§ 12-245-505 — Rights and privileges of licensure and registration - title

(1)
Any person who possesses a valid, unsuspended, and unrevoked license as a
licensed marriage and family therapist pursuant to section 12-245-504 has the
right to engage in the private, independent practice of marriage and family therapy
and has the right to practice and supervise marriage and family therapy practice
and use the title licensed marriage and family therapist and the abbreviation
LMFT. No other person shall assume these titles or use these abbreviations on
any work or letter, sign, figure, or device to indicate that the person using the same
is a licensed marriage and family therapist.

(2) No person may engage in the practice of marriage and family therapy
unless the person is licensed pursuant to this part 5.

(3) Any person duly licensed as a licensed marriage and family therapist
shall not be required to obtain any other license or certification to practice marriage
and family therapy unless otherwise required by the state board of marriage and
family therapist examiners.

(4) Nothing in this part 5 shall be construed to prevent members of other
professions licensed under the laws of this state from rendering services within the
scope of practice as set out in the statutes regulating their professional practices,
so long as they do not represent themselves to be marriage and family therapists,
or their services as marriage and family therapy.

(5) Nothing in this part 5 prevents the practice of psychotherapy by persons
registered with the state board of unlicensed psychotherapists pursuant to section
12-245-703.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1280, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (5) amended, (HB 20-1206), ch. 304, p. 1549, � 59, effective July 14.