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Historical Rule for the Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 21TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
CHAPTER 465RULES OF PRACTICE
RULE §465.2Supervision

(a) A licensee is responsible for the professional supervision of all individuals that the licensee employs or utilizes to provide psychological services of any kind.

(b) Licensees provide an adequate level of supervision to all individuals under their supervision according to accepted professional standards given the experience, skill and training of the supervisee and the type of psychological services.

(c) Licensees must be competent to perform any psychological services being provided under their supervision.

(d) Licensees shall document their supervision activities in writing.

(e) Licensees delegate only those responsibilities that supervisees may legally and competently perform.

(f) Licensees utilize methods of supervision that enable the licensee to monitor all delegated services for legal, competent, and ethical performance.

(g) For purposes of this rule, the term "supervision" does not apply to the supervision of purely administrative or employment matters.

(h) Licensed psychological associates and provisionally licensed psychologists must be under the supervision of a licensed psychologist and may not engage in independent practice.


Source Note: The provisions of this §465.2 adopted to be effective June 3, 1999, 24 TexReg 4017; amended to be effective September 13, 2001, 26 TexReg 6930

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