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Committee supports SB 775 amendment to extend temporary practice allowance and require signed jurisdictional statement for out‑of‑state providers
Summary
The committee recommended the board support a committee-requested amendment to SB 775 that would extend the temporary practice allowance through January 1, 2030, and require out‑of‑state practitioners using the temporary allowance to sign a statement under penalty of perjury acknowledging BBS jurisdiction and California law.
The Policy and Advocacy Committee on July 31 reviewed amendments to SB 775, the board’s sunset bill, and recommended that the full board take a support position on recent committee-requested language strengthening the temporary practice allowance.
SB 775 includes the board’s sunset extension and several board‑sponsored practice-act changes. The amendment discussed at the committee would extend the temporary practice allowance — a 2023 law permitting a 30‑day temporary practice allowance for qualifying out‑of‑state licensees treating existing clients in California — from its current 2026 sunset to January 1, 2030. The committee also considered language requested by a legislative committee that would require an out‑of‑state practitioner using the temporary practice allowance to submit a signed statement under penalty of perjury acknowledging the board’s jurisdiction and agreeing to comply with California law while providing services.
Committee staff told members the committees that reviewed the sunset report asked for clearer accountability and a signed acknowledgment would improve enforcement and make jurisdiction explicit in the event of a complaint. Staff noted the board’s current enforcement tools are complaint driven and that the new language would help establish clear notice of jurisdiction and responsibility for out‑of‑state practitioners.
The committee voted to recommend the board take a support position on the amendment. Stakeholder representatives present expressed no objection; CAMFT indicated continued support for the bill. The motion recommending support carried on a voice vote.
If adopted, the signed-statement requirement will apply to practitioners relying on the temporary practice allowance in the specified code sections for LMFTs (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 4980.11), LCSWs (§ 4996.16) and LPCCs (§ 4999.23). Staff will continue to track SB 775 through the legislative process and bring any further requested board positions back to the board.
