2.1.2 The provider
must be licensed or certified as a marriage and family therapist.
2.1.2.1 If licensure/certification
is offered by the jurisdiction in which the provider is practicing,
it is required in all cases, even if the jurisdiction offers it
on an optional basis.
2.1.2.2 In jurisdictions that do not
offer specific licensure or certification for marriage and family
therapists, the provider must be certified or be eligible for full
clinical membership in, the American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy (AAMFT), the national association that sets standards
for the profession. If a provider is eligible for full clinical
membership in the AAMFT but is not a member, he or she must submit
documentation obtained from the AAMFT of such eligibility.
2.1.2.3 The provider must agree that
a patients’ organic medical problems must receive appropriate concurrent
management by a physician. The provider must enter into a participation
agreement with the Defense Health Agency (DHA).