the performance of any act that mental health counselors are not educated and trained to perform, including, but not limited to, admitting persons to hospitals for treatment of the foregoing conditions, treating persons in hospitals without medical supervision, prescribing medicinal drugs as defined in chapter 465, authorizing clinical laboratory procedures or radiological procedures or the use of electroconvulsive therapy. In addition, this definition may not be construed to permit any person licensed, provisionally licensed, registered, or certified pursuant to this chapter to describe or label any test, report, or procedure as “psychological,” except to relate specifically to the definition of practice authorized in this subsection.
no way connected with the practice of any such profession. (3) No later than January 1, 1988, the Governor shall appoint nine members of the board as follows: (a) Three members for terms of 2 years each. (b) Three members for terms of 3 years each. (c) Three members for terms of 4 years each. (4) As the terms of the initial members expire, the Governor shall appoint successors for terms of 4 years; and those members shall serve until their successors are appointed. (5) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (6) All applicable provisions of chapter 456 relating to activities of regulatory boards shall apply to the board. (7) The board shall maintain its official headquarters in the City of Tallahassee. 491.0045 Intern Registration; Requirements. — (1) An individual who has not satisfied the postgraduate or post-master’s level experience requirements, as specified in s. 491.005(1)(c), (3)(c), or (4)(c), must register as an intern in the profession for which he or she is seeking licensure before commencing the post- master’s experience requirement or an individual who intends to satisfy part of the required graduate-level practicum, internship, or field experience, outside the academic arena for any profession, and must register as an intern in the profession for which he or she is seeking licensure before commencing the practicum, internship, or field experience. (2) The department shall register as a clinical social worker intern, marriage and family therapist intern, or mental health counselor intern each applicant who the board certifies has: (a) Completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $200, as set by board rule; (b) 1. Completed the education requirements as specified in s. 491.005(1)(c), (3)(c), or (4)(c) for the profession for which he or she is applying for licensure, if needed; and 2. Submitted an acceptable supervision plan, as determined by the board, for meeting the practicum, internship, or field work required for licensure that was not satisfied in his or her graduate program. (c) Identified a qualified supervisor. (3) An individual registered under this section must remain under supervision while practicing under registered intern status. (4) An individual who fails to comply with this section may not be granted a license under this chapter, and any time spent by the individual completing the experience requirement as specified in s. 491.005(1) (c), (3)(c), or (4)(c) before registering as an intern does not count toward completion of the requirement. (5) An intern registration is valid for 5 years. (6) A registration issued on or before March 31, 2017, expires March 31, 2022, and may not be renewed or reissued. Any registration issued after March 31, 2017, expires 60 months after the date it is issued. The board may make a one-time exception to the requirements of this subsection in emergency or hardship cases, as defined by board rule, if the candidate has passed the theory and practice examination described in s. 491.005(1)(d), (3)(d), and (4)(d).
(d) The definition of “mental health counseling” contained in this subsection includes all services offered directly to the general public or through organizations, whether public or private, and applies whether payment is requested or received for services rendered. (10) “Provisional clinical social worker licensee” means a person provisionally licensed under this chapter to provide clinical social work services under supervision. (11) “Provisional marriage and family therapist licensee” means a person provisionally licensed under this chapter to provide marriage and family therapy services under supervision. (12) “Provisional mental health counselor licensee” means a person provisionally licensed under this chapter to provide mental health counseling services under supervision. (13) “Psychotherapist” means a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or mental health counselor licensed pursuant to this chapter. (14) “Registered clinical social worker intern” means a person registered under this chapter who is completing the postgraduate clinical social work experience requirement specified in s. 491.005(1)(c). (15) “Registered marriage and family therapist intern” means a person registered under this chapter who is completing the post-master’s clinical experience requirement specified in s. 491.005(3)(c). (16) “Registered mental health counselor intern” means a person registered under this chapter who is completing the post-master’s clinical experience requirement specified in s. 491.005(4)(c). (17) “Social worker” means a person who has a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in social work. 491.004 Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. — (1) There is created within the department the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling composed of nine members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (2) (a) S ix members of the board shall be persons licensed under this chapter as follows: 1. Two members shall be licensed practicing clinical social workers. 2. Two members shall be licensed practicing marriage and family therapists. 3. Two members shall be licensed practicing mental health counselors. (b) Three members shall be citizens of the state who are not and have never been licensed in a mental health-related profession and who are in
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