Download the Laws & Rules
* governing the practice of counseling, social work and marriage
and family therapy. This copy is current as of 4-18-2009 and incorporates
recent rule changes and the HB 427 MFT changes.
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Download the Board's Rule Making Guide, which
explains how rules are made below. Download officially filed
rule changes and /or the Public Hearing Notice for those changes
below. The Public Hearing Notice provides a short synopsis of
each rule change. Enclosed is a list of four no change rules,
also enclosed with the hearing notice are two memos with the
changes proposed for each rule. The exact filing is available
at this link.
A Public Hearing is scheduled for 7/13/2009 for rules filed
with the Legislative Service Commission on June 12, 2009. See
links below.
Public
Hearing Notice
6/12/2009
Filed Rule Changes 1/30/2009
Rule Making Guide
Five
Year Rule Review
Ohio Revised Code section Chapter
119 requies agencies to review each rule at least once every
five years.
Laws and Regulations
governing the practice of counseling, social work and mariage
and family therapy in Ohio can also be viewed online at the
following links. When using these links you should go directly
to LAWriter® Ohio Laws and Rules to Chapter 4757 in the
O.R.C. or the O.A.C.
Chapter
4757 of the Ohio Revised Code
Chapters
of 4757 of the Ohio Administrative Code
Other laws relating to your practice as a licensee: The following list includes laws which were not created by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board and should not be considered inclusive.
Please
record the ORC number in case th elink is broken. For example,
if you are interested in the the law concerning reporting child
abuse or neglect, write down 2151.421.
ORC
2305.51 : Immunity of mental health professional or orginization
as to violent behavior by client or patient
ORC
2151.421 : Duty to report child abuse or neglect
ORC
5101.61 : Duty to report abuse, neglect or exploitation of adult
ORC
5123.61 : Duty to report abuse, neglect and other major unusual
incidents
ORC
2921.22 : Failure to report a crime or knowledge of a death
or burn injury
ORC
2317.02 : Privileged communications
ORC
5122.04 : Confidential outpatient services for minors
ORC
3109.051(H)(1) & (2): Non-custodial parent right to records of children
