Tex. Occupations Code § 502.251
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 502.251, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 502.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
(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:
(1) licensed under this chapter; or
(2) authorized to perform marriage and family therapy in the course and scope of another license issued under a law of this state.
(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.
(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:
(1) licensed under this chapter; or
(2) authorized to perform marriage and family therapy in the course and scope of another license issued under a law of this state.
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