Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Separate MFT member board
Published research · ConfirmedMarriage and family therapy is regulated by its own member board and rules within the BHEC structure.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor, Temporary LMFT research in TX.
- 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.
LMFT Associate supervision
Published research · ConfirmedAn LMFT Associate practices under qualifying supervision while completing requirements for the independent LMFT credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor, Temporary LMFT research in TX.
- 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.
Limited temporary LMFT route
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board provides a temporary LMFT route for a qualifying independently licensed out-of-state practitioner, limited to 30 days within one year and subject to the application conditions.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor, Temporary LMFT research in TX.
- 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 requires jurisdiction analysis
Published research · ConfirmedTexas telehealth law and Board rules must be reconciled with the locations of the client and therapist and with any law governing practice where the client is located.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor, Temporary LMFT research in TX.
- 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 MFT compact route identified
Published research · QualifiedNo current Texas MFT compact authority was identified in the cited Board and statutory sources; use the Texas license or a valid statutory exception.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor, Temporary LMFT research in TX.
- 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 member board
Published research · ConfirmedMarriage and family therapy is regulated by its own member board and rules within the BHEC structure.
- Applies to
- Use for LMFT Associate, LMFT, LMFT Supervisor, Temporary LMFT research in TX.
- 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