 1 s 12; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 42
1987 c 347 art 1 s 13; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 43
1987 c 347 art 1 s 14
Subdivision 1.Arbitration.
1987 c 347 art 1 s 15; 1992 c 292 art 2 s 74; 1992 c 460 s 6
Subdivision. 1.Fees; Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Subd. 2.Licensure and application fees.
Subd. 3.Other fees.
1987 c 347 art 1 s 17; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 61; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 44; 1996 c 305 art 3 s 22; 1Sp2011 c 9 art 5 s 8; 2013 c 108 art 10 s 1; 2014 c 312 art 4 s 12
2008 c 189 s 20; 2016 c 163 art 3 s 3
148B.18
[Repealed, 2005 c 147 art 1 s 71]
148B.19
148B.20
148B.28
[Repealed, 1995 c 63 s 9]
For the purposes of sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, the following terms have the meanings given.
"Board" means the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy created in section 148B.30.
Subd. 3.Marriage and family therapy.
"Marriage and family therapy" means the process of providing professional marriage and family psychotherapy to individuals, married couples, and family groups, either singly or in groups. The practice of marriage and family therapy utilizes established principles that recognize the interrelated nature of the individual problems and dysfunctions in family members to assess, understand, and treat emotional and mental problems. Marriage and family therapy includes premarital, marital, divorce, and family therapy, and is a specialized mode of treatment for the purpose of resolving emotional problems and modifying intrapersonal and interpersonal dysfunction.
1987 c 347 art 3 s 1
There is created a Board of Marriage and Family Therapy that consists of seven members appointed by the governor. Four members shall be licensed, practicing marriage and family therapists, each of whom shall for at least five years immediately preceding appointment, have been actively engaged as a marriage and family therapist, rendering professional services in marriage and family therapy. One member shall be engaged in the professional teaching and research of marriage and family therapy. Two members shall be representatives of the general public who have no direct affiliation with the practice of marriage and family therapy. All members shall have been a resident of the state two years preceding their appointment. Of the first board members appointed, three shall continue in office for two years, two members for three years, and two members, including the chair, for terms of four years respectively. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years each, except that a person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the board member whom the newly appointed member succeeds. Upon the expiration of a board member's term of office, the board member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Subd. 2.Transition provision.
The board shall annually elect from its membership a chair, a vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer, and shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings. The board shall appoint and employ an executive secretary who shall not be a member of the board.
Subd. 4.Membership terms; compensation and removal.
The membership terms, compensation, and removal of board members is governed by section 15.0575, unless superseded by this section.
1987 c 347 art 3 s 2
1987 c 347 art 3 s 3
After adoption of rules by the board implementing sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, no individual shall engage in marriage and family therapy practice unless that individual holds a valid license issued under sections 148B.29 to 148B.39.
Subd. 2.Appearance as licensee prohibited.
After adoption of rules by the board implementing sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, no individual shall be held out to be a marriage and family therapist unless that individual holds a valid license issued under sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, is a psychologist licensed by the Board of Psychology with a competency in marriage and family therapy, or is a person providing marriage and family therapy who is employed by a hospital licensed under chapter 144 and who is acting within the scope of the person's employment.
A person who violates a provision of sections 148B.29 to 148B.39 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1987 c 347 art 3 s 4; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 268; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 42; 1995 c 234 art 8 s 46; 2000 c 488 art 9 s 4
Subdivision 1.Documentary evidence of qualifications.
An applicant for a license shall furnish evidence that the applicant:
Each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee under section 148B.17.
Subd. 3.Expedited and temporary licensing for former and current members of the military.
(c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision is effective for six months from the initial temporary licensure date.
(d) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the licensed marriage and family therapist application for licensure.
(e) In order to remain licensed after the expiration of the temporary license, an individual must meet the requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2.
1987 c 347 art 3 s 5; 1991 c 292 art 2 s 48; 1Sp2011 c 9 art 5 s 9; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 20
1987 c 347 art 3 s 7
1987 c 347 art 3 s 8
Subdivision 1.Grounds for action.
The board may refuse to grant a license to, or may suspend, revoke, condition, limit, qualify, or restrict the license of any individual who the board, after a hearing under the contested case provisions of chapter 14, determines:
Subd. 2.Restoring a license.
For reasons it considers sufficient and upon a vote of five of its members, the board may restore a license that has been revoked, reduce a period of suspension, or withdraw a reprimand.
1987 c 347 art 3 s 9
For the purposes of sections 148B.50 to 148B.593, the following terms have the meanings given.
Subd. 2.Approved supervisor.
"Approved supervisor" means a licensed professional counselor, licensed psychologist, or other qualified supervisor as determined by the board, who has four years of professional counseling experience and documents to the board the completion of a training in counseling supervision that included content and experiences relevant to the supervision of professional counselors.
"Board" means the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy established by section 148B.51.
Subd. 4.Licensed professional counseling.
"Licensed professional counseling" means the application of counseling, human development, and mental health research, principles, and procedures to maintain and enhance the mental health, development, personal and interpersonal effectiveness, and adjustment to work and life of individuals and families.
2003 c 118 s 4; 2007 c 123 s 37
The Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy consists of 13 members appointed by the governor. Five of the members shall be professional counselors licensed or eligible for licensure under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593. Five of the members shall be alcohol and drug counselors licensed under chapter 148F. Three of the members shall be public members as defined in section 214.02. The board shall annually elect from its membership a chair and vice-chair. The board shall appoint and employ an executive director who is not a member of the board. The employment of the executive director shall be subject to the terms described in section 214.04, subdivision 2a. Chapter 214 applies to the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy unless superseded by sections 148B.50 to 148B.593.
2003 c 118 s 5; 2004 c 279 art 11 s 5; 2012 c 197 art 2 s 44
(6) establish initial and renewal application and examination fees sufficient to cover operating expenses of the board and its agents in accordance with section 16A.1283;
2003 c 118 s 6; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 1; 1Sp2011 c 9 art 5 s 10
2003 c 118 s 7; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 2,3; 2005 c 147 art 5 s 1,2; 2007 c 123 s 38,39; 2007 c 147 art 9 s 30; 2014 c 312 art 4 s 13; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 21
(b) The supervision must have been received under a contract that defines clinical practice and supervision from a mental health professional as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 18, clauses (1) to (6), or 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or by a board-approved supervisor, who has at least two years of postlicensure experience in the delivery of clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses and disorders. All supervisors must meet the supervisor requirements in Minnesota Rules, part 2150.5010.
MS 2012 [Expired, 2012 c 197 art 3 s 2]
Subd. 4.Conversion to licensed professional clinical counselor after August 1, 2014.
(a) After August 1, 2014, an individual currently licensed in the state of Minnesota as a licensed professional counselor may convert to a LPCC by providing evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met the following requirements:
Subd. 4a.Expedited and temporary licensing for former and current members of the military.
(b) A qualified applicant under paragraph (a) must provide evidence of:
(d) During the temporary license period, the individual shall complete the licensed professional clinical counselor application for licensure.
2007 c 123 s 40; 2012 c 197 art 3 s 1-3; 2014 c 291 art 4 s 25,26; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 22
2005 c 147 art 5 s 3
Subdivision 1.Scope and documentation.
In addition to meeting all other licensure requirements, an applicant for licensure whose degree was received from a foreign degree program that is not recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from a foreign institution of higher education that is not accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) must fulfill the requirements of this section, providing certified English translations of board-required relevant documentation.
Subd. 2.Education evaluation.
An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.53, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), clause (3), and (b). An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional clinical counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.5301, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3). This evidence must be evaluated by the board with the assistance of a credentials evaluation service familiar with educational standards and professional qualification. The evaluation must be sent directly to the board from the evaluating agency. Agencies providing evaluation services must be accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. The applicant shall be responsible for the expenses incurred as a result of the evaluation.
2007 c 123 s 41
Licensees shall renew licenses at the time and in the manner established by the rules of the board.
Subd. 3.Relicensure following termination.
An individual whose license was terminated and who can demonstrate completion of the graduate credit requirement in subdivision 2, does not need to comply with the continuing education requirement of Minnesota Rules, part 2150.2520, subpart 4, or with the continuing education requirements for relicensure following termination in Minnesota Rules, part 2150.0130, subpart 2. This section does not apply to an individual whose license has been canceled.
2003 c 118 s 8; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 4; 2005 c 147 art 5 s 4; 2010 c 248 s 1; 2012 c 197 art 3 s 4,5
2003 c 118 s 10
2005 c 147 art 5 s 6
2003 c 118 s 11
2005 c 147 art 5 s 8
(b) In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination, the board may, notwithstanding section 13.384, 144.651, or any other law limiting access to medical or other health data, obtain medical data and health records relating to a licensee or applicant without the licensee's or applicant's consent if the board has probable cause to believe that section 148B.59, paragraph (a), clause (9), applies to the licensee or applicant. The medical data may be requested from a provider, as defined in section 144.291, subdivision 2, paragraph (h); an insurance company; or a government agency, including the Department of Human Services. A provider, insurance company, or government agency shall comply with any written request of the board under this subdivision and is not liable in any action for damages for releasing the data requested by the board if the data are released pursuant to a written request under this subdivision, unless the information is false and the provider giving the information knew, or had reason to believe, the information was false. Information obtained under this subdivision is classified as private under sections 13.01 to 13.87.
2005 c 147 art 5 s 9; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15
After October 11, 2005, no individual may engage in the practice of licensed professional counseling unless that individual holds a valid license or is exempt from licensure under section 148B.592.
Subd. 2.Use of titles.
After October 11, 2005, no individual may be presented to the public by any title or practice incorporating the words "licensed professional counselor" or "LPC" unless that individual holds a valid license issued under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593.
2003 c 118 s 13; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 34
2004 c 279 art 5 s 7
A person, health care facility, business, or organization is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for reporting to the board violations or alleged violations of sections 148B.50 to 148B.593. All such reports are classified under section 13.41.
Members of the board, persons employed by the board, and consultants retained by the board for the purpose of investigation of violations or the preparation and management of charges of violations of this chapter on behalf of the board are immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution for any actions, transactions, or publications in the execution of, or relating to, their duties under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593.
2004 c 279 art 5 s 8
Notwithstanding section 144.292, subdivisions 2 and 5, a provider shall not be required to provide copies of assessment tools, assessment tool materials, or scoring keys to any individual who has completed an assessment tool or to an individual not qualified to administer, score, and interpret the assessment tool, if the provider reasonably determines that access would compromise the objectivity, fairness, or integrity of the testing process for the individual or others. If the provider makes this determination, the provider shall, at the discretion of the individual who has completed the assessment tool, release the information either to another provider who is qualified to administer, score, and interpret the assessment tool or furnish a summary of the assessment tool results to the individual or to a third party designated by the individual.
2005 c 147 art 5 s 10; 2007 c 147 art 10 s 15
2003 c 118 s 15
148B.60
MS 2008 [Repealed, 2003 c 118 s 29; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 10; 2005 c 147 art 8 s 3]
[Repealed, 1996 c 305 art 1 s 38]
[Repealed by amendment, 2005 c 147 art 8 s 1]
148B.61
[Repealed by amendment, 2005 c 147 art 8 s 2]
[Deleted, 1995 c 233 art 2 s 57]