Which California code section establishes the Marriage and Family Therapist Practice Act?
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Pre-treatment disclosure requirements
Consent, Confidentiality & Privilege
Flashcard
Which entity is responsible for regulating Marriage and Family Therapists in California?
California Civil Code Division 1 statute starting at Section 56 that bars health care providers from releasing patient health data without written authorization or a statutory exception.
Consent and Privilege
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Chapter 1: Legal Standards, BBS Authority & Scope of Practice
1.1 California MFT Practice Act & BBS Regulatory Framework
Study guide
Cheat sheet
Under California law, what is the minimum supervised experience requirement for LMFT licensure?
Supervision Requirements
California MFT Jurisprudence Radio
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Radio
Informed consent — core purpose
Does California require passage of the AMFTRB national MFT examination for LMFT licensure?
Legal party under California Evidence Code Sections 1013 and 1014 who controls the psychotherapist-patient privilege and directs whether the clinician must claim or waive it.
The Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California decision established which legal duty for therapists?
Confidentiality
Minor self-consent to outpatient therapy
Under California Evidence Code Section 1014, the psychotherapist-patient privilege belongs to:
Loss of psychotherapist-patient privilege under California Evidence Code Section 912 when the privilege controller uncoercedly discloses or consents to disclosing a significant part of a protected communication.
1.2 Scope of Practice & Professional Boundaries
Under CANRA, within what timeframe must a mandated reporter make a telephone report of suspected child abuse?
Mandatory Reporting
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
Game
Who holds the psychotherapist-patient privilege?
A written follow-up report under CANRA must be submitted within what timeframe after the mandated reporter receives the information about the incident?
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Developmental capacity standard under California Family Code Section 6924 and Health and Safety Code Section 124260 requiring a youth age twelve or older to participate intelligently in outpatient counseling.
Which of the following is NOT an exception to psychotherapist-patient privilege under California law?
Confidentiality vs. privilege — the key distinction
Under California law, what is the minimum age at which a minor can consent to outpatient mental health treatment without parental consent?
Written disclosure statement required in twelve-point type under Business and Professions Code Section 4980.32 for board complaints and under 45 CFR Section 164.520 for privacy practices.
1.3 Unprofessional Conduct & BBS Disciplinary Process
What is the continuing education requirement for LMFT license renewal in California?
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
Client access to psychotherapy notes
Under California law, sexual contact between a therapist and a current client is:
Professional Conduct
Action a patient may take in writing at any time under 45 CFR Section 164.508 to cancel a previously signed authorization for releasing protected health information.
How long after termination of therapy must a California LMFT wait before entering a sexual relationship with a former client?
Patient-litigant exception to privilege
An LMFT in California suspects that an elderly client is being financially exploited by a family member. What is the LMFT legally required to do?
Session analysis records defined in 45 CFR Section 164.501 that a mental health clinician keeps separated from the medical chart and that require specific patient authorization for most disclosures.
1.4 Title Protection, AMFT Registration & Continuing Education
Under the CAMFT Code of Ethics, what is the primary ethical obligation when a therapist recognizes they are not competent to treat a particular client's presenting problem?
Ethics Standards
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
Responding to a subpoena for client records
What title may a person who holds an LMFT Associate registration use in California?
Protected person under age eighteen whose reasonably suspected abuse or neglect under California Penal Code Section 11166 requires an immediate telephone report and a written report within thirty-six hours.
Mandated Reporting
Under California law, which of the following constitutes unprofessional conduct for an LMFT?
CANRA reporting standard
Mandated Reporting & Limits to Confidentiality
A client tells their LMFT that they plan to commit suicide tonight. Under California law, the therapist's FIRST obligation is to:
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