Oklahoma § 59-1925.6 - License - Application - Qualifications - Examinations

§ 59-1925.6. License - Application - Qualifications - Examinations

A. Applications for a license to practice as a licensed marital

and family therapist shall be made to the State Board of Behavioral

Health Licensure in writing. Such applications shall be on a form

and in a manner prescribed by the Board. The application shall be

accompanied by the fee required by Section 1925.18 of this title

which shall be retained by the Board and not returned to the

applicant.

B. Each applicant for a license to practice as a licensed

marital and family therapist shall:

1. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

2. Not have engaged in, nor be engaged in, any practice or

conduct which would be a grounds for revoking, suspending or placing

on probation a license under Section 1925.15 of this title; and

3. Otherwise comply with the rules and regulations promulgated

by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Marital and Family

Therapist Licensure Act.

C. In addition to the qualifications specified by the

provisions of subsection B of this section any person applying for a

license after September 1, 1991, to practice as a licensed marital

and family therapist shall have the following educational and

experience qualifications:

1. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in marital and family

therapy, or a content-equivalent degree as defined by the Board;

2. Successful completion of two (2) calendar years of work

experience in marital and family therapy following receipt of a

qualifying degree, under supervision in accordance with standards

established by the Board; and

3. An applicant applying for a license after September 1, 1991,

shall also be required to pass a written or oral examination or both

written and oral examination administered by the Board if, at the

discretion of the Board, such examination is deemed necessary in

order to determine the applicant's qualifications for the practice

of marital and family therapy.

Added by Laws 1990, c. 166, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws

1998, c. 295, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2013, c. 229, § 20, eff.

Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 64, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.