20:71:02:06Application

for licensed marriage and family therapists. An applicant for a license to practice as a marriage and family therapist shall submit to the board: (1) A completed application; (2) The applicable license fee; (3) An official educational transcript from an accredited counseling program recognized by the board demonstrating a master's or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy consisting of at least 48 credit hours; (4) Verification of a passing score on the National Examination in Marital and Family Therapy administered by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards; (5) Documentation of 1,700 hours of board approved supervision, as prescribed in this article, obtained subsequent to the granting of the applicant's master's or doctoral degree; (6) Verification of the license number and status of the license from the applicable licensing board in each state where the applicant has been licensed to practice counseling, if applicable; (7) A statement of criminal record, if applicable; (8) A statement of any previous discipline, including denial, reprimand, revocation, or suspension of a previously held license; and (9) A recent photograph.

Source: 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.