BBS Updates

CAMFT keeps abreast of any changes in law and regulations made by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) that impact our members and the profession. CAMFT regularly attends BBS meetings, including the BBS Board meetings, Policy and Advocacy meetings, and the Supervision committee meetings. The following BBS updates provide a brief overview of the BBS meetings CAMFT staff attends in order to share with the membership the hot issues relating to the BBS and the MFT profession in California. Members are encouraged to visit the BBS website and subscribe to BBS e-mail alerts to receive general information, Board meeting agenda notices and minutes, newsletters, regulation and legislation updates, examination news and enforcement Actions.

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Updates 2026

BBS Board Update – May 2026
Policy and Advocacy Committee Update – April 17, 2026
Outreach and Education Committee Update – April 16, 2026
Workforce Development Committee Update – April 16, 2026
BBS Board Update – February 2026
Outreach and Education Committee Update – January 26, 2026
Policy and Advocacy Committee Update – January 15, 2026
Workforce Development Committee Update – January 15, 2026

Updates 2025

BBS Board Update, November 2025
Policy and Advocacy Committee Update – August 19, 2025
Review of highlights from the August 2025 meeting of the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
Policy and Advocacy Committee Update – August 9, 2025
BBS Board Update, May 8 & 9, 2025
BBS Board Update, April 4, 2025
BBS Board Update, February 28, 2025

Updates 2024

BBS Board Update, November 14, 2024
BBS Board Update, September 26, 2024
BBS Board Update, August 9, 2024
BBS Board Update, June 4, 2024
BBS Board Update, April 12, 2024
BBS Board Update, March 2024

Updates 2023

BBS Board Update, November 2023
BBS Board Update, August 21, 2023
BBS Board Update, June 27, 2023
BBS Board Update, March 16, 2023
BBS Board Update, February 8, 2023

Updates 2022

BBS Board Update, December 21, 2022
BBS Board Update, August 26, 2022
BBS Board Update, June 14, 2022
BBS Board Update, February 22, 2022

Updates 2021

BBS Update, December 16, 2021
BBS Update October 15, 2021
BBS Update August 6, 2021
BBS Board Update, June 15, 2021
BBS Board Update, April 14, 2021
BBS Board Update, January 22, 2021

Uspdates 2020

BBS Board Update, November 2020
BBS Board Update, August 2020
BBS Board Updates, June 2020
BBS Board Update, March 6, 2020
BBS Policy and Advocacy Comittee Meeting, February 10, 2020

Updates 2019

Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting, October 11, 2019
Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting, August 2, 2019
Exempt Setting Meeting June 7, 2019
Policy and Advocacy Meeting April 5, 2019

Updates 2018

BBS Meeting Notes November 30, 2018
BBS Update October 19, 2018
BBS Board Meeting Notes May 11, 2018
License Portability Committee Meeting June 8, 2018
Exempt Setting Committee Meeting June 8, 2018
BBS Board Update February 22, 2018
BBS Board Update February 9, 2018

Updates 2017

BBS Exempt Setting Committee Meeting Notes, November 3, 2017
BBS License Portability Committee Meeting Notes, November 3, 2017
BBS Board Meeting Notes November 2, 2017
BBS Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting Notes, October 20, 2017
BBS Board Meeting Notes August 25, 2017
BBS Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting, June, 2017
BBS Exempt Setting Committee Meeting June 2017
BBS Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting May 12, 2017
BBS Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting April 21, 2017
BBS Exempt Setting Committee Meeting March 24, 2017
BBS Policy and Advocacy Committee Minutes March 3, 2017
BBS Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting February 3, 2017
BBS Exempt Setting Committee Meeting January 20, 2017

Updates 2016

BBS Board Update November 4, 2016
BBS Policy and Advocacy Meeting Minutes, September 30, 2016
BBS Board Meeting Notice, August 19, 2016
BBS Supervision Committee Minutes, August 18, 2016
BBS Supervision Committee Minutes, June 9, 2016
BBS Update May 2016
BBS Policy and Advocacy Meeting Minutes, April 2016
BBS Update March 2016
BBS Supervision Committee Minutes, February 5, 2016