2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 383a - Marital and Family Therapists
Section 20-195f - When license as marital and family therapist not required. Advertising.
(a) No license as a marital and family therapist shall be required of: (1) A student pursuing a course of study in an educational institution meeting the requirements of section 20-195c if such activities constitute a part of his or her supervised course of study; (2) a faculty member within an institution of higher learning performing duties consistent with his or her position; or (3) a person licensed or certified in this state in a field other than marital and family therapy practicing within the scope of such license or certification.
(b) A person practicing marriage and family therapy pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section may advertise or present himself as practicing marriage and family therapy provided he clearly sets forth, in his advertisement or presentation, the type of license pursuant to which he is practicing.
(P.A. 95-289, S. 5; P.A. 97-213, S. 3, 13; P.A. 17-146, S. 11; P.A. 18-48, S. 10; 18-168, S. 45; P.A. 19-117, S. 174.)
History: P.A. 97-213 designated existing language as Subsec. (a) and made technical changes and added Subsec. (b) allowing marriage and family therapy practitioners to advertise, effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 17-146 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by deleting provision re person holding certificate of completion of postdegree program, adding Subpara. (A) re activities performed or services provided constitute supervised work experience, adding Subpara. (B) re exemption to licensure requirement to cease for person who completed work experience and received notification, and making a technical change; P.A. 18-48 amended Subsec. (a) by making technical changes, effective May 29, 2018; P.A. 18-168 amended Subsec. (a)(3)(B) by adding “not later than two years after completion of such supervised work experience,”, replacing “for a person who has completed the work experience required for licensure and received notification that he or she” with “if the person”, deleting “, one year after completion of such work experience”, and making a technical change; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting former Subdiv. (3) re person holding graduate degree and redesignated existing Subdiv. (4) as new Subdiv. (3).
