ATTENTION! ONLINE SEARCH VERIFICATION NOW AVAILABLE
Now you can perform a real-time search for licensees online, and you can even print a license verification. For more information, click the “Live Online Search Verification” link under the “Find A Licensee” heading to the left.
Online Applications Now Available Through Texas Online!
You can now apply for a new license, or apply for license renewal, through Texas Online! See the menu to the left for the links.
HIPAA Notice
Click the link below to read an important message about HIPAA Privacy Standards for providers and entities that submit protected health information to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Click here to read on HIPAA Privacy Standards
Recent Rule Changes:
- Continuing Education Changes:
30 clock hours of continuing education are required every two years. A six-hour ethics course will be required every two years. Teaching graduate courses at a college or university can no longer be used as continuing education. Correspondence courses, satellite or distance learning, audio/video courses or self-study can be credited for up to twelve hours every two years. Ethics can now be used this way.
- Internet or Phone Therapy:
A licensee who engages in interactive therapy via the telephone or Internet must provide the client with his/her license number and information on how to contact the board by telephone or mail.
Associate licensees may practice marriage and family therapy in any established setting under supervision, such as a private practice, public or private agencies, hospitals, etc.