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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.02
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.02
(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of marriage and family therapy shall mean the application of psychotherapeutic and family systems theories, principles, and methods in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, or groups in order to assess, evaluate, and
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.03
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.03
(a) “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the Board of Behavioral Sciences. (b) “Associate,” as used in this chapter, means an unlicensed person who has earned a master’s or doctoral degree qualifying the person for licensure and is registered with the board as an associate. (c
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.04
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.04
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.05
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.05
The settings described in Section 4980.01 are exempt settings and do not fall under the jurisdiction of this chapter or the board except as specified in Section 4980.01, and with the following exceptions: (a) Any individual working or volunteering in an exempt setting who is lice
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.06
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.06
(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Nonexempt setting” means any type of setting that does not qualify as an exempt setting, as specified in Section 4980.01. (2) “Private practice” means a type of nonexempt setting that meets all of the fol
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.08
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.08
(a) The title “licensed marriage, family and child counselor” or “marriage, family and child counselor” is hereby renamed “licensed marriage and family therapist” or “marriage and family therapist,” respectively. Any reference in any statute or regulation to a “licensed marriage,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.09
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.09
(a) (1) The title “marriage and family therapist intern” or “marriage and family therapist registered intern” is hereby renamed “associate marriage and family therapist” or “registered associate marriage and family therapist,” respectively. Any reference in statute or regulation
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.10
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.10
A person engages in the practice of marriage and family therapy when he or she performs or offers to perform or holds himself or herself out as able to perform this service for remuneration in any form, including donations.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.11
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.11
(a) Notwithstanding Section 4980, a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a marriage and family therapist may provide marriage and family therapy services in this state for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days in any calendar year, if al
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.30
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.30
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a person shall not practice, or advertise the performance of, marriage and family therapy services unless the person has applied to the board for a license, paid the license fee required by this chapter, and obtained a license from th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.31
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.31
A licensee shall display their license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of practice when rendering professional clinical services in person.
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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