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DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 14 - Social Workers
ARTICLE 5 - Licensed Clinical Social Workers Corporations
Section 4998.2.
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CA Bus & Prof Code § 4998.2 (2025)
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4998.2. Notwithstanding Section 4996, the name of a licensed clinical social worker corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain the words “licensed clinical social worker” and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.
A licensed clinical social worker corporation that conducts business under a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, prior to the commencement of treatment, that the business is conducted by a licensed clinical social worker corporation.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 59. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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