Texas Occupations Code § 502.251 License Required

Sec. 502.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not practice as a marriage and family therapist unless the person holds a license under this chapter or is exempt under Section 502.004.

(b) A person may not use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" or "licensed marriage and family therapist associate," as appropriate, unless the person is licensed under this chapter.

(c) A person may not use a title that implies that the person is licensed or certified in marriage and family therapy unless the person is:

(1) licensed under this chapter; or

(2) authorized to perform marriage and family therapy in the course and scope of another license issued under a law of this state.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.254(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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