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CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.66 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 3 - Licensure|Section 4999.66.

4999.66.  (a) On or after January 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor shall show, as part of the application, that he or she has completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or applied experience under supervision in suicide risk assessment and intervention. This requirement shall be met in one of the following ways:(1) Obtained as part of his or her qualifying graduate degree program. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a written certification from the registrar or training director of the educational institution or program from which the applicant graduated stating that the coursework required by this section is included within the institution’s curriculum required for graduation at the time the applicant graduated, or within the coursework that was completed by the applicant.(2) Obtained as part of his or her applied experience. Applied experience can be met in any of the following settings: practicum or associateship that meets the requirement of this chapter, formal postdoctoral placement that meets the requirements of Section 2911, or other qualifying supervised experience. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a written certification from the director of training for the program or primary supervisor where the qualifying experience has occurred stating that the training required by this section is included within the applied experience.(3) By taking a continuing education course that meets the requirements of Section 4999.76. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a certification of completion.(b) As a one-time requirement, a licensee prior to the time of his or her first renewal after January 1, 2021, or an applicant for reactivation or reinstatement to an active license status on or after January 1, 2021, shall have completed a minimum of six hours of coursework or applied experience under supervision in suicide risk assessment and intervention, using one of the methods specified in subdivision (a).(c) Proof of compliance with this section shall be certified under penalty of perjury that he or she is in compliance with this section and shall be retained for submission to the board upon request.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 527, Sec. 4. (AB 1436) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.70 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 4 - Practice Requirements|Section 4999.70.

4999.70.  A licensee shall display his or her license in a conspicuous place in his or her primary place of practice.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.71 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 4 - Practice Requirements|Section 4999.71.

4999.71.  (a) Effective July 1, 2020, a licensee or registrant shall provide a client with a notice written in at least 12-point type prior to initiating psychotherapy services, or as soon as practicably possible thereafter, that reads as follows: NOTICE TO CLIENTSThe Board of Behavioral Sciences receives and responds to complaints regarding services provided within the scope of practice of professional clinical counselors. You may contact the board online at www.bbs.ca.gov, or by calling (916) 574-7830.(b) The delivery of the notice required by this section to the client shall be documented.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 66. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.72 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 4 - Practice Requirements|Section 4999.72.

4999.72.  Any licensed professional clinical counselor who owns a business using a fictitious business name shall not use any name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, prior to the commencement of treatment, of the name and license designation of the owner or owners of the practice.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 747, Sec. 26. (AB 690) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.74 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 4 - Practice Requirements|Section 4999.74.

4999.74.  Licensed professional clinical counselors shall provide to each client accurate information about the counseling relationship and the counseling process.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.75 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 4 - Practice Requirements|Section 4999.75.

4999.75.  (a) A licensed professional clinical counselor shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated. If the client or patient is a minor, the client’s or patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimum of seven years from the date the client or patient reaches 18 years of age. Health service records may be retained in either a written or an electronic format.(b) This section shall apply only to the records of a client or patient whose therapy is terminated on or after January 1, 2015.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 312, Sec. 4. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.76 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 4 - Practice Requirements|Section 4999.76.

4999.76.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the board shall not renew any license pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant certifies to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, that the applicant has completed not less than 36 hours of approved continuing education in or relevant to the field of professional clinical counseling in the preceding two years, as determined by the board.(b) The board shall have the right to audit the records of any applicant to verify the completion of the continuing education requirement. Applicants shall maintain records of completed continuing education coursework for a minimum of two years and shall make these records available to the board for auditing purposes upon request.(c) The board may establish exceptions from the continuing education requirement of this section for good cause, as defined by the board.(d) The continuing education shall be obtained from one of the following sources:(1) A school, college, or university that is accredited or approved, as defined in Section 4999.12. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as requiring coursework to be offered as part of a regular degree program.(2) Other continuing education providers as specified by the board by regulation.(e) The board shall establish, by regulation, a procedure for identifying acceptable providers of continuing education courses, and all providers of continuing education, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (d), shall adhere to procedures established by the board. The board may revoke or deny the right of a provider to offer continuing education coursework pursuant to this section for failure to comply with this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to this section.(f) Training, education, and coursework by approved providers shall incorporate one or more of the following:(1) Aspects of the discipline that are fundamental to the understanding or the practice of professional clinical counseling.(2) Significant recent developments in the discipline of professional clinical counseling.(3) Aspects of other disciplines that enhance the understanding or the practice of professional clinical counseling.(g) A system of continuing education for licensed professional clinical counselors shall include courses directly related to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of the client population being served.(h) The continuing education requirements of this section shall fully comply with the guidelines for mandatory continuing education established by the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Section 166.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 67. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.80 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement|Section 4999.80.

4999.80.  In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the board shall do all of the following:(a) Enforce laws designed to protect the public from incompetent, unethical, or unprofessional practitioners.(b) Investigate complaints concerning the conduct of any licensed professional clinical counselor.(c) Revoke, suspend, or fail to renew a license that it has authority to issue for just cause, as enumerated in rules and regulations of the board. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke any license granted under this chapter pursuant to Section 480, 481, 484, 490, 496, 498, or 499.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 68. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.82 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement|Section 4999.82.

4999.82.  It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following acts:(a) Engage in the practice of professional clinical counseling, as defined in Section 4999.20, without first having complied with the provisions of this chapter and without holding a valid license as required by this chapter.(b) Represent himself or herself by the title “licensed professional clinical counselor,” “LPCC,” “licensed clinical counselor,” or “professional clinical counselor” without being duly licensed according to the provisions of this chapter.(c) Make any use of any title, words, letters, or abbreviations, that may reasonably be confused with a designation provided by this chapter to denote a standard of professional or occupational competence without being duly licensed.(d) Materially refuse to furnish the board information or records required or requested pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.84 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement|Section 4999.84.

4999.84.  It is the intent of the Legislature that any communication made by a person to a licensed professional clinical counselor in the course of professional services shall be deemed a privileged communication.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.86 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement|Section 4999.86.

4999.86.  Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.88 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement|Section 4999.88.

4999.88.  In addition to other proceedings provided in this chapter, whenever any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices that constitute, or will constitute, an offense against this chapter, the superior court in and for the county wherein the acts or practices take place, or are about to take place, may issue an injunction, or other appropriate order, restraining that conduct on application of the board, the Attorney General, or the district attorney of the county.The proceedings under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.91 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement|Section 4999.91.

4999.91.  The board may deny any application, or may suspend or revoke any license or registration issued under this chapter, for any of the following:(a) Denial of licensure, revocation, suspension, restriction, or any other disciplinary action imposed by this state or another state or territory of the United States, or by any other governmental agency, on a license, certificate, or registration to practice professional clinical counseling or any other healing art shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct. A certified copy of the disciplinary action decision or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of that action.(b) Revocation, suspension, or restriction by the board of a license, certificate, or registration to practice clinical social work, professional clinical counseling, marriage and family therapy, or educational psychology shall also constitute grounds for disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 350, Sec. 40. (SB 943) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.100.

4999.100.  (a) An associate registration shall expire one year from the last day of the month in which it was issued.(b) To renew a registration, the registrant, on or before the expiration date of the registration, shall do the following:(1) Apply for a renewal on a form prescribed by the board.(2) Pay a renewal fee prescribed by the board.(3) Notify the board whether he or she has been convicted, as defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, or whether any disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state, subsequent to the registrant’s last renewal.(4) Participate in the California law and ethics examination pursuant to Section 4999.53 each year until successful completion of this examination.(c) An expired registration may be renewed by completing all of the actions described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (b).(d) The associate registration may be renewed a maximum of five times. Registration shall not be renewed or reinstated beyond six years from the last day of the month during which it was issued, regardless of whether it has been revoked. When no further renewals are possible, an applicant may apply for and obtain a subsequent associate registration number if the applicant meets the educational requirements for registration in effect at the time of the application for a subsequent associate registration number and has passed the California law and ethics examination described in Section 4999.53. An applicant who is issued a subsequent associate registration number pursuant to this subdivision shall not be employed or volunteer in a private practice.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 703, Sec. 45.5. (SB 1491) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.102.

4999.102.  (a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than 24 months after the issue date. The expiration date of the original license shall be set by the board.(b) To renew an unexpired license described in subdivision (a), the licensee, on or before the expiration date of the license, shall do all of the following:(1) Apply for a renewal on a form prescribed by the board.(2) Pay a two‑year renewal fee prescribed by the board.(3) Certify compliance with the continuing education requirements set forth in Section 4999.76.(4) Notify the board whether he or she has been convicted, as defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, or whether any disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state, subsequent to the licensee’s last renewal.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 148, Sec. 9. (SB 274) Effective August 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.104.

4999.104.  Licenses issued under this chapter that have expired may be renewed at any time within three years of expiration. To renew an expired license described in this section, the licensee shall do all of the following:(a) File an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board.(b) Pay a two-year renewal fee prescribed by the board.(c) Pay a delinquency fee.(d) Certify compliance with the continuing education requirements set forth in Section 4999.76.(e) Notify the board whether the licensee has been convicted, as defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, or whether any disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state, subsequent to the licensee’s last renewal.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 70. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.106.

4999.106.  A license that is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued, except that a former licensee may apply for and obtain a new license if he or she complies with all of the following:(a) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists that, if the license were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension.(b) He or she takes and passes the current examinations required for licensing.(c) He or she submits an application for initial licensure.(d) He or she meets the requirements pursuant to Section 4999.51.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 799, Sec. 82. (SB 1575) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.108.

4999.108.  A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but that renewal does not entitle the licensee, while it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity to which the license relates, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which it was suspended.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.110.

4999.110.  A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee shall, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 4999.112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 16 - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 4999.112.

4999.112.  (a) A licensed professional clinical counselor may apply to the board to request that his or her license be placed on inactive status. A licensee who holds an inactive license shall do all of the following:(1) Pay a biennial fee of one-half of the active renewal fee.(2) Be exempt from continuing education requirements.(3) Not engage in the practice of professional clinical counseling in this state.(4) Otherwise be subject to this chapter.(b) A licensee on inactive status may have his or her license reactivated by complying with all of the following:(1) Submitting a request to the board.(2) Certifying that he or she has not committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure.(3) Paying the remaining one-half of the renewal fee.(4) Completing the following continuing education requirements:(A) Eighteen hours of continuing education is required within the two years preceding the date of the request for reactivation if the license will expire less than one year from the date of the request for reactivation.(B) Thirty-six hours of continuing education is required within the two years preceding the date of the request for reactivation if the license will expire more than one year from the date of the request for reactivation.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 619, Sec. 3. (SB 788) Effective January 1, 2010.)