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§ 61-9A-4 NMSA 1978

License or registration required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

Known as the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act

The act spans §§ 61-9A-1 to 61-9A-9 (34 sections).

Laws 1993, ch. 49, § 4; 1996, ch. 61, § 2; 1999, ch. 161, § 3; 2003, ch. 422, § 2; 2005, ch. 210, § 2.

A. Unless licensed or registered to practice under the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act, no person shall engage in:

(1) the practice of professional mental health counseling;

(2) the practice of professional clinical mental health counseling;

(3) marriage and family therapy;

(4) professional art therapy;

(5) counseling as a licensed mental health counselor;

(6) counseling as a licensed associate marriage and family therapist; or

(7) counseling as a registered independent mental health counselor.

B. Unless licensed to practice under the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act, no person shall engage in:

(1) the practice of alcohol and drug abuse counseling;

(2) the practice of alcohol abuse counseling;

(3) the practice of drug abuse counseling; or

(4) substance abuse counseling as a substance abuse associate.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.