Section R. 338.7211 - Adoption of standards by referenceRule 11.
(1) The accreditation standards of the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) care of COAMFTE, 112 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, in the publication titled "Accreditation Standards Graduate & Post-Graduate Marriage and Family Therapy Training Programs Version 12.5," effective January 1, 2022, which is available at no cost from the commission's website at https://www.coamfte.org, are approved and adopted by reference. If a marriage and family therapy educational program is accredited by COAMFTE, it is approved.(2) The standards for recognition of accrediting organizations developed and adopted by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510, Washington, D.C. 20036, in the publication titled "CHEA Standards and Procedures for Recognition," effective October 4, 2021, which are available at no cost on the council's website at https://www.chea.org, are approved and adopted by reference. If a higher education institution is accredited by the accrediting body of the region where the institution is located and the accrediting body satisfies the recognition standards of CHEA, the institution is approved.(3) The criteria for recognition and the recognition process for the secretary's recognition of accrediting agencies of the United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20202, in 34 CFR 602.10 to 602.39, effective July 1, 2020, which are available at no cost on the department's website at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html, are approved and adopted by reference. If a higher education institution is accredited by the accrediting body of the region where the institution is located and the accrediting body satisfies the recognition criteria and process of the United States Department of Education, the institution is approved.(4) Copies of the standards in this rule are available for inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy, Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611 West Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.7211
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