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Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 22	EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 35	TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
CHAPTER 801	LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
SUBCHAPTER L	COMPLAINTS AND VIOLATIONS
RULE §801.294	Violations by an Unlicensed Person

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally acts as a licensed marriage and family therapist without being licensed by the board. Such an offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) An unlicensed person who facilitates or coordinates the provision of professional marriage and family therapy services but does not act as a licensed marriage and family therapist is not in violation of the Act.

(c) If it appears to the board that a person who is not licensed under the Act is violating the Act, a rule adopted under the Act, or another state statute or rule relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy, the board after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity. A violation of a cease and desist order constitutes grounds for the imposition of an administrative penalty by the board.

Source Note: The provisions of this §801.294 adopted to be effective April 20, 1994, 19 TexReg 2386; amended to be effective April 11, 2001, 26 TexReg 2713; amended to be effective July 2, 2006, 31 TexReg 5111; amended to be effective May 18, 2008, 33 TexReg 3758; amended to be effective March 31, 2013, 38 TexReg 1982

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