The Board proposes the rule amendment in order to update an incorporated form.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B4-3.001: Application for Licensure for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Applicants
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment in order to update an incorporated form.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Application for Licensure for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Applicants.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 491.004(5) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 491.005, 491.006 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

64B4-3.001 Application for Licensure for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Applicants.

Every applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or mental health counselor shall submit to the Board a completed application on Form DH-MQA 1174, Application for Licensure (revised 10/09 1/09), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, which can be obtained from the Board’s website at www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491. The application shall be accompanied with the application fee and the initial licensure fee.

(1) through (2) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 491.004(5) FS. Law Implemented 491.005, 491.006 FS. History–New 7-6-88, Amended 1-28-91, 11-3-92, Formerly 21CC-3.001, 61F4-3.001, Amended 11-13-96, Formerly 59P-3.001, Amended 6-8-09,_________.