MD MFT Juris study plan

Map the structure of Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Subtitle 3 into an outline of its subtitles, sections, and defined terms, noting which sections govern licensure versus discipline.

Identify every statutory definition in the subtitle and write a one-sentence paraphrase of each in your own words.

Locate the COMAR regulations that implement the MFT subtitle and list each regulation by citation number and subject heading.

Explain in writing how the statute and COMAR interact when a regulation adds detail the statute does not contain, and note any place where the regulation appears to track the statute word for word.

Trace the licensure pathway from application through examination to issuance, listing each statutory and regulatory prerequisite and the order in which they must be satisfied.

Compare the requirements for the different license and registration categories the subtitle creates, and tabulate the education, supervised experience, and examination differences among them.

Diagram the renewal cycle, including renewal period, continuing education obligations, late fees, and reinstatement or inactive-status options.

Draft a checklist a new applicant could follow from first inquiry to license in hand, citing the authority for each step.

Define the practice of marriage and family therapy as the statute defines it, and separate what falls inside the definition from what the subtitle expressly excludes.

Distinguish the MFT scope from adjacent Maryland behavioral health professions by listing overlapping activities and the statutory limits on each.

Analyze the title protection provisions, including which titles and abbreviations are restricted and what conduct constitutes an unlicensed-practice violation.

Apply the scope and title rules to five short hypothetical fact patterns and justify each conclusion with a citation.

Extract every standard of practice and professional conduct requirement from the statute and COMAR into a single annotated list.

Specify the advertising rules, including what must appear in public communications and what claims are prohibited.

Identify the client disclosure obligations, including what information must be given to clients at the outset of services and in what form.

Compare the Maryland requirements against general ethical expectations you already hold, and flag any Maryland-specific rule that is stricter or more prescriptive.

State the scope of the psychotherapist-patient privilege as it applies to marriage and family therapists in Maryland, and identify who holds the privilege.

Enumerate each statutory and regulatory exception to confidentiality and privilege, and describe the triggering conditions for each.

Explain the mandatory reporting duties that override confidentiality, including the conduct that must be reported and to whom.

Work through four confidentiality scenarios involving minors, court orders, and third-party payers, and write the correct response to each with authority cited.

List every ground for discipline the Board may invoke, grouping them into categories such as licensure irregularities, conduct failures, and competency issues.

Sequence the complaint-to-hearing process step by step, naming each stage, the decision-maker at that stage, and the statutory authority for it.

Describe the Board's investigative, subpoena, and sanctioning powers, and distinguish the sanctions available to the Board from penalties imposed by other bodies.

Outline the procedural protections available to a licensee facing discipline, including notice, hearing rights, and appeal routes.

Reconcile the conduct, confidentiality, and discipline domains by identifying which conduct standards, when violated, become grounds for discipline.

Build a set of twenty mixed practice scenarios drawn from your own notes and answer each with a citation, marking any you cannot resolve confidently.

Re-read every flagged item from weeks 1 through 6 and resolve or explicitly park each one with a note on what you still need to verify.

Time yourself answering scenario questions to build the pace you will need on exam day.

Review the statutory map and COMAR cross-reference from week 1 and confirm you can recite the licensure pathway and renewal cycle without notes.

Re-test yourself on scope, title protection, and the license-category comparison table, correcting any drift from the source text.

Run a full timed mixed-domain review covering all six domains, then score it and log every missed item by domain.

Consolidate all deliverables into a single indexed reference document organized by domain for final review.