{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-34-17a-2","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 34-17A-2","heading":"Legislative Intent.","body":"(a) Marriage and family therapy in the State of Alabama is declared to be a professional practice which affects the public safety and welfare and requires appropriate regulation and control in the public interest.\n(b) It is the intent of this chapter to establish a regulatory agency, structure, and procedures which will ensure that the public is protected from the unprofessional, improper, unauthorized, and unqualified practice of marriage and family therapy.","path":["Title 34 Professions and Businesses.","Chapter 17A Marriage and Family Therapists."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=34-17A-2","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"021092e8aaa9da3ac414655596a339a8a7fa8c4067e155b99f4397e340557906","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-34-17a-1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-34-17a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}