California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 13 — Licensed Marriage and Family TherapistsArticle 1 — RegulationSection 4980.09
(a)(1) The title “marriage and family therapist intern” or “marriage and family therapist registered intern” is hereby renamed “associate marriage and family therapist” or “registered associate marriage and family therapist,” respectively. Any reference in statute or regulation to a “marriage and family therapist intern” or “marriage and family therapist registered intern” shall be deemed a reference to an “associate marriage and family therapist” or “registered associate marriage and family therapist.”
(2) Any reference in this chapter to the term “intern” means “associate.” Any reference in statute or regulation to the abbreviation “MFTI” means an “AMFT.”
(b) This section shall not be construed to expand or constrict the scope of practice of a person licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter.
Notes
Defines “associate marriage and family therapist” and “registered associate marriage and family therapist” as the renamed intern titles and updates statutory and regulatory references, including intern to associate and MFTI to AMFT. The changes do not expand or narrow the scope of practice of a person licensed or registered under the chapter.
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