OAR 833-040-0041
Examination Requirement for Licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist
(1)
All applicants for licensure as a marriage and family therapist must pass a competency examination and an Oregon law and rules examination pursuant to OAR 833-020-0081 (Examination).(2)
To qualify for licensure as a marriage and family therapist under ORS 675.715 (Application)(1)(d), an applicant must pass, or have passed within ten years prior to the date the application was received by the Board, an approved competency examination.(3)
The Board prescribes the following as approved competency examinations:(a)
The marital and family therapy examination of the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB); and(b)
The State of California Board of Behavioral Sciences’ Marriage and Family Therapist Written Clinical Examination.(4)
Applicants applying via the reciprocity method may meet the competency exam requirements specified in 833-020-0081 (Examination).(5)
To qualify to sit for the competency examination, a LMFT applicant must:(a)
Submit an application; and(b)
Meet the graduate program and coursework requirements prescribed in OAR 833-040-0011 (Educational Requirements for Licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist).(6)
Candidates will pay exam and exam administration fees to the prescribed examination providers.(7)
Passing scores will be:(a)
Established by the AMFTRB for applicants who plan to take the exam after making application for Oregon licensure; or(b)
Established by the agency verifying passage of its examination for applicants who have completed an approved alternative examination.(8)
The Board will notify examinees in writing of the results of their examination.(9)
Following passage of the approved competency examination, the Board requires passage of an Oregon state law and rules examination, with a passing score as determined by the Board.
Source:
Rule 833-040-0041 — Examination Requirement for Licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=833-040-0041.