W. Va. Code R. § 27-8-7 - Provisional License

7.1. An applicant shall obtain a provisional license before the applicant begins his or her supervisory experience. Hours obtained by an unlicensed person in any setting shall not count toward the supervised experience requirements.

7.2. The Board shall issue a provisional license to an applicant who:

7.2.a. has filed a licensure application in accordance with subsection 3.1 of this rule;

7.2.b. has met all the licensure requirements, including the academic requirements in section 6 of this rule; and passed the required examination in section 6.3 of this rule;

7.2.c. has signed a statement, included in the application, that the applicant has read and understands the MFT Code of Ethics, and the board rules as defined in this Series;

7.3. Any applicant with post-degree supervision hours completed and documented in another state may have those supervision hours considered by the Board toward the supervision requirement in this state if the supervisory requirements for licensure are equal to or greater than this board's supervisory requirements.

7.4. Supervision during the provisional licensing period shall be continuous, and any interruption in supervision of more than six (6) weeks shall be reported to the Board, in writing, within 30 days of the interruption. Interruptions not reported in a timely manner may result in termination of the provisional license or other disciplinary action or sanctions as determined appropriate by the Board.

7.5. The Board must be notified in writing of any changes in supervision, to include change of Board approved supervisor and/or job positions, and the changes approved before the change(s) occur. Failure to obtain approval of such changes will nullify any hours accrued between the termination of one supervisor and/or job change and the approval of the other.

7.6. Provisionally licensed marriage and family therapists are not permitted to operate their own private practice or practice in a contract labor position in any setting and may practice only as part of their licensure supervisory requirement as outlined in subsection 6.2 of this rule.

7.7. A provisional license is valid for 36 months. A provisional licensee who does not complete the supervised therapy experience during the 36 month licensure period may renew his or her provisional license once for an additional 24 months by written request and payment of a fee equal to the current initial application fee.

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W. Va. Code R. § 27-8-7