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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 22:29:50
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§465', '§463', '§463', '§ 463', '§12101', '§465']

RULE §465.38 Psychological Services for Schools
(a) This rule acknowledges the unique difference in the delivery of school psychological services in public and private schools from psychological services in the private sector. The Board recognizes the purview of the State Board of Education and the Texas Education Agency in safeguarding the rights of school children in Texas. The mandated multidisciplinary team decision making, hierarchy of supervision, regulatory provisions, and past traditions of school psychological service delivery both nationally and in Texas, among other factors, allow for rules of practice in public and private schools which reflect these occupational distinctions from the private practice of psychology.
(3) The delivery of school psychological services in the public schools of this state shall be consistent with nationally recognized standards for the practice of school psychology. Licensees providing school psychological services in a private school should comply with those same nationally recognized standards where possible, but at a minimum, must comply with all applicable Board rules, including those related to informed consent, notification of the right to file a complaint, competency, forensic services, and misuse of services.
(c) The specialist in school psychology license permits the licensee to provide school psychological services only in public and private schools. A person utilizing this license may not provide psychological services in any context or capacity outside of a public or private school.
(d) The correct title for an individual holding a specialist in school psychology license is Licensed Specialist in School Psychology or LSSP. An LSSP who has achieved certification as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) may use this credential along with the license title of LSSP.
(C) Individuals seeking to fulfill the licensing requirements of Board rule §463.8 of this title (relating to Licensed Psychological Associate), Board rule §463.10 of this title (relating to Provisionally Licensed Psychologists), or Board rule § 463.11 of this title (relating to Licensed Psychologist).
(2) Licensees who do not hold the specialist in school psychology license may contract for specific types of psychological services, such as clinical psychology, counseling psychology, neuropsychology, and family therapy, but any such contracting may not involve the broad range of school psychological services listed in subsection (b)(1) of this rule.
(3) An LSSP who contracts with a school to provide school psychological services must notify the school of any intent or plan to subcontract or assign those services to another provider prior to entering into the agreement. An LSSP subject to this provision shall be responsible for ensuring the school psychological services delivered comply with subsection (b)(3) above.
(5) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
(6) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 42 U.S.C. §12101; and
(g) Informed Consent in a Public School. Informed consent for a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology must be obtained in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and the U.S. Department of Education's rules governing parental consent when delivering school psychological services in the public schools, and is considered to meet the requirements for informed consent under Board rules. No additional informed consent, specific to any Board rules, is necessary in this context. Licensees providing psychological services under subsection (e)(2) or in a private school however, must obtain informed consent as otherwise required by the Board rules.
Source Note: The provisions of this §465.38 adopted to be effective April 20, 2016, 41 TexReg 2770; amended to be effective December 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9936; amended to be effective September 26, 2017, 42 TexReg 5142