Section 34-17A-2 - Legislative intent(a) Marriage and family therapy in the State of Alabama is declared to be a professional practice which affects the public safety and welfare and requires appropriate regulation and control in the public interest.(b) It is the intent of this chapter to establish a regulatory agency, structure, and procedures which will ensure that the public is protected from the unprofessional, improper, unauthorized, and unqualified practice of marriage and family therapy.Ala. Code § 34-17A-2 (1975)
Acts 1997, No. 97-170, p. 247, §2.