a Variance or Waiver. Elizabeth Fuentes-Martinez, M.S.Ed., LMHC The Petitioner is seeking a variance or waiver of Rule 64B4-31.007(2)(a), F.A.C., which requires that qualified supervisors who provide supervision in Florida for interns and trainees ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

64B4-31.007Definition of a “Licensed Mental Health Counselor or the Equivalent, Who Is a Qualified Supervisor.”

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 10, 2014, the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, received a petition for a Variance or Waiver. Elizabeth Fuentes-Martinez, M.S.Ed., LMHC. The Petitioner is seeking a variance or waiver of paragraph 64B4-31.007(2)(a), F.A.C., which requires that qualified supervisors who provide supervision in Florida for interns and trainees must meet the equivalency standards of subsection (1) and have completed five (5) years of clinical experience, two (2) years of which can be earned during a post-masters clinical internship with the remaining three (3) years of experience earned post-licensure.

A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Sue Foster, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C08, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3258. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board within 14 days of publication of this notice.