California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1 - Regulation

  • Section 4980.
    (a) (1) Many California families and many individual Californians are experiencing difficulty and distress, and are in need of wise, competent, caring, compassionate, and effective counseling in...
  • Section 4980.01.
    (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constrict, limit, or withdraw the Medical Practice Act, the Social Work Licensing Law, the Nursing Practice Act,...
  • Section 4980.02.
    For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of marriage and family therapy shall mean that service performed with individuals, couples, or groups wherein interpersonal...
  • Section 4980.03.
    (a) “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the Board of Behavioral Sciences.(b) “Intern,” as used in this chapter, means an unlicensed person who has earned his...
  • Section 4980.04.
    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 799, Sec. 24. (SB...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 4980.30.
    Except as otherwise provided herein, a person desiring to practice and to advertise the performance of marriage and family therapy services shall apply to the...
  • Section 4980.31.
    A licensee shall display his or her license in a conspicuous place in the licensee’s primary place of practice.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec....
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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....
  • Section 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...
  • Section 4980.37.
    (a) This section shall apply to applicants for licensure or registration who begin graduate study before August 1, 2012, and complete that study on or before...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 4980.395.
    (a) A licensee who began graduate study prior to January 1, 2004, shall complete a three-hour continuing education course in aging and long-term care during his...
  • Section 4980.397.
    (a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant for licensure as a marriage and family therapist shall pass the following two examinations as prescribed by the board:(1) A...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 4980.40.
    To qualify for a license, an applicant shall have all of the following qualifications:(a) Meet the educational requirements of Section 4980.36 or both Sections 4980.37 and...
  • Section 4980.41.
    (a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies him or her under Section 4980.37 shall complete the following coursework or training in order to be eligible...
  • Section 4980.42.
    (a) Trainees performing services in any work setting specified in subdivision (e) of Section 4980.43 may perform those activities and services as a trainee, provided that...
  • Section 4980.43.
    (a) To qualify for licensure as specified in Section 4980.40, each applicant shall complete experience related to the practice of marriage and family therapy under a...
  • Section 4980.44.
    An unlicensed associate marriage and family therapist employed under this chapter shall comply with the following requirements:(a) Possess, at a minimum, a master’s degree as specified...
  • Section 4980.45.
    (a) A licensed professional in private practice who has satisfied the requirements of subdivision (g) of Section 4980.03 may supervise or employ, at any one time,...
  • Section 4980.46.
    Any licensed marriage and family therapist who conducts a private practice under a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading,...
  • Section 4980.48.
    (a) A trainee shall, prior to performing any professional services, inform each client or patient that he or she is an unlicensed marriage and family therapist...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 4980.50.
    Effective January 1, 2016, the following shall apply:(a) Every applicant who meets the educational and experience requirements and applies for a license as a marriage and...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 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.(Repealed and added...
  • Section 4980.72.
    (a) This section applies to a person who is licensed outside of California and applies for licensure on or after January 1, 2016.(b) The board may issue...
  • Section 4980.74.
    (a) This section applies to persons who apply for licensure or registration on or after January 1, 2016, and who do not hold a license as...
  • Section 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...
  • Section 4980.78.
    (a) This section applies to persons who apply for licensure or registration on or after January 1, 2016, and who do not hold a license as...
  • Section 4980.79.
    (a) This section applies to persons who apply for licensure or registration on or after January 1, 2016, and who hold a license as described in...
  • Section 4980.81.
    This section applies to persons subject to Section 4980.78 or 4980.79, who apply for licensure or registration on or after January 2016.(a) For purposes of Sections...

Last modified: October 22, 2018