8403 – Marriage and Family Therapy.
§ 8403. Marriage and family therapy. 1. Definition of the practice of marriage and family therapy. The practice of the profession of marriage and family therapy is defined as: (a) the assessment and treatment of nervous and mental disorders, whether affective, cognitive or behavioral, which results in dysfunctional interpersonal family relationships including, but not limited […]
8357 – Non-Liability of Certified Athletic Trainers for First Aid or Emergency Treatment.
§ 8357. Non-liability of certified athletic trainers for first aid or emergency treatment. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, any certified athletic trainer who voluntarily and without the expectation of monetary compensation renders first aid or emergency treatment at the scene of an accident or other emergency, outside a hospital, […]
8358 – Separability.
§ 8358. Separability. If any section of this article, or part thereof, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of any other section or part thereof.
8400 – Introduction.
§ 8400. Introduction. This article applies to the professions of mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, creative arts therapy, and psychoanalysis and provides for the licensing of such practitioners. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
8401 – Definitions.
§ 8401. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Board” means the state board for mental health practitioners authorized by section eighty-four hundred six of this article. 2. “Psychotherapy” means the treatment of mental, nervous, emotional, behavioral and addictive disorders, and ailments by the use of both […]
8401-A – Diagnostic Privilege.
* § 8401-a. Diagnostic privilege. 1. For issuance of a privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans, as defined in section eighty-four hundred one of this article, the applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: (a) Application: File an application with the department; (b) License: Be licensed and registered as a mental health counselor, marriage […]
8402 – Mental Health Counseling.
§ 8402. Mental health counseling. 1. Definition of the practice of mental health counseling. The practice of the profession of mental health counseling is defined as: (a) the evaluation, assessment, amelioration, treatment, modification, or adjustment to a disability, problem, or disorder of behavior, character, development, emotion, personality or relationships by the use of verbal or […]
8351 – Definition.
§ 8351. Definition. As used in this article “athletic trainer” means any person who is duly certified in accordance with this article to perform athletic training under the supervision of a physician and limits his or her practice to secondary schools, institutions of postsecondary education, professional athletic organizations, or a person who, under the supervision […]
8352 – Definition of Practice of Athletic Training.
§ 8352. Definition of practice of athletic training. The practice of the profession of athletic training is defined as the application of principles, methods and procedures for managing athletic injuries, which shall include the preconditioning, conditioning and reconditioning of an individual who has suffered an athletic injury through the use of appropriate preventative and supportive […]
8353 – Use of the Title “Certified Athletic Trainer”.
§ 8353. Use of the title “certified athletic trainer”. Only a person certified or otherwise authorized under this article shall use the title “certified athletic trainer”.