148B.06 TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE. Subdivision 1. MS 2018 [Repealed, 2019 c 52 s 20] Subd. 2. Hearing. In lieu of the notice and hearing requirements of section 148B.175, when a licensee or applicant is required to obtain a clearance certificate under this subdivision, a contested case hearing must be held if the licensee or applicant […]
148B.29 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 148B.29 to 148B.392, the following terms have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Board. “Board” means the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy created in section 148B.30. Subd. 2a. Licensee. “Licensee” means a person who is licensed by the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy. Subd. […]
148B.30 BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY. Subdivision 1. Creation. (a) There is created a Board of Marriage and Family Therapy that consists of seven members appointed by the governor. Four members shall be licensed, practicing marriage and family therapists, each of whom shall for at least five years immediately preceding appointment, have been actively […]
148B.31 DUTIES OF THE BOARD; CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The board shall: (1) adopt and enforce rules for marriage and family therapy licensing, which shall be designed to protect the public; (2) develop by rule appropriate techniques, including examinations and other methods, for determining whether applicants and licensees are qualified under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392; (3) […]
148B.32 PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Unlicensed practice prohibited. No individual shall engage in marriage and family therapy practice unless that individual holds a valid license issued under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392. Subd. 2. Appearance as licensee prohibited. No individual shall be held out to be a marriage and family therapist unless that individual holds […]
148B.33 REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE. Subdivision 1. Documentary evidence of qualifications. An applicant for a license shall furnish evidence that the applicant: (1) has attained the age of majority; (2) is of good moral character; (3) is a citizen of the United States, or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States; (4) […]
148B.35 RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES. The board shall issue a marriage and family therapist’s license to an individual who holds a current license as a marriage and family therapist from another jurisdiction if the board determines that the standards for licensure in the other jurisdiction are at least equivalent to or exceed the requirements of […]
148B.351 MALPRACTICE HISTORY. Subdivision 1. Submission. Licensees or applicants for licensure who have previously practiced in another state shall submit with their application the following information: (1) number, date, and disposition of any malpractice settlement or award made relating to the quality of services provided by the licensee or applicant; and (2) number, date, and […]
148B.36 NONTRANSFERABILITY OF LICENSES. A marriage and family therapy license is not transferable. History: 1987 c 347 art 3 s 8
148B.37 REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Subdivision 1. Grounds for action. (a) The board may take disciplinary action as described under paragraph (b) against a licensee or applicant who the board, after a hearing under the contested case provisions of chapter 14, determines: (1) is incompetent to practice marriage […]
148B.371 COMPLAINTS; INVESTIGATION HEARINGS. Subdivision 1. Discovery; subpoenas. In all matters relating to the board’s lawful regulatory activities, the board may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documents, and other evidentiary materials. Any person failing or refusing to appear to testify regarding any matter […]
148B.372 PROFESSIONAL COOPERATION. A licensee who is the subject of an investigation by or on behalf of the board shall cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperation includes responding fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf of the board relating to the subject of the investigation and providing copies of client records, […]
148B.38 EXCEPTIONS FROM LICENSE REQUIREMENT. Subdivision 1. Other professionals. Nothing in sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other licensed or certified professions or occupations, such as licensed physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, psychologists licensed by the board of psychology, social workers, probation officers, members of the clergy, attorneys, […]
148B.381 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. Subdivision 1. Permission to report. A person who has knowledge of any conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action relating to licensure or unlicensed practice under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 may report the violation to the board. Subd. 2. Institutions. A state agency, political subdivision, agency of a local unit of government, private […]
148B.382 IMMUNITY. Subdivision 1. Reporting. Any person, health care facility, business, or organization is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting in good faith a report under section 148B.381 or for otherwise reporting violations or alleged violations of sections 148B.29 to 148B.392. The reports are classified under section 13.41. Subd. 2. Investigation. Members […]
148B.385 DISCIPLINARY RECORD ON JUDICIARY REVIEW. Upon judicial review of any board disciplinary or adverse action taken under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392, the reviewing court shall seal the administrative record, except for the board’s final decision, and shall not make the administrative record available to the public. History: 2019 c 52 s 16
148B.39 PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS; EXCEPTIONS. A person licensed under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 and employees and professional associates of the person cannot be required to disclose any information that the person, employee, or associate may have acquired in rendering marriage and family therapy services, unless: (1) disclosure is required by other state laws; (2) failure to […]
148B.391 DUTY TO WARN. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) “Other person” means an immediate family member or someone who personally knows the client and has reason to believe the client is capable of and will carry out the serious, specific threat of harm to a specific, […]
148B.392 FEES. Subdivision 1. Fees; Board of Marriage and Family Therapy. The board’s fees, including late fees, for licenses and renewals are established so that the total fees collected by the board will as closely as possible equal anticipated expenditures during the fiscal biennium, as provided in section 16A.1285. Fees must be deposited in the […]
