LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2191, as introduced, Emmerson. Healing arts: behavioral
sciences: licensure.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of marriage
and family therapists, clinical social workers, educational
psychologists, and professional clinical counselors by the Board of
Behavioral Sciences within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Existing law fixes the license fees and creates the Behavioral
Sciences Fund in the State Treasury into which these license fees are
deposited. Existing law specifies requirements for renewal of these
licenses, including completing continuing education, as specified.
This bill would require the board to issue a retired license to a
marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, educational
psychologist, and professional clinical counselor who holds a license
that is current and active or capable of being renewed, and whose
license is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise punitively restricted
by the board or subject to disciplinary action. The bill would
prohibit a retired license holder from engaging in any activity for
which an active license in his or her respective profession is
required. The bill would provide that a retired license holder may
have his or her license restored to active status if the holder has
not committed an act or crime constituting grounds for denial of
licensure, and the holder applies for licensure, pays the required
fee, passes the examination required for licensure, and completes
specified continuing education requirements. The bill would fix the
retired license fee at $40.