Requirements to be a Qualified Practitioner for Completing Risk Assessments and Treatment of Sexual Offenders.

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

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
64B4-7.0081: Requirements to be a Qualified Practitioner for Completing Risk Assessments and Treatment of Sexual Offenders.

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 37 No. 41, October 14, 2011 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and in response to public comments received on the rule. The Board discussed this rule at a public hearing on February 9, 2012. The changes are as follows:

1. Subsection (1) shall now read as follows:

(1) Licensees: employed or contracted as Behavioral Specialists for the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) and credentialed to conduct screenings and counseling for sexual disorders; or approved by the United States Probation Office to complete risk assessments and treat sexual offenders; or who were a clinical member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) or the Florida Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (FATSA); on or before June 30, 2010, shall be deemed to be qualified practitioners.

2. Subsection (2) shall now read as follows:

(2) In order to be a qualified practitioner for completing risk assessments and/or providing treatment for sexual offenders, one must hold an active license as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or mental health counselor under Chapter 491, Florida Statutes.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE 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