| (a) The following definitions are generally applicable
throughout the agency's rules and policies:
(1) The term "ALJ" as used herein shall refer to an
administrative law judge employed by SOAH.
(2) The terms "Chapter 501," "Chapter 502," "Chapter
503," "Chapter 505," and "Chapter 507" as used herein shall refer
to the corresponding chapter in the Occupations Code.
(3) The term "Executive Council" or "Council" as used
herein shall refer to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
(BHEC).
(4) The term "member board" as used herein shall refer
to:
(A) The Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage
and Family Therapists (TSBEMFT);
(B) The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
Counselors (TSBEPC);
(C) The Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
(TSBEP); or
(D) The Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
(TSBSWE).
(5) The term "PFD" as used herein shall refer to a
proposal for decision issued by an ALJ.
(6) The terms "professional development" and "continuing
education" as used herein have the same meaning.
(7) The term "SOAH" as used herein shall refer to the
State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(8) The term "TAC" as used herein shall refer to the
Texas Administrative Code.
(b) The following definitions apply only to those rules
specific to the regulation of the practice of marriage and family
therapy:
(1) "LMFT" refers to a licensed marriage and family
therapist and has the same meaning as assigned by §502.002 of
the Occupations Code.
(2) "LMFT Associate" refers to a licensed marriage
and family therapist associate and has the same meaning as assigned
by §502.002 of the Occupations Code.
(c) The following definitions apply only to those rules
specific to the regulation of the practice of professional counseling:
(1) "LPC" refers to a licensed professional counselor
and has the same meaning as assigned by §503.002 of the Occupations
Code.
(2) "LPC Associate" refers to an individual licensed
as a professional counselor associate under §503.308 of the Occupations
Code.
(d) The following definitions apply only to those rules
specific to the regulation of the practice of psychology:
(1) "LPA" or "Psychological Associate" refers to an
individual licensed as a psychological associate under §501.259
of the Occupations Code.
(2) "LSSP" refers to an individual licensed as a specialist
in school psychology under §501.260 of the Occupations Code.
(3) "Provisionally licensed psychologist" or "provisional
licensee" means an individual licensed as a psychologist with provisional
status under §501.253 of the Occupations Code.
(4) "PSYPACT" refers to the Psychology Interjurisdictional
Compact found in Chapter 501, Subchapter L of the Occupations Code.
(e) The following definitions apply only to those rules
specific to the regulation of the practice of social work:
(1) "LBSW" refers to a licensed baccalaureate social
worker and has the same meaning as assigned by §505.002 of the
Occupations Code.
(2) "LCSW" refers to a licensed clinical social worker
and has the same meaning as assigned by §505.002 of the Occupations
Code.
(3) "LMSW" refers to a licensed master social worker
and has the same meaning as assigned by §505.002 of the Occupations
Code.
(4) "LMSW-AP" refers to an individual licensed as a
master social worker with the advanced practitioner specialty recognition.
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