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The Austin AMFT Board is currently seeking members to

join our 2022 Board in the following positions:

The Austin AMFT board is made up of a 3-seat presidential committee consisting of the

Past President, President, and President-elect.

The President-elect serves a 1-year term and has the following duties:

responds via email to member or community questions sent to the board,

leads the monthly CEU event announcements and introductions,

and maintains possession of any physical marketing materials throughout the year for special events.

The Treasurer works closely with the presidential committee and the secretary,

generally overseeing the organization's finances.

The Treasurer serves a 2-year term and has the following duties:

reviews monthly financial statements, maintains accurate financial tracking and bookkeeping

practices, presents monthly financial reports at each board meeting, facilitates payment for

speakers and organizational purchases, and makes appropriate tax payments and/or filings

for the Austin AMFT organization.

The Program Director works closely with the Public Relations Director,

Outreach Director, and Secretary.

 The Program Director serves a 2-year term and has the following duties:

recruits and schedules speakers for monthly CE events and coordinates all communication

On September 17, 2021, the Executive Council published adopted rules concerning 22 TAC Chapters 881, 882, and 885 in the September 17, 2021, Texas Register [46 TexReg 6262]. 

https://www.bhec.texas.gov/texas-state-board-of-examiners-of-marriage-and-family-therapists/board-news/index.html

Updated Consolidated Rulebooks will soon be available on the Executive Council’s Statutes and Rules webpage.

Beginning 9/1/20, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) entity that has been running the LMFT licensing board was taken over by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). BHEC now oversees the licensing boards for LMFT, LPC, LCSW, & Psychologists.

There are 3 big changes we want to bring to your attention:

1. Starting 9/1/20, all licensees are required to renew licenses online through the Texas BHEC website: http://www.bhec.texas.gov/online-license-renewal-system/index.html
2. Effective 9/1/20, all licensees are required to have a continuing education course on human trafficking prevention before renewal: "The 86th Texas Legislature introduced Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 116, Training Course on Human Trafficking Prevention, which requires a health care practitioner, such as an LMFT or LMFT Associate to successfully complete an HHSC-approved Human Trafficking Prevention training course as a condition for renewal of a license on or after September 1, 2020. Information about approved courses are available on HHSC’s Health Care Practitioner Human Trafficking Training webpage." https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/safety/texas-human-trafficking-resource-center/health-care-practitioner-human-trafficking-training
3. Beginning 3/31/21, all licensees are required to undergo a fingerprinting process in order to renew our license: "Beginning with LPC, LMFT, and Social Work licensees with expiration dates of March 31, 2021, per Council rule 882.40(c), LPC, LMFT, and Social Work licensees must undergo a fingerprint based criminal history check as a condition of renewal. The instructions and forms needed to undergo a fingerprint based criminal history check will be made available on the Council’s Forms and Publications web page." https://www.bhec.texas.gov/fingerprint-information/index.html