Subdivision 1. Unlicensed practice prohibited. No individual shall engage in marriage and family therapy practice unless that individual holds a valid license issued under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392.
Subd. 2. Appearance as licensee prohibited. No individual shall be held out to be a marriage and family therapist unless that individual holds a valid license issued under sections 148B.29 to 148B.392, is a psychologist licensed by the Board of Psychology with a competency in marriage and family therapy, or is a person providing marriage and family therapy who is employed by a hospital licensed under chapter 144 and who is acting within the scope of the person's employment.
Subd. 3. Penalty. A person who violates a provision of sections 148B.29 to 148B.392 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:1987 c 347 art 3 s 4; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 268; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 42; 1995 c 234 art 8 s 46; 2000 c 488 art 9 s 4; 2019 c 52 s 4