Call for Public Comment – Proposed Rules Published December 11, 2020

MFT Board recommended and Executive Council published proposed rules regarding 22 TAC §801.305 Schedule of Sanctions

On July 24, 2020, the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT Board) voted to recommend changes to Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code (22 TAC), §801.305 Schedule of Sanctions to align with statutory amendments made by House Bill 1501, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019) to Title 3 of the Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 502 and 507. This legislation created the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (Executive Council) and authorized the Executive Council to regulate marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, psychologists, and social workers. Sections 507.151 and 507.152 of Title 3 of the Texas Occupations Code authorize the Executive Council to administer and enforce Chapters 501, 502, 503, 505, and 507 of Title 3 of the Texas Occupations Code, as well as adopt rules as necessary to perform the Executive Council’s duties. On August 28, 2020, The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (Executive Council) considered the MFT Board’s recommended changes and approved publication of proposed rules 22 TAC §801.305.

On October 23, 2020, the Executive Council’s proposed rules, concerning 22 TAC §801.305 Schedule of Sanctions, were published in the Texas Register [45 TexReg 7515]. Staff discovered an error in the publication of proposed rules and the §801.305 proposed rule was withdrawn on November 30, 2020.

On December 4, 2020, the Executive Council’s corrected proposed rules, concerning 22 TAC §801.305 Schedule of Sanctions, were published in the Texas Register, available on the Texas Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.texas.gov/texreg/index.shtml.

Call for Public Comment:
Comments on the proposed rules may be submitted to Brenda Skiff, Executive Assistant, Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, 333 Guadalupe, Ste. 3-900, Austin, Texas 78701, within 30 days of publication of this proposal in the Texas Register. Comments may also be submitted via email to rules@bhec.texas.gov.

Click the link below to view the Texas Register in HTML or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

• Texas Register [45 TexReg 8830], MFT §801.305 Proposed Rules (HTML format) with Figure: 22 TAC §801.305 Adobe Acrobat format)
• Texas Register [45 TexReg 8830], MFT §801.305 Proposed Rules, pages 14-16 with Tables & Graphs [45 TexReg 8890], pages 2-4 (Adobe Acrobat formats)

Posted on December 11, 2020.