Download the Laws & Rules
* governing the practice of counseling, social work and marriage
and family therapy. This copy is current as of 1-10-2008 and incorporates
recent rule changes.
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Proposed rule changes that have not been file with the Legislative
Service Agency are available at the following link for public
comment. There is a significant change to the ethics rules discussing
electronic service delivery sometimes called eTherapy or other
names plus many others. There is a cover memo explaining the
basic changes being proposed.
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. A Public Hearing was held November 6, 2007 for rules
filed with the Legislative Service Commission on October 3 &
4, 2007. Those rules were approved by JCARR on December 3, 2007.
See links below. Those rules were effective on January 10, 2008.
Public
Hearing Notice
None current
Filed Rule Changes 10/3/2007
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
