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(a)Licensure Requirements. An applicant for licensure
as a psychologist must:
(1)hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a college
or university accredited by a regional accrediting organization;
(2)pass all examinations required by the agency;
(3)submit documentation of supervised experience from
a licensed psychologist which satisfies the requirements of Council §463.11
of this title; and
(4)meet all other requirements of §501.2525 of
the Occupations Code.
(b)Degree Requirements.
(1)For those applicants with a doctoral degree conferred
on or after January 1, 1979, the transcript must state that the applicant
has a doctoral degree that designates a major in psychology.
(2)For those applicants with a doctoral degree conferred
prior to January 1, 1979, the transcript must reflect a doctoral degree
that designates a major in psychology or the substantial equivalent
of a doctoral degree in psychology in both subject matter and extent
of training. A doctoral degree will be considered the substantial
equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology if the training program
meets the criteria of Council rule §463.15 of this title.
(c)An applicant who holds an active Certificate of
Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ) is considered to have
met all requirements for licensure under this rule except for passage
of the Jurisprudence Examination. Applicants relying upon this subsection
must request that documentation of their certification be sent directly
to the Council from the Association of State and Provincial Psychology
Boards (ASPPB), be submitted to the Council in the sealed envelope
in which it was received by the applicant from ASPPB, or be submitted
to the Council as directed by agency staff.
(d)An applicant who holds an active specialist certification
with the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) is considered
to have met all requirements for licensure under this rule except
for passage of the EPPP and Jurisprudence Examination. Applicants
relying upon this subsection must request that documentation of their
specialist certification be sent directly to the Council from ABPP,
be submitted to the Council in the sealed envelope in which it was
received by the applicant from ABPP, or be submitted to the Council
as directed by agency staff.
(e)The requirement for documentation of supervised
experience under this rule is waived for an applicant who is actively
licensed as a doctoral-level psychologist in good standing and has
been practicing psychology in another jurisdiction for at least five
years or can affirm that the applicant has received at least 3,000
hours of supervised experience from a licensed psychologist in the
jurisdiction where the supervision took place. At least half of those
hours (a minimum of 1,500 hours) must have been completed within a
formal internship, and the remaining one-half (a minimum of 1,500
hours) must have been completed after the doctoral degree was conferred.
Applicants relying upon this subsection must request that verification
of their out-of-state licensure be sent directly to the Council from
the other jurisdiction, be submitted to the Council in the sealed
envelope in which it was received by the applicant from the other
jurisdiction, or be submitted to the Council as directed by agency
staff.
(f)Provisional License.
(1)An applicant who has not yet passed the required
examinations or is seeking to acquire the supervised experience required
under Council §463.11 of this title may practice under the supervision
of a licensed psychologist as a provisionally licensed psychologist
for not more than two years if the applicant meets all other licensing
requirements.
(2)A provisional license will be issued to an applicant
upon proof of provisional license eligibility. However, a provisional
license will not be issued to an applicant who was issued a provisional
license in connection with a prior application.
(3)A provisionally licensed psychologist is subject
to all applicable laws governing the practice of psychology.
(4)A provisionally licensed psychologist may be made
the subject of an eligibility or disciplinary proceeding. The two-year
period for provisional licensure shall not be tolled by any suspension
of the provisional license.
(5)A provisional license will expire after two years
if the person does not qualify for licensure as a 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 February 15, 2023
TRD-202300767 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Effective date: March 7, 2023
Proposal publication date: September 30, 2022
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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