RI S3026

Reduces required direct client contact hours for marriage and family therapist licensure from 2,000 to 1,500 hours for master's degree holders, with at least 1,400 hours earned post-degree

Allows up to 100 hours of the total required hours to be earned during a graduate degree program

Creates a separate pathway for doctoral degree holders requiring only 1,000 hours of direct client contact if they completed an accredited marriage and family therapy doctoral program

Replaces the previous practicum/internship requirement (12 semester hours plus one-year internship) with a simplified 300-hour supervised internship or practicum requirement for therapist associate licensure

Permits marriage and family therapists licensed in another state for at least one year to obtain Rhode Island licensure by endorsement without examination