Welcome to the Marriage and Family Therapy Homepage
The Colorado State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners regulates Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of Colorado. Board activities include review of licensure applications, complaints, and enforcement of disciplinary actions against those found to have violated the Mental Health Practice Act or Board rules. The Board is made up of seven members, four professionals and three public, who meet four times per year.
Program Information
- Program/Board Members
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Reina Sbarbaro-Gordon, Program Director
State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202Phone: 303-894-7800 | Fax: 303-894-7764 | Email: dora_mentalhealthboard@state.co.us
Board Members:
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Mita Johnson, LMFT, Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2025 -
Nicholas Mancini, LMFT, Vice-Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2022 -
Meagan Terry, LMFT
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2024 -
Bobbi Miller, LMFT
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2024 -
Donna Nelson
Public Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2022 -
Michael Knox
Public Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2022 -
Erin Ford
Public Member | Term Expires: August 12, 2025
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- Public Notices
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Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - October 29, 2021
The State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners held a Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on October 29, 2021, that allowed stakeholders a final opportunity to provide feedback before the Board considered adopting revisions to the Rule 1.8(B), to implement Colorado Senate Bill 21-077 (Concerning the elimination of verification of an individual's lawful presence in the United States as a requirement for individual credentialing).
- Notice, Draft Rule, Written Comments, and SB21-077
- SB21-077 Joint Stakeholder Meeting (recording): July 26, 2021
- Effective Date: December 30, 2021
Permanent Rulemaking Hearing - May 5, 2021
Due to a filling error with the Colorado Secretary of State, the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners rescheduled the Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on March 26, 2021, to May 5, 2021. The purpose of this rescheduled Permanent Rulemaking Hearing is to ensure all stakeholders have the correct hearing information, adequate notice, and are allowed a final opportunity to provide feedback before the Board considers adopting revisions to Rule 1.6 to implement Colorado House Bill 19-1129 (Prohibiting mental health care providers from engaging in conversion therapy with a patient under eighteen years of age); and revisions to Rules 1.12, 1.22, and Appendix A to correct language that's a conflict with portions of the statutes in Colorado House Bill 20-1326 (Concerning an expansion of an individual's ability to practice an occupation in Colorado through the creation of an occupational credential portability program) and Colorado Senate Bill 20-102 (Concerning required disclosures to patients regarding formal actions based on sexual misconduct).
- Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at 4:00 P.M. (MDT)
- Notice, Draft Rules, HB19-1129, HB20-1326, and SB20-102
- December 3, 2020: Joint Stakeholder Meeting (HB19-1129)
- February 11, 2021: Joint Stakeholder Meeting (SB20-102)
- February 12, 2021: Joint Stakeholder Meeting (HB19-1129)
Joint Stakeholder Meeting - December 3, 2020
The State Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners, State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners, State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners, State Board of Psychologist Examiners, State Board of Unlicensed Psychotherapists, and State Board of Social Work Examiners held a VIRTUAL Joint Stakeholder Meeting for the Boards to receive feedback on the implementation of Colorado House Bill 19-1129 (Prohibits mental health care providers from engaging in conversion therapy with a patient under eighteen years of age), and the subsequent proposed draft rules for each Board.
- Legislative Updates
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- 2022 New Legislation
- 2021 New Legislation
- HB21-1021: Peer Support Professionals Behavioral Health
- HB21-1022: Surrogacy Agreements
- HB21-1068: Insurance Coverage Mental Health Wellness Exam
- HB21-1085: Secure Transportation Behavioral Health Crisis
- HB21-1119: Suicide Prevention, Intervention, & Postvention
- HB 21-1123: CAPS Check for Substantiated Cases of Mistreatment of an At-Risk Adult
- HB21-1130: Expand Transition Specialist Program
- HB21-1169: Prohibit Discrimination Organ Transplant Recipient
- HB21-1198: Healthcare Billing Requirements for Indigent Patients
- HB21-1232: Standardized Health Benefit Plan Colorado Option
- HB21-1300: Health-care Provider Liens for Injured Persons
- SB21-056 Expand Cannabis-based Medicine At Schools
- SB21-077: Remove Lawful Presence Verification Credentialing
- SB21-097: Sunset Medical Transparency Act
- SB21-271: Misdemeanor Reform
- 2020 New Legislation
- Meeting Minutes