independent practice of marriage and family therapy without
being licensed under this act or on any person who holds himself
or herself out as a licensed bachelor social worker, licensed
social worker, licensed clinical social worker, licensed
marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor
or marriage and family therapist without being so licensed
pursuant to this act. The board shall levy this penalty only
after affording the accused party the opportunity for a hearing,
as provided in Title 2 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
(relating to administrative law and procedure).
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Section 4. Section 20(a) of the act is amended to read:
Section 20. Unlawful practice.
(a) Unlawful practice prohibited.--It shall be unlawful for
any person to engage in the independent practice of marriage and
family therapy or hold himself or herself out as a licensed
bachelor social worker, licensed social worker, licensed
clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist and
professional counselor without possessing a valid, unexpired,
unrevoked and unsuspended license issued under this act.
* * *
Section 5. Section 21 of the act is repealed:
[Section 21. Appropriation.
The sum of $85,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated from the Professional Licensure
Augmentation Account within the General Fund to the Bureau of
Professional and Occupational Affairs in the Department of State
for the payment of costs of processing licenses and renewals,
for the operation of the board and for other general costs of
the bureau operations relating to this act. The appropriation
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