Colorado § 12-245-218 Title use restrictions

Colorado Statutes

§ 12-245-218 — Title use restrictions

Colorado § 12-245-218

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-245-218 (2026).

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(1)A psychologist, social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, psychotherapist, or addiction counselor may only use the title for which the person is licensed, certified, or registered under this article 245. Except as provided in section 12-245-306 (3), no other person shall:

(a)Hold himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the terms licensed clinical social worker, clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed social worker, LSW, clinical social worker candidate, provisional social worker, SWP, marriage and family therapist, LMFT, MFT, marriage and family therapist candidate, MFT candidate, MFTC, professional counselor, licensed professional counselor, LPC, licensed professional counselor candidate, LPCC, p

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(1) A psychologist, social worker,
marriage and family therapist, professional counselor, psychotherapist, or addiction
counselor may only use the title for which the person is licensed, certified, or
registered under this article 245. Except as provided in section 12-245-306 (3), no
other person shall:

(a) Hold himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of
services incorporating the terms licensed clinical social worker, clinical social
worker, LCSW, licensed social worker, LSW, clinical social worker
candidate, provisional social worker, SWP, marriage and family therapist,
LMFT, MFT, marriage and family therapist candidate, MFT candidate,
MFTC, professional counselor, licensed professional counselor, LPC,
licensed professional counselor candidate, LPCC, provisional licensed
professional counselor, psychologist, provisional psychologist, psychologist
candidate, psychology, psychological, unlicensed psychotherapist, addiction
counselor, licensed addiction counselor, LAC, certified addiction specialist,
CAS, certified addiction technician, CAT, or addiction counselor candidate;
or

(b) State or imply that the person is licensed, certified, or registered to
practice social work, marriage and family therapy, professional counseling,
psychology, psychotherapy, or addiction counseling.

(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from stating or using the
educational degrees that the person has obtained.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1236, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1528, � 12, effective July 14. L. 2021: (1)(a) amended, (HB 21-1305), ch. 399, p. 2647, � 1, effective July 1.