Chapter MPSW 17

Chapter MPSW 17

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY TEMPORARY LICENSE AND
RECIPROCAL LICENSE APPLICATIONS

MPSW 17.01   Temporary license.

MPSW 17.02   Reciprocal license.

MPSW 17.025   Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses.

Ch. MPSW 17 Note Note: Chapter SFC 17 was created as an emergency rule effective April 26, 1993.

Ch. MPSW 17 Note Note: Chapter SFC 17 was renumbered ch. MPSW 17 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2002 No. 562.

Ch. MPSW 17 Note Note: Chapter SFC 17 (Title) was amended under CR 16-008 Register January 2018 No. 745 eff. 2-1-18.

MPSW 17.01 MPSW 17.01 Temporary license. The marriage and family therapist section may issue a temporary license permitting a person who has completed the educational and supervised practice requirements for eligibility for a license as a marriage and family therapist upon payment of the fee for the temporary license and application for the next available examination to use the title “marriage and family therapist” and to practice marriage and family therapy. The temporary license is valid for a period not to exceed 9 months from the date of its issuance, and it may be renewed once upon receipt of a written request and any required renewal fee. If a temporary license is returned to the department prior to its expiration along with a written request that it be placed on hold, the temporary license may later be reissued to the holder for the remainder of the 9 month period.

MPSW 17.01 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1993, No. 455, eff. 12-1-93; CR 02-105: am. Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02; CR 05-051: am. Register March 2006 No. 603, eff. 4-1-06.

MPSW 17.02 MPSW 17.02 Reciprocal license. Except as provided in s. MPSW 17.025, the marriage and family therapist section shall grant a license as a marriage and family therapist under s. 457.10, Stats., to an applicant who pays the fee required by s. 440.05 (2), Stats., and provides evidence of all of the following to the section:

MPSW 17.02(1) (1) The applicant has a current credential as a marriage and family therapist or the substantial equivalent in good standing in another state or territory of the United States. 

MPSW 17.02(2) (2) The requirements for the grant of the credential in the other state or territory of the United States are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the grant of a license under s. 457.10, Stats.

MPSW 17.02(3) (3) The applicant has disclosed all discipline ever taken or currently pending against the applicant or any professional credential held by the applicant by any credentialing authority of any state or territory of the United States.

MPSW 17.02(4) (4) Documentation necessary for the section to determine, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats., whether any of the following apply:

MPSW 17.02(4)(a) (a) The applicant has a pending charge for an exempt offense as defined in s. 111.335 (1m) (b), Stats. or a violent crime against a child, as defined in s. 111.335 (1m) (d), Stats., which is substantially related to the practice of a marriage and family therapist.

MPSW 17.02(4)(b) (b) The applicant has been convicted of a crime substantially related to the practice of a marriage and family therapist.

MPSW 17.02(5) (5) The applicant passes an examination approved by the marriage and family therapist section that tests knowledge of state law relating to marriage and family therapy.

MPSW 17.02 History History: Cr. Register, November, 1994, No. 467, eff. 12-1-94; CR 02-105: am. (intro.) (2) and (4), cr. (5), Register October 2002 No. 562, eff. 11-1-02; CR 21-053: am. (intro.), r. and recr. (4) Register August 2022 No. 800, eff. 9-1-22; correction in (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2022 No. 800.

MPSW 17.025 MPSW 17.025 Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses. The marriage and family therapist section shall grant a reciprocal license to practice marriage and family therapy to a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member who the board determines meets all of the requirements under s. 440.09, Stats. Subject to s. 440.09 (2m), Stats., the board may request verification necessary to make a determination under this section.

MPSW 17.025 Note Note: Application forms are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services’ website at http://dsps.wi.gov.

MPSW 17.025 History History: CR 21-053: cr. Register August 2022 No. 800, eff. 9-1-22; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2022 No. 800.