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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-2 - FEES › Rule 135-2-.01 - Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Refer to fee schedule for appropriate fees payable to the
				Board. Fees may be reviewed and changed at the discretion of the Board. Any
				request for refund must be submitted in writing. An indebtedness to the Board
				caused by a returned check will be dealt with in accordance with Code Section
				16-9-20 of the Criminal Code of
				Georgia.
O.C.G.A.
				43-7A-14.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Rule 135-3-.01 - General Procedure

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A person who seeks licensure as a
			 Professional Counselor, Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist shall
			 submit the appropriate application to the Board. The most current versions of
			 applications and other forms are available on the Board website.
(2) A person who seeks licensure in more than
			 one profession regulated by this Board shall submit a separate application,
			 separate supporting documentation, and separate non-refundable application fee
			 for each type of license.
(3) The
			 Board will only review complete applications that contain all supporting
			 documents and required information.
(a) All
			 documents must be received at least fourteen (14) days prior to the next
			 scheduled Board meeting to be considered for Board review.
(b) An application for licensure is only
			 valid for one year from the date the application was received by the Board, or
			 one year from date of correspondence approving applicant registration to take
			 the required licensure exam, if applicable.
1.
			 The passage, or verification thereof, of the Board approved licensure exam for
			 the profession licensure is being applied for is required.
2. Extensions of the one year exam approval
			 by the Board may be considered by the Board only through the "Petition for a
			 Rule Variance or Waiver" process (OCGA §
										50-13-9.1)
(c) Any application not completed within the
			 one-year period expires and will be administratively closed, unless the Board
			 determines that valid extenuating circumstances exist. Once an application
			 expires, to be considered for licensure the applicant shall be required to
			 submit a new application, all new supporting documents (except for the official
			 transcript if available, and any official exam score report already on file),
			 and the appropriate fee.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Rule 135-3-.02 - Americans With Disabilities Act

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified
				applicant with a disability in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities
				Act. The request for an accommodation by an individual with a disability must
				be made in writing on a form provided by the Board and received in the Board
				office by the application deadline along with appropriate documentation, as
				indicated in the Request for Disability Accommodation
				Guidelines.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-25,
				43-7A-5,
				43-7A-9,
				43-7A-10,
				43-10A-5,
				43-10A-9.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Rule 135-3-.03 - Licensure by Examination

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
General Provisions. All
			 Applicants
.
(a) An applicant who has
			 met the education and training requirements for licensure must file an
			 application for licensure by examination for approval by the Board. An
			 application is active for one year after which a new application and fee are
			 required. Once approved by the Board, the applicant may take the examination
			 required for that specialty.
1. The applicant
			 shall request the educational institution to submit an official transcript
			 directly to the Board which bears the institution's stamp/seal, the date of
			 graduation and the degree conferred.
2. The applicant shall submit at least two
			 personal references from supervisors, teachers, or any combination thereof on
			 forms furnished by the Board.
3.
			 The applicant shall submit the appropriate application fee. Fees are delineated
			 on a separate fee schedule. The application fee is non-refundable.
4. Applicants who have previously taken the
			 required examination shall instruct the testing authority to report their score
			 to the Board.
5. The applicant
			 shall treat the contents of the examination as confidential. No portion of the
			 examination may be disclosed, reused, copied or reproduced.
6. The applicant may not review the
			 examination, or any portion of the examination, after it has been completed and
			 submitted to the testing authority.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-3 - APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE › Rule 135-3-.04 - Licensure by Endorsement

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board may license without examination
			 any Professional Counselor or Marriage and Family Therapist currently licensed
			 in another state or jurisdiction, so long as that other state or jurisdiction's
			 requirements for the license in question are substantially equal to or greater
			 than those in Georgia.
(2) The
			 applicant must file a written application, and the non-refundable fee, for
			 licensure by endorsement on Board approved forms available on the website:
www.sos.ga.gov/plb/counselors
.
(3) The applicant shall direct the licensure
			 regulatory entity of the state or jurisdiction in which the license is held to
			 complete and submit Form N of the application which indicates that such license
			 is in effect and in good standing.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-25,
				43-7A-5,
				43-7A-9,
				43-7A-10,
				43-10A-5,
				43-10A-10.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-4 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Rule 135-4-.01 - Procedural Rules

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social
				Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists hereby adopts by reference as its
				permanent rules Chapters 295-3 through 295-13 and any future amendments
				thereto, of the Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Division Director,
				Professional Licensing Boards Division.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-7A-5,
				43-10A-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE › Rule 135-5-.05 - Associate Marriage and Family Therapists

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Definitions and
			 Requirements:
(a) Board Approved
			 Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor means a person who is licensed as a
			 marriage and family therapist and who has been approved by the Georgia
			 Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and
			 Family Therapists to provide supervision of the practice of marriage and family
			 therapy. To obtain such approval the person shall submit documentation of the
			 following:
1. Three years of full-time
			 post-licensure experience in the practice of marriage and family
			 therapy;
2. 180 hours of experience
			 providing marriage and family therapy supervision for at least two supervisees
			 during a period of no less than two years and no more than five
			 years;
3. 36 hours of supervision
			 received from an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved
			 Supervisor or a Georgia Board Approved Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor,
			 specifically in the skill of providing marriage and family therapy supervision,
			 minimum of 24 hours of which shall have been individual
			 supervision-of-supervision;
4. A
			 recommendation from each of the supervisors who provided
			 supervision-of-supervision attesting to the applicant's competence as a
			 supervisor; and,
5. The Board may,
			 in its discretion, approve a supervisor who is licensed, in good standing, as a
			 Marriage and Family Therapist and designated an approved marriage and family
			 therapy supervisor in another jurisdiction.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-6 - REGULATION OF LICENSES › Rule 135-6-.01 - Display of Licenses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Licensed Professional Counselors, Master's Social Workers,
				Clinical Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists shall display their
				license and evidence of renewal in a conspicuous place in their office or place
				of business or employment.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-19,
				43-7A-5, 43-7A-15,
				43-7A-16.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-6 - REGULATION OF LICENSES › Rule 135-6-.02 - Change of Name or Address

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
It is the duty of each licensee to notify the Board in writing
				of any change of name or address from that previously filed with the Board. A
				notice of change of name must be accompanied by a certified copy of a marriage
				certificate, court order or other legal document.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-19,
				43-7A-5, 43-7A-15,
				43-7A-16.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-6 - REGULATION OF LICENSES › Rule 135-6-.03 - Biennial Renewal Cycle

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All licenses shall expire on September
			 30th of even numbered years.
(2) Renewal notices, mailed or e-mailed, are
			 only sent as an accommodation. The responsibility of license renewal remains
			 with the license holder.
(3) The
			 applicant for renewal shall submit to the Board, on or before September
			 30th of even numbered years:
(a) A completed application for renewal;
			 and
(b) The biennial renewal fee
			 (See Fee Schedule); and
(c) Proof
			 of having satisfied the continuing education requirement, as set forth in Rule
			 135-9-.01.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-6 - REGULATION OF LICENSES › Rule 135-6-.04 - Revocation of Expired Licenses and Reinstatement of Expired Licenses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Failure to
			 renew a license by the end of the established late renewal penalty period,
			 October 31st of even numbered years, shall have the
			 same effect as a revocation of said license and reinstatement of the license
			 shall be in the discretion of the Board. If an application for reinstatement is
			 submitted to the Board within five (5) years of the expiration date of the
			 license, the Board shall require documentation of thirty five (35) hours of
			 continuing education activities for EACH renewal cycle missed, a minimum of
			 thirty five (35) of which must have been completed within two years of the date
			 the reinstatement application is received by the Board, and payment of a late
			 renewal penalty fee as set by the Board (See Fee Schedule). At its discretion,
			 the Board may require additional information.
(2) If an application for reinstatement is
			 submitted to the Board more than five (5) years after the expiration of a
			 license, an applicant must provide the following with their application:
(a) A completed application for
			 reinstatement, the required fee and documentation of thirty-five (35) hours of
			 continuing education activities that were completed within two years of the
			 date the reinstatement application is received. In addition, the applicant must
			 (re)take and pass the required licensing examination. However, the (re)taking
			 of the exam is not required if an applicant for reinstatement is currently, and
			 has continuously been, licensed and practicing in another state/jurisdiction
			 whose licensure requirements meet or exceed the current Georgia licensure
			 requirements. All other provisions apply.
(b) In order to meet the requirements listed
			 above (2), the applicant may use any qualifying education, experience, and
			 supervision, including any which were applied toward his/her previous
			 application for licensure.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-6 - REGULATION OF LICENSES › Rule 135-6-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-4,
				43-1-19,
				43-7A-5, 43-7A-15, 43-7A-16,
				43-10A-5,
				43-10A-16.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-6 - REGULATION OF LICENSES › Rule 135-6-.06 - Inactive Status

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Inactive licensure status is not
			 available for Associate Professional Counselors or Associate Marriage and
			 Family Therapist licensees.
(2) A
			 licensee who does not intend to practice in Georgia and who therefore does not
			 intend to practice or to use the title Professional Counselor, Social Worker,
			 or Marriage and Family Therapist may apply to convert an active license to
			 inactive status. An individual who holds an inactive license will not be
			 required to renew their license or to satisfy the biennial renewal
			 requirements.
(3) A license may
			 remain inactive for no more than five (5) years from the date the status is
			 converted to inactive by the administrative staff. If a licensee has not
			 applied to reactivate their license before the five (5) year deadline, the
			 license will be revoked for failure to reactivate.
(4) A person who holds an active license may
			 apply for inactive status in the following manner:
(a) Submit a completed, signed, notarized
			 "Request for Inactive Status" application to the Board. There is no fee to
			 apply for inactive status;
(b)
			 Submit the license pocket card with the application.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 135-7-.01 - Responsibility to Clients

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A licensee's primary professional
			 responsibility is to the client. The licensee shall make every reasonable
			 effort to promote the welfare, autonomy and best interests of families and
			 individuals, including respecting the rights of those persons seeking
			 assistance, obtaining informed consent, and making reasonable efforts to ensure
			 that the licensee's services are used appropriately.
(2) Unprofessional conduct includes, but is
			 not limited to, the following:
(a) exploiting
			 relationships with clients for personal or financial advantages;
(b) using any confidence of a client to the
			 client's disadvantage;
(c)
			 participating in dual relationships with clients that create a conflict of
			 interest which could impair the licensee's professional judgment, harm the
			 client, or compromise the therapy;
(d) undertaking a course of treatment when
			 the client, or the client's representative, does not understand and agree with
			 the treatment goals;
(e) knowingly
			 withholding information about accepted and prevailing treatment alternatives
			 that differ from those provided by the licensee;
(f) failing to inform the client of any
			 contractual obligations, limitations, or requirements resulting from an
			 agreement between the licensee and a third party payer which could influence
			 the course of the client's treatment;
(g) when there are clear and established
			 risks to the client, failing to provide the client with a description of any
			 foreseeable negative consequences of the proposed treatment;
(h) charging a fee for anything without
			 having informed the client in advance of the fee;
(i) taking any action for nonpayment of fees
			 without first advising the client of the intended action and providing the
			 client with an opportunity to settle the debt;
(j) when termination or interruption of
			 service to the client is anticipated, failing to notify the client promptly and
			 failing to assist the client in seeking alternative services consistent with
			 the client's needs and preferences;
(k) failing to terminate a client
			 relationship when it is reasonably clear that the treatment no longer serves
			 the client's needs or interest;
(l)
			 delegating professional responsibilities to another person when the licensee
			 delegating the responsibilities knows or has reason to know that such person is
			 not qualified by training, by experience, or by licensure to perform them;
			 and
(m) failing to provide
			 information regarding a client's evaluation or treatment, in a timely fashion
			 and to the extent deemed prudent and clinically appropriate by the licensee,
			 when that information has been requested and released by the client.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 135-7-.02 - Integrity

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The licensee
			 shall act in accordance with the highest standards of professional integrity
			 and competence. The licensee is honest in dealing with clients, students,
			 trainees, colleagues, and the public. The licensee seeks to eliminate
			 incompetence or dishonesty from the profession.
(2) Unprofessional conduct includes, but is
			 not limited to:
(a) practicing inhumane or
			 discriminatory treatment toward any person or group of persons;
(b) engaging in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or
			 misrepresentation while performing professional activities;
(c) engaging in sexual activities or sexual
			 advances with any client, trainee, or student;
(d) practicing while under the influence of
			 alcohol or drugs not prescribed by a licensed physician;
(e) practicing in an area in which the
			 licensee has not obtained university level graduate training or substantially
			 equivalent supervised experience;
(f) failing either to obtain supervision or
			 consultation, or to refer the client to a qualified practitioner, who faced
			 with treatment, assessment or evaluation issues beyond the licensee's
			 competence;
(g) accepting or giving
			 a fee or anything of value for making or receiving a referral;
(h) using an institutional affiliation to
			 solicit clients for the licensee's private practice; and
(i) allowing an individual or agency that is
			 paying for the professional services to exert undue influence over the
			 licensee's evaluation or treatment of a client.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 135-7-.03 - Confidentiality

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The licensee
			 holds in confidence all information obtained at any time during the course of a
			 professional relationship, beginning with the first professional contact. The
			 licensee safeguards clients' confidences as permitted by law.
(2) Unprofessional conduct includes but is
			 not limited to the following:
(a) revealing a
			 confidence of a client, whether living or deceased, to anyone except:
1. as required by law;
2. after obtaining the consent of the client,
			 when the client is a legally competent adult, or the legal custodian, when the
			 client is a minor or a mentally incapacitated adult. The licensee shall provide
			 a description of the information to be revealed and the persons to whom the
			 information will be revealed prior to obtaining such consent. When more than
			 one client has participated in the therapy, the licensee may reveal information
			 regarding only those clients who have consented to the disclosure;
3. where the licensee is a defendant in a
			 civil, criminal, or disciplinary action arising from the therapy, in which case
			 client confidences may be disclosed in the course of that action;
4. where there is clear and imminent danger
			 to the client or others, in which case the licensee shall take whatever
			 reasonable steps are necessary to protect those at risk including, but not
			 limited to, warning any identified victims and informing the responsible
			 authorities; and
5. when discussing
			 case material with a professional colleague for the purpose of consultation or
			 supervision;
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 135-7-.04 - Responsibility to Colleagues

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The licensee respects the rights and
			 responsibilities of professional colleagues and, as the employee of an
			 organization, remains accountable as an individual to the ethical principles of
			 the profession. The licensee treats colleagues with respect and good faith, and
			 relates to the clients of colleagues with full professional
			 consideration.
(2) Unprofessional
			 conduct includes, but is not limited to:
(a)
			 soliciting the clients of colleagues or assuming professional responsibility
			 for clients of another agency or colleague without appropriate communication
			 with that agency or colleague;
(b)
			 failing to maintain the confidences shared by colleagues and supervisees in the
			 course of professional relationships and transactions;
(c) when a supervisee is unlicensed, failing
			 to inform the supervisee of the legal limitations on unlicensed
			 practice;
(d) when a supervisor is
			 aware that a supervisee is engaging in any unethical, unprofessional or
			 deleterious conduct, failing to provide the supervisee with a forthright
			 evaluation and appropriate recommendations regarding such practice;
			 and
(e) taking credit for work not
			 personally performed, whether by giving inaccurate information or failing to
			 give accurate information.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 135-7-.05 - Assessment Instruments

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) When using assessment instruments or
			 techniques, the licensee shall make every effort to promote the welfare and
			 best interests of the client. The licensee guards against the misuse of
			 assessment results, and respects the client's right to know the results, the
			 interpretations and the basis for any conclusions or recommendations.
(2) Unprofessional conduct, includes but is
			 not limited to the following:
(a) failing to
			 provide the client with an orientation to the purpose of testing or the
			 proposed use of the test results prior to administration of assessment
			 instruments or techniques;
(b)
			 failing to consider the specific validity, reliability, and appropriateness of
			 test measures for use in a given situation or with a particular
			 client;
(c) using unsupervised or
			 inadequately supervised test-taking techniques with clients, such as testing
			 through the mail, unless the test is specifically self-administered or
			 self-scored;
(d) administering test
			 instruments either beyond the licensee's competence for scoring and
			 interpretation or outside of the licensee's scope of practice, as defined by
			 law; and
(e) failing to make
			 available to the client, upon request, copies of documents in the possession of
			 the licensee which have been prepared for and paid for by the client.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 135-7-.06 - Research

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The licensee
			 recognizes that research activities must be conducted with full respect for the
			 rights and dignity of participants and with full concern for their welfare.
			 Participation in research must be voluntary unless it can be demonstrated that
			 involuntary participation will have no harmful effects on the subjects and is
			 essential to the investigation.
(2)
			 Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to:
(a) failing to consider carefully the
			 possible consequences for human beings participating in the research;
(b) failing to protect each research
			 participant from unwarranted physical and mental harm;
(c) failing to ascertain that the consent of
			 the research participant is voluntary and informed;
(d) failing to treat information obtained
			 through research as confidential;
(e) knowingly reporting distorted, erroneous,
			 or misleading information.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-7 - CODE OF ETHICS › Rule 135-7-.07 - Advertising and Professional Representation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The licensee adheres to professional
			 rather than commercial standards when making known their availability for
			 professional services. The licensee may provide information that accurately
			 informs the public of the professional services, expertise, and techniques
			 available.
(2) Unprofessional
			 conduct includes, but is not limited to:
(a)
			 intentionally misrepresenting the licensee's professional competence,
			 education, training, and experience, or knowingly failing to correct any
			 misrepresentations provided by others;
(b)using as a credential an academic degree
			 in a manner which is intentionally misleading or deceiving to the
			 public;
(c) intentionally providing
			 information that contains false, inaccurate, misleading, partial,
			 out-of-context, or otherwise deceptive statements about the licensee's
			 professional services, or knowingly failing to correct inaccurate information
			 provided by others; and
(d) making
			 claims or guarantees which promise more than the licensee can realistically
			 provide.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-8 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES › Rule 135-8-.01 - Complaints

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A complaint may
			 be filed by any person by submitting a written statement to the Georgia
			 Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and
			 Family Therapists at 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217.
(2) The compliant shall include the
			 complainant's name, address, and phone number, shall be signed by the
			 complainant, and shall give the name and address of the person or business
			 entity against whom the complaint is being filed.
(3) The complaint must specifically state the
			 circumstances which led to the complaint being filed.
(4) While a complaint is under investigation,
			 the name of the person or business entity against whom the complaint is being
			 filed shall be treated as confidential, as provided in O.C.G.A.
			 43-1-19(h)(2).
			 However, the name of the person or business entity will no longer be treated as
			 confidential once the Board takes an official action which places it into the
			 public record.
(5) Once a Board
			 member becomes aware of the identity of a person who is the subject of a
			 complaint, and the Board member has a personal relationship with that person
			 which would affect the Board member's judgment, or has prior knowledge of the
			 person's practice which would affect the Board member's judgment, the Board
			 member shall immediately disclose to the Board such relationship or knowledge,
			 and shall not participate in the deliberation or the vote on the complaint;
			 however, nothing herein shall preclude any Board member from giving testimony
			 in the matter.
O.C.G.A. 43-7A-17;
				43-7A-5,
				43-10A-5,
				43-10A-17.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-8 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES › Rule 135-8-.02 - Investigation of Complaints

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Board or its duly appointed
			 representative will review each complaint and initiate whatever investigative
			 action is appropriate.
(2) All
			 investigations shall be conducted as provided by the laws of the State of
			 Georgia, including but not limited to the Administrative Procedures Act
			 (O.C.G.A. 50-13-1
et seq.
);
			 O.C.G.A. 43-1-1
et seq.
;
			 the Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
			 Licensing Law (O.C.G.A.
			 43-10A-1
et seq.
);
			 the Rules of the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards Division; and
			 the Rules of the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social
			 Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-7A-5, 43-7A-17,
				43-10A-17.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-8 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES › Rule 135-8-.03 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All disciplinary proceedings, including hearings in contested
				cases, shall be conducted as provided by the laws of the State of Georgia,
				including but not limited to the Administrative Procedures Act (O.C.G.A.
				50-13-1
et seq.
);
				O.C.G.A. 43-1-1
et seq.
;
				the Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists
				Licensing Laws (O.C.G.A.
				43-10-A-1
et
				seq.
); the Rules of the Division Director, Professional Licensing
				Boards Division; and the Rules of Georgia Composite Board of Professional
				Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family
				Therapists.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-7A-5, 43-7A-17,
				43-10A-5,
				43-10A-17.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Rule 135-9-.01 - Requirements - Beginning October 01, 2020

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
Definitions:
(a) Synchronous activities require
			 participants and instructors to be present at the same time. These activities
			 can be face-to-face or online. Lectures, discussions, and presentations must
			 occur at a specific time at which all participants are present. It may be a
			 virtual classroom, but must allow participants to ask and teachers to answer
			 questions instantly, either face-to-face or through instant messaging.
			 Synchronous activities may include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. In-person (live): Participants are
			 physically present at the location where the presentation, lecture, workshop,
			 or seminar is being held and are present for the entire length of the
			 activity;
2. Webinars: A
			 presentation, lecture, workshop, or seminar that is transmitted via the
			 internet and allows full participation between the participants and the
			 presenter(s); or,
3. Video
			 conferencing: Participants are in two or more locations in a virtual conference
			 room and communicate as if they were sitting right next to each
			 other.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Rule 135-9-.02

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §
										43-10A-5(c)(1).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-9 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Rule 135-9-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-7A-26,
				43-1-25,
				43-10A-16.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-10 - ADVERTISING › Rule 135-10-.01 - Licensees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The title Professional Counselor, Master's Social Worker,
				Clinical Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist may be used only by a
				person who holds such license.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-25,
				43-10A-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-10 - ADVERTISING › Rule 135-10-.02 - Without Any License

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Persons who do not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia
				Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and
				Family Therapists:
(a) may not
			 advertise that they are licensed by the Board;
(b) may not use any words, letters, titles,
			 or figures indicating or implying that they are licensed by the
			 Board;
(c) may not use any words,
			 letters, titles or figures indicating or implying that they are a Professional
			 Counselor, Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist, including but not
			 limited to the following:
Professional Counselor
Professional Counseling
Professional Career Counselor
Professional Career Counseling
Professional College Counselor
Professional College Counseling
Professional EAP Counselor
Professional EAP Counseling
Professional Group Counselor
Professional Group Counseling
Professional Military Counselor
Professional Military Counseling
Professional School Counselor
Professional School Counseling
Professional Correctional Counselor
Professional Correctional Counseling
Professional Educational Counselor
Professional Educational Counseling
Professional Employment Counselor
Professional Employment Counseling
Professional Mental Health Counselor
Professional Mental Health Counseling
Professional Public Offender Counselor
Professional Public Offender Counseling
Professional Rehabilitation Counselor
Professional Rehabilitation Counseling
Social Worker
Social Work
Clinical Social Worker
Clinical Social Work
Master's Social Worker
Master's Social Work
Professional Social Worker
Professional Social Work
Psychiatric Social Worker
Psychiatric Social Work
Medical Social Worker
Medical Social Work
Group Social Worker
Group Social Work
Marriage (Marital) and Family Therapist
Marriage (Marital) and Family Therapy
Marriage (Marital) and Family Counselor
Marriage (Marital) and Family Counseling
Marriage (Marital) Therapist
Marriage (Marital) Therapy
Marriage (Marital) Counselor
Marriage (Marital) Counseling
Family Therapist
Family Therapy
Family Counselor
Family Counseling
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-25,
				43-10A-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-10 - ADVERTISING › Rule 135-10-.03 - Practice in Business Entities

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Persons who do not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia
				Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and
				Family Therapists may not practice Professional Counseling, Social Work, or
				Marriage and Family Therapy for any corporation, partnership, association, or
				business entity which uses in its name any of the words, letters, titles, or
				figures enumerated in Rule
				135-10-.02.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-25,
				43-10A-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-10 - ADVERTISING › Rule 135-10-.04 - Exceptions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The prohibitions set out in Rule
				135-10-.02 shall not apply to persons
				exempt under O.C.G.A.
				43-10A-7(b). The
				prohibitions set out in Rule
				135-10-.03 shall not apply to persons
				exempt under O.C.G.A.
				43-10A-7(c).
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-25,
				43-10A-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-10 - ADVERTISING › Rule 135-10-.05 - Business Entities

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If any employee, officer or agent of a corporation,
				partnership, association or business entity is practicing Professional
				Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy, but does not hold any
				valid license issued by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors,
				Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, that business entity may
				not use in its name any of the words, letters, titles or figures enumerated in
				Rule 135-10-.02.
				However, this prohibition shall not apply if that employee, officer, or agent
				is exempt from licensure under O.C.G.A.
				43-10A-21(a).
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				43-1-25,
				43-10A-21.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-11 - TELEMENTAL HEALTH › Rule 135-11-.01 - TeleMental Health

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this rule is to define TeleMental
				Health and to establish minimum standards for the delivery of services by a
				licensed Professional Counselor, Social Worker, or Marriage and Family
				Therapist using technology-assisted media.
(a) Definitions:
1.Asynchronous store and forward - means the
			 transmission of a client's information from an originating site to a licensee
			 at a distant site without the presence of the client.
2.Distant site - means a site or location
			 from which services are delivered by a licensee via a technology-assisted
			 media.
3.Licensee - means a person
			 licensed in the state of Georgia as a Professional Counselor, Social Worker or
			 Marriage and Family Therapist, including Associate licensees.
4.Originating site - means a site where a
			 client is located at the time TeleMental Health services are provided via
			 technology-assisted media or where the asynchronous store and forward services
			 originates.
5.Synchronous
			 interaction - means a real-time interaction between a client and a licensee
			 located at a distant site.
6.TeleMental Health - means the mode of
			 delivering services via technology-assisted media, such as but not limited to,
			 a telephone, video, internet, a smartphone, tablet, PC desktop system or other
			 electronic means using appropriate encryption technology for electronic health
			 information. TeleMental Health facilitates client self-management and support
			 for clients and includes synchronous interactions and asynchronous store and
			 forward transfers.
7.TeleMental
			 Health Supervision - means the delivery of supervision via technology-assisted
			 media by a supervisor at one site while the supervisee is located at a distant
			 site. Telemental health supervision may include, without being limited to, the
			 review of case presentation, audio tapes, video tapes, and observation in order
			 to promote the development of the practitioner's clinical skills.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-12 - TESTING AND ASSESSMENT › Rule 135-12-.01 - Testing and Assessment Instruments

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Persons licensed as Professional
			 Counselors, Social Workers or Marriage and Family Therapists are not authorized
			 to perform psychological testing, or represent their use of any testing or
			 assessment instrument as psychological testing, unless he or she is also
			 licensed to practice psychology under O.C.G.A.
			 43-39.
(2) Persons licensed as Professional
			 Counselors may:
(a) Administer and interpret
			 assessment instruments to evaluate emotional and mental problems and
			 conditions, whether cognitive, behavioral or affective;
(b) Administer and interpret educational and
			 vocational assessment instruments;
(c) Administer and interpret any other
			 assessments or tests which he or she is qualified to employ by virtue of his or
			 her education, training or experience.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS › Chapter 135-13 - MILITARY SPOUSES AND TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS › Rule 135-13-.01 - Military Spouses and Transitioning Service Members

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) As used in this
			 rule, the following terms shall mean:
(a)
			 "Military" means the United States armed forces, including the National
			 Guard.
(b) "Military spouse" means
			 a spouse of a service member or transitioning service member.
(c) "Service member" means an active or
			 reserve member of the armed forces, including the National Guard.
(d) "Transitioning service member" means a
			 member of the military on active duty status or on separation leave who is
			 within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 140 - GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER COUNCIL › Chapter 140-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 140-1-.01 - Organization

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) There is a Director responsible for development, maintenance and operation of the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC).
(2) There is a Council responsible for providing assistance and guidance. The GCIC Director or designeeshall attend all Council meetings and maintain records of the proceedings.
(3) All legal notices and correspondence regarding administrative proceedings shall be directed to the GCIC Director.
(4) The GCIC mailing address is P.O. Box 370748, Decatur, Georgia 30037-0748.
(5) The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) functions as the State CJIS Systems Agency (CSA) for Georgia per the service agreement between Georgia and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), CJIS Division.
(6) The GCIC Director provides the Georgia representative to the governing body of the International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network (Nlets) per the service agreement between the GBI and the Executive Director of Nlets.
(7) The GCIC Director serves as the state National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact officer responsible for administering the compact within the state; ensuring compliance with compact provisions and rules, procedures and standards established by the compact council; and, regulating the in-state use of records received from the FBI or other states party to the compact.
(8) The Rules of the GCIC Council rest on the authority of federal law and rules as well as state law.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 35-3-30 to 35-3-32, 35-3-39.1, 42 U.S.C. 3701,
et seq.
, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 14611 - 14616, 28 CFR 20, Public Law 92-544.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 140 - GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER COUNCIL › Chapter 140-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 140-1-.03 - Administrative Declaratory Rulings

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Availability of declaratory ruling. Any persons whose legal rights are impaired by the application of any statutory provision or any GCIC Rule or order may petition GCIC and request a declaratory ruling. GCIC will not render advisory opinions, resolve questions that are moot or hypothetical or otherwise act hereunder except in actual controversies or in other cases upon which a superior court would be required to act under the Georgia declaratory judgement statutes as construed by the appellate courts of Georgia.
(2) Form of petition. Each petition filed with GCIC shall be in writing and include:
(a) The name and post office address of the petitioner.
(b) The full test of the statute, rule or order upon which a ruling is requested.
(c) A detailed statement of all pertinent facts necessary for a determination.
(d) The petitioner's contention, if any, as to the applicability of cited legal authorities that authorize, support or require a decision in accordance therewith.
(e) A detailed statement setting forth the petitioner's interest in the matter. The statement shall be verified under oath by, or on behalf of, the petitioner.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 140 - GEORGIA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER COUNCIL › Chapter 140-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 140-1-.04 - Petition for Adoption of Rules

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Form of petition. Each petition for adoption of Rules pursuant to the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act shall be filed with GCIC in writing under oath and include:
(a) The name and post office address of the petitioner.
(b) The full text of the Rule(s) requested to be amended, repealed or promulgated.
(c) A detailed statement of why such Rule should be amended, repealed or promulgated, including a statement of the petitioner's interest in the matter.
(d) Citations of legal authorities, if any, that authorize, support or require the action requested by the petitioner.