8412 – Mandatory Continuing Education.
§ 8412. Mandatory continuing education. 1. (a) Each licensed mental health counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychoanalyst, and creative arts therapist required under this article to register triennially with the department to practice in this state, shall comply with the provisions of mandatory continuing education requirements prescribed in subdivision two of this section, except as […]
8404 – Creative Arts Therapy.
§ 8404. Creative arts therapy. 1. Definition of the practice of creative arts therapy. The practice of the profession of creative arts therapy is defined as: (a) the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment, which may be either primary, parallel or adjunctive, of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of […]
8405 – Psychoanalysis.
§ 8405. Psychoanalysis. 1. Definition of the practice of psychoanalysis. The practice of the profession of psychoanalysis is defined as: (a) the observation, description, evaluation, and interpretation of dynamic unconscious mental processes that contribute to the formation of personality and behavior in order to identify and resolve unconscious psychic problems which affect interpersonal relationships and […]
8406 – State Board for Mental Health Practitioners.
§ 8406. State board for mental health practitioners. A state board for mental health practitioners shall be appointed by the board of regents on the recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of licensing and regulation. The board shall be composed of at least […]
8407 – Boundaries of Professional Competency.
§ 8407. Boundaries of professional competency. * 1. It shall be deemed practicing outside the boundaries of his or her professional competence for a person licensed pursuant to this article, in the case of treatment of any serious mental illness, to provide any mental health service for such illness on a continuous and sustained basis […]
8408 – Hospital Privileges.
§ 8408. Hospital privileges. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize, grant, or extend hospital privileges to individuals licensed under this article.
8409 – Limited Permits.
§ 8409. Limited permits. The following requirements for a limited permit shall apply to all professions licensed pursuant to this article: 1. The department may issue a limited permit to an applicant who meets all qualifications for licensure, except the examination and/or experience requirements, or to an applicant who is gaining experience for the diagnostic […]
8410 – Exemptions.
§ 8410. Exemptions. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to: 1. Apply to the practice, conduct, activities, services or use of any title by any person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine within the state pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this title or by any person registered to perform services […]
8411 – Special Provisions.
§ 8411. Special provisions. 1. This section shall apply to all professions licensed pursuant to this article, unless otherwise provided. 2. Any nonexempt person practicing a profession to be licensed pursuant to this article shall apply for a license of said profession within one year of the effective date of the specified profession. (a) If […]
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 […]