Section 801.204 - Licensing of Military Service Members, Military Veterans, and Military Spouses(a) An applicant for licensure under this section must comply with Council § 882.60 of this title (relating to Special Provisions Applying to Military Service Members, Veterans, and Spouses).(b) Licensed by another United States jurisdiction. (1) If an applicant has been licensed as an LMFT in another United States jurisdiction for the two years immediately preceding the date the application is received, and has no disciplinary history, the academic (including the internship) and experience requirements shall be considered met.(2) If an applicant has been licensed as an LMFT in another United States jurisdiction for less than two years immediately preceding the date the application is received, and has no disciplinary history, staff may grant one month of credit for every two months of independent marriage and family therapy practice toward any deficit in the academic internship or experience requirements.(c) Upon request, an applicant must provide acceptable proof of current licensure issued by another jurisdiction. Upon request, the applicant must provide proof that the licensing requirements of that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements of this state.(d) For an application for a license submitted by a verified military service member or military veteran, the applicant will receive credit towards any licensing or apprenticeship requirements, except an examination requirement, for verified military service, training, or education relevant to the occupation, unless he or she holds a restricted license issued by another jurisdiction or if he or she has a disqualifying criminal history as described by the Act, the Council Act, or Council rules.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 801.204
The provisions of this §801.204 adopted to be effective March 31, 2013, 38 TexReg 1982; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 46, November 14, 2014, TexReg 9016, eff. 11/23/2014; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 11, March 17, 2017, TexReg 1256, eff. 3/26/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 09, March 1, 2019, TexReg 1153, eff. 3/7/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 40, October 2, 2020, TexReg 7028, eff. 10/5/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 06, February 5, 2021, TexReg 0912, eff. 2/9/2021