Sec. 502.251.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not practice as a marriage and family therapist unless the person holds a license under this chapter or is exempt under Section 502.004.
(b)  A person may not use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" or "licensed marriage and family therapist associate," as appropriate, unless the person is licensed under this chapter.
(c)  A person may not use a title that implies that the person is licensed or certified in marriage and family therapy unless the person is:
(1)  licensed under this chapter;  or
(2)  authorized to perform marriage and family therapy in the course and scope of another license issued under a law of this state.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.254(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.