{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-2-8.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-23.6-2-8.5","heading":"Regulation by a unit prohibited","body":"Sec. 8.5. Unless otherwise provided by law, a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) may not regulate behavioral health and human services that are:\n(1) subject to licensing or certification by the board under this article, including:\n(A) marriage and family therapy services under IC 25-23.6-3 and IC 25-23.6-8;\n(B) social work or clinical social work services under IC 25-23.6-4 and IC 25-23.6-5;\n(C) mental health counseling services under IC 25-23.6-4.5 and IC 25-23.6-8.5; and\n(D) addiction counselor or clinical addiction counselor services under IC 25-23.6-10.1 and IC 25-23.6-10.5; or\n(2) exempt from licensing or certification by the board under this article, including:\n(A) marriage and family therapy services under IC 25-23.6-3-2;\n(B) social work or clinical social work services under IC 25-23.6-4-2;\n(C) mental health counseling services under IC 25-23.6-4.5-2; and\n(D) addiction counselor or clinical addiction counselor services under IC 25-23.6-10.1-2.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 23.6. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONALS","Chapter 2. Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-23.6-2-8.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"555456ba3ffb0b12f34f696601a7582d5a155b60d9a681680bc8da3187e4cafa","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-2-8","next":"us-in/ic-25-23.6-2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}