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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 21TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
CHAPTER 465RULES OF PRACTICE
RULE §465.2Supervision
ISSUE 09/07/2001
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)A licensee is responsible for the professional supervision of all individuals that the licensee employs or utilizes to provide psychological services of any kind.

(b)Licensees provide an adequate level of supervision to all individuals under their supervision according to accepted professional standards given the experience, skill and training of the supervisee and the type of psychological services.

(c)Licensees must be competent to perform any psychological services being provided under their supervision.

(d)Licensees shall document their supervision activities in writing.

(e)Licensees delegate only those responsibilities that supervisees may legally and competently perform.

(f)Licensees utilize methods of supervision that enable the licensee to monitor all delegated services for legal, competent, and ethical performance.

(g)For purposes of this rule, the term "supervision" does not apply to the supervision of purely administrative or employment matters.

(h)Licensed psychological associates and provisionally licensed psychologists must be under the supervision of a licensed psychologist and may not engage in independent practice.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on August 24, 2001

TRD-200105033

Sherry L. Lee

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Effective date: September 13, 2001

Proposal publication date: July 6, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 305-7700

 

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