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Marriage and Family Therapist Associate Temporary Permit
One-year, nonrenewable associate temporary permit.
Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information
Associate temporary permit while pursuing supervision
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Duration
- One year, nonrenewable, without regard to the number of passes or failures of the required examination.
- Eligibility
- Meets MFT educational requirements, pursuing required clinical supervisory hours and pays permit fee.
- Examination condition
- The permit itself can issue before passing. The current Board Temporary Permits implementation requires national-examination approval and excludes those who already passed; that pending AMFTRB examination is retained as involvement, with passing a condition of later associate licensure.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Full license for marriage and family therapy.
Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information
Resolution of conditional status by reinstatement
- Investigation
- Board reinstates the underlying license on satisfaction of all applicable reinstatement requirements, or following a personal appearance, with possible probation; absent action within 120 days, automatic reinstatement applies.
- Underlying requirements
- Applicable lapsed-license reinstatement conditions remain; for an LMFT license lapsed more than three years, the Board may require the identified national examination under 839 IAC 1-2-2(f)(7).
Initial licensure following associate practice
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Associate license
- Associate license in good standing; postdegree hours obtained in Indiana ordinarily require the associate license.
- Board law instruction
- The Board’s LMFT master-level issuance instructions say, "After the approval of your application by the Board, you will be emailed the law examination." Their next paragraph states "All applicants applying by reciprocity will be examined". The affirmative delivery instruction is retained for this initial-issuance route; the explicit mandatory category is reciprocity.
- Clinical experience
- At least two years postdegree experience with at least 50% MFT clients, 1,000 clinical hours and 200 supervision hours including 100 individual hours, under a qualified LMFT or equivalent supervisor; required categories are unmarried relational systems, married couples, separating/divorcing couples and families including minors.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Experience expiration
- Hours accumulated after associate licensure, and hours accumulated before an associate temporary permit expires, do not expire under IC 25-23.6-8-2.7(i)-(j).
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
- Virtual supervision
- Up to 100% of supervised postdegree hours may use synchronous audio-video, HIPAA-compliant qualified supervision; telephone calls, email and texts do not qualify.
Initial licensure at conclusion of doctoral program
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Board law instruction
- The Board’s LMFT master-level issuance instructions say, "After the approval of your application by the Board, you will be emailed the law examination." Their next paragraph states "All applicants applying by reciprocity will be examined". The affirmative delivery instruction is retained for this initial-issuance route; the explicit mandatory category is reciprocity.
- Clinical experience
- At least two years postdegree experience with at least 50% MFT clients, 1,000 clinical hours and 200 supervision hours including 100 individual hours, under a qualified LMFT or equivalent supervisor; required categories are unmarried relational systems, married couples, separating/divorcing couples and families including minors.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Doctoral exception
- A master’s graduate entering a doctoral program may elect to accrue the required clinical experience without an associate license and apply at the conclusion of the doctoral program; a doctoral internship may count toward experience.
- Experience expiration
- Hours accumulated after associate licensure, and hours accumulated before an associate temporary permit expires, do not expire under IC 25-23.6-8-2.7(i)-(j).
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
- Virtual supervision
- Up to 100% of supervised postdegree hours may use synchronous audio-video, HIPAA-compliant qualified supervision; telephone calls, email and texts do not qualify.
Initial licensure for an otherwise qualified therapist licensed elsewhere
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Board law instruction
- The Board’s LMFT master-level issuance instructions say, "After the approval of your application by the Board, you will be emailed the law examination." Their next paragraph states "All applicants applying by reciprocity will be examined". The affirmative delivery instruction is retained for this initial-issuance route; the explicit mandatory category is reciprocity.
- Clinical experience
- At least two years postdegree experience with at least 50% MFT clients, 1,000 clinical hours and 200 supervision hours including 100 individual hours, under a qualified LMFT or equivalent supervisor; required categories are unmarried relational systems, married couples, separating/divorcing couples and families including minors.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Experience expiration
- Hours accumulated after associate licensure, and hours accumulated before an associate temporary permit expires, do not expire under IC 25-23.6-8-2.7(i)-(j).
- License elsewhere
- IC 25-23.6-8-1(3)(B) accepts a therapist licensed or certified in another state who is otherwise qualified; substantially equivalent prior examinations may excuse retaking at Board discretion.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
- Virtual supervision
- Up to 100% of supervised postdegree hours may use synchronous audio-video, HIPAA-compliant qualified supervision; telephone calls, email and texts do not qualify.
Reinstatement after lapse of more than three years
- Documentation
- Renewal application, applicable renewal/reinstatement fees, explanation of lapse, proof of one renewal cycle of CE in previous twenty-four months; Board may require appearance, remediation and additional training.
- Exam discretion
- 839 IAC 1-2-2(f)(7) identifies the national examination at Board discretion; AMFTRB is retained even if a particular applicant is excused.
- Lapse
- More than three years since full-license expiration.
Reinstatement of a recently lapsed license
- Lapse
- LMFT lapse up to three years, or associate lapse up to one year.
- Requirements
- Completed renewal application, current renewal fee, reinstatement fee, continuing-education sworn compliance statement or statutorily authorized remediation; investigation-related restrictions remain applicable.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-9
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-8-6
Renewal following active military service
- Continuing education
- Renewal requirements continue subject to statutory military extensions.
- Military
- Qualifying active service out of state; renewal and continuing-education deadline extensions as specified in section 6, written request and evidence of service; late fees waived.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-8
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-12-6
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-12-7
Military qualification route under IC 25 1 17 5
- Competence
- The statute identifies no particular examination for this notwithstanding-other-law issuance; Board-determined competency methods and another jurisdiction’s licensing history remain applicant conditions.
- Conduct
- No disqualifying conduct, pending unprofessional-conduct or criminal investigation, required good standing and fees; all relevant military/member or spouse/dependent experience receives statutory credit.
- Eligibility
- Military spouse or dependent with current substantially equivalent license elsewhere held for at least one year and Board-determined competence.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-6
Military qualification route under IC 25 1 17 4
- Competence
- The statute identifies no particular examination for this notwithstanding-other-law issuance; Board-determined competency methods and another jurisdiction’s licensing history remain applicant conditions.
- Conduct
- No disqualifying conduct, pending unprofessional-conduct or criminal investigation, required good standing and fees; all relevant military/member or spouse/dependent experience receives statutory credit.
- Eligibility
- Military training, occupational specialty and service substantially equivalent to academic or experience requirements, or a current substantially equivalent credential held in another jurisdiction for at least one year.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-4
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-4 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-6
Military qualification route under IC 25 1 17 5.5
- Competence
- The statute identifies no particular examination for this notwithstanding-other-law issuance; Board-determined competency methods and another jurisdiction’s licensing history remain applicant conditions.
- Conduct
- No disqualifying conduct, pending unprofessional-conduct or criminal investigation, required good standing and fees; all relevant military/member or spouse/dependent experience receives statutory credit.
- Eligibility
- Military member, spouse or dependent with three years of work in an occupation unlicensed in another state but similarly licensed in Indiana.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-5.5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-5.5 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-6
New application after revocation waiting period
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Revocation
- Revoked licenses cannot be reinstated; a new application is permitted no earlier than seven years after revocation, with all underlying issuance qualifications and Board disciplinary review.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Removal of probationary limitations
- Hearing
- After a hearing, Board finds the deficiency requiring discipline has been remedied; individualized conditions and competence demonstrations are applicant conditions.
Reciprocity or endorsement
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Discipline
- No pending disciplinary proceeding elsewhere.
- Fee
- Application and fee; current Board instructions require examination score and license verification and criminal-background check.
- Jurisprudence
- All endorsement applicants must pass the state jurisprudence examination; no applicant is exempt.
- License
- Valid equivalent license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction; the Board’s current instructions request an active equivalent-level license.
- Prior examination
- Passed substantially equivalent examination for requested level; current AMFTRB examination is retained even when already passed. Other states’ examinations and unnamed Board-approved equivalents are applicant conditions.
- Retake waiver
- The Board accepts a previously passed AMFTRB or substantially equivalent examination testing clinical skills and knowledge at its discretion, so an applicant may be excused from retaking.
Biennial renewal
- Associate limit
- Full-license renewal has no associate two-renewal limit.
- Renewal
- Pay renewal fee and meet continuing education requirements; Board renewal date is April 1 in even-numbered years.
- Rule ce
- 839 IAC 1-6-3(b)-(c) requires twenty hours per year, forty per renewal period, at least half Category I and one Category I ethics hour per year; obtain the Board-required hours.
- Statute ce
- Statute specifies at least fifteen continuing-education hours per licensure year.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-8
- Indiana Administrative Code, 839 IAC 1
839 IAC 1-6-3
Reinstatement after approved surrender
- Board discretion
- Written Board approval of surrender and any Board-imposed conditions for reinstatement; the statute identifies no particular examination.
Reinstatement after suspension
- Hearing
- Board must be satisfied after a hearing that reasonable skill and safety have been restored; disciplinary or corrective conditions may be imposed, including any unnamed competence assessment as an applicant condition.
Reinstatement of retired license
- Application
- Board-approved retirement reinstatement application and fee.
- Board page
- The Board page adds possible training or examinations without identifying one: "You might be required to appear before the Board to discuss your reinstatement, and the Board may determine that additional training or exams may be required to reinstate the license." These unnamed assessments are conditions; the controlling rule lists application, fee and CE.
- Ce
- Retired zero to three years: 20 CE hours in previous twelve months; three to six: 40 in previous twenty-four months; six to ten: 60 in previous thirty-six months; ten or more: Board determines CE and may require appearance.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Administrative Code, 839 IAC 1
839 IAC 1-2-2.1
Probationary Marriage and Family Therapist License
Board-discretionary probationary form of the underlying license.
Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information
Placement of existing license on disciplinary probation
- Examinations
- The disciplinary order can impose individualized assessments without naming a currently registered examination.
- License
- Existing licensed practitioner subject to findings under section 4; Board may impose reporting, geographic or practice limitations, professional education or restitution conditions.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9 — continuation 2
Endorsement or exemption with probationary issuance
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Discipline
- No pending disciplinary proceeding elsewhere.
- Fee
- Application and fee; current Board instructions require examination score and license verification and criminal-background check.
- Jurisprudence
- All endorsement applicants must pass the state jurisprudence examination; no applicant is exempt.
- License
- Valid equivalent license or certificate from another state or jurisdiction; the Board’s current instructions request an active equivalent-level license.
- Prior examination
- Passed substantially equivalent examination for requested level; current AMFTRB examination is retained even when already passed. Other states’ examinations and unnamed Board-approved equivalents are applicant conditions.
- Probation
- Board may issue probationary form because of relevant discipline, disciplinable conduct or prior unlicensed practice; individualized rehabilitation and practice restrictions apply.
- Retake waiver
- The Board accepts a previously passed AMFTRB or substantially equivalent examination testing clinical skills and knowledge at its discretion, so an applicant may be excused from retaking.
Initial issuance with discretionary probationary conditions
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
- Underlying license
- Must satisfy underlying license issuance requirements; Board may grant probationary form for practice-related prior discipline or unlicensed practice and impose reporting, practice restrictions, education, community service and other rehabilitation conditions.
Renewal while probationary conditions continue
- Associate limit
- Full-license biennial renewal applies.
- Renewal
- Underlying renewal application, fee and continuing education remain required, together with all outstanding probationary restrictions.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-8
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-16
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Associate license for supervised postdegree practice.
Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information
New associate application after lapse exceeding one year
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Lapse
- Section 9(b) prohibits reinstatement after one year of associate invalidity; applicant must apply for a new license and meet section 1.5 issuance conditions.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Prior score
- Any treatment of previously passed national-examination scores is an applicant condition; the currently offered examination remains a leaf.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Reinstatement of retired associate license
- Application
- Board-approved retirement reinstatement application and fee.
- Board page
- The Board page adds possible training or examinations without identifying one: "You might be required to appear before the Board to discuss your reinstatement, and the Board may determine that additional training or exams may be required to reinstate the license." These unnamed assessments are conditions; the controlling rule lists application, fee and CE.
- Ce
- Retired zero to three years: 20 CE hours in previous twelve months; three to six: 40 in previous twenty-four months; six to ten: 60 in previous thirty-six months; ten or more: Board determines CE and may require appearance.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-5-12
- Indiana Administrative Code, 839 IAC 1
839 IAC 1-2-2.1
Resolution of conditional status by reinstatement
- Investigation
- Board reinstates the underlying license on satisfaction of all applicable reinstatement requirements, or following a personal appearance, with possible probation; absent action within 120 days, automatic reinstatement applies.
- Underlying requirements
- Applicable lapsed-license reinstatement conditions remain; for an LMFT license lapsed more than three years, the Board may require the identified national examination under 839 IAC 1-2-2(f)(7).
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-8-8
- Indiana Administrative Code, 839 IAC 1
839 IAC 1-2-2
Associate licensure with examination exemption
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Eligibility
- Licensed or certified as an MFT elsewhere, or practiced MFT for at least three of the previous five years.
- Exemption
- Board may excuse retaking after a substantially equivalent licensing examination has been passed; current AMFTRB passage remains a leaf when already passed. Unnamed equivalent examinations are conditions.
- Good standing
- No disqualifying act or investigation; otherwise qualified under section 1.5 and pays the additional fee.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Associate licensure with final term examination approval
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Early testing
- In the final term of the final year, examination approval is available with a departmental letter identifying the student, degree, final-term status, expected completion date and good academic standing. The degree and other requirements remain necessary for issuance.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Associate licensure by examination
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Early testing
- Degree and qualifying coursework completed before approval; supervised postdegree experience is acquired after associate issuance.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Reinstatement of a recently lapsed license
- Lapse
- LMFT lapse up to three years, or associate lapse up to one year.
- Requirements
- Completed renewal application, current renewal fee, reinstatement fee, continuing-education sworn compliance statement or statutorily authorized remediation; investigation-related restrictions remain applicable.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-9
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-8-6
Renewal following active military service
- Continuing education
- Renewal requirements continue subject to statutory military extensions.
- Military
- Qualifying active service out of state; renewal and continuing-education deadline extensions as specified in section 6, written request and evidence of service; late fees waived.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-8.5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-12-6
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-12-7
Military qualification route under IC 25 1 17 5
- Competence
- The statute identifies no particular examination for this notwithstanding-other-law issuance; Board-determined competency methods and another jurisdiction’s licensing history remain applicant conditions.
- Conduct
- No disqualifying conduct, pending unprofessional-conduct or criminal investigation, required good standing and fees; all relevant military/member or spouse/dependent experience receives statutory credit.
- Eligibility
- Military spouse or dependent with current substantially equivalent license elsewhere held for at least one year and Board-determined competence.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-6
Military qualification route under IC 25 1 17 4
- Competence
- The statute identifies no particular examination for this notwithstanding-other-law issuance; Board-determined competency methods and another jurisdiction’s licensing history remain applicant conditions.
- Conduct
- No disqualifying conduct, pending unprofessional-conduct or criminal investigation, required good standing and fees; all relevant military/member or spouse/dependent experience receives statutory credit.
- Eligibility
- Military training, occupational specialty and service substantially equivalent to academic or experience requirements, or a current substantially equivalent credential held in another jurisdiction for at least one year.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-4
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-4 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-6
Military qualification route under IC 25 1 17 5.5
- Competence
- The statute identifies no particular examination for this notwithstanding-other-law issuance; Board-determined competency methods and another jurisdiction’s licensing history remain applicant conditions.
- Conduct
- No disqualifying conduct, pending unprofessional-conduct or criminal investigation, required good standing and fees; all relevant military/member or spouse/dependent experience receives statutory credit.
- Eligibility
- Military member, spouse or dependent with three years of work in an occupation unlicensed in another state but similarly licensed in Indiana.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-5.5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-5.5 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-17-6
New application after revocation waiting period
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Revocation
- Revoked licenses cannot be reinstated; a new application is permitted no earlier than seven years after revocation, with all underlying issuance qualifications and Board disciplinary review.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Removal of probationary limitations
- Hearing
- After a hearing, Board finds the deficiency requiring discipline has been remedied; individualized conditions and competence demonstrations are applicant conditions.
Biennial renewal
- Associate limit
- Associate may renew twice; further renewals depend on Board-determined circumstances.
- Renewal
- Pay renewal fee and meet continuing education requirements; Board renewal date is April 1 in even-numbered years.
- Rule ce
- 839 IAC 1-6-3(b)-(c) requires twenty hours per year, forty per renewal period, at least half Category I and one Category I ethics hour per year; obtain the Board-required hours.
- Statute ce
- Statute specifies at least fifteen continuing-education hours per licensure year.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-8.5
- Indiana Administrative Code, 839 IAC 1
839 IAC 1-6-3
Reinstatement after approved surrender
- Board discretion
- Written Board approval of surrender and any Board-imposed conditions for reinstatement; the statute identifies no particular examination.
Reinstatement after suspension
- Hearing
- Board must be satisfied after a hearing that reasonable skill and safety have been restored; disciplinary or corrective conditions may be imposed, including any unnamed competence assessment as an applicant condition.
Probationary Marriage and Family Therapist Associate License
Board-discretionary probationary form of the underlying license.
Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information
Placement of existing license on disciplinary probation
- Examinations
- The disciplinary order can impose individualized assessments without naming a currently registered examination.
- License
- Existing licensed practitioner subject to findings under section 4; Board may impose reporting, geographic or practice limitations, professional education or restitution conditions.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9 — continuation 2
Endorsement or exemption with probationary issuance
All of the following:
- AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Eligibility
- Licensed or certified as an MFT elsewhere, or practiced MFT for at least three of the previous five years.
- Exemption
- Board may excuse retaking after a substantially equivalent licensing examination has been passed; current AMFTRB passage remains a leaf when already passed. Unnamed equivalent examinations are conditions.
- Good standing
- No disqualifying act or investigation; otherwise qualified under section 1.5 and pays the additional fee.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Probation
- Board may issue probationary form because of relevant discipline, disciplinable conduct or prior unlicensed practice; individualized rehabilitation and practice restrictions apply.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
Initial issuance with discretionary probationary conditions
- Application
- Board application, fee, official academic records and verification of licenses held elsewhere; Board examination approval must be used within one year.
- Coursework
- Graduate credits covering every content area in IC 25-23.6-8-2.5, including professional standards and assessment; thesis, dissertation and fieldwork do not count for content areas. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(d) specifies 27 semester or 41 quarter hours.
- Criminal history
- Required criminal-background check and review of convictions directly bearing on competent practice.
- Degree
- Master’s or doctoral degree in MFT or a Board-approved related area, from an eligible accredited or recognized institution (IC 25-23.6-8-2.1).
- Discipline
- Required disclosure and review of prior disciplinary action, investigations and positive application responses.
- Practicum
- Statute IC 25-23.6-8-2.5 requires at least 300 face-to-face hours over at least twelve months, including 100 relational hours and 100 supervision hours with the required qualified supervision.
- Rule practicum statement
- 839 IAC 1-4-3.1(f) still states: "The practicum shall be a minimum of five hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience." The statute controls the differing client-hour requirement.
- Underlying license
- Must satisfy underlying license issuance requirements; Board may grant probationary form for practice-related prior discipline or unlicensed practice and impose reporting, practice restrictions, education, community service and other rehabilitation conditions.
Renewal while probationary conditions continue
- Associate limit
- An associate license can normally be renewed twice, with additional periods at Board discretion.
- Renewal
- Underlying renewal application, fee and continuing education remain required, together with all outstanding probationary restrictions.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-8.5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-9 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9-16
Marriage and Family Therapist Temporary Permit
Temporary permit under IC 25-23.6-8-10.
Licensing authority: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board · Application information
Temporary permit based on national association certification
- Duration
- Expires on full-license issuance, application disapproval, or 180 days after initial issue, whichever occurs first.
- Eligibility
- Practicing in a state without MFT licensure, certification by a Board-approved national association and an Indiana license application; rule recognizes AAMFT clinical membership or substantially equivalent association membership; permit fee.
- Implementation conflict
- The Board’s general Temporary Permits page states: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." IC 25-23.6-8-10(a)(1) expressly authorizes a permit for a license holder from another state; the statute is retained.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-10
- Indiana Administrative Code, 839 IAC 1
839 IAC 1-4-6
- Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Information
Temporary Permits — eligible examination applicants and duration
Temporary permit pending national examination
- Board page
- The Board’s general page states a one-year, nonrenewable permit valid despite examination failure; section 10 controls this distinct 180-day permit. Rule 839 IAC 1-4-6(c) bars a second temporary permit after failure.
- Duration
- Expires on full-license issuance, application disapproval, or 180 days after initial issue, whichever occurs first.
- Eligibility
- Board examination approval, graduation from a Board-approved program, completion of required experience and permit fee.
- Implementation conflict
- The Board’s general Temporary Permits page states: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." IC 25-23.6-8-10(a)(1) expressly authorizes a permit for a license holder from another state; the statute is retained.
Temporary permit based on a license held elsewhere
- Duration
- Expires on full-license issuance, application disapproval, or 180 days after initial issue, whichever occurs first.
- Eligibility
- Valid MFT license or certificate in another state, application for an Indiana license and permit fee; section 10(a)(1) states no examination condition for permit issuance.
- Implementation conflict
- The Board’s general Temporary Permits page states: "Applicants applying by reciprocity or have already taken and passed their national exam do not qualify for a Temporary Permit." IC 25-23.6-8-10(a)(1) expressly authorizes a permit for a license holder from another state; the statute is retained.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-23.6-8-10
- Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Information
Temporary Permits — eligible examination applicants and duration
Temporary permit renewal for good cause
- Eligibility
- Scheduled for the next examination but did not take it for Board-approved good cause; written notice within thirty days under 839 IAC 1-4-6(b).
- Expiration
- Renewed permit ends when results arrive from the next examination; no separate renewal examination is identified beyond the pending national examination.
AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
- Provider
- Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB); administered for AMFTRB by Professional Testing Corporation (PTC) at Prometric computer-based testing centers
- Format
- Computer-based examination of objective multiple-choice questions, each with four alternative answers of which only one is correct; given during a one-week testing window every month; scores on the six domains and the total examination are reported after the window closes
- Exam questions
- 180 multiple-choice items
- Time limit
- 4 hours total testing time
- Passing score
- Criterion-referenced passing score set on an anchor examination by a modified Angoff method and adjusted across forms by equating; the reported score equals the total number of correct responses
- Exam fee
- US $370.00 examination fee (includes testing center fees)
Examination outline
Domain 01 — The Practice of Systemic Therapy — Tasks related to incorporating systemic theory and perspectives into practice activities, and establishing and maintaining ongoing therapeutic relationships with the client system inclusive of diverse cultural contexts. (16%; 29 items) (16%)
- 01.01 Conceptualize therapy consistent with the philosophical perspectives of systemic theory.
- 01.02 Maintain consistency between systemic theory and clinical practice.
- 01.03 Integrate individual treatment approaches with systemic treatment approaches.
- 01.04 Integrate multiple dimensions of diversity and social justice theories with systemic treatment approaches.
- 01.05 Use a systemic perspective to co-create a safe, inclusive, and non-judgmental space.
- 01.06 Use a systemic perspective to co-create a therapeutic relationship with the client system.
- 01.07 Use a systemic perspective to understand the complexities inherent in therapeutic interactions (e.g., family homeostasis, self of the therapist).
Domain 02 — Assessing, Hypothesizing, and Diagnosing — Tasks related to assessing and conceptualizing the various dimensions of the client system inclusive of diverse cultural contexts, including forming and reformulating systemic hypotheses and diagnosing the client system to guide therapeutic activities and interventions, including use of artificial intelligence (AI) as appropriate. (16%; 29 items) (16%)
- 02.01 Assess the client system’s verbal and non-verbal communication styles to develop hypotheses about relationship patterns, perceptions, and responses to the reciprocal influence of relational patterns and the presenting issues.
- 02.02 Assess the mental status of clients.
- 02.03 Assess historic and current self-injurious behavior, suicidal ideation and intent, and/or homicidal ideation and intent.
- 02.04 Identify and assess behavioral dynamics, processes, and interactional patterns (e.g., boundaries, roles, rules, alliances, coalitions, and hierarchies) within the client system to determine systemic functioning.
- 02.05 Formulate and continually assess hypotheses regarding the client system that consider and incorporate diverse contexts.
- 02.06 Assess appropriateness of potential treatment and therapeutic delivery modalities for the client system.
- 02.07 Assess environmental factors (e.g., discrimination, gang violence, migration) affecting the client system.
- 02.08 Assess the client system’s levels of economic, social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive functioning.
- 02.09 Assess historic and current effects of substance use disorders on the functioning of the client system.
- 02.10 Assess historic and current effects of violence or trauma, including vicarious trauma, on the client system.
- 02.11 Assess historic and current effects of childhood experiences and traumas on the client system.
- 02.12 Assess historic and current effects of impact of process use disorders (e.g., gambling, internet use, technology use, shopping) on functioning of the client system.
- 02.13 Assess historic and current effects of sexual functioning on the client system.
- 02.14 Assess how the developmental and family life cycle stages of the client system impact problem formation, maintenance, and resolution.
- 02.15 Assess strengths, resources, coping skills, and resilience within and available to the client system.
- 02.16 Select, administer, review, and/or interpret results of standardized instruments within the therapist’s training, competence, and scope of practice.
- 02.17 Assess and diagnose clients in accordance with current DSM and ICD diagnostic criteria while maintaining a systems perspective.
- 02.18 Formulate treatment hypotheses that integrate systemic perspectives, assessment inventories, and diagnostic impressions.
- 02.19 Assess effects of occupational issues on the client system (e.g., military personnel, workers in geographically dispersed locations, first responders).
- 02.20 Collaborate with the client system to determine need for evaluation by other professional and community systems.
- 02.21 Collaborate with professional and community systems as appropriate in making diagnoses and establishing treatment priorities.
- 02.22 Collaborate with the client system to refer as appropriate based on diagnoses and treatment priorities.
Domain 03 — Designing and Conducting Treatment — Tasks related to developing and implementing a course of culturally responsive treatment with the client system, including identifying possible therapeutic models, implementing associated interventions, and treatment planning, including use of artificial intelligence (AI) as appropriate. (17%; 30 items) (17%)
- 03.01 Evaluate and maintain a quality therapeutic alliance with the client system.
- 03.02 Establish therapeutic contracts.
- 03.03 Utilize assessment information to develop a treatment plan that reflects a contextual understanding of the presenting issue.
- 03.04 Determine relevant short-term goals, long-term goals and objectives for treatment, as well as criteria for successful completion of treatment.
- 03.05 Identify the client system’s previous and current attempts to resolve the presenting issues.
- 03.06 Identify members of client and collateral systems involved in resolving issues.
- 03.07 Develop and monitor ongoing safety plan to address identified safety risks for the client in all therapeutic delivery contexts.
- 03.08 Engage in therapeutic interventions based on theory and current research and a shared contextual understanding of the client system and presenting issues.
- 03.09 Clarify with the client system the rationale for selecting therapeutic interventions as appropriate.
- 03.10 Collaborate with the client system to determine sequence of treatment and identify which members will be involved.
- 03.11 Develop and monitor recovery-oriented systemic care for treatment of substance use disorders.
- 03.12 Use genograms and/or family mapping as therapeutic interventions as indicated.
- 03.13 Facilitate client system change through restructuring and reorganization.
- 03.14 Collaborate with the client system to identify and explore competing priorities of client issues to be addressed in treatment.
- 03.15 Assist the client system in developing decision-making, coping, and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills in their relational contexts.
- 03.16 Attend to the homeostatic process and its impact on the client system’s ability to attain therapeutic goals.
- 03.17 Assist the client system in developing alternative perspectives of the presenting issues to facilitate solutions.
- 03.18 Influence client behavior and perceptions through use of metaphor, rewriting narratives, mindfulness, etc.
- 03.19 Integrate cultural, spiritual, social, intellectual, and biological characteristics and strengths of the client system when devising effective treatment strategies.
- 03.20 Recognize and support client autonomy when devising effective treatment strategies.
- 03.21 Maintain awareness of common side effects of medications, monitor client system for these within the boundaries of professional competence, and coordinate care with any relevant prescribers.
- 03.22 Adapt therapeutic stance and interventions to accommodate the process and structure of all therapeutic delivery modalities.
Domain 04 — Evaluating Ongoing Process and Terminating Treatment — Tasks related to continuously evaluating the therapeutic process, incorporating feedback into the course of treatment, and planning for termination, inclusive of different cultural contexts and use of artificial intelligence (AI) as appropriate. (16%; 29 items) (16%)
- 04.01 Use theory and current research in the ongoing evaluation of process, outcomes, and termination.
- 04.02 Evaluate the progress of therapy in collaboration with client and collateral systems as indicated.
- 04.03 Modify treatment plan in collaboration with client and collateral systems as indicated.
- 04.04 Continually evaluate client system appropriateness for all therapeutic delivery modalities.
- 04.05 Develop a termination plan in collaboration with the client and collateral systems to maintain therapeutic gains after treatment has ended.
- 04.06 Terminate therapeutic relationship in a professional and culturally responsive manner.
Domain 05 — Managing Crisis Situations — Tasks related to assessing and managing emergency situations, inclusive of different cultural contexts, and intervening when clinically indicated and/or legally mandated. (16%; 29 items) (16%)
- 05.01 Assess impairment in the client system during crisis situations to determine if and what immediate interventions may be needed.
- 05.02 Assess for presence of suicidal ideation and determine the level of intervention.
- 05.03 Assess for risk of violence toward the client from others to determine the need for intervention.
- 05.04 Assess the client’s potential for self-injurious behavior to determine level of intervention.
- 05.05 Assess the client’s potential for violence or harm toward others, including the therapist, to determine level of intervention.
- 05.06 Assess risk of violence toward therapist from sources outside of the client system and develop a safety plan.
- 05.07 Assess impact of community-level crisis on client system and develop interventions as they pertain to that crisis.
- 05.08 Assess the impact of client system’s trauma history and other relevant contextual factors on current crisis.
- 05.09 Collaborate with other relevant stakeholders in managing client system’s crisis.
- 05.10 Respond to emerging crisis as appropriate to the therapeutic delivery modality and use relevant crisis resources.
Domain 06 — Maintaining Ethical, Legal, and Professional Standards — Tasks related to ongoing adherence to legal and ethical codes and treatment agreements, maintaining culturally responsive competency, upholding professional standards, and utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice. (19%; 34 items) (19%)
- 06.01 Demonstrate professional responsibility and competence regarding legal issues and regulations across therapeutic delivery modalities, including use of artificial intelligence (AI).
- 06.02 Compare agency and employment policies with relevant ethics code, statutes, case law, and regulations and privilege the higher standard.
- 06.03 Integrate current ethical codes of licensing boards, relevant professional organizations, and associations into appropriate professional practice.
- 06.04 Adhere to relevant business laws related to clinical practice (e.g., Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, etc.)
- 06.05 Practice within therapist’s scope of competence.
- 06.06 Maintain awareness of and effectively manage how the therapist’s personal issues, life experiences, values and morals, and previous trauma impact the therapeutic process.
- 06.07 Maintain awareness of and effectively manage how the supervisors’ personal issues, life experiences, values and morals, and previous trauma influence the supervisory process
- 06.08 Adhere to treatment agreements with client systems and respect the rights of clients.
- 06.09 Provide the client system with written professional disclosures regarding fees, credentials, reporting complaints, confidentiality, privileged communication, and providing technologically assisted services, including use of artificial intelligence (AI), etc.
- 06.10 Confirm the client system’s identities, locations, and safety levels at the beginning of each teletherapy session.
- 06.11 Monitor and mitigate risk for potential exploitation of the client system by the therapist.
- 06.12 Consult with colleagues and other professionals as necessary regarding ethical and legal issues, and document these consultations.
- 06.13 Respect the roles and responsibilities of other professionals involved in the client system’s treatment process as they relate to ethical and legal issues.
- 06.14 Maintain accurate and timely records including long-term safe and confidential storage and plan record transfer and/or disposal within timeframes specified by current statutes.
- 06.15 Adhere to ethical and regulatory guidelines for engaging in the supervisor-supervisee relationship across modalities.
Examination sources
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 15, blueprint table heading
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 14, "CONTENT OF THE EXAMINATION", item 2 (left column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 15, blueprint table, Domain 6 row
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 15, note below blueprint table
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 16, "CONTENT OUTLINE", Domain 01 heading (left column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 18, "CONTENT OUTLINE", task 06.15 (right column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 20, "KNOWLEDGE AREAS", item 75 (right column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 14, "CONTENT OF THE EXAMINATION", item 1 (left column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 14, "CONTENT OF THE EXAMINATION", item 1 continued (left column)
- AMFTRB — Exam Reference: Detailed Overview of the Examination in Marital and Family Therapy
Exam Reference page, section "Test Content", second paragraph
- AMFTRB — Exam Reference: Detailed Overview of the Examination in Marital and Family Therapy
Exam Reference page, section "Scoring", "Other Considerations"
- AMFTRB — Exam Reference: Detailed Overview of the Examination in Marital and Family Therapy
Exam Reference page, section "Scoring", first paragraph
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 12, "SETTING A PASSING SCORE" continued (left column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 3, "A NOTE ABOUT STATE APPROVAL CODES"
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 5, "INITIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURE", Step 2 heading (left column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 1, "TESTING PERIODS" table, row for the 8/1/2026 deadline
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 4, "Choosing a Testing Period" (right column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 5, fee table, Examination Fee row
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 6, "EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION AND SCHEDULING" (left column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 11, "SCORE REPORTS" (left column)
- AMFTRB Handbook for Candidates for the AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination (2026 Edition), published by Professional Testing Corporation
Handbook p. 5, right column, retake limit
Indiana Marriage and Family Therapy Jurisprudence Examination
- Format
- True-false and multiple-choice examination delivered by email
- Exam questions
- 30 questions
- Time limit
- Return within fourteen days after the examination email
- Passing score
- 75%
Examination outline
- IC 25-1-0.1 Chapter 0.1. Effect of Certain Acts
- IC 25-1-1.1 Chapter 1.1. Effect of Criminal Convictions on Licensed or Registered Persons
- IC 25-1-1.2 Chapter 1.2. Effect of Delinquency in Child Support Payments on Licensed or Registered Persons
- IC 25-1-2 Chapter 2. Renewal of Licenses Granted by State Agencies ) Notice of Expiration
- IC 25-1-3 Chapter 3. Civil Immunity of Regulatory Agencies
- IC 25-1-4 Chapter 4. Continuing Education
- IC 25-1-5 Chapter 5. Professional Licensing Agency
- IC 25-1-5.3 Chapter 5.3. Failure to Enact Licensure Rules
- IC 25-1-5.7 Chapter 5.7. Emergency Practitioner Temporary Licensing
- IC 25-1-7 Chapter 7. Investigation and Prosecution of Complaints Concerning Regulated Occupations
- IC 25-1-8 Chapter 8. Occupational and Professional Licensure, Registration, and Certification Fees
- IC 25-1-8.5 Chapter 8.5. Reporting of Health Care Entity Mergers and Acquisitions
- IC 25-1-9 Chapter 9. Health Professions Standards of Practice
- IC 25-1-9.1 Chapter 9.1. Out of Network Provider Referrals
- IC 25-1-9.5 Chapter 9.5. Telehealth Services and Prescriptions
- IC 25-1-9.8 Chapter 9.8. Practitioner Good Faith Estimates
- IC 25-1-10 Chapter 10. Direct Primary Care Agreements
- IC 25-1-10.3 Chapter 10.3. Health Care Provider Advertising
- IC 25-1-12 Chapter 12. Renewal of Licenses Held by Individuals in Military Service
- IC 25-1-15 Chapter 15. Exemptions for Athletic Organization Practitioners Licensed in Other Jurisdictions
- IC 25-1-16.5 Chapter 16.5. Public Agency Review of Occupational Regulations
- IC 25-1-17 Chapter 17. Licensure of Individuals with Military Training; Licensure of Military Spouses
- IC 25-1-20 Chapter 20. Effect of a State Disaster Emergency on Professional Disciplinary Action
- IC 25-1-22 Chapter 22. Gender Transition Procedures for Minors
- IC 25-23.6-1 Chapter 1. Definitions
- IC 25-23.6-2 Chapter 2. Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
- IC 25-23.6-3 Chapter 3. Marriage and Family Therapists; Unlawful Practices
- IC 25-23.6-4 Chapter 4. Social Workers; Unlawful Practices
- IC 25-23.6-4.5 Chapter 4.5. Mental Health Counselors; Unlawful Practices
- IC 25-23.6-5 Chapter 5. Social Worker Licensure
- IC 25-23.6-6 Chapter 6. Privileged Communications
- IC 25-23.6-7 Chapter 7. Disclosure of Educational Background
- IC 25-23.6-8 Chapter 8. Marriage and Family Therapist Licensure
- IC 25-23.6-8.5 Chapter 8.5. Mental Health Counselor Licensure
- IC 25-23.6-10.1 Chapter 10.1. Addiction Counselors and Clinical Addiction Counselors; Unlawful Practices; Penalty
- IC 25-23.6-10.5 Chapter 10.5. Addiction Counselor and Clinical Addiction Counselor Licensure
- IC 25-23.6-11 Chapter 11. Prohibited Practices
- IC 4-6-14 Chapter 14. Health Records and Identifying Information Protection
- IC 16-39-1 Chapter 1. Release of Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons
- IC 16-39-2 Chapter 2. Release of Mental Health Records to Patient and Authorized Persons
- IC 16-39-3 Chapter 3. Release of Mental Health Records in Investigations and Legal Proceedings
- IC 16-39-4 Chapter 4. Provision of Mental Health Information
- IC 16-39-5 Chapter 5. Release of Health Records to Third Parties and for Legitimate Business Purposes
- IC 16-39-6 Chapter 6. Access to Hospital Records by Hospital Medical Staff Committees
- IC 16-39-8 Chapter 8. Immunity From Liability
- IC 16-39-9 Chapter 9. Charges Permitted for Providing Copies of Medical Records
- IC 16-39-10 Chapter 10. Disclosure of Protected Health Information
- 839 IAC 1-1 Definitions
- 839 IAC 1-2 Licensure and Fees
- 839 IAC 1-4 Marriage and Family Therapists
- 839 IAC 1-5 Mental Health Counselors
- 839 IAC 1-5.5 Addiction Counselors; Clinical Addiction Counselors
- 839 IAC 1-6 Continuing Education
- 839 IAC 1-7 Convictions of Concern
Examination sources
- LMFT Information and Endorsement Instructions
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- Behavioral Health and Human Services Board, Statutes and Rules
Statutes & Rules — Indiana Statutes and Indiana Administrative Rules
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 16
IC 16-39-11-5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 16
IC 16-39-11-5 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-1-2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-5.5-2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9.3-5
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-9.7-1
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-11-1
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-21-1
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 25
IC 25-1-5.7-8
- CDC, End of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration
What You Need to Know
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 16
IC 16-18-2-295
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 16
IC 16-18-2-295 — continuation 2
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 16
IC 16-39-7-1
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 16
IC 16-39-7.1-1
- Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Information
LMFT — Master level with 2 years experience, jurisprudence content and scoring
- LMFT Information and Endorsement Instructions
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- LMFT Information and Endorsement Instructions
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