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§ 1916.2. Restriction on the use of title “Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, ” “Marriage ...

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)Effective: October 21, 2016

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 33. Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 21, 2016
63 P.S. § 1916.2
§ 1916.2. Restriction on the use of title “Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist,” “Marriage and Family Therapist” and related titles
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Only individuals who have received licenses as marriage and family therapists under this act may style themselves as licensed marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapists, family therapists, marriage therapists or couples therapists and use the letters “L.M.F.T.” or “M.F.T.” in connection with their names. It shall be unlawful for an individual to style oneself as a licensed marriage and family therapist, marriage and family therapist, family therapist, marriage therapist or couples therapist or use any words or symbols indicating or tending to indicate that the individual is a licensed marriage and family therapist without being licensed as a marriage and family therapist in good standing under this act.
(b) Nonapplicability.--This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) A person employed by the Commonwealth in a marriage and family therapist position on the effective date of this subsection,1 during the time of employment by the Commonwealth.
(2) A person employed as a school marriage and family therapist in a public or private school in this Commonwealth on or before the effective date of this subsection, during the time of employment as a school marriage and family therapist.
(3) A person who holds a valid license or is certified or regulated pursuant to another professional licensure law or State certification of this Commonwealth and who is credentialed by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists as a Clinical Fellow.
(4) A person who is working to meet the supervised experience requirement to become a licensed marriage and family therapist and whose duties are supervised by a licensed marriage and family therapist or other licensed mental health professional, as long as the person does not represent himself or herself as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
(5) A person who is a student of marriage and family therapy and is enrolled in a prescribed course of study at an accredited educational institution, so long as the person does not represent himself or herself as a licensed marriage and family therapist.
(6) A person who provides faith-based marriage, family or couples therapy, provided the person clearly identifies he or she offers faith-based services and does not represent himself or herself as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Credits

1987, July 9, P.L. 220, No. 39, § 16.2, added 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1017, No. 136, § 4, effective in 60 days. Amended 2016, June 23, P.L. 387, No. 54, § 1, effective in 120 days [Oct. 21, 2016].

Footnotes

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Subsec. (b) was added by 2016, June 23, P.L. 387, No. 54, § 1, effective in 120 days [Oct. 21, 2016].
63 P.S. § 1916.2, PA ST 63 P.S. § 1916.2
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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