STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011)

SENATE BILL 726	By:	Rice

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to therapist and counselor representation; requiring certain persons to make specified disclosure; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1949.2 of Title 59, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
Any person who represents himself or herself by the title “therapist” or “counselor” shall disclose whether or not he or she is licensed to practice in this state and, if not, any credentials or specialized training he or she has received.  Such representations shall include, but are not limited to, business cards, websites, and advertisements.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.

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