Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
LAMFT and LMFT
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board issues the licensed associate marriage and family therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT research in PA.
- 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 authority
Published research · ConfirmedAct 4 created the LAMFT as a supervised practice credential for applicants still completing full-license experience requirements.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT research in PA.
- 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.
Payer terms remain separate
Published research · ConfirmedAssociate licensure does not establish a universal payer duty to credential or reimburse an LAMFT.
- Applies to
- Confirm payer recognition, supervision, rendering-provider, and incident-to rules for the planned billing arrangement.
- 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.
Pending final regulations
Open implementation issue · QualifiedThe 2026 proposed rulemaking addresses associate practice and supervision but must not be represented as final regulation.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT research in PA.
- 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.
Fingerprint requirement
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board requires a fingerprint-based FBI background check for new health-care practitioner license applications filed under the current process.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT research in PA.
- 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.
LAMFT and LMFT
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board issues the licensed associate marriage and family therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT research in PA.
- 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