California Code
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 13 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

ARTICLE 1 - Regulation

Section 4980. - 4980. (a) (1) Many California families and many individual Californians...

Section 4980.01. - 4980.01. (a) This chapter shall not be construed to constrict,...

Section 4980.02. - 4980.02. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the practice...

Section 4980.03. - 4980.03. (a) “Board,” as used in this chapter, means the...

Section 4980.04. - 4980.04. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 4980.05. - 4980.05. The settings described in Section 4980.01 are exempt settings...

Section 4980.06. - 4980.06. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following...

Section 4980.08. - 4980.08. (a) The title “licensed marriage, family and child counselor”...

Section 4980.09. - 4980.09. (a) (1) The title “marriage and family therapist intern”...

Section 4980.10. - 4980.10. A person engages in the practice of marriage and...

Section 4980.30. - 4980.30. Except as otherwise provided herein, a person desiring to...

Section 4980.31. - 4980.31. A licensee shall display his or her license in...

Section 4980.32. - 4980.32. (a) On and after July 1, 2020, a licensee...

Section 4980.34. - 4980.34. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 4980.35. - 4980.35. (a) The Legislature acknowledges that the basic obligation to...

Section 4980.36. - 4980.36. (a) This section shall apply to the following: (1)...

Section 4980.37. - 4980.37. (a) This section shall apply to applicants for licensure...

Section 4980.38. - 4980.38. (a) Each educational institution preparing applicants to qualify for...

Section 4980.39. - 4980.39. (a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies him...

Section 4980.395. - 4980.395. (a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant...

Section 4980.396. - 4980.396. (a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant...

Section 4980.397. - 4980.397. (a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as...

Section 4980.398. - 4980.398. (a) Each applicant who had previously taken and passed...

Section 4980.399. - 4980.399. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section...

Section 4980.40. - 4980.40. An applicant for licensure shall satisfy all of the...

Section 4980.41. - 4980.41. (a) An applicant for licensure whose education qualifies him...

Section 4980.42. - 4980.42. (a) Trainees performing services in any work setting specified...

Section 4980.43. - 4980.43. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), all applicants...

Section 4980.43.1. - 4980.43.1. (a) All trainees, associates, and applicants for licensure shall...

Section 4980.43.2. - 4980.43.2. (a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars,...

Section 4980.43.2. - 4980.43.2. (a) Except for experience gained by attending workshops, seminars,...

Section 4980.43.3. - 4980.43.3. (a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall...

Section 4980.43.4. - 4980.43.4. (a) A trainee, associate, or applicant for licensure shall...

Section 4980.43.5. - 4980.43.5. The board may audit the records of any supervisor...

Section 4980.44. - 4980.44. An associate marriage and family therapist employed under this...

Section 4980.46. - 4980.46. Any licensed marriage and family therapist who owns a...

Section 4980.48. - 4980.48. (a) A trainee shall, prior to performing any professional...

Section 4980.49. - 4980.49. (a) A marriage and family therapist shall retain a...

Section 4980.50. - 4980.50. (a) Every applicant who meets the educational and experience...

Section 4980.54. - 4980.54. (a) The Legislature recognizes that the education and experience...

Section 4980.55. - 4980.55. As a model for all therapeutic professions, and to...

Section 4980.57. - 4980.57. (a) The board shall require a licensee who began...

Section 4980.60. - 4980.60. (a) The board may adopt those rules and regulations...

Section 4980.70. - 4980.70. Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may...

Section 4980.72. - 4980.72. The board may issue a license to a person...

Section 4980.74. - 4980.74. (a) This section applies to persons with education gained...

Section 4980.76. - 4980.76. An applicant for licensure or registration with a degree...

Section 4980.78. - 4980.78. (a) This section applies to persons with education gained...

Section 4980.81. - 4980.81. This section applies to persons subject to Section 4980.78...

ARTICLE 2 - Denial, Suspension, and Revocation

Section 4982. - 4982. The board may deny a license or registration or...

Section 4982.05. - 4982.05. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and...

Section 4982.1. - 4982.1. The board may refuse to issue any registration or...

Section 4982.15. - 4982.15. (a) The board may place a license or registration...

Section 4982.25. - 4982.25. The board may deny an application, or may suspend...

Section 4982.26. - 4982.26. The board shall revoke any license issued under this...

Section 4982.3. - 4982.3. The proceedings conducted under this article shall be held...

ARTICLE 3 - Penalties

Section 4983. - 4983. Any person who violates any of the provisions of...

Section 4983.1. - 4983.1. In addition to other proceedings provided for in this...

ARTICLE 4 - Revenue

Section 4984. - 4984. (a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no...

Section 4984.01. - 4984.01. (a) The associate marriage and family therapist registration shall...

Section 4984.1. - 4984.1. A licensee may renew a license at any time...

Section 4984.2. - 4984.2. A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall...

Section 4984.3. - 4984.3. A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided...

Section 4984.4. - 4984.4. A license that is not renewed within three years...

Section 4984.41. - 4984.41. (a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment...

Section 4984.5. - 4984.5. The board shall report each month to the Controller...

Section 4984.7. - 4984.7. (a) The board shall assess the following fees relating...

Section 4984.72. - 4984.72. (a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails...

Section 4984.75. - 4984.75. (a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to...

Section 4984.8. - 4984.8. (a) A licensee may apply to the board to...

Section 4984.9. - 4984.9. A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to...

ARTICLE 6 - Marriage and Family Therapy Corporations

Section 4987.5. - 4987.5. A marriage and family therapy corporation is a corporation...

Section 4987.6. - 4987.6. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of...

Section 4987.7. - 4987.7. The name of a marriage and family therapy corporation...

Section 4987.8. - 4987.8. Except as provided in Section 13403 of the Corporations...

Section 4988. - 4988. The income of a marriage and family therapy corporation...

Section 4988.1. - 4988.1. A marriage and family therapy corporation shall not do...

Section 4988.2. - 4988.2. The board may formulate and enforce rules and regulations...

ARTICLE 7 - Review

Section 4989. - 4989. The powers and duties of the board, as set...