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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
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.50
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.50
(a) Every applicant who meets the educational and experience requirements and applies for a license as a marriage and family therapist shall be examined by the board. The examinations shall be as set forth in Section 4980.397. The examinations shall be given at least twice a year
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.54
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.54
(a) The Legislature recognizes that the education and experience requirements in this chapter constitute only minimal requirements to ensure that an applicant is prepared and qualified to take the licensure examinations as specified in Section 4980.397 and, if an applicant passes
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.55
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.55
As a model for all therapeutic professions, and to acknowledge respect and regard for the consuming public, all licensed marriage and family therapists are encouraged to provide to each client, at an appropriate time and within the context of the psychotherapeutic relationship, a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.57
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.57
(a) The board shall require a licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, to take a continuing education course during his or her first renewal period after the operative date of this section in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection, and intervention stra
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.60
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.60
(a) The board may adopt those rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of those rules and regulations shall be made in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.70
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.70
Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ whatever additional personnel is necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.72
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.72
The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a license pursuant to this chapter, holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a marriage and family therapist at the highest level for independent clinical practice i
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.74
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.74
(a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school or experience gained outside of California who apply for licensure or registration and who do not qualify for a license under Section 4980.72. (b) The board shall accept education gained from an
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.76
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.76
An applicant for licensure or registration with a degree obtained from an educational institution outside the United States shall provide the board with a comprehensive evaluation of the degree performed by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.78
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.78
(a) This section applies to persons with education gained from an out-of-state school who apply for licensure or registration and who do not qualify for a license under Section 4980.72. (b) For purposes of Section 4980.74, education is substantially equivalent if all of the follo
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.81
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4980.81
This section applies to persons subject to Section 4980.78 who apply for licensure or registration. (a) For purposes of Section 4980.78, an applicant shall meet all of the following educational requirements: (1) A minimum of two semester units of instruction in the diagnosis, ass
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4982
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4982
The board may deny a license or registration or may suspend or revoke the license or registration of a licensee or registrant if the licensee or registrant has been guilty of unprofessional conduct. Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) The co
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4982.01
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4982.01
(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for marriage and family therapist licensure or registration as an associate marriage and family therapist, as defined in Sections 4980, 4980.02, and 4980.03, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4982.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4982.1
The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may be unable to practice his or her profession safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency. The procedures set forth in Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1