Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-891.2 - Requirements for permanent and temporary licensure as a mental health counselor or marriage and family therapist
The following criteria shall apply to licensure:
(1) The applicant shall submit a completed
online application for licensure and pay the nonrefundable licensure fee
specified in rule 481-507.3 (147,154D).
(2) The applicant for a mental health
counseling license shall submit two completed fingerprint cards and a signed
waiver form to facilitate a national criminal history background check by the
Iowa division of criminal investigation (DCI) and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI). The cost of the criminal history background check by the
DCI and the FBI shall be assessed to the applicant.
(3) No application will be considered by the
board until official copies of academic transcripts sent directly from the
school to the board of behavioral science have been received by the board or an
equivalency evaluation completed by the CCE has been received by the board . The
applicant shall present proof of meeting the educational requirements.
Documentation of such proof shall be on file in the board office with the
application and include one of the following:
a. For licensure as a marital and family
therapist, an official transcript verifying completion of a marital and family
therapy program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) as defined in subrule 891.5(1) or an
equivalency evaluation of the applicant's educational credentials completed by
CCE as defined in subrule 891.5(2).
b. For licensure as a mental health counselor, an
official transcript verifying completion of a mental health counseling program
accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs (CACREP) as defined in subrule 891.6(1) or an equivalency
evaluation of the applicant's educational credentials completed by CCE as
defined in subrule 891.6(2).
(4) The applicant is required to take the
examination(s) provided in rule
481-891.3 (1).
(5) The applicant for permanent licensure
shall submit the required attestation of supervision forms documenting clinical
experience as required in rule
481-891.7 (154D).
(6) The applicant for temporary licensure
must submit a supervision plan to the board prior to licensure. Within 30 days
of completion of the supervised clinical experience, the attestation of the
completed supervised experience must be submitted to the board office. The
temporary licensee shall remain under supervision until a permanent license is
issued.
(7) A temporary license is
only valid for the purpose of fulfilling the postgraduate supervised clinical
experience requirement. It is valid for three years and may be renewed at the
discretion of the board .
(8) A
licensee who was issued an initial permanent license within six months prior to
the renewal shall not be required to renew the license until the renewal date
two years later.
(9) An application
for a temporary or permanent license will be considered active for two years
from the date the application is received. If the applicant does not submit all
materials within this time period or if the applicant does not meet the
requirements for the license, the application shall be considered incomplete.
An applicant whose application is filed incomplete must submit a new
application, supporting materials, and the application fee. The board shall
destroy incomplete applications after two years.
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