Section 338.7213. Licensure by endorsement.

(1)    An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall submit a completed application on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee.  An

applicant for licensure by endorsement who satisfies all of the requirements of this rule shall be deemed to meet the requirements of section 16186(1)(a) and (b) of the code.

(2)       If an applicant was licensed in another state before December 31, 1999, and has been engaged in the practice of marriage and family therapy for not less than 5 years before the date of filing an application for Michigan licensure, then it will be presumed that the applicant meets the requirements of section 16186(1)(a) and (b) of the code.

(3)      If an applicant does not meet the requirements of subrule (2) of this rule, then the applicant, in addition to meeting the requirements of section 16909 of the code, shall have been licensed in another state after having passed an examination under R 338.7209.

(4)      An applicant’s license shall be verified, on a form provided by the department, by the licensing agency of any state of the United States in which the applicant holds a current license or ever held a license as a marriage and family therapist. Verification includes, but is not limited to, showing proof of any disciplinary action taken or pending against the applicant.

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2012 AACS.