Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 21TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
CHAPTER 465RULES OF PRACTICE
RULE §465.4Employment of Individuals Not Licensed by This Board
ISSUE 03/09/2007
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)(No change.)

(b)Unlicensed, Non-Exempt Individuals. Psychologists may employ unlicensed, non-exempt individuals only to perform services which do not constitute the practice of psychology or the activities and services of another licensed profession. Permissible duties include:

  (1)Secretarial and clerical duties such as scheduling appointments or processing insurance forms;[.]

  (2)Data gathering, such as administering, proctoring, or scoring non-projective tests, obtaining histories or obtaining documentation for record keeping purposes, provided that it does not require psychological education or involve the provision of psychological services; and[. ]

  (3)(No change.)

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on February 20, 2007

TRD-200700640

Sherry L. Lee

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Earliest possible date of adoption: April 8, 2007

For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706

 

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