Pen. Code, § 13838 · Article 4. Rape Victim Counseling Centers
Pen. Code, § 13838
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“Peer counselor” means a provider of mental health counseling services who has completed a specialized course in rape crisis counseling skills development, participates in continuing education in rape crisis counseling skills development, and provides rape crisis counseling in consultation with a mental health practitioner licensed within the State of California.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1357, Sec. 4.
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