CA AB1758

Expands the definition of "face-to-face contact" for supervisor-supervisee meetings to include in-person contact, two-way real-time videoconferencing, or a combination of both for marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and professional clinical counselors.

Requires supervisors to conduct an assessment within 60 days of supervision commencement to determine if videoconferencing supervision is appropriate, considering supervisee abilities, preferences of both parties, and privacy of locations, and prohibits videoconferencing if assessment finds it inappropriate.

Makes supervisors responsible for ensuring compliance with federal and state confidentiality laws regarding patient health information during all supervision.

Limits videoconferencing supervision to supervisees working in exempt settings and allows supervisors to restrict it based on their documented assessment findings.

Sunsets all provisions on January 1, 2026, with replacement provisions becoming operative on that date that permit videoconferencing only for supervisees in exempt settings without the assessment and documentation requirements.