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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 501.004. Applicability

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) the activity or service of a person, or the use of an official title by the person, who is employed as a psychologist or psychological associate by a regionally accredited institution of higher education if the person performs duties the person is employed by the institution to perform within the confines of the institution;

(2) the activity or service of a student, intern, or resident in psychology if:

(A) the person is pursuing a course of study to prepare for the profession of psychology under qualified supervision in a recognized training institution or facility;

(B) the activity or service is part of the person's supervised course of study;  and

(C) the person is designated as a “psychological intern,” as a “psychological trainee,” or by another title that clearly indicates the person's training status;

(3) the activity or service of a licensed professional, other than a person licensed under this chapter, if:

(A) the activity or service is permitted under the person's license;  and

(B) the person does not represent that the person is a psychologist or describe the service provided by using the term “psychological”;

(4) the activity or service of a recognized member of the clergy who is acting within the person's ministerial capabilities if the person does not:

(A) represent that the person is a psychologist;  or

(B) describe the service provided by using the term “psychological”;

(5) the voluntary activity or service of a person employed by or working on behalf of a charitable nonprofit organization if the person does not:

(A) represent that the person is a psychologist;  or

(B) describe the service provided by using the term “psychological”;  or

(6) the activity or service of a person who is employed by a governmental agency if the person:

(A) performs duties the person is employed by the agency to perform within the confines of the agency;  and

(B) does not represent that the person is a psychologist.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3), a licensed professional includes:

(1) a physician;

(2) an attorney;

(3) a registered nurse;

(4) a licensed vocational nurse;

(5) an occupational therapist;

(6) a licensed social worker;

(7) a licensed professional counselor;

(8) a career counselor;

(9) a licensed marriage and family therapist;  and

(10) a licensed chemical dependency counselor.

(c) This chapter does not authorize the practice of medicine as defined by the laws of this state.

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