(a) - (d)(No change.)
(e)No commission or rebate or any other form of remuneration
shall be given or received by a licensee for the referral of clients
for professional services. A licensee employed or under contract with
a chemical dependency facility or a mental health facility, shall
comply with the requirements in [the Texas] Health and
Safety Code, §164.006[,] (relating to Soliciting
and Contracting with Certain Referral Sources) [soliciting
and contracting with certain referral sources]. Compliance with
[the Treatment Facilities Marketing Act, Texas] Health
and Safety Code, Chapter 164 (relating to Treatment Facilities
Marketing and Admission Practices)[,] shall not be
considered as a violation of state law regarding illegal remuneration.
(f) - (p) (No change.)
(q)A licensee who engages in technology-assisted
services [interactive therapy via the telephone or internet]
must provide the client with the licensee’s [his/her
] license number and information on how to contact the board
by telephone, electronic communication, or mail. The licensee[
, and] must comply with [adhere to] all
other provisions of this chapter.
(r)A licensee shall [only] offer only those
services that are within his or her professional competency, and the
services provided shall be within accepted professional standards
of practice and appropriate to the needs of the client.
(s)(No change.)
(t)A licensee shall evaluate a client's progress on
a continuing basis to guide service delivery and shall [will
] make use of supervision and consultation as indicated by the
client's needs.
(u) - (z)(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 November 18, 2016
TRD-201606008 Jennifer Smothermon, M.A., LPC, LMFT
Chair
Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 1, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 776-6972
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