California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 13 — Licensed Marriage and Family TherapistsArticle 6 — Marriage and Family Therapy CorporationsSection 4987.7
The name of a marriage and family therapy corporation shall contain one or more of the words “marriage,” “family,” or “child” together with one or more of the words “counseling,” “counselor,” “therapy,” or “therapist,” and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence. A marriage and family therapy corporation that conducts business 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, that the business is conducted by a marriage and family therapy corporation.
Notes
Requires a marriage and family therapy corporation’s name to combine specified marriage, family, or child wording with counseling or therapy wording and a corporate designation. A fictitious business name may not be false, misleading, or deceptive, and patients must be told before treatment begins that the business is conducted by a marriage and family therapy corporation.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 4987.7 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-13/article-6/section-4987-7