(A)
An applicant requesting licensure as a marriage and family therapist or
independent marriage and family therapist via endorsement shall submit to the
board all of the following:
(1) A completed
licensure application for the level of licensure for which the applicant is
seeking licensure;
(2) The required
fee established by the board under paragraph (B) of rule
4757-1-05 of the Administrative
Code;
(3) Upon request of the
board, if such information cannot be obtained by the board via an online
license verification, an official statement, which indicates applicant is
currently licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice
as a marriage and family therapist or independent marriage and family therapist
in another jurisdiction;
(4) Upon
request of the board, if such information cannot be obtained by the board via
an online license verification, an official statement from any and all
jurisdictions where the applicant is currently or has been previously licensed,
certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to practice as a marriage and
family therapist or independent marriage and family therapist indicating
whether the applicant is in good standing and whether disciplinary action has
been taken or is pending against the applicant;
(5) All transcripts of graduate
education;
(6)(5) If the applicant
has taken
a national or another jurisdiction's
marriage and family therapist exam, documentation of whether the applicant
passed that exam;
and
(6)
Criminal
background checks indicating the applicant has committed no disqualifying
offenses; and
(7) Any
additional documentation requested by the board that would assist the board in
making a determination based on paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(7) of this
rule.
(B) The marriage
and family therapist professional standards committee may consider the
following factors to determine whether to grant the applicant a license via
endorsement
reciprocity:
(1) Whether the applicant possesses
a master's and/or doctor's degree in marriage and family therapy awarded by a
regionally accredited institution;
(2) Whether the applicant possesses
a master's and/or doctor's degree in a related mental health field awarded by a
regionally accredited institution.
(3) The applicant has earned
substantially equivalent marriage and family therapy coursework from a
regionally accredited institution subsequent to that degree that meets the
requirements of division (A)(3)(b) of section 4757.30 of the Revised Code and
paragraph (A)(3) of rule
4757-25-01 of the Administrative
Code;
(4) Whether the applicant's
coursework is substantially similar to the requirements in paragraph (A)(3) of
rule 4757-25-01 of the Administrative
Code;
(5) Whether the applicant for
independent marriage and family therapist has substantially equivalent
supervised experience required by division (C) of section 4757.30 of the
Revised Code and paragraph (C)(3) of rule
4757-25-04 of the Administrative
Code;
(6)(1) Whether the
applicant has passed a state marriage and
family therapist exam that is substantially similar to Ohio's
examination;
(7)(2) Whether the
applicant's license is currently in good standing in another jurisdiction and
whether applicant has been disciplined in another jurisdiction; and
(8)(3)
The number of years the applicant has practiced as a marriage and family
therapist or independent marriage and family therapist worker in another
jurisdiction.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4757-25-06
Effective:
12/26/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
1/7/2026
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority: 4757.10
Rule Amplifies:
4757.18, 4757.30
Prior Effective Dates: 04/10/2004, 01/10/2008,
10/18/2009, 12/01/2014, 09/03/2018
