SECTIONS 4999.70-4999.76 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 4999.70-4999.76

4999.70. A licensee shall display his or her license in a
conspicuous place in his or her primary place of practice.

4999.72. Any licensed professional clinical counselor who conducts
a private practice 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, of the name and
license designation of the owner or owners of the practice.

4999.74. Licensed professional clinical counselors shall provide to
each client accurate information about the counseling relationship
and the counseling process.

4999.76. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and
subdivision (c), the board shall not renew any license pursuant to
this chapter unless the applicant certifies to the board, on a form
prescribed by the board, that he or she has completed not less than
36 hours of approved continuing education in or relevant to the field
of professional clinical counseling in the preceding two years, as
determined by the board.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the board shall not
renew a license issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)
of Section 4999.54 unless the applicant certifies to the board, on a
form prescribed by the board, that he or she has completed not less
than 18 hours of approved continuing education in or relevant to the
field of professional clinical counseling in the preceding year, as
determined by the board. This paragraph shall become inoperative on
January 1, 2018.
(b) The board shall have the right to audit the records of any
applicant to verify the completion of the continuing education
requirement. Applicants shall maintain records of completed
continuing education coursework for a minimum of two years and shall
make these records available to the board for auditing purposes upon
request.
(c) The board may establish exceptions from the continuing
education requirement of this section for good cause, as defined by
the board.
(d) The continuing education shall be obtained from one of the
following sources:
(1) A school, college, or university that is accredited or
approved, as defined in Section 4999.12. Nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed as requiring coursework to be offered as part of a
regular degree program.
(2) Other continuing education providers, including, but not
limited to, a professional clinical counseling association, a
licensed health facility, a governmental entity, a continuing
education unit of a four-year institution of higher learning that is
accredited or approved, or a mental health professional association,
approved by the board.
(e) The board shall establish, by regulation, a procedure for
approving providers of continuing education courses, and all
providers of continuing education, as described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subdivision (d), shall adhere to procedures established by
the board. The board may revoke or deny the right of a provider to
offer continuing education coursework pursuant to this section for
failure to comply with the requirements of this section or any
regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
(f) Training, education, and coursework by approved providers
shall incorporate one or more of the following:
(1) Aspects of the discipline that are fundamental to the
understanding or the practice of professional clinical counseling.
(2) Significant recent developments in the discipline of
professional clinical counseling.
(3) Aspects of other disciplines that enhance the understanding or
the practice of professional clinical counseling.
(g) A system of continuing education for licensed professional
clinical counselors shall include courses directly related to the
diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of the client population being
served.
(h) The board shall, by regulation, fund the administration of
this section through continuing education provider fees to be
deposited in the Behavioral Sciences Fund. The fees related to the
administration of this section shall be sufficient to meet, but shall
not exceed, the costs of administering the corresponding provisions
of this section. For the purposes of this subdivision, a provider of
continuing education as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d)
shall be deemed to be an approved provider.
(i) The continuing education requirements of this section shall
fully comply with the guidelines for mandatory continuing education
established by the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Section
166.