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(a)Individuals Licensed in Another Profession. Psychologists
may employ or utilize individuals who are licensed members of another
profession to provide only activities or services permitted by the
applicable license or licenses held by that individual. In addition,
a person licensed under Chapter 501 may supervise a licensed member
of another profession to the extent permissible by the other profession's
statute and regulations. Any service provided by the licensed member
of another profession may not be described or represented to the patient
or client as psychological services, and the individual must be clearly
identified to the patient or client as a licensee of the applicable
profession who is providing services pursuant to that individual's
own license.
(b)Unlicensed Individuals. Psychologists may employ
unlicensed individuals only to perform services which do not constitute
the practice of psychology or the activities and services of another
licensed profession. Permissible duties include:
(1)Secretarial and clerical duties such as scheduling
appointments or processing insurance forms;
(2)Data gathering, such as administering, proctoring,
or scoring non-projective tests, obtaining histories or obtaining
documentation for record keeping purposes, provided that it does not
require psychological education or involve the provision of psychological
services; and
(3)Technical, educational, or other duties that are
adjunctive to and incorporated into the provision of psychological
services such as providing educational information or assisting a
client's work with a computer, special equipment or special materials,
provided that the duties do not require psychological education or
involve the provision of psychological services or the services or
activities of another licensed profession.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found
it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on June 29, 2020
TRD-202002592 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Earliest possible date of adoption: August 9, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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