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Assembly Bill A6948A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology

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2013-A6948 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4176
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A3563, S1865

2013-A6948 - Summary

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology.

2013-A6948 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6948

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

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:

  Section  1.  Section  7605 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. THE CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO ADMINISTER
AND  SCORE  STANDARDIZED  OBJECTIVE  (NON-PROJECTIVE)  PSYCHOLOGICAL  OR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL  TESTS  WHICH HAVE SPECIFIC PREDETERMINED AND MANUAL-
IZED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND WHICH DO NOT  REQUIRE  INTERPRETATION
OR  OTHER  JUDGMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL: (I)
HOLD NO LESS THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY OR A RELATED  FIELD;
(II)  BE  TRAINED  BY  AND BE UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST IN A NON-SCHOOL SETTING IN NO GREATER THAN A  3AGING  RATIO
OR THE PART TIME EQUIVALENT THERETO; AND (III) NOT SELECT TESTS, ANALYZE
PATIENT DATA OR COMMUNICATE RESULTS TO PATIENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09826-03-3

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2013-A6948A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4176
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A3563, S1865

2013-A6948A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology.

2013-A6948A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6948--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Section 7605 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. THE CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO ADMINISTER
AND  SCORE  STANDARDIZED  OBJECTIVE  (NON-PROJECTIVE)  PSYCHOLOGICAL  OR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS WHICH HAVE SPECIFIC PREDETERMINED  AND  MANUAL-
IZED  ADMINISTRATIVE  PROCEDURES  WHICH  ENTAIL OBSERVING AND DESCRIBING
TEST BEHAVIOR AND TEST RESPONSES, AND WHICH DO NOT  REQUIRE  EVALUATION,
INTERPRETATION OR OTHER JUDGMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH INDIVID-
UAL  SHALL: (I) HOLD NO LESS THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY OR A
RELATED FIELD; (II) UNDERGO A PROCESS OF TRAINING BY A LICENSED PSYCHOL-
OGIST, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO A  MINIMUM  OF  EIGHTY
HOURS  OF  STUDYING  AND MASTERING INFORMATION FROM TEST MANUALS, DIRECT
OBSERVATION OF A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST OR TRAINED TECHNICIAN ADMINISTER-
ING AND SCORING TESTS, ADMINISTERING AND SCORING TESTS IN  THE  PRESENCE
OF  A  LICENSED  PSYCHOLOGIST  OR  TRAINED  TECHNICIAN, AND PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS; (III) BE UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
IN A NON-SCHOOL SETTING IN NO GREATER THAN A 3AGING RATIO  OR  THE  PART
TIME EQUIVALENT THERETO; AND (IV) NOT SELECT TESTS, ANALYZE PATIENT DATA
OR  COMMUNICATE  RESULTS  TO PATIENTS. THE SUPERVISING LICENSED PSYCHOL-
OGIST MUST SUBMIT, PURSUANT TO A FORM TO  BE  PRESCRIBED  AND  DEVELOPED
WITHIN  NINETY  DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION BY THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09826-04-4

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