Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4757 - Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage And Family Therapists

• Section 4757.01 - Counselor, Social Worker, And Marriage And Family Therapist Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (A) "Practice of professional counseling" means rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups, organizations, or the general public...
• Section 4757.02 - Unauthorized Practice.
  (A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section and section 4757.41 of the Revised Code: (1) No person shall engage in or...
• Section 4757.03 - Counselor, Social Worker, And Marriage And Family Therapist Board.
  (A) There is hereby created the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board, consisting of fifteen members. The governor shall appoint the...
• Section 4757.04 - Professional Standards Committees.
  Within the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board, there is hereby created the counselors professional standards committee, the social workers professional...
• Section 4757.05 - Organization Of Board.
  (A) The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall meet as a whole to discuss and review issues regarding personnel, budgetary...
• Section 4757.06 - Seal - Evidence Of Registration.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall adopt a seal to authenticate its records and proceedings. Each of the board's...
• Section 4757.07 - Prohibiting Discrimination.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board and its professional standards committees shall not discriminate against any licensee, registrant, or applicant...
• Section 4757.08 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 03-18-1997
• Section 4757.09 - Amended And Renumbered Rc 4757.28.
  Effective Date: 03-18-1997
• Section 4757.10 - Administrative Rules.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board may adopt any rules necessary to carry out this chapter. The board shall adopt...
• Section 4757.101 - License Applicant To Comply With Rc Chapter 4776.
  (A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised...
• Section 4757.11 - Establishing Code Of Ethical Practice.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall establish a code of ethical practice for persons licensed under this chapter as...
• Section 4757.12 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 232, §2, eff. 7/10/2014. Effective Date: 2002 HB374 04-07-2003
• Section 4757.13 - Prominent Display Of License.
  (A) Each individual who engages in the practice of professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy shall prominently display, in a conspicuous...
• Section 4757.14 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 03-18-1997
• Section 4757.15 - Examinations.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall prepare, cause to be prepared, or procure the use of, and grade, have...
• Section 4757.16 - Applying For License Or Registration.
  (A) A person seeking to be licensed under this chapter as a licensed professional clinical counselor or licensed professional counselor shall file with the...
• Section 4757.17 - Applicants Receiving Post-secondary Degree From Educational Institution Outside United States.
  The professional standards committees of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall review the applications of applicants for licensure or...
• Section 4757.18 - Reciprocity.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any state that regulates individuals practicing in...
• Section 4757.19 - Effect Of Child Support Default On License.
  On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall...
• Section 4757.21 - Diagnosing And Treatment Of Mental And Emotional Disorders.
  A person licensed under this chapter to practice as a licensed professional clinical counselor or a licensed professional counselor may diagnose and treat mental...
• Section 4757.22 - License To Practice As Professional Clinical Counselor.
  (A) The counselors professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a license to practice as...
• Section 4757.23 - License As A Professional Counselor.
  (A) The counselors professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a license as a licensed...
• Section 4757.26 - Activities Of Independent Social Worker, Social Worker Or Social Work Assistant.
  (A) A person licensed under this chapter to practice as an independent social worker or a social worker may diagnose and treat mental and...
• Section 4757.27 - License As Independent Social Worker.
  (A) The social workers professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a license as an...
• Section 4757.28 - License As Social Worker.
  (A) The social workers professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a license as a...
• Section 4757.29 - Certificate Of Registration As Social Work Assistant.
  The social workers professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a certificate of registration as...
• Section 4757.30 - License As Marriage And Family Therapist.
  (A) The marriage and family therapist professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall issue a license...
• Section 4757.301 - Temporary Licensure As Marriage And Family Therapist.
  On receipt of an application for a license as a marriage and family therapist, the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board...
• Section 4757.31 - Fees - Receipts And Vouchers.
  (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall establish, and may from time...
• Section 4757.32 - License Renewals Or Restoration.
  A license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter expires two years after it is issued and may be renewed in accordance with...
• Section 4757.321 - Classification Of License Or Registration As Inactive.
  (A) A person licensed or registered under this chapter may apply to the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board to have...
• Section 4757.33 - Continuing Education.
  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, each person who holds a license or certificate of registration issued under this chapter...
• Section 4757.34 - Domestic Violence Training.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall approve one or more continuing education courses of study that assist social workers,...
• Section 4757.36 - Discplinary Actions.
  (A) The appropriate professional standards committee of the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of...
• Section 4757.361 - Suspension Of License.
  (A) As used in this section, with regard to offenses committed in Ohio, "aggravated murder," "murder," "voluntary manslaughter," "felonious assault," "kidnapping," "rape," "sexual battery,"...
• Section 4757.37 - Rendering Of Services As Business Entity.
  (A) An individual whom the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board licenses, certificates, or otherwise legally authorizes to engage in the...
• Section 4757.38 - Conduct Of Investigations.
  (A) The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall investigate alleged violations of this chapter or the rules adopted under it...
• Section 4757.39 - Single Board Member To Conduct Hearing.
  For any hearing it is authorized to conduct under this chapter, the board may appoint one of its members to act on behalf of...
• Section 4757.40 - Injunctions.
  In addition to any other remedies provided by law, the counselor and social worker board may apply to an appropriate court for an order...
• Section 4757.41 - Exemptions.
  (A) This chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) A person certified by the state board of education under Chapter 3319. of the...
• Section 4757.42 - Prohibiting Practice Of Psychology.
  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing any person to engage in the practice...
• Section 4757.43 - No Authorization For Hospital Admission.
  Nothing in this chapter or the rules adopted under it shall be construed as authorizing a licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, independent...
• Section 4757.44 - Mental Health Professional - Immunity.
  For the purposes of section 2305.51 of the Revised Code, a person who holds a license issued under this chapter is a mental health...
• Section 4757.45 - Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions For Human Trafficking.
  The counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code. Added by 129th General AssemblyFile...
• Section 4757.99 - Penalty.
  Whoever violates section 4757.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on each subsequent...

Last modified: October 10, 2016