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Approved Regulation - 2003

The Board's Regulation sections are contained in the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 16 of Division 18, Articles 1-10. You can download the current version of the Board's Statutes and Regulations Relating to the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy, Educational Psychology, and Clinical Social Work. The Board's Statutes and Regulations contain sections of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Code of Regulations. The publication also contains miscellaneous code sections from the California Health and Safety Code and the California Welfare and Institutions Code.

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Unprofessional Conduct: Effective June 26, 2003, Title 16 of Division 18, California Code of Regulations, Sections 1845, 1858, and 1881 was amended to add failure to comply with the elder abuse and adult dependent abuse reporting requirements to the list of violations that constitute unprofessional conduct. The following documents are available in adobe acrobat reader.

• Regulation Notice
• Proposed Language
• Initial Statement of Reasons
• Final Statement of Reasons
• Addendum to Final Statement of Reasons
• Final Language

Child Abuse Assessment Training Requirements: Effective April 13, 2003, Section 1807.2 of Article 1, Title 16 of Division 18, of the California Code of Regulations was amended to add continuing education providers and licensed health facilities to the entities that can offer this required training to pre licensed individuals. This proposal will also correct an incorrect reference to the Education Code regarding the approving authority of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. The following documents are available in adobe acrobat reader.

• Regulation Notice
• Proposed Language
• Initial Statement of Reasons
• Final Statement of Reasons
• Final Language

Definitions: Effective February 1, 2003, Section 1887 of Article 8, Title 16 of Division 18, of the California Code of Regulations was amended to allow licensees the convenience of obtaining all 36 hours of required continuing education through interactive, electronic means and to allow continuing education providers the opportunity to offer all trainings from another location by way of audiovisual means. The following documents are available in adobe acrobat reader.

• Regulation Notice
• Proposed Language
• Initial Statement of Reasons
• Final Statement of Reasons
• Final Language

Updated: January 28, 2008