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Committee moves to tighten faith-based counseling exemption; adds 'psychotherapy' to prohibited public descriptions
Summary
The committee recommended statutory language clarifying when clergy and faith-based officials are exempt from licensure requirements and added that they may not hold themselves out using terms such as 'psychosocial' or 'psychotherapy' or charge fees beyond customary compensation to the faith-based entity.
The Policy and Advocacy Committee on July 31 voted to direct staff to draft amendments clarifying the exemption for faith-based counseling in the LMFT, LCSW and LPCC practice acts and to include references to the LEP and Nursing Practice Acts in the carve-out language.
Staff said the board receives occasional consumer complaints about unlicensed individuals who present as providing clinical mental-health services while operating outside a recognized religious organization and charging separate fees. The proposed amendment narrows the exemption to counseling provided: (1)…
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