Chapter 135-10 ADVERTISING
Rule 135-10-.01 Licensees
The title Professional Counselor, Master's Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist may be used only by a person who holds such license.
Rule 135-10-.02 Without Any License
Persons who do not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists:
(a) | may not advertise that they are licensed by the Board; |
(b) | may not use any words, letters, titles, or figures indicating or implying that they are licensed by the Board; |
(c) | may not use any words,
letters, titles or figures indicating or implying that they are a Professional
Counselor, Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist, including but not
limited to the following:
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Rule 135-10-.03 Practice in Business Entities
Persons who do not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists may not practice Professional Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy for any corporation, partnership, association, or business entity which uses in its name any of the words, letters, titles, or figures enumerated in Rule 135-10-.02.
Rule 135-10-.04 Exceptions
The prohibitions set out in Rule 135-10-.02 shall not apply to persons exempt under O.C.G.A. 43-10A-7(b). The prohibitions set out in Rule 135-10-.03 shall not apply to persons exempt under O.C.G.A. 43-10A-7(c).
Rule 135-10-.05 Business Entities
If any employee, officer or agent of a corporation, partnership, association or business entity is practicing Professional Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy, but does not hold any valid license issued by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists, that business entity may not use in its name any of the words, letters, titles or figures enumerated in Rule 135-10-.02. However, this prohibition shall not apply if that employee, officer, or agent is exempt from licensure under O.C.G.A. 43-10A-21(a).