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Minnesota Administrative Rules
5300.0190 PROCEDURES FOR ADMISSION TO WRITTEN EXAMINATION.
Subpart 1.
Information required.
To be admitted to written examination, an applicant must submit to the board the information in items A to D.
A.
The applicant must submit a completed, notarized application for admission to written examination on a form provided by the board. The application must include an affirmation by the applicant that the statements made in the application are true and correct to the best knowledge of the applicant.
B.
The applicant must submit the required, nonrefundable fee for application for admission to written examination specified in part 5300.0360, item A, made payable to the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
C.
The applicant must submit official transcripts of all graduate education of the applicant, including verification of the degree granted. The transcripts must be sent directly to the board from the institution granting the degree.
(1)
The applicant must demonstrate to the board, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the degreed program documented by the applicant's transcripts meets the requirements of part 5300.0130, subpart 1, item A.
(2)
The institution granting the degree must be regionally accredited at the time the degree is granted.
D.
An applicant for licensure must inform the board within 30 days of any changes in name, residential address, or business and residential telephone numbers.
Subp. 2.
Verification of information; board's powers.
The board has authority to investigate or contact persons to verify the authenticity of the information in the application for admission to written examination and to require the applicant to provide verification.
Subp. 3.
Time requirements.
An applicant's file shall be closed if the applicant fails to complete the application for admission to written examination and provide all information required within six months from the date the board receives the application.
Subp. 4.
Admission to written examination.
An applicant shall be admitted to the first regularly scheduled written, objective part of the examination that occurs 60 days or more after the applicant has met the requirements of subpart 1, unless admission is denied under subpart 5. Admission to the examination shall be complete only after receipt by the board from the applicant of the examination fee specified in part 5300.0360, item B.
Subp. 5.
Denial of admission to written examination.
The board shall deny an applicant admission to written examination if the applicant has not met the education requirements of part 5300.0130, subpart 1, item A. The board shall notify the applicant of the denial in writing and state the reasons for the denial. An application for admission to written examination submitted after denial is a new application for admission to written examination which must be accompanied by the fee for application for admission to written examination specified in part 5300.0360, item A.
History:
15 SR 1782; 23 SR 1540
Published Electronically:
June 11, 2008
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