STATE OF WISCONSIN
Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional
Counseling and Social Work Examining Board
IN THE MATTER OF RULE-MAKING PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL
COUNSELING AND SOCIAL WORK EXAMINING BOARD
ORDER OF THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL
COUNSELING AND SOCIAL WORK EXAMINING BOARD
ADOPTING RULES
(CLEARINGHOUSE RULE 15-017)
ORDER
An order of the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board to amend MPSW 16.01(1)(b) and (2)(a) relating to supervised hours for marriage and family therapists.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
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ANALYSIS
Statutes interpreted: s. 457.10, Stats. Explanation of agency authority:
Each board shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and the guidance of the profession to which it pertains and define and enforce professional conduct and unethical practices not inconsistent with the law relating to the particular profession. s. 15.08 (5) (b), Stats. The examining board shall upon the advice of the…marriage and family therapist section…promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for certification or licensure under this chapter and for supervised clinical training that must be completed for licensure as …marriage and family therapist under this chapter and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those standards. s. 457.03 (1) Related statute or rule: None
Plain language analysis:
Sections 1 and 2 remove a requirement which is not in statute for licensure as a marriage and family therapist. The legislature removed the requirement that the supervised marriage and family therapist practice be completed in no less than 2 years from s. 457.10, Stats. when it inserted the 3,000 hour requirement. This amendment removes the requirement which remained in the administrative code after the statutory change. Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulation: None
Comparison with rules in adjacent states:
Illinois: Illinois requires the completion of at least 3,000 hours of professional work experience in not less than a 2 year period and no more than 5 years.
Iowa: Iowa does not require the 3,000 hours of supervised practice occur during a specific timeframe.
Michigan: Michigan does not require the 1,000 hours of supervised practice occur during a specific timeframe.
Minnesota: Minnesota requires 2 years of supervised experience computed as being a minimum of 1,000 of clinical client contact over a period of not less than 24 months.
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies:
The methodology was removing portions of the rule which are inconsistent with statutes.
Analysis and supporting documents used to determine effect on small business or in preparation of economic impact analysis:
