These are links to any statewide declarations which impact mental health practice in the state — or if we could find no such declaration, it says so.
| Profession | Temporary Practice or Reciprocal License? | Special Requirements? |
| Counselors | No | N/A |
| Marriage & Family Therapists | No | N/A |
| Social Workers | No | N/A |
| Psychologists | Yes | not a PSYPACT or pending PSYPACT state | Yes |
This table shows what kind of temporary practice rules the state has for each profession. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Counselors
Board Statement on COVID-19
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/updated_coronavirus_statement.pdf
If a specific profession’s board has put out a statement on the emergency, and we found it, we linked to it here.
Temporary Practice Permitted?
No
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Special conditions/requirements?
N/A
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Telemental Health Rules Source
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/regulation/2016/1815_ooa.pdf
Where to find rules regarding telemental health for this profession — assuming we could find any. Otherwise, we sometimes use this field to link to rules about licensure requirements (so you can find where the state defines what the rules are for practice from out-of-state professionals).
Marriage & Family Therapists
Board Statement on COVID-19
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/updated_coronavirus_statement.pdf
If a specific profession’s board has put out a statement on the emergency, and we found it, we linked to it here.
Temporary Practice Permitted?
No
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Special conditions/requirements?
N/A
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Telemental Health Rules Source
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/regulation/2016/1815_ooa.pdf
Where to find rules regarding telemental health for this profession — assuming we could find any. Otherwise, we sometimes use this field to link to rules about licensure requirements (so you can find where the state defines what the rules are for practice from out-of-state professionals).
Social Workers
Board Statement on COVID-19
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/updated_coronavirus_statement.pdf
If a specific profession’s board has put out a statement on the emergency, and we found it, we linked to it here.
Temporary Practice Permitted?
No
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Special conditions/requirements?
N/A
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Telemental Health Rules Source
https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/regulation/2016/1815_ooa.pdf
Where to find rules regarding telemental health for this profession — assuming we could find any. Otherwise, we sometimes use this field to link to rules about licensure requirements (so you can find where the state defines what the rules are for practice from out-of-state professionals).
Psychologists
Board Statement on COVID-19
If a specific profession’s board has put out a statement on the emergency, and we found it, we linked to it here.
Temporary Practice Permitted?
Yes
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Special conditions/requirements?
No
A repeat of information from the temporary practice rules table. This reflects rules from before COVID-19. This table is about long-term rules and not emergency rules. See our course on cross-border practice for information on how this works.
Telemental Health Rules Source
https://www.psychology.ca.gov/
Where to find rules regarding telemental health for this profession — assuming we could find any. Otherwise, we sometimes use this field to link to rules about licensure requirements (so you can find where the state defines what the rules are for practice from out-of-state professionals).