ARTICLE 1. Regulation [4980. - 4980.81.]

Article 1 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1365, Sec. 4.

§§ 4980–4980.81 · 49 sections

§ 4980 (a) (1) Many California families and many individual Californians are experiencing difficulty and distress and are in need of wise, competent, caring,…
§ 4980.01 (a) This chapter shall not be construed to constrict, limit, or withdraw the Medical Practice Act, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, the Nursing…
§ 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,…
§ 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…
§ 4980.04 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act.
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 4980.08 (a) The title “licensed marriage, family and child counselor” or “marriage, family and child counselor” is hereby renamed “licensed marriage and family…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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,…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 4980.54 (a) The Legislature recognizes that the education and experience requirements in this chapter constitute only minimal requirements to ensure that an applicant…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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,…
§ 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.
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…
§ 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…