Section 4980.44 - Unlicensed associate marriage and family therapistAn associate marriage and family therapist employed under this chapter shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Inform each client or patient prior to performing any mental health and related services that the person is an unlicensed registered associate marriage and family therapist, provide the person's registration number and the name of the person's employer, and indicate whether the person is under the supervision of a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed professional clinical counselor, psychologist licensed pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 2900), licensed educational psychologist, or a licensed physician and surgeon certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.(b)(1) Any advertisement by or on behalf of a registered associate marriage and family therapist shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:(A) That the person is a registered associate marriage and family therapist.(B) The associate's registration number.(C) The name of the person's employer.(D) That the person is supervised by a licensed person.(2) The abbreviation "AMFT" shall not be used in an advertisement unless the title "registered associate marriage and family therapist" appears in the advertisement.Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 4980.44
Amended by Stats 2019 ch 321 (AB 1651),s 3, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by Stats 2018 ch 743 (AB 93),s 15, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by Stats 2017 ch 573 (SB 800),s 5, eff. 1/1/2018.Amended by Stats 2015 ch 262 (SB 620),s 4, eff. 1/1/2016.Amended by Stats 2012 ch 799 (SB 1575),s 32, eff. 1/1/2013.Amended by Stats 2011 ch 166 (AB 956),s 1, eff. 1/1/2012.Amended by Stats 2010 ch 328 (SB 1330),s 11, eff. 1/1/2011.Amended by Stats 2009 ch 26 (SB 33),s 12, eff. 1/1/2010.Amended by Stats 2007 ch 588 (SB 1048),s 59, eff. 1/1/2008.Amended by Stats 2004 ch 204 (AB 2552), s 4, eff. 1/1/2005.Amended by Stats 2003 ch 607 (SB 1077), s 15, eff. 1/1/2004.Amended by Stats 2002 ch 1013 (SB 2026), s 23, eff. 1/1/2003.Amended by Stats 2001 ch 728 (SB 724), s 37, eff. 1/1/2002.Amended by Stats 2000 ch 836 (SB 1554), s 31, eff. 1/1/2001.