The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists adopts amendment §463.11, Licensed Psychologists, without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 29, 2017, issue of the Texas Register (42 TexReg 5214), and will not be republished.

The amendment is being adopted to ensure the protection and safety of the public.

The amendment as adopted is necessary because the agency no longer has the resources needed to administer the oral examination. Without these changes, doctoral level applications otherwise qualified for independent practice would be unable to achieve licensure as a psychologist. The change is also necessary to ensure that those applicants whose post-doctoral supervised experience occurred both prior to and after September 1, 2016, are able to utilize the experience acquired prior to September 1, 2016, to satisfy the requirements for full licensure.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under Texas Occupations Code, Title 3, Subtitle I, Chapter 501, which provides the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists with the authority to make all rules, not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of this State, which are reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties and regulations of proceedings before it.