Sec. 501.255. PROVISIONAL LICENSE EXAMINATION QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant may take an examination for a provisional license if the applicant:
(1) has received:
(A) a doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited educational institution conferred on or after January 1, 1979; or
(B) a doctoral degree in psychology, or the substantial equivalent of a doctoral degree in psychology in both subject matter and extent of training, from a regionally accredited educational institution conferred before January 1, 1979;
(2) has attained the age of majority;
(3) has good moral character;
(4) is physically and mentally competent to provide psychological services with reasonable skill and safety, as determined by the board;
(5) is not afflicted with a mental or physical disease or condition that would impair the applicant's competency to provide psychological services;
(6) has not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony;
(7) does not use drugs or alcohol to an extent that affects the applicant's professional competency;
(8) has not engaged in fraud or deceit in making the application; and
(9) except as provided by Section 501.263, has not:
(A) aided or abetted the practice of psychology by a person not licensed under this chapter in representing that the person is licensed under this chapter;
(B) represented that the applicant is licensed under this chapter to practice psychology when the applicant is not licensed; or
(C) practiced psychology in this state without a license under this chapter or without being exempt under this chapter.
(b) In determining under Subsection (a)(1)(B) whether a degree is substantially equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology, the board shall consider whether, at the time the degree was conferred, the doctoral program met the prevailing standards for training in the area of psychology, including standards for training in clinical, school, and industrial counseling.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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