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BPC § 4999.27

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Business and Professions Code - BPC
  2. DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]
  3. CHAPTER 16. Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors [4999.10. - 4999.129.]
  4. ARTICLE 2. Scope of Practice [4999.20. - 4999.27.]

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or prevent activities of a psychotherapeutic or counseling nature on the part of persons employed by accredited or state-approved academic institutions, public schools, government agencies, or nonprofit institutions who train graduate students pursuing a degree that qualifies for professional clinical counselor licensure at an accredited or state-approved college or university, provided that these activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and that those persons are designated by a title such as “clinical counselor trainee” or other title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to the level of training.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a graduate student shall not perform professional clinical counseling in a private practice or a professional corporation.

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