5454230 Health,Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - The rulemaking amends the current educational requirements for marriage therapy license to extend licensure qualification to accredited online degree programs
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2012 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, hereby gives notice of the intent to take proposed rulemaking action by adopting the following amendments to Chapter 77 (Marriage and Family Therapy) of Title 17 (Business, Occupations, and Professionals) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), in not less than thirty (30) days from date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
The purpose of this rulemaking is to extend licensure qualification to accredited online degree programs.
Chapter 77, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, of Title 17 DCMR, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS, is amended as follows:
Section 7702, EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 7702.2 is amended to read as follows:
7202.2 For the purposes of Subsection 7702.1, qualifying degrees shall consist of at least sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter credits in marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE).
All persons desiring to comment on the subject of this proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be sent to the Department of Health, Office of the General Counsel, 899 North Capitol Street, N.E., 5th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20002, or by email to Angli.Black@dc.gov. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from the Department at the same address during the hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
