Licensure by reciprocity requirements modification for marriage and family therapists

A bill for an act

relating to health occupations; modifying requirements for licensure by reciprocity

for marriage and family therapists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

148B.35.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148B.35, is amended to read:

148B.35 RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES.

The board shall issue a marriage and family therapist's license to an individual who holds

a current license as a marriage and family therapist from another jurisdiction if the
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determines that the standards for licensure in the other jurisdiction are at least equivalent

to or exceed the requirements of sections
148B.29
to
148B.392
and the rules of the board.
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individual:
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(1) completes an application for licensure by reciprocity on a form provided by the board

and submits the applicable fees under section 148B.392;

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(2) holds a current, valid, and unrestricted license from another jurisdiction to practice

as a marriage and family therapist;

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(3) is licensed in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the individual currently

holds a license to practice as a marriage and family therapist and is not the subject of

disciplinary action or a pending investigation by any jurisdiction's licensing authority for

marriage and family therapists;

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(4) has not been convicted of a crime that would disqualify the individual from licensure,

as determined by the board; and

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(5) has passed a Minnesota jurisprudence examination approved by the board.

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