License; restrictions and limitations

(225 ILCS 55/75) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-75)     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2032)     Sec. 75. License; restrictions and limitations.     (a) No person shall, without a valid license as an associate licensed marriage and family therapist issued by the Department:         (1) in any manner hold oneself out to the public as     an associate licensed marriage and family therapist;        (2) attach the title "associate licensed marriage and     family therapist" or use the credential "A.M.F.T." or "A.L.M.F.T."; or        (3) offer to render or render to individuals,     corporations, or the public associate licensed marriage and family services.    (b) No person shall, without a valid license as a licensed marriage and family therapist issued by the Department:         (1) in any manner hold oneself out to the public as a     marriage and family therapist or a licensed marriage and family therapist;        (2) attach the title "marriage and family therapist"     or "licensed marriage and family therapist" or use the credential "M.F.T." or "L.M.F.T."; or        (3) offer to render or render to individuals,     corporations, or the public marriage and family therapist services.     (c) No business organization shall provide, attempt to provide, or offer to provide marriage and family therapy services unless every member, partner, shareholder, director, officer, holder of any other ownership interest, agent, and employee who renders marriage and family therapy services holds a currently valid license issued under this Act. No business shall be created that (1) has a stated purpose that includes marriage and family therapy, or (2) practices or holds itself out as available to practice marriage and family therapy, unless it is organized under the Professional Service Corporation Act or Professional Limited Liability Company Act. Nothing in this Act shall preclude individuals licensed under this Act from practicing directly or indirectly for a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or for any legal entity as provided under subsection (c) of Section 22.2 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987.     (d) Individuals, corporations, professional limited liability companies, partnerships, and associations may employ practicum students, interns, or postdoctoral candidates seeking to fulfill the professional experience requirements needed to qualify for a license as a marriage and family therapist to assist in the rendering of marriage and family therapy services if the practicum students, interns, or postdoctoral candidates function under the direct supervision, order, control, and full professional responsibility of a licensed marriage and family therapist at the corporation, professional limited liability company, partnership, or association. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a corporation, professional limited liability company, partnership, or association from contracting with a licensed health care professional to provide marriage and family therapy services. (Source: P.A. 104-796, eff. 8-7-26.)