Section 641A.131 - Requirements to renew license; failure to comply; reactivation of inactive license1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 6, to maintain licensure, a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor must complete at least 40 hours of continuing education during each licensing period, which must include, without limitation: (a) At least 6 hours of continuing education on ethics issues specifically pertaining to the practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling, as applicable;(b) At least 4 hours of continuing education on evidencebased suicide prevention and awareness; and(c) At least 4 hours of continuing education on cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion.2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, to maintain licensure, a licensee who has been licensed for less than 18 months at the end of his or her first licensing period must have completed the continuing education required by this subsection during that licensing period. A licensee who, on the last day of his or her first licensing period, will have been licensed for: (a) At least 12 months but not more than 18 months must complete at least 30 hours of continuing education which must include, without limitation:(1) At least 6 hours of continuing education on ethics specifically relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling;(2) At least 4 hours of continuing education on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness; and(3) At least 4 hours of continuing education on cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion.(b) At least 6 months but not more than 12 months must complete at least 20 hours of continuing education which must include, without limitation: (1) At least 2 hours of continuing education on ethics specifically relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling;(2) At least 2 hours of continuing education on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness; and(3) At least 2 hours of continuing education on cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion.(c) Not more than 6 months must complete at least 10 hours of continuing education which must include, without limitation: (1) At least 2 hours of continuing education on ethics specifically relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling;(2) At least 2 hours of continuing education on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness; and(3) At least 2 hours of continuing education on cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion.3. If the marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor is an approved supervisor, at least 2 hours of the requirements of subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, must be on issues specifically pertaining to supervising in the field of practice of the approved supervisor and must include education in at least one of the following:(a) An overview of a supervision model;(b) Areas of focus for a supervisor and the roles of a supervisor;(c) The process of supervising and the practical application of that process;(d) Ethical dilemmas involved in supervising;(e) Methods of effectively addressing and preventing ethical dilemmas in supervising; or(f) An overview of the supervision standards of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the National Board for Certified Counselors or the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, or the provisions of this chapter and chapter 641A of NRS relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy or the practice of clinical professional counseling, as applicable.4. A marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor shall not use more than 20 hours of distance education that is not interactive to satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 or 2, as applicable.5. With the approval of the Board, a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor may satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, by: (a) Teaching not more than 20 hours at an institution, seminar, workshop, conference or other program. The content of the teaching material must be related to the practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling and may be part of the primary or regular employment of the marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor. For each such hour taught, 2 hours of continuing education may be credited pursuant to this paragraph annually.(b) Completing graduate-level course work specifically pertaining to the practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling, as applicable. Such course work may be credited pursuant to this paragraph at 15 hours of continuing education for 1 graduate semester hour or 12 hours of continuing education for 1 graduate quarter hour.(c) Attending any meeting of the Board except a meeting at which the Board is considering disciplinary or other administrative action against the marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor. For each such authorized meeting attended, 1 hour of continuing education may be credited pursuant to this paragraph, but not more than 4 hours of continuing education may be credited for such meetings pursuant to this paragraph during each licensing period.(d) Attending a meeting or event of a coalition, committee or board related to community health care. For each such meeting or event attended, 1 hour of continuing education may be credited pursuant to this paragraph, but not more than 6 hours of continuing education may be credited for such meetings and events pursuant to this paragraph during each licensing period. Documentation of attendance at a meeting or event described in this paragraph must be an official record of attendance at the meeting or event obtained from the coalition, committee or board holding the meeting or hosting the event, or a ticket or receipt for admission to the event or any additional documentation requested by the Board.6. Upon the request of a licensee who has been licensed for less than a full licensing period, the Board may waive or pro-rate continuing education requirements prescribed by subsection 1 or 2.7. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 641A.265, a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor is subject to disciplinary action by the Board if he or she fails to satisfy the requirements for continuing education set forth in subsection 1 or 2, as applicable.8. To reactivate an inactive license, an inactive licensee must complete at least 20 hours of continuing education in the year immediately preceding his or her application for reactivation, which must include, without limitation: (a) At least 6 hours of continuing education on ethics specifically pertaining to the practice of marriage and family therapy or clinical professional counseling;(b) At least 4 hours of continuing education on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness; and(c) At least 4 hours of continuing education on cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion.9. As used in this section, "distance education" means education, training, courses or programs that are delivered to a student who is geographically separate from the instructor.Nev. Admin. Code § 641A.131
Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists by R173-03, eff. 8-20-2004; A by Bd. of Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists & Clinical Prof. Counselors by R060-08, 9-18-2008; A by R091-14, eff. 6/28/2016; A by R094-18AP, eff. 8/30/2018; A by R051-19A, eff. 2/20/2020; A by R057-22A, eff. 9/13/2022NRS 641A.160, 641A.170, 641A.260