California Business and Professions Code 2910 – (a) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict persons who …
(a) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict persons who are employed in positions as psychologists or registered psychological associates of accredited or approved academic institutions, public schools, or governmental agencies from practicing psychology or using the official title of the position for which they were employed if those employees are complying with the following:
(1) Performing those psychological activities as part of the duties for which they were hired.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2910
- Board: means the Board of Psychology. See California Business and Professions Code 2902
- County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
(2) Performing those activities solely within the jurisdiction or confines of those organizations.
(3) Do not hold themselves out as rendering or offering to render psychological services to any person outside of the organization in which they are employed.
(4) Are primarily gaining the supervised professional experience required for licensure that is being accrued consistent with the board‘s regulations.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2016, an individual employed or who becomes employed by one or more employers as described in subdivision (a) shall be exempt under this section for a cumulative total of five years.
(c) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict or prohibit a person who holds a valid and current credential as a school psychologist issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing from engaging in activities of a psychological nature or using the official title of the position for which they are employed, including the word “psychology” or any derivation.
(d) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict or prohibit a person who is employed as a psychologist, registered psychological associate, professor, or instructor by an accredited or approved college, junior college, or university, or by a federal, state, county, or municipal governmental organization that is not primarily involved in the provision of direct health or mental health services, and who conducts research and disseminates their research findings and scientific information from engaging in activities of a psychological nature or using the official title of the position for which they are employed, including the word “psychology” or any derivation if that person complies with the following:
(1) Performs only those psychological activities as part of the duties for which they are employed.
(2) Performs those activities solely within the jurisdiction or confines of those organizations in which they are employed.
(3) Does not hold themselves out as rendering or offering to render psychological services to any person outside of the organization in which they are employed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 5. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)