5648715 Health, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending marriage and family therapy regulation to extend licensure qualification to accredited online degree programs

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF FINAL 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 adoption of 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).

 

The purpose of this rulemaking is to extend licensure qualification to accredited online degree programs.

 

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the D.C. Register on May 8, 2015 at 62 DCR 5751.  No comments were received.  The rules were adopted as final on August 5, 2015 and will be effective upon publication of the notice in the D.C. Register.

 

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:

 

Section 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).