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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 35TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
CHAPTER 801LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
SUBCHAPTER CGUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONAL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES AND CODE OF ETHICS
RULE §801.42Professional Therapeutic Services
ISSUE 06/27/2014
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

The following are professional therapeutic services which may be provided by a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate.

  (1)(No change.)

  (2)Sex therapy which utilizes systems, methods, and processes which include interpersonal, cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, developmental, psychodynamic, and affective methods and strategies in the resolution of sexual disorders, except treatment for sex offenses. Sex offender treatment as defined by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 110, and Chapter 810 of this title (relating to Council on Sex Offender Treatment), is not included under Sex Therapy. An individual seeking treatment for a sexual offense shall be referred for services from those licensed by the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.

  (3) - (22)(No change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on June 12, 2014

TRD-201402735

Michael Puhl

Board Chair

Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists

Earliest possible date of adoption: July 27, 2014

For further information, please call: (512) 776-6972



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