California Business and Professions Code

§ 4980.72

BPC § 4980.72 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 13 · Art. 1

Statute text

The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a license pursuant to this chapter, holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a marriage and family therapist at the highest level for independent clinical practice if all of the following requirements are met:

(a)The applicant’s license in the other jurisdiction has been current, active, and unrestricted in that jurisdiction for at least two years immediately before the date the application was received by the board. The applicant shall disclose to the board for review any past restrictions or disciplinary action on an out-of-state license, and the board shall consider these actions in determining whether to issue a license to the applicant.

(b)The applicant’s degree that qualified the person for the out-of-state license is a master’s or doctoral degree that was obtained from an accredited or approved institution.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 787, Sec. 63. (SB 775) Effective January 1, 2026.