Our Mission: To protect the public through effective licensure and enforcement of the statutes and rules governing the practice of marriage and family therapists to ensure a standard of competent and ethical practice

Upcoming Meetings:

Rules Committee Meeting
June 15, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
University Park Plaza Building
2829 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN
Conference Room C (3rd Floor)
Agenda:  Discussion of Proposed Rules
Open to the Public

Board Meeting
May 18, 2012
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
University Park Plaza Building
2829 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN
University Room, 1st Floor
Open to the Public

Current News

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  Governor Dayton appoints two to the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.  Governor Dayton has appointed Mark Flaten and Shonda Craft to serve on the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.  Mark Flaten, LMFT, currently serves as the Board’s Vice Chair and was appointed to a second term on the Board.  Shonda Craft, Ph.D., LMFT, was appointed to the educational representative seat recently vacated by Dr. Sara Wright.  Both appointments are effective May 16, 2012, with terms expiring on January 4, 2016.  To view the Governor’s press release and the notices of appointment, click here.
  

  
  
• Governor Dayton Signs Sunset Bill Into Law
  On May 4, 2012, Governor Dayton signed the Sunset bill into law.  All Health Licensing Boards, including BMFT, are continued until June 30, 2018, at which time there will be another sunset review process.  Complete final language for the Sunset bill can be accessed at the following link:  2012 Minnesota Regular Session Law, Chapter 278.
  
  
  
• The Minnesota Department of Human Services has implemented changes to its outpatient mental health rules (Rule 47).  These changes may impact the practice of LAMFTs, LMFTs and MFT graduate students completing practicum or internship experiences.  For detailed information and training materials regarding these rule changes, please visit Minnesota’s DHS website at: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/dhs16_160315
  
  
  
• Effective February 18, 2011, the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy (BMFT) rescinds its policy of requiring Supervision Plans be filed with the Board. Post-graduate supervised experience candidates for licensure no longer need complete, maintain, or file a Supervision Plan. Candidates must still maintain logs of all post-graduate supervised experience hours as part of their permanent records. Candidates must also still comply with all requirements governing post-graduate supervised experience, including the requirement that all direct client contact hours be completed under the supervision of a Minnesota BMFT-approved supervisor. Post-graduate licensure candidates and Board-approved supervisors are encouraged to review the rules governing supervised experience found at Minnesota Rules 5300.0150 & 5300.0170.These rules can be accessed through the Board’s website at https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=5300.
  
  
  
• The Board of Marriage and Family Therapy is considering revisions to its current rules. Click here to download a current copy of the Proposed Permanent Rules Relating to the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.
  
  
  
• Heavy construction for the Central Corridor LRT line began in 2010 and will end in 2013, with passenger service to begin in 2014. This website gives regular construction updates: http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/centralcorridor.asp

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