SF 4746
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/26/2026 09:26 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to health occupations; modifying requirements for licensure by reciprocity
for marriage and family therapists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
148B.35.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148B.35, is amended to read:
148B.35 RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES.
The board shall issue a marriage and family therapist's license to an individual who holds
a current license as a marriage and family therapist from another jurisdiction if the deleted text begin board
determines that the standards for licensure in the other jurisdiction are at least equivalent
to or exceed the requirements of sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 and the rules of the board.deleted text end new text begin
individual:
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(1) completes an application for licensure by reciprocity on a form provided by the board
and submits the applicable fees under section 148B.392;
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(2) holds a current, valid, and unrestricted license from another jurisdiction to practice
as a marriage and family therapist;
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(3) is licensed in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the individual currently
holds a license to practice as a marriage and family therapist and is not the subject of
disciplinary action or a pending investigation by any jurisdiction's licensing authority for
marriage and family therapists;
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(4) has not been convicted of a crime that would disqualify the individual from licensure,
as determined by the board; and
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(5) has passed a Minnesota jurisprudence examination approved by the board.
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