What the official sources support
Applicability and exclusions are shown with each finding. “Qualified” or “conflicting” findings are not simplified into an operational answer.
Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Marriage and family therapy board
Published research · ConfirmedThe State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners regulates the MFTC candidate credential and LMFT license.
- Applies to
- Use for MFTC, LMFT research in CO.
- 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.
Candidate status precedes counted experience
Published research · ConfirmedPost-degree experience intended for LMFT licensure must be accumulated under an eligible candidate or other expressly recognized practice status.
- Applies to
- Use for MFTC, LMFT research in CO.
- 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.
MFTC expiration was revised
Published research · ConfirmedCurrent active MFTC permits were updated to expire December 31, 2027, after which DORA identifies a renewal route.
- Applies to
- Use for MFTC, LMFT research in CO.
- 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.
New MFT clinical-requirements law becomes effective August 12, 2026
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedHouse Bill 26-1228 becomes effective August 12, 2026 and authorizes implementation of a route for qualifying MFT degree holders whose programs lacked an internship or practicum.
- Applies to
- Use for MFTC, LMFT research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2026-08-12
- 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.
The no-practicum route has a March 1, 2027 applicant fork
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedAfter March 1, 2027, a qualifying applicant from an MFT program without an internship or practicum may use the statutory route that requires 700 additional supervised clinical hours.
- Applies to
- Use for MFTC, LMFT research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2027-03-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
Telehealth registration is remote-only
Published research · ConfirmedA qualifying out-of-state MFT may use Colorado telehealth registration beginning January 1, 2026 but may not open a Colorado office or provide in-person care under that registration.
- Applies to
- Use for MFTC, LMFT research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2026-01-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11