| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives Reeder, Blackwell, Wheatley, and Gable (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Health, if favorable, Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and |
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| 11 | | - | Operations of the House |
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| 12 | | - | April 3, 2025 |
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| 13 | | - | *H727 -v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative Reeder. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH10338 -NB-82A* |
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| 14 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AN ACT TO MODIFY THE LAWS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY 2 |
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| 16 | 15 | | LICENSURE. 3 |
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| 17 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 90-270.56 reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 19 | 18 | | "§ 90-270.56. Reciprocal licenses. 6 |
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| 20 | 19 | | The Board may shall issue a license as a marriage and family therapist or a marriage and 7 |
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| 21 | 20 | | family therapy associate by reciprocity to any person who applies for the license as prescribed 8 |
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| 22 | 21 | | by the Board and who at all times during the application process: 9 |
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| 23 | 22 | | (1) Has been licensed for five continuous years and is Is currently licensed as a 10 |
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| 24 | 23 | | marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapy associate in 11 |
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| 25 | 24 | | another state.state and meets one of the following: 12 |
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| 26 | 25 | | a. Has passed the Board's examination on jurisprudence that is limited to 13 |
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| 27 | 26 | | testing the applicant's knowledge of the law and rules of this State. 14 |
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| 28 | 27 | | b. Has been licensed for two continuous years. 15 |
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| 29 | 28 | | (2) Has an unrestricted license in good standing in the other state. 16 |
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| 30 | 29 | | (3) Has no unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction. 17 |
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| 31 | 30 | | (4) Has passed the National Marriage and Family Therapy 18 |
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| 32 | 31 | | examination.examination or the clinical examination required by the licensing 19 |
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| 33 | 32 | | board that regulates marriage and family therapy in the State of California." 20 |
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| 34 | 33 | | SECTION 2. G.S. 90-270.63 reads as rewritten: 21 |
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| 35 | 34 | | "§ 90-270.63. Criminal history record checks of applicants for licensure as a marriage and 22 |
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| 36 | 35 | | family therapist and a marriage and family therapy associate. 23 |
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| 37 | 36 | | (a) Definitions. – The following definitions shall apply in this section: 24 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (1) Applicant. – A person applying for licensure as a licensed marriage and family 25 |
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| 39 | 38 | | therapy associate pursuant to G.S. 90-270.54A or licensed marriage and 26 |
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| 40 | 39 | | family therapist pursuant to G.S. 90-270.54.G.S. 90-270.54 or 27 |
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| 41 | 40 | | G.S. 90-270.56. 28 |
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| 42 | 41 | | …." 29 |
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| 43 | 42 | | SECTION 3. The North Carolina Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Board 30 |
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| 44 | 43 | | may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this act. 31 |
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| 45 | 44 | | SECTION 4. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to applications 32 |
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| 46 | 45 | | for licensure on or after that date. 33 |
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