Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 135 - RULES OF GEORGIA COMPOSITE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through December 27, 2023

The Administrative History following each Rule gives the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date. Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as follow:

f. - filed

eff. - effective

R. - Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

Ch. - Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

ER. - Emergency Rule

Rev. - Revised

Note: Emergency Rules are listed in each Rule's Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date. The Emergency Rule will be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.

Chapters 135-1 entitled "Organization", 135-2 entitled "Fees", and 135-4 entitled "Procedural Rules" have been adopted. Filed January 14, 1986; effective February 3, 1986.

Chapter 135-3 entitled "Application for Licensure" has been adopted. Filed February 26, 1986; effective March 18, 1986.

Chapter 135-5 entitled "Requirements for Licensure" has been adopted. Filed March 10, 1986; effective March 30, 1986.e

Rules 135-5-.02 to .04 have been adopted. Filed May 23, 1986; effective June 12, 1986.

Rule 135-1-.04 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Rule 135-1-.05 has been adopted. Rules 135-5-.01 to .03, 135-5-.01, .03, and .04 have been amended. Filed November 7, 1986; effective November 27, 1986.

Rule 135-5-.01 has been amended. Filed December 18, 1986; effective January 7, 1987.

Rule 135-5-.02 has been amended. Filed March 18, 1987; effective April 7, 1987.

Rule 135-5-.03 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed June 26, 1987; effective July 16, 1987.

Rule 135-5-.02 has been amended. Filed July 24, 1987; effective August 13, 1987.

Rule 135-5-.01 has been amended. Filed September 8, 1987; effective September 28, 1987.

Chapter 135-7 entitled "Code of Ethics" has been adopted. Filed October 19, 1987; effective November 8, 1987.

Rules 135-5-.01 and .02 have been amended. Filed November 18, 1987; effective December 8, 1987.

Rule 135-5-.04 has been amended. Chapter 135-6 entitled "Regulation of Licenses" has been adopted. Filed January 20, 1988; effective February 9, 1988.

Rules 135-5-.01 and .02 have been amended. Filed February 16, 1988; effective March 7, 1988.

Chapter 135-8 entitled "Disciplinary Actions and Procedures" has been adopted. Filed. March 25, 1988; effective April 14, 1988.

Chapter 135-9 entitled "Continuing Education" has been adopted. Filed July 27, 1988; effective August 16, 1988.

Rule 135-5-.01 has been amended. Filed October 26, 1988; effective November 15, 1988.

Rules 135-3-.01, .02, and .04 have been amended. Filed December 20, 1988; effective January 9, 1989.

Rule 135-9-.01 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Rule 135-9-.02 has been amended. Filed September 5, 1989; effective September 25, 1989.

Rule 135-3-.01 has been amended. Filed February 21, 1990; effective March 13, 1990.

Rules 135-3-.03 and 135-9-.03 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Rule 135-3-.04 has been repealed. Rule 135-6-.06 has been adopted. Chapter 135-10 entitled "Advertising" has been adopted. Filed August 21, 1990; effective September 10, 1990.

Rule 135-5-.02 has been amended. Filed June 27, 1991; effective July 17, 1991.

Chapter 135-10 has been amended. Filed October 10, 1991; effective October 30, 1991.

Rule 135-3-.02 has been amended. Filed October 28, 1991; effective November 17, 1991.

Rule 135-5-.03 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed December 3, 1991; effective December 23, 1991.

Rule 135-5-.04 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed February 4, 1992; effective February 24, 1992.

Rule 135-5-.04 has been amended. Filed May 29, 1992; effective June 18, 1992.

Rule 135-5-.034 has been amended. Filed July 17, 1992; effective August 6, 1992.

Chapter 135-9 has been repealed and a new Chapter adopted. Filed August 10, 1992; effective August 30, 1992.

Rule 135-3-.02 has been amended. Filed September 1, 1992; effective September 21, 1992.

Rule 135-3-.01 has been amended. Filed November 2, 1992; effective November 22, 1992.

Rule 135-9-.01 has been amended. Filed December 3, 1992; effective December 23, 1992.

Rules 135-3-.02 and .03 have been renumbered to 135-3-.03 and .04 and a new Rule 135-3-.02 entitled "Americans With Disabilities Act" has been adopted. Filed March 29, 1993; effective April 18, 1993.

Rule 135-5-.024 has been amended. Filed May 10, 1993; effective May 30, 1993.

Emergency Rule 135-5-0.1-.02 was filed October 4, 1993, effective September 27, 1993, to remain in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency. Said Emergency Rule was adopted due to "the new law that went into effect July 1, 1993 . . ." (Said Emergency Rule will not be published; copies may be obtained from the Agency.)

Emergency Rule 135-5-0.2-.02 was filed February 2, 1994, effective January 28, 1994, to remain in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency. Said Emergency Rule was adopted due to "the new law that went into effect July 1, 1993 . . ." (Said Emergency Rule will not be published; copies may be obtained from the Agency.)

Rule 135-1-.04 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed April 22, 1994; effective May 12, 1994.

Rule 135-5-.01 has been amended. Filed May 12, 1994; effective June 1, 1994.

Rule 135-5-.02 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed May 27, 1994; effective June 16, 1994.

Rule 135-5-.01 has been amended. Filed November 2, 1994; effective November 22, 1994.

Rules 135-5-.03, .04, 135-6-.03, .06 have been amended. Filed June 27, 1995; effective July 17, 1995.

Rules 135-5-.01 and .04 have been amended. Filed January 30, 1996; effective February 19, 1996.

Rule 135-9-.01 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed April 10, 1996; effective April 30, 1996.

Rule 135-5-.04 has been amended and Rule 135-5-.05 has been adopted. Filed October 8, 1996; effective October 28, 1996.

Rule 135-5-.02 has been amended. Filed November 21, 1996; effective December 11, 1996.

Rule 135-5-.06 has been adopted and Rule 135-5-.01 has been repealed. Filed January 13, 1997; effective February 2, 1997.

Rules 135-5-.05 and .06 have been amended. Filed August 29, 1997; effective September 18, 1997.

Rule 135-9-.01 has been amended. Filed December 9, 1997; effective December 29, 1997.

Rules 135-5-.05, .06 have been amended. Filed July 6, 1998; effective July 26, 1998.

Rule 135-5-.01 has been adopted. Chapter 135-7 has been repealed and a new Chapter adopted. Filed February 28, 2000; effective March 19, 2000.

Rule 135-6-.04 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed June 22, 2000; effective July 12, 2000.

Rule 135-9-.01 has been amended. Filed January 5, 2001; effective January 25, 2001.

Rule 135-5-.02 has been amended. Filed April 20, 2001; effective May 10, 2001.

Rule 135-9-.01 has been amended. Filed May 18, 2001; effective June 7, 2001.

Rule 135-6-.03 has been amended. Filed June 28, 2001; effective July 18, 2001.

Chapter 135-1 Preamble has been repealed and a new Preamble adopted. Rules 135-1-.05, 135-4-.01, 135-8-.03 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Rules 135-8-.01, .02 have been amended. Filed August 16, 2001; effective September 5, 2001.

Rule 135-3-.03 has been amended. Filed May 2, 2002; effective May 22, 2002.

Rules 135-5-.05 and .06 have been amended. Filed October 11, 2002; effective October 31, 2002.

Rules 135-6-.03 and .04 have been amended. Rule 135-6-.05 has been repealed. Filed October 22, 2002; effective November 11, 2002.

Rules 135-5-.01 and .02 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed August 13, 2003; effective September 2, 2003.

Rule 135-5-.05 has been amended. Filed July 12, 2005; effective August 1, 2005.

Rules 135-5-.01, .02, .05, and .06 have been amended. Filed March 21, 2006; effective April 10, 2006.

Rule 135-5-.02 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed July 24, 2006; effective August 13, 2006.

Rule 135-5-.01 has been amended. Filed March 14, 2007; effective April 3, 2007.

Rules 135-5-.02, 135-5-.04 and 135-5-.06 have been amended. Filed March 16, 2007; effective April 5, 2007.

Rule 135-5-.05 has been amended. Filed August 2, 2007; effective August 22, 2007.

Rule 135-5-.06 has been amended. Filed May 30, 2008; effective June 19, 2008.

Rules 135-6-.03 and .04 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed May 19, 2010; effective June 8, 2010.

Rules 135-3-.04 and 135-9-.01 repealed and readopted. F. Aug. 10, 2011; eff. Aug. 30, 2011.

Rules 135-6-.04, 135-6-.06 repealed and readopted. F. Jun. 18, 2012; eff. Jul. 8, 2012.

Rule 135-5-.05 amended. F. Jul. 24, 2012; eff. Aug. 13, 2012.

Rule 135-9-.01 amended. F. Jan. 14, 2014; eff. Feb. 3, 2014.

Rule 135-6-.04 amended. F. Nov. 5, 2014; eff. Nov. 25, 2014.

Rules 135-5-.01 and .02 amended. F. Feb. 25, 2015; eff. Mar. 17, 2015.

Chapter 135-11 entitled "TeleMental Health" adopted. F. Sep. 17, 2015; eff. Oct. 7, 2015.

Rules 135-5-.01 and .02 amended. F. Feb. 8, 2016; eff. Feb. 28, 2016.

Chapter 135-12 entitled "Testing and Assessment" adopted. F. Sep. 1, 2017; eff. Sep. 21, 2017.

Note: Rule 135-7-.02, correction of non-substantive typographical error on SOS Rules and Regulations website, as requested by the Agency on Oct. 18, 2017. Subparagraph (2)(b), "whiabbcle" corrected to "while"; as originally adopted and published in the Official Compilation Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, eff. Mar. 19, 2000. Effective October 18, 2017.

Chapter 135-13 entitled "Military Spouses and Transitioning Service Members" adopted. F. Nov. 8, 2017; eff. Nov. 28, 2017.

Rule 135-3-.01 amended. F. Mar. 13, 2018; eff. Apr. 2, 2018.

Rule 135-5-.06 amended. F. June 10, 2019; eff. June 30, 2019. (Note: The originally removed word "Level" in paragraph (1) (b) was added, not removed, by the Board at the hearing. The Notice of Hearing posting incorrectly indicated the word "Level" was proposed to be removed. "Note" submitted with APA filing on June 10, 2019.)

Rule 135-5-.05 amended. F. June 27, 2019; eff. July 17, 2019.

Rule 135-5-.05 amended. F. Oct. 8, 2019; eff. Oct. 28, 2019.

ER. 135-9-0.3-.01 adopted. F. Apr. 3, 2020; eff. Apr. 2, 2020, to remain in effect for a period of 120 days or until the effective date of permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding the Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.

ER. 135-11-0.4-.01 adopted. F. Apr. 17, 2020; eff. Apr. 17, 2020, to remain in effect for a period of 120 days or until the effective date of permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding the Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.

Rule 135-9-.01 amended; Rule 135-9-.02 repealed. F. Sep. 30, 2020; eff. Oct. 20, 2020.

ER. 135-14-0.5-.01 adopted. F. Mar. 5, 2021; eff. Feb. 24, 2021, to remain in effect for the duration of the COVID-19 State of Emergency, and for a period of not more than 120 days thereafter, as specified by the Agency.

Rules 135-6-.03, .04 amended. F. Nov. 4, 2022; eff. Nov. 24, 2022.