California Business and Professions Code Section 4999.44

CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.44 (2017)  

An intern may be credited with supervised experience completed in any setting that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Lawfully and regularly provides mental health counseling or psychotherapy.

(b) Provides oversight to ensure that the intern’s work at the setting meets the experience and supervision requirements set forth in this chapter and is within the scope of practice for the profession as specified in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4999.20).

(c) Experience may be gained by the intern solely as part of the position for which the intern volunteers or is employed.

(d) An intern shall not be employed or volunteer in a private practice until registered as an intern.

(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018