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RSA 328-C:5 · Qualifications

Title: XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter: 328-C · FAMILY MEDIATORS
Status: current
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328-C:5 Qualifications. –

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To be eligible for certification, conditional certification, reinstatement of certification, renewal of certification and temporary renewal of certification as a family mediator, an applicant shall be of good character.

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II.

To be eligible for certification or conditional certification as a family mediator, an applicant shall meet the following requirements:

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(a)

Satisfactory completion of a program of instruction approved by the board and at least 48 hours in length, including at least 8 hours in domestic violence, and components in family dynamics and relevant law.

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(b)

Completion of an internship approved by the board and at least 20 hours in length with a certified family mediator or certified family mediation program.

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(c)

Submission of a completed application to the board.

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(d)

Submission of at least 3 recommendations satisfactory to the board from persons who have participated with the applicant in family mediation work. These recommendations shall meet any additional requirements established by rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.

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III.

Notwithstanding subparagraphs II(a) and (b), the board may accept applicants found to have training and internship experience equivalent to the programs of instruction and internship approved by the board.

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IV.

Qualified interns shall meet the requirements of RSA 328-C:5, I and II(a) and (c).

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A supervisor shall plan the responsibilities of the intern prior to beginning a mediation and spend time with the intern in pre-mediation planning and post-mediation debriefing. The debriefing shall include a critique of the intern's part in the mediation.

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VI.

Certification of a mediator or a mediator training program shall be valid for 3 years from the date of issuance, and shall expire 3 years from the date of issuance, unless renewed pursuant to rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A.

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VII.

If timely and sufficient application has been made in accordance with board rules for renewal of certification, the existing certification shall not expire until the board has taken final action on the application for renewal. If the application is either untimely or insufficient, it shall lapse and be subject to reinstatement in accordance with rules adopted by the board pursuant to RSA 541-A. Source. 1989, 268:1. 1992, 207:3. 2005, 250:7, 8. 2009, 21:4, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2022, 220:3, eff. Aug. 16, 2022.

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Source note

Source. 1989, 268:1. 1992, 207:3. 2005, 250:7, 8. 2009, 21:4, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2022, 220:3, eff. Aug. 16, 2022.

Source history

1989, 268:1
1992, 207:3
2005, 250:7, 8
2009, 21:4, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2010
2022, 220:3, eff. Aug. 16, 2022

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