1. "Practice of marriage and family therapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective or behavioral, within the context of interpersonal relationships, including, without limitation, marital and family systems, and involves the professional application or use of psychotherapy, counseling, evaluation, assessment instruments, consultation, treatment planning, supervision, research and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.
2. The term includes, without limitation, the rendering of professional marital and family therapy services to a person, couple, family or family group or other group of persons.
3. The term does not include the use of psychometric tests, assessments or measures, including, without limitation, psychological, neuropsychological, developmental, neurodevelopmental, cognitive, neurocognitive, intelligence, achievement, personality or projective tests.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 486; A 1987, 2124; 1989, 1202; 1999, 795; 2007, 3055; 2019, 2666)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors
NRS 641A.010 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 641A.025 - "Approved supervisor" defined.
NRS 641A.030 - "Board" defined.
NRS 641A.031 - "Clinical professional counselor" defined.
NRS 641A.040 - "License" defined.
NRS 641A.050 - "Licensee" defined.
NRS 641A.060 - "Marriage and family therapist" defined.
NRS 641A.065 - "Practice of clinical professional counseling" defined.
NRS 641A.080 - "Practice of marriage and family therapy" defined.
NRS 641A.090 - Creation; number and appointment of members.
NRS 641A.100 - Qualifications of members; removal for misconduct.
NRS 641A.110 - Eligibility for membership.
NRS 641A.130 - Meetings; quorum.
NRS 641A.150 - Duties of Secretary-Treasurer.
NRS 641A.180 - Courses of study: Regulations specifying criteria; evaluation.
NRS 641A.185 - Subpoenas: Issuance; enforcement.
NRS 641A.191 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 641A.205 - Deposit and use of money.
NRS 641A.210 - Application and fees; forms.
NRS 641A.220 - Marriage and family therapists: Qualifications of applicants.
NRS 641A.230 - Marriage and family therapists: Examinations.
NRS 641A.231 - Clinical professional counselors: Qualifications of applicants.
NRS 641A.233 - Application for license: Submission of official transcripts by alternate means.
NRS 641A.235 - License: Issuance; expiration; proration of fee.
NRS 641A.241 - Expedited license by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance.
NRS 641A.265 - Waiver of requirements for continuing education.
NRS 641A.270 - Automatic revocation of license for failure to pay fee for renewal; reinstatement.
NRS 641A.280 - Reinstatement of license after 5-year lapse.
NRS 641A.285 - Inactive license; regulations.
NRS 641A.2874 - Marriage and family therapist interns: Scope of authorized activities.
NRS 641A.2876 - Marriage and family therapist interns: Disclosure to client.
NRS 641A.2884 - Clinical professional counselor interns: Scope of authorized activity.
NRS 641A.2886 - Clinical professional counselor interns: Disclosure to client.
NRS 641A.310 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license.
NRS 641A.330 - Complaints: Filing; retention.
NRS 641A.340 - Notice of hearing.
NRS 641A.360 - Decision of Board.
NRS 641A.370 - Rehearing after revocation or suspension of license.
NRS 641A.400 - Reinstatement of license after revocation.
NRS 641A.430 - Unlawful to use certain terms without license.