CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT – PROPOSED RULES PUBLISHED OCTOBER 23, 2020

MFT Board recommended and Executive Council published proposed rules regarding 22 TAC §§801.204 Licensing of Military Service Members, Military Veterans, and Military Spouses and 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; and on August 14, 2020, the MFT Board voted to recommend changes to 22 TAC §801.204 Licensing of Military Service Members, Military Veterans, and Military Spouses, 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 §§801.204 and 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], available on the Texas Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/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, within 30 days of publication of this proposal in the Texas Register.

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

·         Texas Register [45 TexReg 7515], MFT §§801.204 and 801.305 Proposed Rules (HTML format)

·         Texas Register [45 TexReg 7515], MFT §§801.204 and 801.305 Proposed Rules pages 5-9 (Adobe Acrobat format)

Posted on October 23, 2020.