{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-4999.27","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 4999.27","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a graduate student shall not perform professional clinical counseling in a private practice or a professional corporation.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 16. Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors [4999.10. - 4999.129.]","ARTICLE 2. Scope of Practice [4999.20. - 4999.27.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"39c5c2536e04c70ea8a6fd2dd3998bc2336456be7789e5bef8ac9676fd79563b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-4999.26","next":"us-ca/bpc-4999.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}