{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 502.251","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A person may not practice as a marriage and family therapist unless the person holds a license under this chapter or is exempt under Section 502.004.\n(b) A person may not use the title \"licensed marriage and family therapist\" or \"licensed marriage and family therapist associate,\" as appropriate, unless the person is licensed under this chapter.\n(c) A person may not use a title that implies that the person is licensed or certified in marriage and family therapy unless the person is:\n(1) licensed under this chapter; or\n(2) authorized to perform marriage and family therapy in the course and scope of another license issued under a law of this state.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.254(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 502. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.502.htm#502.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9b8baed1dc8cc6f26f57ce557d24273080de09d8b5c8a047aab72cc070278b09","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.159","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}