MFT Board recommended and Executive Council published adopted rules regarding 22 TAC Chapter 801
On April 17, 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, Chapter 801 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 June 16, 2020, the Executive Council considered the MFT Board’s recommended changes and voted to publish proposed rules.
On July 10, 2020, the Executive Council’s proposed rules concerning Chapter 801 were published in the Texas Register [45 TexReg 4661]. Public comment was reviewed by the MFT Board on August 14, 2020, and the MFT Board recommend adoption of the proposed rules with some changes to the Executive Council. On August 28,2020, the Executive Council approved publication of adopted rules in the Texas Register. On October 2, 2020, adopted rules were published in the Texas Register [45 TexReg 7021] and became effective October 5, 2020. These new rules are available on the Texas Secretary of State’s website at https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=3&ti=22&pt=35.
Reminder: MFT Board applicants and licensees are also subject to 22 TAC Part 41
MFT Board applicants and licensees are subject to Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code, Part 41 (Chapters 881 through 885), which became effective September 1, 2020 and are available on the Secretary of State’s website at https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=3&ti=22&pt=41.
A Consolidated Rulebook for Marriage and Family Therapy and other resources are available from Executive Council’s Statutes and Rules webpage.
Members of the public may also signup to receive email notifications when any rule actions taken by the Executive Council are published in the Texas Register via the Texas Secretary of State’s Subscription Formats and Options webpage.
Posted on October 19, 2020.
