Tex. Occ. Code § 502.251 · Subchapter F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS
LICENSE REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person may not practice as a marriage and family therapist unless the person holds a license under this chapter or is exempt under Section 502.004.
(b) A person may not use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" or "licensed marriage and family therapist associate," as appropriate, unless the person is licensed under this chapter.
(c) A person may not use a title that implies that the person is licensed or certified in marriage and family therapy unless the person is:
(1) licensed under this chapter; or
(2) authorized to perform marriage and family therapy in the course and scope of another license issued under a law of this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.254(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.502.htm
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