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| 1 | 1 | 84R5876 JMM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Eltife S.B. No. 546 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain | |
| 8 | 8 | care to an intern. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 501.351(a), Occupations Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) A psychologist licensed under this chapter may delegate | |
| 13 | 13 | to a provisionally licensed psychologist, a newly licensed | |
| 14 | 14 | psychologist who is not eligible for managed care panels, a person | |
| 15 | 15 | who holds a temporary license issued under Section 501.263, a | |
| 16 | 16 | person enrolled in a formal internship as provided by board rules, | |
| 17 | 17 | and a person who satisfies Section 501.255(a) and is in the process | |
| 18 | 18 | of acquiring the supervised experience required by Section | |
| 19 | 19 | 501.252(b)(2) any psychological test or service that a reasonable | |
| 20 | 20 | and prudent psychologist could delegate within the scope of sound | |
| 21 | 21 | psychological judgment if the psychologist determines that: | |
| 22 | 22 | (1) the test or service can be properly and safely | |
| 23 | 23 | performed by the person; | |
| 24 | 24 | (2) the person does not represent to the public that | |
| 25 | 25 | the person is authorized to practice psychology; and | |
| 26 | 26 | (3) the test or service will be performed in the | |
| 27 | 27 | customary manner and in compliance with any other law. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |