SEC.73-54-17. [Qualification for licensure after September 1, 2000.]

Section 73-54-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, is reenacted as follows:

73-54-17. Any person who applies for a license after September 1, 2000, shall be issued a license by the board if he or she meets the qualifications set forth in Section 73-54-13, and submits the required application fees, and provides satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she:

(a) Meets educational and experience qualifications as follows:

(i) Holds a master's degree or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from an institution of higher education in a program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education;

(ii) Subsequent to receiving the requisite degree, has performed two (2) years of supervised experience in marriage and family therapy, or its equivalent, acceptable to the board, provided it meets, at a minimum, the requirements for clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; and

(b) Passes an examination administered by the board.

SOURCES: 1997 Laws, Chapter 516, Sec. 9, HB815, Effective July 1, 1997. Reenacted by Laws 1999, Ch. 438, Sec. 14, eff. June 30, 1999.