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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.32
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.32
(a) A licensee or registrant shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type prior to initiating psychotherapy services, or as soon as practicably possible thereafter, that reads as follows: NOTICE TO CLIENTS The Board of Behavioral Sciences receives and re
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.34
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.34
It is the intent of the Legislature that the board employ its resources for each and all of the following functions: (a) The licensing of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, professional clinical counselors, and educational psychologists. (b) The development
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.35
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.35
(a) The Legislature acknowledges that the basic obligation to provide a complete and accurate application for a marriage and family therapist license lies with the applicant. At the same time, the Legislature recognizes that an effort should be made by the board to ensure that pe
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.36
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.36
(a) This section shall apply to the following: (1) Applicants for licensure or registration who begin graduate study before August 1, 2012, and do not complete that study on or before December 31, 2018. (2) Applicants for licensure or registration who begin graduate study before
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.37
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.37
(a) This section shall apply to applicants for licensure or registration who began graduate study before August 1, 2012, and completed that study on or before December 31, 2018. Those applicants may alternatively qualify under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 4980.36.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.38
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.38
(a) Each educational institution preparing applicants to qualify for registration or licensure shall notify each of its students by means of its public documents or otherwise in writing that its degree program is designed to meet the requirements of Section 4980.36 or 4980.37, an
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.39
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.39
(a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies him or her under Section 4980.37 shall complete, as a condition of licensure, a minimum of 10 contact hours of coursework in aging and long-term care, which may include, but is not limited to, the biological, social, and ps
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.395
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.395
(a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of three hours of training or coursework in the provision of mental health services via telehealth, which shall i
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.396
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.396
(a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or applied experience under supervision in suicide risk assessment and intervention
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.397
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.397
(a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall pass the following two examinations as prescribed by the board: (1) A California law and ethics examination. (2) A clinical examination administered by the board or by a public or private orga
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.398
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.398
(a) Each applicant who had previously taken and passed the standard written examination but had not passed the clinical vignette examination shall also obtain a passing score on the clinical examination in order to be eligible for licensure. (b) An applicant who had previously fa
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.399
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.399
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4980.398, each applicant and registrant shall obtain a passing score on a board-administered California law and ethics examination in order to qualify for licensure. (b) A registrant shall participate in a board-administered Ca
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.40
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.40
An applicant for licensure shall satisfy all of the following qualifications: (a) Meet the educational requirements of Section 4980.36 or both Sections 4980.37 and 4980.41, as applicable. (b) Be at least 18 years of age. (c) Have at least two years of supervised experience as spe
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.41
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.41
(a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies them under Section 4980.37 shall complete the following coursework or training in order to be eligible to sit for the licensing examinations as specified in Section 4980.397: (1) A two semester or three quarter unit course
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.42
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.42
(a) Trainees performing services in any work setting specified in Section 4980.43.3 may perform those activities and services as a trainee, provided that the activities and services constitute part of the trainee’s supervised course of study and that the person is designated by t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicants shall have an active associate registration with the board in order to gain postdegree hours of supervised experience. (b) (1) Postdegree hours of experience gained before the issuance of an associate registration shall be
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.1
(a) All trainees, associates, and applicants for licensure shall be under the supervision of a supervisor at all times. (b) As used in this chapter, the term “supervision” means responsibility for, and control of, the quality of mental health and related services provided by the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.2
(a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars, training sessions, or conferences, as described in paragraph (10) of subdivision (c) of Section 4980.43, direct supervisor contact shall occur as follows: (1) Supervision shall include at least one hour of direct
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.3
(a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health and related services as an employee or volunteer, and not as an independent contractor. The requirements of this chapter regarding hours of experience and supervision shall apply equally to empl
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.4
(a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall only perform mental health and related services at the places where their employer permits business to be conducted. (b) An associate who is employed by or is volunteering in a private practice or a professional corporati
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.43.5
The board may audit the records of any supervisor to verify the completion of the supervisor qualifications specified by this chapter and by regulation. A supervisor shall maintain records of completion of the required supervisor qualifications for seven years after termination o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.44
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.44
An associate marriage and family therapist employed under this chapter shall comply with the following requirements: (a) Inform each client or patient prior to performing any mental health and related services that the person is an unlicensed registered associate marriage and fam
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.46
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.46
Any licensed marriage and family therapist who owns a business using a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, prior to the commencement of treatment, of the name and license designation of the owner o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.48
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.48
(a) A trainee shall, prior to performing any professional services, inform each client or patient that the trainee is an unlicensed marriage and family therapist trainee, provide the name of the trainee’s employer, and indicate whether the trainee is under the supervision of a li
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.49
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.49
(a) A marriage and family therapist shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated. If the client or patient is a minor, the client’s or patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimum