Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Separate MFT license
Published research · ConfirmedMarriage and family therapy has its own statutory license and regulator rather than using the clinical mental health counselor credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFTA, LMFT research in NC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
Associate practice is supervised
Published research · ConfirmedAn LMFTA practices under approved supervision while completing the route to the independent LMFT credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFTA, LMFT research in NC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
No temporary or provisional license
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board states that it does not issue temporary or provisional marriage and family therapy licenses.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFTA, LMFT research in NC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Telehealth into North Carolina
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board states that an out-of-state MFT must hold North Carolina authority to provide marriage and family therapy by telehealth to a client located in North Carolina.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFTA, LMFT research in NC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Client-facing operations and records
Disclosure, consent, telehealth, emergencies, advertising, confidentiality, access, retention, minors, subpoenas, closure, fees, billing, and termination.
No general compact shortcut identified
Published research · QualifiedNo operational MFT compact route was identified in the cited North Carolina MFT authority; use the Board licensure route unless the Board publishes another authority.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFTA, LMFT research in NC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
Separate MFT license
Published research · ConfirmedMarriage and family therapy has its own statutory license and regulator rather than using the clinical mental health counselor credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFTA, LMFT research in NC.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11