Chapter LX

A. The advisory committee shall elect from its membership a chair, vice chair, and secretary. The chair shall preside at all meetings at which he or she is in attendance and perform all duties prescribed by Chapter 13 of Title 37 and these rules. The chair is authorized by the bo…

A. The advisory committee shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge and shall hold its meetings in places to be designated by the advisory committee. Advisory committee meetings shall be held at least semiannually. The advisory committee shall hold meetings regularly, with prior approval…

A. Three members of the advisory committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting or hearing for the transaction of business. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § LX-2905 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, LR 29:15…

A. The advisory committee shall develop such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to effect the provisions of Act 1195 (Chapter 13, R.S. 37:1101 - 1122 ). The board shall promulgate these rules and regulations. The House and Senate Health and Welfare Committees shall joint…

A. The advisory committee has adopted the Code of Ethics of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), including any revisions or additions deemed appropriate or necessary by the board as recommended by advisory committee. AAMFT has given its written permis…

A. The advisory committee shall maintain records of pertinent matters relating to application, licensure, and discipline. Registers of LMFT-approved supervisors and LMFT-registered supervisor candidates and a register of licensed and provisional licensed marriage and family thera…

A. The board shall elect from its membership a chair, vice chair, and secretary. The chair shall preside at all meetings at which he or she is in attendance and perform all duties prescribed by chapter 13 of title 37 and the board. The chair is authorized by the board to make day…

A. An executive director, who shall not be a member of the board, shall be employed, within the limits of the funds received by the board pursuant to R.S. 37:1106 . The board shall be empowered to accept grants from foundations and institutions to carry on its functions. Notes La…

A. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge and shall hold its meetings in places to be designated by the board. The chair will call meetings after consultation with board members or by a majority of members voting at a regular meeting. Reasonable notice of all board meetings …

A. Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum of the board at any meeting or hearing for the transaction of business and may examine, approve, and renew the license or provisional license of applicants. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § LX-309 Promulgated by the Departmen…

A. As stated in R.S. 37:1122(A) , no person, unless licensed as a marriage and family therapist, shall advertise as being a "licensed marriage and family therapist" or hold themselves out to the public or make use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations that may reasonably …

A. Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as prohibiting qualified members of other professional groups including but not limited to clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, physicians, licensed professional counselors, or members of the clergy, including C…

Active Supervision -the process by which a supervisee receives one hour of face-to-face supervision with his/her board-approved supervisor for every 20 hours of direct client contact. The supervisor and supervisee must meet at least one hour within a three-month period. Active Su…

A. The board shall adopt such rules, regulations, and examination procedures as it may deem necessary to effect the provisions of Act 892 (Chapter 13, R.S. 37:1101 - 1122 ). The board shall be empowered to accept grants from foundations and institutions to carry on its functions.…

A. The board has adopted the Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association for Licensed and Provisional Licensed Professional Counselors as specified in R.S. 37:1105(D) and may adopt any revisions or additions deemed appropriate or necessary by the board. Applicable ethic…

A. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings including applicant examinations, a register of applicants for licenses, and a register of licensed and provisionally licensed professional counselors which shall be made available to the public. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , …

A. The board upon recommendation of the marriage and family therapy advisory committee shall license or provisionally license to practice all persons who present satisfactory evidence of qualifications as specified in these rules and regulations of the advisory committee. Such li…

Applicant -any individual seeking licensure or provisional licensure who has submitted an official application and paid the application fee. Client Contact Hour -a 50-minute period a therapist spends working face-to-face with an individual, couple, family, or group. Direct Client…

A. Each person desiring to obtain a license or provisional license as a practicing marriage and family therapist shall make application to the board upon such forms and completed in such manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by such fee prescribed. An applicant shall furnis…

A. The board, upon recommendation of the advisory committee, shall provisionally license a person for postgraduate clinical experience who applies on the required application forms, completed as the board prescribes and accompanied by the required fee. Additionally, applicants mu…

A. General Requirements for Qualifying Coursework and Academic Supervision 1. Undergraduate level courses will not meet academic requirements unless the applicant's official transcript clearly shows that the course was given graduate credit. 2. Only coursework taken for credit an…

A. The examination for licensure shall be the national marriage and family therapy examination as determined by the advisory committee. No other examination will be accepted. B. Applicants for licensure are not eligible for examination until approved by the advisory committee. C.…

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 w…

A. Qualifications of an LMFT-Approved Supervisor and a LMFT-Registered Supervisor Candidate 1. Supervision not provided by an LMFT-approved supervisor or an LMFT-registered supervisor candidate as determined by the advisory committee will not be counted toward licensure. 2. A sup…

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 descr…

A. General Responsibilities 1. It is the primary function of supervisors in their relationships with their supervisees to protect the welfare of the public in every circumstance. Supervisors work with the board and their supervisee to protect the right of every client to ethical,…

A. Licenses shall be renewed every two years. The licensee shall submit an application form and payment of the renewal fee. Upon approval by the advisory committee, the board shall issue a document renewing the license for two years. B. A license not renewed shall lapse December …

A. General Guidelines 1. A licensee must accrue 40 clock hours of continuing education by every renewal period every two years. 2. One continuing education unit (CEU) is equivalent to one clock hour. 3. Accrual of continuing education begins after the date the license was issued …

A. Upon recommendation of the board and Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee, the board shall issue a license to any person who has been licensed as a marriage and family therapist and has actively practiced marriage and family therapy for at least one year in another j…

A. The board does not issue temporary practice permits; however, expedited application processing is available. The applicant must submit the completed application (i.e. for licensure, registration, etc.), expedited processing application, and the required fee. Upon receipt of th…

A. The board, upon recommendation of the advisory committee, after due notice and hearing as set forth herein and the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., may withhold, deny, revoke or suspend any license or provisional license issued or applied for or otherwise dis…

A. The purpose of the following rules and regulations is to supplement and effectuate the applicable provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., regarding the disciplinary process and procedures incident thereto. These rules and regulations are not intend…

A. Any person or the advisory committee on their own initiative may initiate complaints. B. All complaints shall be addressed "confidential" to the Ad Hoc Committee for Disciplinary Affairs (hereafter referred to as the disciplinary committee) and shall be sent to the board offic…

A. The board, upon recommendation of the disciplinary committee and the person accused of a violation, may settle some complaints informally without a formal hearing. The disciplinary committee shall guide cases through any informal process, and, failing resolution, may recommend…

A. The board upon recommendation of the disciplinary committee has the authority, granted by R.S. 37:1101 et seq., to bring administrative proceedings against persons to whom it has issued a license or provisional license upon recommendation of the advisory committee to practice …

A. The board may issue an order involving some type of disciplinary action with the consent of the person. A consent order requires a simple majority of the board. This consent order is not the result of the board's deliberation, but rather the board's acceptance upon recommendat…

A. If the complainant wishes to withdraw the complaint, the inquiry is terminated, except in cases where the board judges the issues to be of such importance as to warrant completing the investigation in its own right and in the interest of public welfare. Notes La. Admin. Code t…

A. If the person does not respond to the original inquiry within a reasonable period of time as requested by the board, a follow-up letter shall be sent to the person by certified, restricted delivery mail. B. If the person refuses to reply to the board's inquiry or otherwise coo…

A. Any person whose license, provisional license, or application for licensure or provisional licensure, has been withheld, denied, revoked or suspended or otherwise disciplined by the board shall have the right to have the proceedings of the board reviewed by the 19th Judicial D…

A. A person aggrieved by any final judgment rendered by the state district court may obtain a review of said final judgment by appeal to the appropriate circuit court of appeal. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § LX-3919 Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Licen…

A. The board is authorized to suspend the license of a licensed marriage and family therapist and the license of a provisional licensed marriage and family therapist for a period not exceeding two years. At the end of this period, the board shall re-evaluate the suspension and ma…

A. The board upon recommendation of the advisory committee may issue a declaratory statement in response to a request for clarification of the effect of the provisions contained in the Louisiana Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act, R.S. 37:1101 et seq., the rules, regulations, …

A. The board upon recommendation of the advisory committee may, through the Louisiana attorney general, apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act declared to be a misdemeanor by R.S. 37, Chapter 13. B. If it is est…

A. The board may assess and collect fines not to exceed five thousand dollars for violation of any causes for administrative action as specified in Section 3901 B. The board may assess all costs incurred in connection with disciplinary proceedings including but limited to the cos…

A. This Chapter governs the submission, retention, and use of criminal history records information in connection with applications for the initial license, renewal, or reinstatement of a license of PLPCs and LPCs license in conformity with R.S. 37:2372.1 and R.S. 37:1101 - 1123 .…

A. The submission and use of criminal history records information with applications for an initial and reinstatement of licensee shall begin January 1, 2019 and renewals shall begin January 1, 2020. In the renewal of licensure, a random sample of licensees shall be required to su…

A. Criminal history record information obtained by the board which is not already a matter of public record or to which the privilege of confidentially has not otherwise been waived or abandoned, shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential information, restricted to and utilized e…

A. The criminal history information requirements prescribed by the board shall not be applicable to licensed professional counselor or licensed marriage family therapist applicants seeking a temporary registration. Notes La. Admin. Code tit. 46 , § LX-407 Promulgated by the Depar…

A. An applicant who denies the existence or extent of criminal history record information on an application shall be deemed to have provided false, misleading, and/or deceptive information on an application for licensure, and to have engaged in unprofessional conduct, providing c…

A. Licensees obtain appropriate informed consent to therapy or related procedures before the formal therapeutic process begins. Information provided to clients by licensees about the treatment process shall include, but is not limited to, the licensees statement of practice as ou…