Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4980.44 · Article 1. Regulation
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4980.44
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An 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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 321, Sec. 3. (AB 1651) Effective January 1, 2020.
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