Brief Description: The Board of Marital and Family Therapy proposes to update various regulations regarding approved supervisors, continuing education, renewal, establish continuing education course approval requirements, update code of ethics, and to establish teletherapy standards of practice.
The Board of Marital and Family Therapy (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 19 of the Alaska Administrative Code including the following:
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12 AAC 19.210. Approved supervisors, is proposed to be changed to amend the approved supervisors requirements, and to add provisions for a supervisor who participates in teletherapy practice.
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12 AAC 19.300. License renewal, is proposed to be changed to add two hours of continuing education requirements for licensee who participates in teletherapy practice.
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12 AAC 19.350. Application of providers for continuing education course approval, is a proposed new section that establishes continuing education course approval requirements.
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12 AAC 19.400. Scope of teletherapy practice, is a proposed new section that establishes scope of practice for teletherapy.
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12 AAC 19.405. Eligibility to practice teletherapy, is a proposed new section that establishes eligibility requirements to practice teletherapy.
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12 AAC 19.410. Providing technology assisted distance professional services, is a proposed new section that establishes standards of practice for teletherapy, and to adopt by reference the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) Teletherapy Guidelines.
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12 AAC 19.415. Safety and confidentiality of communications, is a proposed new section that establishes safety and confidentiality of communications guidelines for teletherapy services between a licensee and a client.
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12 AAC 19.420. Informed consent, is a proposed new section that clarifies the informed consent requirements for teletherapy services between a licensee and a client.
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12 AAC 19.900. Code of ethics, is proposed to adopt the updated code of ethics that the board adopts by reference.
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12 AAC 19.990. Definitions, is proposed to further define terms used in AS 08.63 and 12 AAC 19.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/191655, and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on November 5, 2018. Comments received after this deadline will not be considered by the Board.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofMaritalFamilyTherapy.aspx. The Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov not later than October 29, 2018 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/MFT-1018.pdf.
A copy of the material proposed for adoption by reference may be viewed at the Board’s office at the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, State Office Building, 333 Willoughby Avenue, 9th Floor, Juneau, AK.
After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.63.050; AS 08.63.100; AS 08.63.110; AS 08.63.120
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.63.050; AS 08.63.100; AS 08.63.110; AS 08.63.120
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: 10/3/18
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.
ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Board of Marital and Family Therapy – Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Approved supervisors, continuing education, license renewal, application for providers for continuing education course approval, teletherapy practice, code of ethics, and definitions.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 19.210 – 12 AAC 19.990.
4. Department of Law file number: To be assigned.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Compliance with current statue; update and clarification of current regulations; implement amendments to AS 08.63 enacted under Chapter 75, SLA 2018 (SB 105).
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: $100 continuing education course approval fee; $50 continuing education course
renewal fee.
Another state agency: $100 continuing education course approval fee; $50 continuing education
course renewal fee.
A municipality: None known.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars):
No costs are expected in FY 2019 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Chelsea Childress, Licensing Supervisor
Board of Marital and Family Therapy
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Telephone: (907) 465-3262
E-mail: chelsea.childress@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: Board of Marital and Family Therapy.
11. Date: 10/3/18
Prepared by: Jun Maiquis
Regulations Specialist
(907) 465-2537