New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII,
Issue 22 / November 30, 2021
This is an amendment to
16.27.22 NMAC, Sections 3, 8, 10, and 11, effective 11/30/2021.
16.27.22.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These parts are
promulgated pursuant to the Counselor and Therapist Practice Act, [Section
61-9A-3 through 61-9A-7 NMSA 1978] Sections 61-9A-1, 61-9A-3, 61-9A-5
through 61-9A-7, 61-9A-9, 61-9A-12, 61-9A-23, and 61-9A-24 NMSA 1978.
[16.27.22.3 NMAC - N,
2/10/2006; A, 11/30/2021]
16.27.22.8 SUPERVISION:
A. Supervision
must be provided by a licensed professional clinical mental health counselor
(LPCC), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed professional
art therapist (LPAT), licensed psychologist, licensed psychiatrist, licensed
clinical social worker (LCSW), or licensed independent social worker (LISW)
who holds a supervision designation issued by the Counseling and Therapy
Practice Board.
B. It is the responsibility of the
individual seeking supervision to assure the supervision is acceptable for the
level of licensure. The relationship
between the supervisor and the applicant must promote the development of skill
and responsibility in the delivery of counseling or therapy services.
C. Client contact and supervision hours
prior to being licensed will not be accepted for licensure.
D. Supervised
contact hours will become invalid if obtained more than five years prior to
submission for independent LPCC licensure. This requirement does not apply to
license holders who have continuously maintained a license in good standing.
[16.27.22.8 NMAC - N,
2/10/2006; A, 11/30/2021]
16.27.22.10 DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED:
A. a completed application as specified
in 16.27.3.8 NMAC; and
B. the applicant is required to submit
an official transcript in a sealed envelope from each institution contributing
to the applicant’s master or doctoral degree; the transcript [must be
submitted with the application] may be submitted electronically directly
by the issuing institution to the board’s e-mail address, in their original and
sealed envelope with the application, or mailed directly to the board office by
the issuing institution. Applicants who have just graduated with an appropriate
degree field, and whose degrees have not yet been conferred by their
university, may submit the following documentation in while awaiting official
transcripts to become available:
(a) A verification
letter from a university official verifying
(i) their degree program;
(ii) that all courses have been
completed and they have earned passing grades;
(iii) their degrees will be conferred
by the university; and
(b) a receipt
verifying that they have ordered their transcripts to be sent to the board
office once their degree is conferred;
and
C. a statement from each supervisor in
a sealed envelope on a form provided by the board (attachment C) verifying the
applicant has arranged for appropriate clinical supervision, supervised
experience and setting forth the nature and extent of such supervision must be
submitted with the application; and
D. applicant must complete and meet the
marriage and family core curriculum (form D); and
E. application fee of $75.00 as
provided for in Part 17.
[16.27.22.10 NMAC - N, 2/10/2006; A, 11/30/2021]
16.27.22.11 EXAMINATION: Applicants
must demonstrate professional competency by passing [national marriage and
family therapy professional examination (PES)] the American marital and
family therapy regulatory board (AMFTRB) examination. Should the applicant fail
the required examination three times, the board shall not issue another
temporary license for that application for license. No prior clinical
supervision or clinical hours shall be applied toward the reapplication for
license. Upon passing the requisite examination, the applicant holding
the temporary LAMFT shall be issued the LAMFT license so that the applicant may
continue to practice under supervision and acquire the requisite clinical hours
and supervision for the independent LMFT license.
[16.27.22.11 NMAC - N, 2/10/2006; A, 11/30/2021]