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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 21TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
CHAPTER 463APPLICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS
RULE §463.13Requirements for Licensed Out-of-State Applicants
ISSUE 12/15/2017
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)An applicant for licensure as a psychologist who provides documentation that the applicant is actively licensed and in good standing as a psychologist in another jurisdiction must meet the following requirements:

  (1)The applicant must be actively licensed as a provisionally licensed psychologist and in good standing.

  (2)The applicant must affirm that the applicant has received 3,000 hours of experience supervised by a psychologist licensed in the state where the supervision took place. At least half of these hours (a minimum of 1,500 hours) must have been completed after the doctoral degree was conferred or completed. The formal internship year may be met either before or after the doctoral degree was conferred or completed, as indicated on the official transcript.

  (3)The applicant must document that the applicant has not received any disciplinary action (apart from disciplinary action related to Continuing Education) by any other jurisdiction and that there is no pending action or complaint against the applicant in any other jurisdiction.

(b)An applicant meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section is considered to have met the requirements for licensure in Board rule §463.11 of this title (relating to Licensed Psychologist).

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on November 28, 2017

TRD-201704827

Darrel D. Spinks

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Effective date: December 18, 2017

Proposal publication date: September 29, 2017

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



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