State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors Public Hearing

The State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Marriage Family Therapists & Clinical Professional Counselors will be holding a Public Hearing on March 31, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. to receive comments from interested parties regarding the review of regulations as directed in Executive Order 2023-003.

The proposed recommended changes to the regulations includes the following and other matters properly relating thereto:

• NAC 641A.055 – removes that communications to the Board must include an email address and the person’s name.
• NAC 641A.095 paragraph 1 – removes the restriction of how many times an applicant can attempt to take their national licensing exam in a 12-month period.
• NAC 641A.095 paragraph 2, subsection (a) – removes that a person must take the national licensing exam within one year of being notified of eligibility.
• NAC 641A.095 paragraph 2, subsection (b) – removes that a person must retake the national licensing exam within one year after failing the examination and that their license is deemed lapsed.
• NAC 641A.126 paragraph 3, subsection (a) – removes that a provider of continuing education must transmit to the Board the title of the course or program within thirty (30) days.
• NAC 641A.126 paragraph 3, subsection (b) – removes that a provider of continuing education must transmit to the Board the name of the instructor of the course or program within thirty (30) days.
• NAC 641A.126 paragraph 3, subsection (c) – removes that a provider of continuing education must transmit to the Board the date, time and location of the course or program within thirty (30) days.
• NAC 641A.126 paragraph 3, subsection (d) – removes that a provider of continuing education must transmit to the Board the names and total number of attendees who were issued certificates.
• NAC 641A.126 paragraph 3, subsection (e) – removes that a provider of continuing education must transmit to the Board the number of hours available for credit for attending the Board to the course or program.
• NAC 641A.126 paragraph 3, subsection (f), number (1) – removes that a provider of continuing education must transmit to the Board the registration number assigned by the Board to the course or program.
• NAC 641A.126 paragraph 3, subsection (f), number (2) – removes that a provider of continuing education must transmit to the Board the registration number assigned by the Board to the approved provider of continuing education.
• NAC 641A.129, paragraph 1 – an approved provider of continuing education must keep records of the course or program for three years.
• NAC 641A.129, paragraph 1, subsection (a) – an approved provider of continuing education must keep records of the course or program for three years including each attendee of the course or program.
• NAC 641A.129, paragraph 1, subsection (b) – an approved provider of continuing education must keep records of the course or program for three years including the number of hours available for credit for attending the course or program.

The proposed changes to the regulations are available for review and download on the Board website along with the Zoom access link: https://marriage.nv.gov/Board/Meetings/2023/2023/.