Rule 4757-18-01 | Qualifications for a license as a licensed professional art therapist.
(A) To be eligible for a license to practice art therapy under this chapter, an applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
(2) Have attained a master's degree or higher degree from a graduate program in art therapy that one of the following applies to at the time the degree was conferred:
(a) The program is approved by the American art therapy association or its successor organization;
(b) The program is accredited by the commission on accreditation of allied health education programs or its successor organization; The board considers the program to be substantially equivalent to a program approved or accredited under paragraph (B)(2)(a) or (B)(2)(b) of this rule.
(3) Have completed at least two years of postgraduate supervised clinical experience in the experience requirements that the art therapy credentials board, its successor organization, or an equivalent organization recognized by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board required for an individual to become a registered art therapist at the time the experience was completed.
(4) Have a board certification in good standing with the art therapy credentials board, its successor organization, or an equivalent organization recognized by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board.
(5) Have satisfied any other requirements established by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board.
(B) Within sixty days after receiving the information described in division of this section and receipt of proof of compliance with section 4757.101 of the Revised Code, the appropriate professional standards committee of the board shall issue a license to practice as an art therapist as required under paragraph (A) of this rule.
(C) This rule does not apply to members of other professions licensed, certified, or registered by this state while performing services within the recognized scope, standards, and ethics of their respective professions.
(D) Applicants applying on or before October 3, 2024, may be issued a license as a licensed professional art therapist if the applicant meets the following requirements:
(1) The applicant holds a credential in good standing with the art therapy credentials board, its successor organization, or an equivalent organization recognized by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board.
(2) The applicant has practiced art therapy for at least five years, as demonstrated by holding a qualifying credential in good standing for five or more years.
(3) The applicant satisfies any additional requirements established by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board.
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