(1) "Face-to-face" means supervision which is either:

(a)  in-person; or

(b)  electronically.  The transmission must:

(i)  be two-way;

(ii)  be interactive;

(iii)  be real-time;

(iv)  be simultaneous; and

(v)  provide for both audio and visual interaction.

(2) "Sexual offender evaluator supervisor" means the licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), psychiatrist, psychologist, or advanced practice registered nurse with a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner certification who is qualified to conduct sexual offender evaluations.  The supervisor must have:

(a) a license in good standing; and

(b) at least three years current ongoing experience in practice as a sexual offender evaluator and treatment provider.

(1)  Applicants for a sexual offender evaluator endorsement who are licensed as an LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, psychiatrist, psychologist, or advanced practice registered nurse with a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner certification under ARM Title 24, chapters 156, 159, 189, and 219, shall: 

(a) meet the requirements described in 37-1-139(3)(a) through (c), MCA; and 

(b) be a full or clinical member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) or other board-approved national professional organization that meets the requirements in 37-1-139(3)(d), MCA.

(2) The 2000 hours supervised experience required in 37-1-139, MCA, must include:

(a) supervision by a sexual offender evaluator supervisor;

(b) face-to-face supervision at a ratio of two hours of supervision for each sequential 40 hours of evaluation and treatment of sexual offenders; and

(c) 25 hours of the 400 hours in face-to-face evaluations of sexual offenders or therapy sessions with sexual offenders must be supervised in-person by the supervisor.