Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6948--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 25, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, BUCHWALD,
FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMANOWITZ -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the
Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to exempt persons under
the profession of psychology
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 7605 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
3 11. The conduct, activities or services of an individual to administer
4 and score standardized objective (non-projective) psychological or
5 neuropsychological tests which have specific predetermined and manual-
6 ized administrative procedures which entail observing and describing
7 test behavior and test responses, and which do not require evaluation,
8 interpretation or other judgments; provided, however, that such individ-
9 ual shall: (i) hold no less than a Bachelor's degree in psychology or a
10 related field; (ii) undergo a process of training by a licensed psychol-
11 ogist, which shall include, but not be limited to a minimum of eighty
12 hours of studying and mastering information from test manuals, direct
13 observation of a licensed psychologist or trained technician administer-
14 ing and scoring tests, administering and scoring tests in the presence
15 of a licensed psychologist or trained technician, and professional
16 ethics; (iii) be under the direct supervision of a licensed psychologist
17 in a non-school setting in no greater than a 3:1 ratio or the part time
18 equivalent thereto; and (iv) not select tests, analyze patient data or
19 communicate results to patients. The supervising licensed psychologist
20 must submit, pursuant to a form to be prescribed and developed within
21 ninety days of the effective date of this subdivision by the department,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 a sworn statement detailing compliance with the above requirements. The
2 licensed psychologist's use of such individual pursuant to the terms of
3 this subdivision shall be subject to the full disciplinary and regulato-
4 ry authority of the board of regents and the department pursuant to this
5 title.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
