Marital and family therapy involves.....

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 1.The professional application of family systems theories

2. Techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, marital pairs, and families

3. Purpose is treating such disorders

The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure shall

(3)

1. Prescribe, adopt and promulgate rules to implement and enforce the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;

2. Set license and examination fees as required by the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act, including the adoption of the State Department of Health rules by reference; and

3. Adopt and establish rules of professional conduct. 

The Board shall have the authority to:

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1. Seek injunctive relief;

2. Receive fees and deposit said fees into the Licensed Marital and Family Therapist Revolving Fund as required by the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;

3. Issue, renew, revoke, deny, suspend and place on probation licenses to practice marital and family therapy pursuant to the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;

4. Examine all qualified applicants for licenses to practice marital and family therapy; 

The Board shall have the authority to:

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5. Accept grants and gifts from various foundations and institutions;

6. Make such expenditures and employ such personnel as the Commissioner may deem necessary for the administration of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;

7. Request the district attorney to bring an action to enforce the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act; and

8. Request assistance from the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision for the purposes of investigating complaints and possible violations of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act. 

1. Be possessed of good moral character;

2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

3. Not have engaged in, nor be engaged in, any practice or conduct which would be a grounds for revoking, suspending or placing on probation a license under Section 1925.15 of this title; and

4. Otherwise comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act.

1. A master's degree or a doctoral degree in marital and family therapy, or a content-equivalent degree as defined by the Board;

2. Successful completion of two (2) calendar years of work experience in marital and family therapy following receipt of a qualifying degree, under supervision in accordance with standards established by the Board; and 3. required to pass a written or oral examination or both written and oral examination administered by the Board if, at the discretion of the Board, such examination is deemed necessary in order to determine the applicant's qualifications for the practice of marital and family therapy. 

Each initial license issued pursuant to the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act shall expire ....

A license may be renewed ......

A person whose license has expired may within one (1) year following the expiration...

1. Authorized by other state laws;

2. Failure to disclose such information presents a clear and present danger to the health or safety of any person;

3. The marital and family therapist is a party defendant to a civil, criminal or disciplinary action arising from such therapy in which case any waiver of the privilege accorded by this section shall be limited to that action;

4. The patient is a defendant in a criminal proceeding and the use of the privilege would violate the defendant's right to a compulsory process and/or right to present testimony and witnesses in his own behalf; or

5. A patient agrees to waiver of the privilege accorded by this section, in the case of death or disability of the patient, the consent of his personal representative or other person authorized to sue or the beneficiary of any insurance policy on his life, health or physical condition. In circumstances where more than one person in a family is receiving therapy, each such family member must agree to the waiver. Absent such a waiver from each family member, a marital and family therapist shall not disclose information received from any family member.

The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure may deny, revoke, suspend or place on probation any license issued subject to the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act, if the person has:

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1. Been convicted of a felony;

2. Been convicted of a crime the Board determines after a hearing to be of such a nature as to render the person convicted unfit to practice marital and family therapy;

3. Violated ethical standards of such a nature as to render the person found by the Board to have engaged in such violation unfit to practice marital and family therapy;

4. Misrepresented any information required in obtaining a license;

The State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure may deny, revoke, suspend or place on probation any license issued subject to the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act, if the person has:

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5. Engaged in fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered or in establishing needed qualifications pursuant to the provisions of the Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act;

6. Knowingly aided or abetted a person not licensed pursuant to these provisions in representing himself or herself as a licensed marital and family therapist in this state;

7. Engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules promulgated by the Board;

8. Engaged in negligence or wrongful actions in the performance of the duties of such person. 

Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) 

Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00).