An applicant currently licensed as a marriage and family therapist in another jurisdiction of the United States who does not meet the academic requirements in §801.114of this title (relating to Academic Course Content) may be considered to have met the requirements according to the following:
  (1) If an applicant has been licensed as an LMFT in another United States jurisdiction for the two years immediately preceding the date the application is received, the academic requirements (including the internship) are considered met.
  (2) If an applicant has been licensed as an LMFT in another United States jurisdiction for less than two consecutive years immediately preceding the date the application is received, staff may grant one month of credit for every two months of independent marriage and family therapy practice toward any deficit in the academic internship requirement.

Source Note: The provisions of this §801.115 adopted to be effective October 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 7028