Bill Text: TX HB1924 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain care to an intern.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB1924 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1924-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain care to an intern.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB1924 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1924-Comm_Sub.html
By: Coleman, Zerwas (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) | H.B. No. 1924 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015; | ||
May 4, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Health | ||
and Human Services; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.) | ||
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relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain | ||
care to an intern. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 501.351(a), Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) A psychologist licensed under this chapter may delegate | ||
to a provisionally licensed psychologist, a newly licensed | ||
psychologist who is not eligible for managed care panels, a person | ||
who holds a temporary license issued under Section 501.263, a | ||
person enrolled in a formal internship as provided by board rules, | ||
and a person who satisfies Section 501.255(a) and is in the process | ||
of acquiring the supervised experience required by Section | ||
501.252(b)(2) any psychological test or service that a reasonable | ||
and prudent psychologist could delegate within the scope of sound | ||
psychological judgment if the psychologist determines that: | ||
(1) the test or service can be properly and safely | ||
performed by the person; | ||
(2) the person does not represent to the public that | ||
the person is authorized to practice psychology; and | ||
(3) the test or service will be performed in the | ||
customary manner and in compliance with any other law. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
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