Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LX - Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners › Subpart 2 - Professional Standards for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists › Chapter 33 - Requirements for Licensure and Provisional Licensure › Section LX-3315 - Application, Practice, and Renewal Requirements for Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. General
				  Provisions
1. Pursuant to Act 484 of the 2014
				  Regular Legislative Session and effective May 1, 2015, an individual previously
				  registered as a MFT intern with the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors
				  Board of Examiners and under active board-approved supervision will be issued a
				  provisional license as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapists
				  and subject to
				  R.S.
				  37:1101-1123 and board rules herein.
2. Any MFT intern who has surpassed their
				  seven-year registration period, with the exception of those granted an
				  extension by the board, must reapply to the board as a provisional licensed
				  marriage and family therapist under current law and board rules in order to
				  practice marriage and family therapy.
3. MFT interns granted an extension beyond
				  May 1st, 2015 will be issued a provisional license. Such provisional license
				  will become invalid upon expiration of the board granted extension. The
				  individual must then apply under current law and board rules for provisional
				  licensure as a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist or for
				  licensure as a licensed marriage and family therapist in order to practice
				  marriage and family therapy.
4.
				  Persons who apply to the board for qualification as a provisional licensed
				  marriage and family therapist must meet the specified degree requirements and
				  must successfully complete a minimum of two years of postgraduate clinical
				  experience in marriage and family therapy as specified in
				  Section
				  3315.C.1 under
				  qualified supervision as determined by the advisory committee and approved by
				  the board. Upon qualification, the provisional licensed marriage and family
				  therapist shall be considered an applicant in process for licensure as an
				  LMFT.
5. A member of the advisory
				  committee who has functioned as a board-approved supervisor for a person making
				  application for licensure as an LMFT or certification as a board-approved
				  supervisor shall not participate in deliberations in regard to or vote on the
				  approval of said applicant.
6. A
				  provisional licensed marriage and family therapist must provide updates to the
				  board and board-approved supervisor regarding changes in status on forms
				  provided by the board within 30 days of said change. Failure to comply may
				  result in a fine, loss of supervised experience hours, and/or disciplinary
				  action. Changes in status include changes in:
a. relevant personal information, including
				  contact information, physical address, name;
b. relevant practice setting information,
				  including job title/duties, employment status;
c. status with the justice system, including
				  notification of arrest, charges, convictions;
d. status with another
				  licensure/credentialing body, including notification of suspension, revocation,
				  or other disciplinary proceedings/actions;
e. the use of any narcotics, controlled
				  substances, or any alcoholic beverages in a manner that is dangerous to the
				  public or in a manner that impairs the supervisees ability to provide mental
				  health services to the public;
f.
				  any medical condition which may in any way impair or limit the supervisees
				  ability to provide mental health services to the public with reasonable skill
				  or safety.
7. The
				  supervisee must maintain documentation of all supervised experience hours by
				  employment location and type of hour (indirect, direct, and face to face
				  supervision). It is recommended that a supervisee obtain the signature of the
				  board-approved supervisor indicating review and approval of documentation at
				  regular intervals.