Licensing Provisions

641A.065 Application for license or registration: Filing; action by Board.)

1. Any person desiring licensure by the Board must submit or have submitted to the Board:
   
   
   • An application completed on the forms provided by the Board.
     
     
   • Official transcripts from each graduate institution of higher education he attended which are sent directly to the Board from the institution;
     
     
   • A current copy of the applicant’s drivers licence. and
     
     
   • Completed the background check procedures.
    
2. In most cases, the board office will review the applicant's file and approve for licensure. In certain circumstances the Board may act upon an application for a license at a scheduled meeting. In those cases, the applicant must have filed a completed application with the Board at least 10 working days before that meeting. For good cause, the Board may allow an applicant to present material at its meeting in addition to the materials which were previously submitted to the Board.
   
   
3. By submitting an application, an applicant grants the Board full authority to make any investigation or personal contact necessary to verify the authenticity of the matters and information stated within the application. If the Board so requests, the applicant must supply such verification.
   
   
4. The Board may appoint a subcommittee to examine an application and may conduct interviews before the Board's meeting and to make recommendations for its action.
   
   
5. The Board may require the personal appearance of the applicant.
   
   
6. The same application which is filed for registration as an intern must be refiled with the Board upon completion of the internship along with the completion of any portions of the application which are required for licensure.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A 1-12-96; R173 03, 8 20 2004)

641A.075 Qualifications of applicant: Degrees from accredited institutions.

For purposes of qualifying for licensure, each applicant's graduate degree must be from an institution, which has been accredited by a recognized regional accrediting organization.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A 1-12-96; R173 03, 8 20 2004)

641A.085 Required areas of study.

1.  To qualify to take the written examination for licensure, an applicant’s graduate education in
     marriage and family therapy must include the following areas of study: 

2.  The courses in supervised clinical practice required pursuant to subsection 1 must include
     three courses taken during three semesters or four courses taken over quarters which provide a minimum of 40 weeks of supervised practice.

3.  For a graduate degree to fulfill the educational requirements for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, or inter pursuant to this section, the degree must require at least 60 semester hours or 72 quarter hours. 

4.  The Board may consider graduate degrees which are comparable to degrees in marriage and family
     therapy, psychology or social work, and which meet the requirements for course content listed in
     subsection 1 regardless of the terminology used in the degree granted by the educational institution.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A 9-16-88; 1-12-96; R173 03, 8 20 2004)

NAC 641A.095 Written examination; time and place of administration; reexamination; lapse of application.

1. An applicant is not eligible to take the written examination until: 
   1. The board has received his completed application and all supporting documents; and
   2. All other requirements for licensure have been satisfied.
      
      
2. The Board will conduct written examinations in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, at least annually.
   
   
3. A failed examination may be retaken at the next scheduled offering of the examination, except that the examination may be taken only one additional time within the 12 months following the date of the original examination. Thereafter, only one examination in any calendar year may be taken. If an applicant fails the exam for a third time, the Board may require additional courses of study or may impose other conditions before allowing the applicant to retake the examination.
   
   
4. The application of an applicant who does not:
   
   
5. Take an examination within 1 year after being notified of his eligibility; or
   
   
6. Retake an examination within 1 year after failing the examination,
   
   
7. shall be deemed lapsed. An applicant seeking to pursue licensure whose application has lapsed must fulfill all requirements at the time the new application is submitted and provide documentation concerning the lapsed application.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12 14 87; A 11 27 89; 1 12 96)

NAC 641A.105 Fees.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12 14 87; A 9 20 19)

NAC 641A.116 Reinstatement of lapsed license.

If a licensee allows his license to lapse, he must apply to the board for reinstatement. The board may place additional requirements on the application for reinstatement, including the requirement of an interview.

(Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 11 4 88; A 1 12 96)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 641A.217)