California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 14 — Social WorkersArticle 5 — Licensed Clinical Social Workers CorporationsSection 4998.2
Notwithstanding Section 4996, the name of a licensed clinical social worker corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain the words “licensed clinical social worker” and wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.
A licensed clinical social worker 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 licensed clinical social worker corporation.
Notes
Requires a licensed clinical social worker corporation’s name and professional-service names to include “licensed clinical social worker” plus wording or abbreviations showing corporate existence. Prohibits false, misleading, or deceptive fictitious business names and requires the patient, before treatment begins, to be told that the business is conducted by a licensed clinical social worker corporation.
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