The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists adopts the amendment to §463.11, Licensed Psychologists without changes to the proposed text published in the December 14, 2018, issue of the Texas Register (43 TexReg 8003) and will not be republished.

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

The amendment is necessary because subsection (c)(1) is duplicative of the requirement set out in subsection (a)(1).

The adopted amendment will also serve to clarify the provisional licensure requirement. Lastly, the adopted amendment will also serve to ensure those applicants who completed their doctoral degree prior to September 1, 2017, but who did not also complete a formal internship within their degree program, are not precluded from full licensure.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under Tex. Occ. 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.