Texas § OC.502.002 - DEFINITIONS
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§ OC.502.002. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists. (2) "Executive council" means the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. (3) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501 ), Sec. 2.113(34), eff. September 1, 2019. (4) "Licensed marriage and family therapist" means a person who offers marriage and family therapy for compensation. (5) "Licensed marriage and family therapist associate" means an individual who offers to provide marriage and family therapy for compensation under the supervision of a supervisor approved by the executive council. (6) "Marriage and family therapy" means providing professional therapy services to individuals, families, or married couples, alone or in groups, that involve applying family systems theories and techniques. The term includes the evaluation, diagnostic assessment, and remediation of mental, cognitive, affective, behavioral, or relational dysfunction, disease, or disorder in the context of marriage or family systems and may include the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International Classification of Diseases. The practice of marriage and family therapy does not constitute the practice of medicine and does not include prescribing medication, treating a physical disease, or providing any service outside the scope of practice of a licensed marriage and family therapist or a licensed marriage and family therapist associate. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.252(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1061 (H.B. 1413 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 501 (H.B. 2818 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501 ), Sec. 2.029, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501 ), Sec. 2.113(1), eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501 ), Sec. 2.113(34), eff. September 1, 2019.
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