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๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐‘๐”๐‹๐„IF YOU WILL BE SUBMITTING HOURS UNDER THE 90-DAY RULE PLEASE READ BELOW:Applicants who graduate on or after ...
12/11/2025

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐‘๐”๐‹๐„

IF YOU WILL BE SUBMITTING HOURS UNDER THE 90-DAY RULE PLEASE READ BELOW:

Applicants who graduate on or after January 1, 2020 may only count post-degree hours of supervised experience gained under the 90-day rule if the workplace required the applicant to complete Live Scan fingerprinting prior to gaining post-degree experience hours and the Board received your registration application within 90 days of the qualifying degree award date.

Applicants are required to submit the State of California โ€œRequest for Live Scan Service'โ€ form along with their licensure application. No substitutions or alternative documents will be accepted, as state law mandates this specific form.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ-๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž.

Please review the 90-Day FAQ carefully to ensure you fully understand all requirements, as this is the most common cause of deficiencies in licensing applications and may impact the approval of your application. If you have additional questions, please contact the appropriate licensing unit.

90 Day FAQ:https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/90day_rule.pdf

Applications received BEFORE or ON THE DATES listed below have been completed. If your app was rcvd PRIOR to these dates...
12/10/2025

Applications received BEFORE or ON THE DATES listed below have been completed. If your app was rcvd PRIOR to these dates, please check your email/mail for communication from BBS or testing vendor.

If your app was rcvd AFTER the dates listed, it is pending and has not been evaluated yet. Staff is unable to provide status checks on apps still pending review.

IF YOUR RECEIVED DATE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROCESSED and you have not received an email, a mailed letter, or cannot look up your associate number on DCA License Search, https://search.dca.ca.gov/, Message the Board at https://www.bbs.ca.gov/about/contact_us.html.

Received date is the date the Board received your application. Apps are processed in date order RECEIVED. If you don't know your RECEIVED date, please consider it approx 1 wk after mailing. SUBMISSION date in Breeze is the date payment was cashiered. Payments can take up to 4 weeks to be processed from date the Board RECEIVED your application.

Pending Associate Apps โ€“ If your app status in Breeze was pending or open and now it is not in your Breeze account, your app has probably been approved. You can check your BreEZe account OR use the License Search feature to see if your associate number has been issued, https://search.dca.ca.gov/. You should receive your certificate in the mail approximately 1 week after it is issued.

You will be emailed if something is missing from your application. If your application was missing items, please provide the required documentation to the Board and if sent from a 3rd party, email the evaluator/unit who notified you of the deficiency. Please allow 2-4 weeks for processing and an update.

๐ŸšจProposed Regulatory Change โ€“ Continuing Education, Exams and RenewalsThe Board of Behavioral Sciences has released a No...
12/05/2025

๐ŸšจProposed Regulatory Change โ€“ Continuing Education, Exams and Renewals

The Board of Behavioral Sciences has released a Notice of Proposed Action to amend Title 16, California Code of Regulations (16 CCR) sections 1822.51, 1829.2, 1877.2, 1887, 1887.1, 1887.2, 1887.3, 1887.4.2, 1887.4.3, and 1887.12.

This proposal includes the following changes: Clarifies current practices pertaining to technical aspects of the exam process, clarifies current practices pertaining to technical aspects of the renewal process, updates continuing education (CE) waiver forms, including changes pertaining to verification of a disability or medical condition, adds new activities that may count toward a licenseeโ€™s CE requirements, and makes other updates and minor changes related to CE.

The Board will accept written comments regarding the proposal until January 20, 2026. The documents detailing the changes, as well as instructions for providing comments, can be accessed at https://www.bbs.ca.gov/about/law_reg.html --select the โ€œRegulationsโ€ drop down, then select โ€œPending Regulationsโ€.

๐Ÿ“ฃBBS is pleased to announce an exciting enhancement to our weekly supervision logs! The updated form now includes automa...
12/02/2025

๐Ÿ“ฃBBS is pleased to announce an exciting enhancement to our weekly supervision logs! The updated form now includes automatic calculation features for supervisees and allows supervisors to digitally sign each week using a Digital ID.

Supervisees can download the new version directly from our website to take full advantage of these improvements. We kindly ask that you share this update with your supervisees to support a smooth transition.

The links to the weekly supervision logs from the Boards website will be posted below. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to quality supervision.

LCSW Weekly Log:https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/lcs/aswlog.pdf

LMFT Weekly Log:https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/mft/mfwkylog_37a-525_option1.pdf

LPCC Weekly Log:https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/lpc/lpcc_wkylog_37a-638_option1.pdf

Warm regards,

Board of Behavioral Sciences

๐Ÿ””TIPS TO SUCCESSFULLY SUBMIT AN ASSOCIATE APPLICATION1. SUBMIT APP TO BBS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF GRADUATING โ€“ To count post-d...
11/25/2025

๐Ÿ””TIPS TO SUCCESSFULLY SUBMIT AN ASSOCIATE APPLICATION

1. SUBMIT APP TO BBS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF GRADUATING โ€“ To count post-degree hours earned prior to the issuance of your associate number. See 90 Day Rule FAQ for the details, https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/90day_rule.pdf.

2. KEEP YOUR COMPLETED WORKPLACE LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTING FORM โ€“ this is different from the Live Scan to be completed for your associate application. See 90 Day Rule FAQ above for details.

3. VALID EMAIL ADDRESS โ€“ Use an email address you will have access to after graduation to ensure you receive notices about your application status. It will be used for correspondence through your entire exam & licensure process. To update your email, complete a Change of Address in your BreEZe account, https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/breeze_change_email.pdf.

4. SUBMIT A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET โ€“ Make sure to complete all sections on the application to the best of your ability. Missing something small like a signature or address of record will delay your application. Read all the instructions. Keep a copy of your application for your records. Make sure you fill out the check correctly and sign it.

5. MAIL WITH TRACKING & DELIVERY CONFIRMATION โ€“ We are unable to confirm receipt of apps or payments. Be sure to mail with tracking and delivery confirmation.

6. REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS OR PROGRAM CERTS ABOUT THE SAME TIME YOU SUBMIT YOUR APP โ€“ Requesting official transcripts or program certs from your school earlier than when you submit your application, may cause delays. It is recommended to request these items within 2 weeks of submitting your application to BBS.

7. PROCESSING TIMES โ€“ Apps are processed in date order received and standard processing time is 30 days but can be longer during graduation seasons. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for weekly updates.

8. USE THE FAQโ€™s โ€“ Before contacting the Board, we highly suggest reading the FAQโ€™s, https://www.bbs.ca.gov/updates_faqs/faqs.html, and other handbooks on each Applicant page https://www.bbs.ca.gov/applicants/. The more emails the evaluators get, the more time it takes away from processing apps.

๐Ÿ“ฃThe Board of Behavioral Sciencesโ€™ Fall 2025 Newsletter is now available on the Boardโ€™s website here: Highlights of this...
11/20/2025

๐Ÿ“ฃThe Board of Behavioral Sciencesโ€™ Fall 2025 Newsletter is now available on the Boardโ€™s website here:

Highlights of this issue:

-Report from BBSโ€™ New Board Chair Wendy Strack
-The Power of Guiding Growth: The Benefits of Supervising Pre-Licensed Clinical Therapists
-Top Tips for a Smooth Associate Application Process
-Become an Expert Consultant for the Boardโ€™s Enforcement Unit
-Part 2 of Words That Healed: How Therapists Help Dismantle Shame
-Governor Newsom Signs AB 727 to Make Mental Health Resources More Accessible to LGBTQ+ Youth
-Governor Newsom Launches New Statewide Service Effort to Support the Well-Being of Young Men
-Update From the California Department of Health Care Access and Information

A Board Meeting is scheduled for November 20-21, 2025, and your participation is welcome, as important decisions for the...
11/18/2025

A Board Meeting is scheduled for November 20-21, 2025, and your participation is welcome, as important decisions for the professions will be discussed. Please note that only items listed on the agenda will be addressed. We encourage you to review the agenda to see the topics to be covered. For more information on Public Participation at Board Meetings, please visit our website at https://www.bbs.ca.gov/about/board_meetings.html.

๐Ÿ“ŒName ChangesWithin 30-days of the issuance of a new government-issued photographic identification, all Licensees and Re...
11/13/2025

๐Ÿ“ŒName Changes

Within 30-days of the issuance of a new government-issued photographic identification, all Licensees and Registrants must update their legal name with the Board. You can submit a Name Change through your BreEZe account. For full details visit: https://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/manage.html.

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