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-3319 - Responsibilities of the Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. General
				  Responsibilities
1. The PLMFT is responsible
				  to be thoroughly aware of his or her legal, ethical, and professional
				  responsibilities as a supervisee and to maintain a level of care for clients
				  that meets the standards for licensed marriage and family therapists as
				  described in this Rule.
2. The
				  PLMFT is responsible to meet with the board-approved supervisor(s) for
				  qualified supervision in the manner prescribed in the plan of supervision. The
				  PLMFT must receive active supervision as defined in §3105
3. The PLMFT is responsible to collaborate
				  with his or her approved supervisor(s) in order to develop and submit to the
				  advisory committee a plan of supervision as defined in
				  Section
				  3315 B
4. It is the responsibility of the supervisee
				  to immediately report to the approved supervisor(s), the supervisees employer
				  or contractor, and the board any changes in the supervisees status (loss of
				  employment, change of job status, serious illness, legal difficulty, etc.) that
				  significantly affect the supervisees continued qualification as a PLMFT, due
				  qualification as a LMFT, ability to meet the terms of the plan of supervision,
				  or ability to provide the standard of care to clients as defined in this Rule.
a. The supervisee shall report to the
				  approved supervisor(s) and the board within thirty days any change in status
				  that would affect the ability of the supervisor or the board to contact the
				  supervisee, such as changes in postal address, telephone number, or e-mail
				  address.
b. As the board-approved
				  supervisor has knowledge, he or she shall ensure that the supervisee reports
				  such changes in status to the board in accordance with advisory committee
				  policy.
c. The supervisee is
				  responsible to collaborate with his supervisor(s) over the course of his or her
				  postgraduate clinical experience to develop, maintain, and fulfill a plan of
				  supervision that meets the developmental needs of the supervisee, provides for
				  an appropriate level of professional care for the supervisees clients, allows
				  for the adequate monitoring of the supervisees practice by the board-approved
				  supervisor(s) or supervisor candidate, and allows for the supervisees timely
				  qualification as a LMFT.
d. It is
				  the responsibility of the supervisee to submit amendments to the plan of
				  supervision to the advisory committee within 30 days for approval in accordance
				  with advisory committee policy.
5. The PLMFT is responsible to meet with the
				  approved supervisor(s) with a regularity, frequency, and manner prescribed by
				  the board-approved plan of supervision.
a.
				  The supervisee shall inform the board in writing within 30 days in accordance
				  with advisory committee policy in the event that the supervisees supervisor
				  becomes unwilling or unable to fulfill his or her responsibility to the
				  supervisee as defined in the board-approved plan of supervision.
b. In the event that an approved supervisor
				  becomes unwilling or unable for any reason to fulfill the duties as a qualified
				  supervisor, the advisory committee shall assist this supervisor's supervisees
				  according to advisory committee policy in acquiring interim supervision until a
				  suitable board-approved supervisor can be located in order to preserve
				  continuity of care for the supervisees clients.
c. Should an interim supervisor not be
				  located in a timely manner as determined by the advisory committee, the
				  supervisee must suspend services to clients until such time as a new supervisor
				  can be located. In such circumstances it is the responsibility of the
				  supervisee to work with his administrative supervisor to see that his clients
				  are appropriately referred.
6. The supervisee is responsible to be
				  thoroughly aware of the terms of his or her employment as an employee or
				  private contractor as well as the administrative policies and procedures of his
				  employer and/or administrative supervisor.
a.
				  In the event that the standard of professional behavior and/or client care
				  provided by the supervisees employer or administrative supervisor exceeds that
				  of the minimum standards in this Rule, the supervisee should to the best of his
				  ability adhere to the higher standard.
b. In the event that a conflict between the
				  policies, procedures, or directives of the supervisees employer or
				  administrative supervisor impedes the ability of the supervisee to comply with
				  the directives of the supervisees board-approved supervisor(s), the terms of
				  the supervisees plan of supervision, or the standard of professional behavior
				  described in this Rule, the supervisee shall inform his or her approved
				  supervisor(s) immediately.
7. The supervisee may not have ownership of
				  all or part of any mental health counseling practice or accept any direct fee
				  for service from therapy clients. The supervisee may receive a wage for
				  services rendered as an employee or as a private contractor. Should the
				  supervisee receive monetary compensation as a private contractor for services
				  for which his status as a supervisee qualifies him, the contractual agreement
				  under which the supervisee receives compensation must specify a person who
				  functions in the workplace as an administrative on-site supervisor for the
				  supervisee in his delivery of services under the contract.