NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

CHAPTER 611

HOUSE BILL 1025

AN ACT TO AMEND THE MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY CERTIFICATION ACT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. G.S. 90-270.53, as the same appears in the 1981 Replacement Volume 2C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended as follows:

a.         by rewriting the catch line to read as follows:

"§ 90-270.53. Application tor certificate without examination before July 1, 1982.";

b.   by deleting the date "January 1, 1981," wherever it shall appear, and by substituting in its place the date "July 1, 1982,";

c.   by inserting at the end of sub-subdivision (1)a., the following sentence: "In addition, an applicant meets the educational requirements by presenting satisfactory evidence of post-master's or post-doctoral training taken in the field of marital and family therapy or counseling from an educational or training institution or program recognized by the board notwithstanding the fact that such training was taken at a nondegree granting institution or in a nondegree program, provided that such training, by itself or in combination with any training received as part of the program leading to a degree from a recognized educational institution, is the equivalent in content and quality, as defined in the duly adopted rules and regulations of the board, of a master's or doctoral degree in marital and family therapy and counseling."

Sec. 2. G.S. 90-270.54, as the same appears in the 1981 Replacement Volume 2C of the General Statutes of North Carolina, is hereby amended as follows:

a.         by rewriting the catch line to read as follows:

"§ 90-270.54. Application for certificate by examination.";

b.   by amending sub-subdivision (1)a. to insert a new sentence at the end thereof to read as follows:

"In addition, an applicant meets the educational requirements by presenting satisfactory evidence of post-master's or post-doctoral training taken in the field of marital and family therapy or counseling from an educational or training institution or program recognized by the board notwithstanding the fact that such training was taken at a nondegree granting institution or in a nondegree program, provided that such training, by itself or in combination with any training received as part of the program leading to a degree from a recognized educational institution, is the equivalent in content and quality, as defined in the duly adopted rules and regulations of the board, of a master's or doctoral degree in marital and family therapy and counseling."

Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 18th day of June, 1981.