Clarify type of education and training.

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

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B4-7.007: Requirement to Hold Oneself Out as Qualified to Practice Juvenile Sex Offender Therapy
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Clarify type of education and training.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment will specify the type of education and training that will be required to become qualified to practice juvenile sex offender therapy.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 491.004(5), 491.0144 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 491.0144 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
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

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

64B4-7.007 Requirements to Hold Oneself Out as Qualified to Practice Juvenile Sex Offender Therapy.

Effective October 1, 2000, in order for a licensed clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or mental health counselor to hold oneself out as one qualified to practice juvenile sex offender therapy the licensee must have:

(1) Completed education and training through course work which meets the standards for approval as set forth in Rule 64B4-6.002, F.A.C., in the following subject area:

(a) through (1) No change.

(2) No change.

Specific Authority 491.004(5), 491.0144 FS. Law Implemented 491.0144 FS. History–New 2-9-99, Amended 4-24-00, 8-24-00, ________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: May 11, 2007
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 29, 2007