TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 27 COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
PART 22 REQUIREMENTS
FOR LICENSURE AS AN ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST (LAMFT)
16.27.22.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and
Licensing Department Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
[16.27.22.1 NMAC - N, 2/10/2006]
16.27.22.2 SCOPE: All
individuals applying for licensure by examination as an associate marriage and
family therapist.
[16.27.22.2 NMAC - N, 2/10/2006;
A, 1/18/2023]
16.27.22.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These parts
are promulgated pursuant to the Counselor and Therapist Practice Act, 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]
16.27.22.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.27.22.4 NMAC - N, 2/10/2006]
16.27.22.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 10,
2006, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.27.22.5 NMAC - N, 2/10/2006]
16.27.22.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective
of Part 10 is to state the minimum requirements for licensure by examination as
an associate marriage and family therapist and list the documentation required
for application.
[16.27.22.6 NMAC - N,
2/10/2006; A, 1/18/2023]
16.27.22.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
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]
16.27.22.9 LICENSED ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPIST (LAMFT):
A. LAMFT is intended as a transition
between the required degree and the completion of supervised training required
for licensure as a marriage and family therapist. Work must be under appropriate clinical
supervision. Applicants must assure that
their education and experience are appropriate for the level of licensure. There is no time limit as a licensed
associate marriage and family therapist, but all work at this level must be
done under clinical supervision.
B. Qualifications for entry-level licensure
by examination. An applicant for
licensure by examination as an entry-level licensed associate marriage and
family therapist (LAMFT) must possess the following qualifications:
(1) be at least 21 years of age; and
(2) applicant
must sign a statement provided in the application indicating the applicant has
read the code of ethics and agrees to be bound and governed by the code of
ethics; and
(3) hold a masters or doctoral degree in
a counseling related field from an accredited institution; and
(4) have
arranged for appropriate clinical supervision, including a postgraduate
experience plan, which includes one hour of face-to-face supervision for every five
hours of client contact; and
(5) meet
the marriage and family clinical core curriculum.
[16.27.22.9 NMAC - N, 2/10/2006; A, 1/18/2023]
16.27.22.10 DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE
BY EXAMINATION:
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 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:
(1) A
verification letter from a university official verifying;
(a) their degree program;
(b) that all courses have been completed
and they have earned passing grades;
(c) their degrees will be conferred by
the university; and
(2) 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; A, 1/18/2023]
16.27.22.11 EXAMINATION: Applicants
for licensure by examination must demonstrate professional competency by
passing 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; A, 1/18/2023]
HISTORY OF 16.27.22 NMAC: [RESERVED]