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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 86:16-1-4 - Applicability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Every duty, obligation or requirement described in this
				  Chapter and imposed upon a LMFT shall be applicable to every licensed marital
				  and family therapist candidate, unless specifically provided
				  otherwise.
Transferred from
					 310:400-1-4 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 3 - Advisory Board Operations › Section 86:16-3-1 - Statutory requirements

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In addition to those operations described in Section 1925.5
				  of the LMFT Act, the Advisory Board operations in this Chapter are to be in
				  effect.
Transferred from
					 310:400-3-1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 3 - Advisory Board Operations › Section 86:16-3-2 - Officers

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(a)
Chairman.
The Chairman shall
				preside at all meetings at which he or she is in attendance and perform all
				duties prescribed by law or Board. The Chairman is authorized by the Advisory
				Board to make day-to-day decisions regarding Advisory Board activities in order
				to facilitate the responsiveness and effectiveness of the Advisory
				Board.
(b)
Vice-chairman.
The Vice-Chairman shall perform the duties of the
				Chairman in case of the absence or disability of the Chairman. In case the
				office of the Chairman becomes vacant, the Vice-Chairman shall serve as
				Chairman until a successor is named.
(c)
Secretary.
In the absence of
				the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, the Secretary will preside until the Chairman
				or Vice-Chairman is present.
Transferred from
					 310:400-3-2 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 3 - Advisory Board Operations › Section 86:16-3-3 - Rules of order

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Robert's Rules of Order Revised shall be the basis of
				  parliamentary decisions except as otherwise provided by Advisory Board
				  rules.
Transferred from
					 310:400-3-7 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 3 - Advisory Board Operations › Section 86:16-3-4 - Sub-committees

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(a) The Chairman with the approval of the
				Advisory Board may establish sub-committees deemed necessary to carry out
				Advisory Board responsibilities.
(b) The Chairman shall appoint the members of
				the Advisory Board to serve on sub-committees.
(c) The Chairman may appoint non Advisory
				Board members to serve as sub-committee members on a consultant or voluntary
				basis subject to Advisory Board approval.
(d) Sub-committee Chairman shall make regular
				reports to the Advisory Board in interim written reports and/or at regular
				meetings.
(e) Sub-committees shall
				direct all reports or other materials to the Director for
				distribution.
(f) Sub-committees
				shall meet when called by the Chairman or when so directed by the Advisory
				Board.
Transferred from
					 310:400-3-9 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-2 - Confidentiality

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(a) LMFTs have unique confidentiality
				problems because the "client" in a therapeutic relationship may be more than
				one person. The overriding principle is that LMFTs respect the confidences of
				their client(s).
(b) LMFTs shall
				not disclose client records and confidences to anyone, except:
(1) as mandated by law;
(2) to prevent a clear and immediate danger
				to a person or persons;
(3) where
				the LMFT is a defendant in a civil, criminal, or disciplinary action rising
				from the therapy (in which case client confidences may be disclosed only in the
				course of that action);
(4) if
				there is a waiver previously obtained in writing, and then such information may
				be revealed only in accordance with the terms of the waiver.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-3 - Professional competence and integrity

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(a)
				LMFTs are dedicated to maintaining high standards of professional competence
				and integrity.
(b) LMFTs are
				presumed to have violated high standards of integrity or competence if they:
(1) are convicted of a felony;
(2) are convicted of a misdemeanor (related
				to their qualifications or functions);
(3) engage in conduct which could lead to
				conviction of felonies, or misdemeanors related to their qualifications or
				functions;
(4) have their licenses
				or certificates suspended or revoked; or
(5) are no longer competent to practice
				marital and family therapy because they are impaired due to physical or mental
				causes or the abuse of alcohol or other substances.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-4 - Responsibility to students, employees, and supervisees

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(a) LMFTs shall not exploit the trust and
				dependency of students, employees and supervisees.
(b) LMFTs are cognizant of their potentially
				influential position with respect to students, employees, and supervisees, and
				shall not exploit the trust and dependency of such persons. LMFTs, therefore,
				shall avoid extra therapeutic relationships that impair their professional
				judgment or increase the risk of exploitation. Examples of such extra
				therapeutic relationships include, but are not limited to, provision of therapy
				to students, employees, or supervisees, and business or close personal
				relationships with students, employees, or supervisees. Sexual intimacy with
				students or supervisees is prohibited.
(c) LMFTs shall not permit students,
				employees, or supervisees to perform or to hold themselves out as competent to
				perform professional services beyond their training, level of experience, and
				competence.
(d) LMFTs shall not
				disclose supervisee confidences to anyone, except:
(1) as mandated by law;
(2) to prevent a clear and immediate danger
				to a person or persons;
(3) where
				the marital and family therapist is a defendant in a civil, criminal, or
				disciplinary action arising from the supervision (in which case client
				confidences may be disclosed only in the course of that action);
(4) if there is a waiver previously obtained
				in writing, and then such information may be revealed only in accordance with
				the terms of the waiver.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-5 - Responsibility to research participants

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(a)
				LMFTs shall respect the dignity and protect the welfare of persons who
				participate in research and are cognizant of federal and state laws and
				regulations and professional standards governing the conduct of research with
				human participants.
(b) In planning
				a study, the LMFT has the responsibility to make a careful examination of its
				ethical acceptability. To the extent that services to research participants may
				be compromised by participation in research, the LMFT incurs a correspondingly
				serious obligation to seek the ethical advice of others not directly involved
				in the investigation and to observe safeguards to protect the rights of
				research participants. Examples of compromising conditions include, but are not
				limited to, random assignment to control groups, waiting lists, and inflexible
				treatment protocols.
(c) In
				requesting involvement in research, LMFTs are obligated to fully inform
				potential participants of all aspects of the research that might reasonably be
				expected to influence willingness to participate and to explain all other
				aspects of the research about which participants inquire. LMFTs are especially
				sensitive to the possibility of diminished consent when participants are also
				receiving clinical services or when participants are children or have
				impairments which limit understanding and/or communication.
(d) The LMFT respects the individual's
				freedom to decline to participate in or to withdraw from the research at any
				time. This obligation requires special thought and consideration when the LMFT
				or other members of the research team are in positions of authority or
				influence over the participant.
(e)
				Information obtained about a research participant during the course of an
				investigation is confidential unless otherwise agreed upon in advance. When the
				possibility exists that others, including family member, may obtain access to
				such information, this possibility, together with the plan for protecting
				confidentiality, is explained as part of the procedure for obtaining informed
				consent.
Transferred from
					 310:400-5-5
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-6 - Responsibility to colleagues

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(a) Marital and
				family therapists shall respect the rights and responsibilities of professional
				colleagues.
(b) LMFTs shall assign
				publication credit to those who have contributed to a publication in proportion
				to their contributions and in accordance with customary professional
				publication practices.
(c) LMFTs
				who author books or other materials that are published or distributed shall
				cite appropriately persons to whom credit for original ideas is due.
(d) LMFTs who author books or other materials
				published or distributed by an organization shall take reasonable precautions
				to ensure that the organization promotes and advertises the materials
				accurately and factually.
Transferred from
					 310:400-5-6
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-7 - Financial arrangements

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(a) LMFTs shall
				clearly explain to clients, prior to entering the therapy relationship, all
				financial arrangements related to professional services including the
				consequences for non-payment of fees.
(b) LMFTs shall not offer or accept payment
				for referrals.
(c) LMFTs shall not
				charge excessive fees for services.
(d) LMFTs shall represent facts truthfully to
				clients and third party payor regarding services rendered.
Transferred from
					 310:400-5-7
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-8 - Advertising

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(a) LMFTs shall accurately represent their
				competence, education, training, and experience relevant to their practice of
				marriage and family therapy.
(b)
				LMFTs shall not use a name which could mislead the public concerning the
				identity, responsibility, source, and status of those practicing under that
				name and shall not hold themselves out as being partners or associates of a
				firm if they are not.
(c) LMFTs
				shall not use any professional identification (such as a professional card,
				office sign, letterhead, or telephone or association directory listing) if it
				includes a statement or claim that is false, fraudulent, misleading or
				deceptive. A statement is false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive if it:
(1) contains a material misrepresentation of
				fact;
(2) fails to state any
				material fact necessary to make the statement, in light of all circumstances,
				not misleading;
(3) is intended to
				or is likely to create an unjustified expectation.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-9 - Candidate for LMFT licensure

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Candidates for licensure as a Licensed Marital and Family
				  Therapist shall not refer to themselves as a Licensed Marital and Family
				  Therapist or LMFT.
Transferred from
					 310:400-5-8.1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 5 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 86:16-5-10 - Failure to comply

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An LMFT who does not comply with the Rules of Professional
				  Conduct in this Subchapter shall be guilty of unprofessional
				  conduct.
Transferred from
					 310:400-5-9 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 7 - Application for Licensure › Section 86:16-7-1 - Fitness of applicants

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(a)
Purpose.
The purpose of this section is to establish the fitness of
				an applicant as one of the criteria for approval for licensure as an LMFT and
				to set forth the criteria by which the Commissioner, through the
				recommendations of the Advisory Board, will determine the fitness of
				applicants.
(b)
Fitness for
				licensure.
Any of the following items related to the applicant may be, as
				the Commissioner determines, the basis for the denial of or delay of licensure
				of the applicant.
(1) Lack of necessary
				skills and abilities to provide adequate services.
(2) Misrepresentation on the application or
				other materials submitted to the Department.
(3) A violation of the Code of Ethics of the
				professional discipline espoused by the applicant.
(4) Any violation of the Board rules in
				effect at the time of application which is applicable to an unlicensed
				person.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 7 - Application for Licensure › Section 86:16-7-2 - Application procedures

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(a)
General.
(1) The purpose of this
				section is to insure that all applicants meet those requirements specified in
				Section 1925.6 of the Act.
(2)
				Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant must submit all required information
				and documentation of credentials on official Department forms.
(3) The Department will not consider an
				application as officially submitted until receipt of the Application,
				application fee, official graduate transcripts, three (3) Document of
				Recommendation Forms, Internship/Practicum Documentation Form, and completed
				criminal background check. The fee must accompany the Application
				Form.
(4) The Department must
				receive all required application materials at least 60 days prior to the date
				the applicant wishes to take the examination.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 7 - Application for Licensure › Section 86:16-7-3 - Reapplication procedures

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(a)
Re-application for permanently expired license.
(1) Re-application after license expires for
				non-renewal shall include the following documents:
(A) Application form,
(B) Three (3) Documents of
				Recommendation,
(C) Supervision
				Agreement,
(D) On-Site Supervisor
				Verification Form,
(E) New
				Application Fee, and
(F) Two (2)
				classifiable sets or fingerprints.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 7 - Application for Licensure › Section 86:16-7-4 - Hearing upon denial of licensure application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Following the denial of a licensure application by the
				  Department, as prescribed in Section 1925.15 of the Act, the applicant may
				  request an administrative hearing to contest the denial of his/her application
				  within 15 days of receiving notification from the Department. If a hearing is
				  not requested within 15 days, the denial will be final.
Transferred from
					 310:400-7-2.2
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 7 - Application for Licensure › Section 86:16-7-6 - Additional forms

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(a) Licensure
				Verification Request Form - name of licensee; licensee license number; and
				licensee license type.
(b)
				Out-of-State License Verification Form - identifying information; type of
				credential held in other state; license number; issue and expiration date of
				license; current standing of license; past complaints or sanctions; exam
				information; supervision information; graduate education; internship
				documentation; signature and identifying information of person verifying from
				out-of-state.
(c) Mailing Addresses
				Request/Order Form - type of licensure list requested; format requested;
				identifying information of person making request.
(d) Licensure Reactivation Request Form -
				licensure type, identifying information; employment information; graduate
				education; license type and number; dates of inactivation and reactivation of
				license.
(e) LMFT Continuing
				Education Approval Application Form - name of workshop; program context;
				program knowledge area; name of presenter; presenter qualifications; date of
				presentation; number of hours requested; sponsoring agency; name of contact;
				phone number of contact; signature and signature date of contact; program
				content in relation to mental health ethics; program content in relation to
				therapy supervision; number of hours requested for mental health ethics; number
				of hour requested for therapy supervision.
Transferred from
					 310:400-7-5 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 9 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:16-9-1 - Eligibility

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An LMFT applicant is eligible to sit for the licensing
				  examination following the submission and approval of:
(1) Application Form and fee
(2) Practicum/Internship Documentation
				Form
(3) Official transcript(s)
				showing completion of all academic requirements listed in Subchapter 7 of this
				Chapter
(4) Three (3) Document of
				Recommendation Forms; and
(5) Two
				(2) classifiable sets of fingerprints
Transferred from
					 310:400-9-1 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 9 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:16-9-2 - Format

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Applicants shall take two examinations:
(1) The Licensing Examination in Marital and
				Family Therapy (Professional Examination Service) or another equivalent
				examination as determined by the Department and
(2) The Oklahoma LMFT Examination covering
				psychopathology and the LMFT law and regulations as approved by the
				Department.
Transferred from
					 310:400-9-2 by Laws 2013,
					 c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 9 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:16-9-3 - Frequency

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The Department shall administer licensure examinations at
				  least once a year or more often if deemed necessary.
Transferred from
					 310:400-9-3 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 9 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:16-9-4 - Application

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(a) The Department shall mail notification of
				eligibility to sit for examination(s) to the last known address of applicant no
				later than sixty (60) days after receiving the required and completed
				application materials.
(b) The
				Department will schedule the Oklahoma LMFT Examination and notify the applicant
				of test date. An applicant who wishes to take a scheduled national examination
				must complete an examination registration form, return it to the Department's
				designee and submit the required fee prior to the date of the
				examination.
(c) The applicant must
				pass the Oklahoma LMFT Examination within one year from the first date
				applicant is eligible to test or the supervision agreement will be revoked and
				the applicant shall be mailed notification at last known address. After passing
				the Oklahoma LMFT Examination, the applicant may submit a new supervision
				agreement and on-site supervisor verification form for Department
				approval.
(d) An applicant's
				eligibility to sit for the national examination shall be valid for three years,
				at which time if the applicant has not successfully passed the national exam,
				the licensure application shall be voided and the applicant shall be mailed
				notification at last known address. An applicant may re-apply with an
				additional requirement of a plan of remediation acceptable to the advisory
				board.
Transferred from
					 310:400-9-4 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 9 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:16-9-5 - Notice of results

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(a) The Department
				shall mail notification of the examination results and an analysis of
				performance to examinee at last known address.
(b) If the notice of examination results will
				be delayed for more than 90 days after the date of the examination, the
				Department shall mail notification of the delay to the applicant at last known
				address before the 90th day.
Transferred from
					 310:400-9-5 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 9 - Licensure Examinations › Section 86:16-9-6 - Failure to appear

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If an applicant for licensure fails to appear for examination
				  for reasons other than documented illness or other cause beyond the applicant's
				  control after applying to take a particular examination, the applicant must
				  re-register and pay another examination fee before being admitted to a
				  subsequent examination.
Transferred from
					 310:400-9-6 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirements › Section 86:16-11-1 - Supervisor and supervisee responsibilities

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Supervisor and Supervisee shall be jointly responsible
				  for:
(1) insuring the requirements
				under this subchapter are fulfilled. Any failure to comply may result in the
				loss of supervision hours, denial of licensure, initiation of formal complaint
				procedures, and/or loss of approved supervisor status.
(2) insuring the client's right to
				confidentiality is protected and the rules of the supervisor's and supervisee's
				respective employers are adhered to during the course of supervision.
Transferred from
					 310:400-11-1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirements › Section 86:16-11-2 - Acceptable supervised experience

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Supervised experience is acceptable when:
(1) it begins after all applicable academic
				requirements as stated in Subchapter 7 have been completed, and supervision
				agreement has been approved by the Department.
(2) official application for licensure has
				been made. This includes Application, application fee, Internship/Practicum
				Documentation Form, official graduate transcript, three (3) Document of
				Recommendation Forms, completed criminal background check, On-Site Supervisor
				Verification Form, and Supervision Agreement. Applicants who have met part or
				all of supervision experience requirements for clinical membership in AAMFT
				will be considered to have met part or all of the supervision requirements for
				licensure in Oklahoma.
(3) it
				consists of the performance of therapy activities as described in Section
				1925.2, subsection 7 and 9 of the LMFT Act and contains the following
				characteristics:
(A) supervision focuses on
				the raw data from a supervisee's continuing clinical practice, which may be
				available to the supervisor through a combination of direct observation,
				co-therapy, written clinical notes, and audio and video recordings and the LMFT
				Act and Regulations.
(B)
				supervision is a process clearly distinguishable from personal psychotherapy,
				and is contracted in order to serve professional/vocational goals.
(C) individual supervision shall be
				face-to-face with one supervisor and one or two supervisees.
(D) group supervision may be done with up to
				six supervisees and a supervisor.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirements › Section 86:16-11-3 - Supervisor qualifications

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(a) In
				order to be approved as a supervisor for therapists seeking MFT licensure, an
				individual must:
(1) be an American
				Association for Marriage and Family Therapy approved Supervisor familiar with
				Oklahoma LMFT Act and Rules duly promulgated, or
(2) be an LMFT
(A) with two (2) years of experience in
				marital and family therapy beyond the number of years of experience required
				for licensure and
(B) who has
				successfully completed a graduate course in therapist supervision (at least 45
				contact hours) or equivalent course of study acceptable to the Department. This
				equivalent course of study should consist of workshops in marriage and family
				therapy supervision in combination with directed study of the marriage and
				family therapy supervision literature. Fifteen (15) of the 45 clock hours
				should be in a class or workshop format which includes a minimum of four
				supervisors-in-training; the other 30 clock hours should be reserved for the
				directed study. Directed study must be approved and monitored by an Approved
				Supervisor.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirements › Section 86:16-11-4 - Duration of supervised experience

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(a)
				Work experience under supervision must extend over a minimum of 24 months. This
				marital and family therapy related experience must include a minimum of 1000
				hours of direct client contact. The candidate must have a minimum of 250
				relational hours with two or more members of the relational system present in
				the session.
(b) Supervision
				sessions:
(1) should be scheduled weekly and
				shall be no less than 6.25 hours of supervision for each 42 hours of direct
				client contact. No more than 42 hours of direct client contact can be counted
				in a four week period of time, or
(2) may be arranged on a different schedule
				upon:
(A) written request of the supervisor
				and supervisee in advance, and
(B)
				approval of the schedule by the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 11 - Supervised Experience Requirements › Section 86:16-11-5 - Documentation of supervised experience

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(a)
				An LMFT Supervision Agreement between supervisor and supervisee as well as the
				On-Site Supervisor Verification form must be received and approved by the
				Department prior to the accrual of supervision hours.
(b) Semi-annual documentation of supervision
				hours, evaluation of competence, date of observations (live or tape), and date
				of consultation between approved supervisor and on-site supervisor must be
				submitted by the supervisor and co-signed by the supervisee on official
				Supervision Evaluation Forms. Incomplete evaluations will not be accepted by
				the Department until all requirements for the semi-annual evaluation period
				have been completed.
(c) Upon
				completing the supervision requirement, the supervisee must complete and submit
				the Final Evaluation of Supervision Experience by Supervisee form for each
				supervisor. The Final Evaluation of Supervision Experience by Supervisee Form
				shall include the name of the supervisee and supervisor; period covered by
				supervision; ratings of supervision; recommendation of supervisor to other
				supervisees.
(d) Supervisors shall
				maintain supervision records for at least seven (7) years beyond termination of
				supervision.
Transferred from
					 310:400-11-5
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:16-13-1 - Fees established

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Board shall establish fees to provide for the support of
				  the administration of the Act.
Transferred from
					 310:400-13-1 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:16-13-2 - Schedule of fees

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The following fees apply to the administration of the
				  Act:
(1) Application fee - $200.00 -
				Shall be submitted with the application form.
(2) License examination - $295.00 - Shall be
				submitted when the applicant is notified of eligibility to sit for the
				examination.
(3) License fee -
				$100.00 - Shall be submitted upon notification that all application materials
				and fees have been received and are in order. This fee validates the license
				for the initial two-year period.
(4) License renewal fee - $100.00. - After
				the initial two-year period of licensure, this is a yearly fee to be submitted
				on or before December 31 of each year.
(5) Late renewal fee - $25.00 - This fee is
				assessed in addition to the renewal fee for failure to renew license on or
				before December 31.
(6) Replacement
				fee - $25.00 - This fee is for the issuance of a license certificate to replace
				a license certificate which has been lost, damaged, or is in need of revision
				to be submitted with documentation of the necessary replacement.
(7) Inactive license fee - $25.00 - Payment
				of this fee renders the license inactive and suspends all rights and privileges
				granted by the license until the license is reinstated.
Transferred from
					 310:400-13-2 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:16-13-3 - Fees non-refundable

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Fees paid by applicants are not refundable.
Transferred from
					 310:400-13-3
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:16-13-4 - Method of payment

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Any remittance submitted to the Department in payment of a
				  required fee may be in the form of a cashier's check, money order, personal
				  check or cash. Payment of fees may be made by credit card or other electronic
				  means, if acceptable by the Department. Any check returned to the Department
				  for non-payment may result in expiration or suspension of
				  license.
Transferred from
					 310:400-13-4 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 13 - Fees › Section 86:16-13-5 - Review of fees

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The Department shall make periodic reviews of its fee
				  schedule and make any adjustments necessary to provide funds to meet its
				  expenses without creating an unnecessary surplus.
Transferred from
					 310:400-13-5 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 15 - Issuance and Maintenance of License › Section 86:16-15-1 - Issuance of license

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(a)
Certificate.
The license issued by the Commissioner shall contain
				the licensee's name, license number, highest accredited therapy-related
				academic degree and date of issuance.
(b)
Signature.
Official licenses
				shall be signed by the Commissioner and be affixed with the seal of the State
				of Oklahoma.
(c)
Property of
				the department.
All licenses issued by the Commissioner shall remain the
				property of the Department and must be surrendered on demand.
(d)
Notification.
After having
				fulfilled all requirements for licensure, the Department shall mail
				notification to the licensee, at last known address, of his/her qualification
				for licensure; and when the license fee is received by the Department, the
				license will be mailed to the licensee.
Transferred from
					 310:400-15-1
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 15 - Issuance and Maintenance of License › Section 86:16-15-2 - Replacement of certificate

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The department will replace a license certificate that is
				  lost, damaged, or is in need of revision upon written request from the LMFT and
				  payment of the license replacement fee. Requests must include the LMFT's
				  original license or be accompanied by the damaged certificate, if
				  available.
Transferred from
					 310:400-15-2
					 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning
					 of this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 15 - Issuance and Maintenance of License › Section 86:16-15-3 - License renewal

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(a)
Responsibility.
Each LMFT is responsible for renewing his/her
				license before the expiration date.
(b)
Initial licensing period.
The
				renewal date of the original license shall be two (2) years from the last day
				of the month in which the license was originally issued.
(c)
Annual renewal.
Subsequent
				renewals will be yearly, on or before January 1. License fees will be prorated
				on a quarterly basis for the first renewal.
(d)
Interim renewal.
The notice
				for the initial renewal shall solicit the required continuing education
				documentation and invoice the LMFT for the interim period between the original
				renewal date and the following December 31 so that subsequent renewals shall be
				on a calendar year basis. The renewal notice shall inform the licensee of the
				number of continuing education hours required by December 31. Fees and
				continuing education hours shall be prorated according to the schedule below.
(1) For a license expiring during January,
				February or March the following shall apply:
(A) The renewal fee shall be $100.00;
				and
(B) Continuing education of 20
				hours shall be due by December 31.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 15 - Issuance and Maintenance of License › Section 86:16-15-5 - Inactive status

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(a) An active
				license may be placed on inactive status by written request and payment of a
				one-time twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee. An inactive license forfeits all
				rights and privileges granted by the license.
(b) When a license is placed on inactive
				status, it remains inactive for at least one (1) year from the date of
				inactivation.
(c) Active status may
				be re-established upon payment of the current renewal fee if there are no
				impediments to licensure.
Transferred from
					 310:400-15-5 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 15 - Issuance and Maintenance of License › Section 86:16-15-6 - Late license renewal; reapplication

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(a)
Renewal notification.
The
				Department shall mail a notice of expiration to licensee's last known address,
				45 days prior to the expiration date of the LMFT's license.
(b)
Failure to renew.
If the
				licensee fails to renew his/her license by the expiration date:
(1) the license will expire and the rights
				and privileges granted by the license will be forfeited.
(2) the LMFT has the right to reinstate the
				license by payment of the renewal fee and the late renewal fee and fulfillment
				of all other renewal requirements for up to one year following the expiration
				of the license.
(3) licenses not
				renewed within the 1 year renewal period shall not be reinstated and shall be
				permanently expired. The license must be returned to the Department.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 15 - Issuance and Maintenance of License › Section 86:16-15-7 - Misrepresentation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If a therapist whose license has been inactivated, suspended,
				  or revoked continues to represent himself as a Licensed Marital and Family
				  Therapist or practices Marital and Family Therapy, he is in violation of
				  Section 1925.10 and 1925.16 of the Licensed Marital and Family Therapist Act
				  and shall be subject to discipline and injunction or reported to the
				  appropriate District Attorney for prosecution.
Transferred from
					 310:400-15-7 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 15 - Issuance and Maintenance of License › Section 86:16-15-8 - Licensure by endorsement

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The Commissioner may grant a license by endorsement, in
				  accordance with Section 1925.9 of the LMFT Act.
(1)
Submission of Out-of-State License
				Verification Form.
An applicant for licensure by endorsement must submit
				the Out-of-State License Verification Form and may be required to submit a copy
				of the statute and rules of the agency issuing the license and the name and
				address of the licensing agency.
(2)
Licensing procedures.
An
				applicant must submit all application materials as described in OAC
				310:400-7-2(b)(1), (2),
				(3), (5) and (6).
(3) The Department shall issue a license by
				endorsement to an applicant who is licensed or certified as a marital and
				family therapist in another jurisdiction and who meets the following:
(A) The applicant's marital and family
				therapy license in the other jurisdiction is active and in good standing with
				no history of suspension or revocation action against the license.
(B) The applicant fulfills the requirements
				of Section 1925.6 (A), (B), (C) of the LMFT Act;
(C) The applicant must have at least a
				masters degree in marital and family therapy, or in a mental health, behavioral
				science, or counseling related field, or a content-equivalent degree from a
				regionally accredited college or university;
(D) The applicant takes and passes the
				examination as provided in Section 1925.7, unless the applicant has passed a
				written, marital and family therapist examination that, in the judgment of the
				Department, is substantially equivalent to the examination established by the
				Department; and
(E) The applicant
				takes and passes the Oklahoma LMFT Examination.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this subchapter is to specify the
				  administration of complaints and the filing of disciplinary actions against
				  LMFTs or against persons who practice marital and family therapy without a
				  license or exemption.
Transferred from
					 310:400-17-1.1 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-2 - Complaints

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(a) Any person may file a complaint against
				an LMFT or a person practicing marital and family therapy. A person wishing to
				report a complaint or alleged violation against a licensee or person practicing
				marital and family therapy may notify the Department in writing, by telephone,
				or by a personal visit. The Department will determine whether the complaint
				alleges a possible violation of the Act or this chapter. The Department may
				present the complaint to the Advisory Board for consultation.
(b) LMFTs are encouraged to file complaints
				when they have knowledge of other LMFTs who have violated the LMFT Act or
				regulations.
(c) The complaint and
				the identity of the complainant shall be confidential and shall not be
				available for public inspection, until such time that the complaint becomes a
				part of the public record of an administrative hearing.
Transferred from
					 310:400-17-2.1 by Laws
					 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of this
					 Chapter)
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 86 - State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure › Chapter 16 - Licensed Marital and Family Therapists › Subchapter 17 - Enforcement › Section 86:16-17-3 - Investigation

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If the Department determines that a possible violation of the
				  Act or this Chapter has occurred, the Department may commence an investigation
				  of the complaint.
Transferred from
					 310:400-17-3.1 by
					 Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor's Note at beginning of
					 this Chapter)