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TN Code § 63-11-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-201. Levels of Practice — Valid License or Certificate Required

  Four (4) levels of psychological practice are defined for the purposes of this chapter. Such levels are to be known and are referred to as:  Psychological examiner;   Senior psychological examiner;   Psychologist; and   Certified psychological assistant.     Any and all individuals who engage in the practice of psychology as a psychological examiner, senior psychological examiner or psychologist must possess in full force and virtue a valid license under this chapter.   Any person engaged in the practice of psychology as a certified psychological assistant must possess in full force and virtue a valid certificate to practice under this chapter.    Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a charitable clinic from employing or contracting with a psychologist; provided, that the contractual relationship between the psychologist and the charitable clinic is evidenced by a written contract, job description, or documentation, containing language that does not restrict the psychologist from exercising independent professional judgment in diagnosing and treating patients.   For the purposes of this subsection (d), the term “charitable clinic” means an entity that meets the following standards:  Has received a determination of exemption from the internal revenue service under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) or is a distinct part of an entity that has received such a determination of exemption;   Has clinical facilities located in this state;   Has a primary mission to provide health care or dental care services to low-income, uninsured, or underserved individuals;   Provides one (1) or more of the following services for free or at a discounted rate:   Medical care;   Dental care;   Mental health care; or   Prescription medications;     Utilizes volunteer healthcare professionals and nonclinical volunteers; and   Is not required to be licensed under § 68-11-202(a)(1).
TN Code § 63-11-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-203. Practice of Psychologist

   “Practice of psychologist” means the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods and procedures for the purpose of assessing, preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health and mental health.    “Practice of psychologist” includes, but is not limited to:   Psychological testing and the evaluation or assessment of personal characteristics, such as intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes and neuropsychological functioning;   Counseling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback and behavior analysis and therapy;   Psychological diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional and nervous disorders or disabilities, alcoholism and substance abuse, disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury or disability;   Case management and utilization review of psychological services;   Psychoeducational evaluation, therapy, remediation and consultation;   Forensic evaluation; provided, that a person licensed under this chapter performing forensic evaluation is considered to be acting within their lawful scope of practice and the practice of forensic evaluation is not exclusive to individuals licensed under this chapter;   Parent coordination; provided, that a person licensed under this chapter performing parent coordination is considered to be acting within their lawful scope of practice and the practice of parent coordination is not exclusive to individuals licensed under this chapter; and   Telepsychology, which means the practice of psychology via electronic communications technology by persons licensed under this chapter.     Psychological services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups and the public.     “Practice of psychologist” is construed within the meaning of this definition without regard to whether payment is received for services rendered.     A person represents that person to be a psychologist if that person uses any title or description of services incorporating the words “psychology,” “psychological” or “psychologist,” if such person possesses expert qualification in any area of psychology or if that person offers to the public or renders to individuals or to groups of individuals services defined as the practice of psychology in this chapter.
TN Code § 63-11-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-204. Restrictions on Methods of Treatment

  Nothing in §§ 63-11-201 — 63-11-203 shall be construed as permitting the use of those forms of psychotherapy that involve the administration or prescription of drugs or electroshock or in any way infringing upon the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of this state.   The psychologist, or psychological examiner or senior psychological examiner or certified psychological assistant who engages in psychotherapy must establish and maintain effective intercommunication with a psychologically-oriented physician, usually a psychiatrist, to make provision for the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems by a physician with an unlimited license to practice the healing arts in this state.   A psychologist or, psychological examiner or senior psychological examiner or certified psychological assistant must not attempt to diagnose, prescribe for, treat or advise a client with reference to problems or complaints falling outside the boundaries of psychological practice.   Sections 63-11-203 and 63-11-208(c) and (d) are subject to the limitations of this section.
TN Code § 63-11-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-205. Use of Identifying Terms

   It is specifically prohibited that any individuals or organizations shall present themselves or be presented to the public by any title incorporating the name “psychological,” “psychologist” or “psychology” other than those licensed as psychologists or, psychological examiners or, senior psychological examiners or certified psychological assistants.   Any psychological scientist employed by a recognized research laboratory, college or university may use the academic or research title conferred upon such psychological scientist by the administration of such laboratory, college or university; and   Persons licensed by the state board of education in areas of school psychology, school psychologist or school psychological services worker and employed as such in the department of education or in any public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school are not required to be licensed under this chapter while performing in the course of their employment. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to apply to persons licensed by the state board of education in areas of school psychology, school psychologist or school psychological services worker who are employed as such in the department of education or in any public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school while performing in the course of their employment.     Nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting such persons to offer their services to any other persons or organizations as consultants or to accept remuneration for any psychological services other than that of their institutional salaries unless they have been licensed or certified under this chapter.   Visiting lecturers from recognized laboratories, colleges or universities are exempt from this section and may utilize their academic or research title when presenting lectures to similar institutions or organizations.   Students of psychology, psychological interns and other persons preparing for the profession of psychological examiner or, senior psychological examiner or, certified psychological assistant or psychologist under qualified supervision in recognized training institutions or facilities may be designated by such titles as “psychological intern,” “psychological trainee” or others clearly indicating such training status.   Psychologists with competency in areas other than the provision of health services shall retain the right to use the title of licensed psychologist with competence in areas other than health services and to practice within their area of competency.
TN Code § 63-11-209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-209. Application and Examination Fees

  Each applicant for a permanent license or certificate shall pay to the board a nonrefundable application fee as set annually by the board.   In addition thereto, each applicant subject to examination under this chapter shall pay an examination fee to the board as set annually by the board.   Each applicant seeking licensure without examination as provided in § 63-11-211 shall, in addition to the application fee provided in this section, pay a fee as set annually by the board.
TN Code § 63-11-210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-210. Examination of Applicants

  Examination of applicants for a license or certificate to practice psychology shall be made by the board at least once a year according to methods and in such subject fields as may be deemed by the board to be the most practical and expeditious to test the applicant's qualifications.    Such examinations shall include the basic psychological sciences.   The board shall require the examinations to be written or oral, or both; provided, that in any written examination such applicant shall be designated by a number instead of the applicant's name so that the applicant's identity shall not be disclosed to the members of the board until the examination papers have been graded.   The board shall grade the written examinations returned by the candidates and shall keep them for at least one (1) year.   A candidate shall be held to have passed the examination upon the affirmative vote of three (3) or more members of the board.   Any unsuccessful candidate may, upon written request to the board, see the candidate's graded paper.
TN Code § 63-11-211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-211. Licensure Without Examination

  The board may, at its discretion, grant a certificate without an assembled examination to any person residing or employed in the state who has not previously failed the appropriate examination given by the board and who, at the time of application, is licensed or certified by a similar board of another state whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are not lower than those required by this chapter, or who has been practicing psychology in another state and has qualifications not lower than those required by this chapter, and is able to satisfy the board that to grant that person a license would be in the public interest, or who has been certified by the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), the board shall grant a license without an assembled written or oral examination to any person who at the time of application:  Is licensed or certified in good standing with a similar board of another state;   Has passed the National Examination for the Practice of Professional Psychology at a level greater than or equal to the level required in this state;   Can show reasonable proof that the applicant has available employment in this state by means of letters or other reasonable proof;   Received a psychologist license after January 1, 1995, but before June 1, 1995; and   The board may permit a psychologist licensed in good standing in another state, who meets standards acceptable to the board, to perform the functions of §§ 63-11-203 and 63-11-208(d)(2)(B) and practice as a psychologist in Tennessee without possessing a current license for a period of time, not to exceed twelve (12) days per year, for such purposes as special training or consultation, special evaluation and/or intervention or serving as an expert witness. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the regular, repetitive or ongoing provision of psychological services, the supervision of psychological services or the solicitation or advertisement of services to the general public, all of which are governed by the usual and customary processes of licensure for psychologists.
TN Code § 63-11-212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-212. Issuing License or Certificate — Enforcement of Chapter

  The board has authority to administer oaths, to summon witnesses and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties.    The board shall be the sole agency in this state empowered to certify concerning competence in the practice of psychology to the division and the sole board empowered to recommend licensure or certification for the practice of psychology to the division.   No individual shall be issued a license or certificate for the practice of psychology who has not been previously certified at the appropriate level of practice by the board.   The board shall certify as competent to practice psychology all persons who shall present satisfactory evidence of attainments and qualifications under provisions of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the board and chapter 1 of this title.   Such certification shall be signed by the chair of the board under the board's adopted seal.     It is the duty of the board chair under the direction of the board to aid the solicitors in the enforcement of this chapter and the prosecution of all persons charged with the violation of its provisions.
TN Code § 63-11-213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-213. Privileged Communications

 For the purpose of this chapter, the confidential relations and communications between licensed psychologist or psychological examiner or senior psychological examiner or certified psychological assistant and client are placed upon the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client; and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any such privileged communication to be disclosed.
TN Code § 63-11-214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-214. Code of Ethics

 The board of examiners shall adopt a code of ethics to govern appropriate practices or behavior as referred to in §§ 63-11-207, 63-11-208 and 63-11-215 and shall file such code with the secretary of state within thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such code.
TN Code § 63-11-216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-216. Administrative Procedure

 All proceedings for disciplinary action against a licensee or certified person under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 63-11-217 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-217. Review of Board Actions

 Any action of or ruling or order made or entered by the board declining to issue a certificate, declining to recommend licensure or certification or suspending or revoking a certificate or license shall be subject to review by the courts of this state in the same manner and subject to the same powers and conditions as now provided by law in regard to rulings, orders and findings of other quasi-judicial bodies in this state, where not otherwise specifically provided.
TN Code § 63-11-219 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-219. [reserved.]

  As used in this section, “peer review committee” or “committee” means any committee, board, commission or other entity constituted by any statewide psychological association or local psychological association for the purpose of receiving and evaluating professional acts of other practitioners of psychology as defined in this chapter.   Any practitioner of psychology who serves on any peer review committee or on any other committee is immune from liability with respect to any action taken in good faith and without malice as a member of such committee, board, commission or other entity.   Practitioners of psychology, any individuals appointed to a committee as defined in subsection (a) and members of the boards of directors of facilities as defined in §§ 33-5-402 and 68-11-201 are immune from liability to any client, patient, individual or organization for furnishing information, data, reports or records to any such committee or for damages resulting from any decision, opinions, actions and proceedings rendered, entered or acted upon by such committee, undertaken or performed within the scope or functions of the duties of such committee, if made or taken in good faith and without malice and on the basis of facts reasonably known or reasonably believed to exist.    All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda or other data furnished to a peer review committee, associational board or governing board, and any findings, conclusions or recommendations resulting from the proceedings of such committees, associational boards and governing boards are privileged.   The records and proceedings are confidential and shall be used only in the exercise of the proper functions of the committees, associational boards or governing boards and shall not become public records nor be available for court subpoena or discovery proceedings.   Nothing contained in this subsection (d) applies to records, documents or information otherwise available from original sources and such records, documents or information are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any civil proceedings solely due to presentation to the committee.
TN Code § 63-11-221 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-221. Health Service Providers in Internship Program — Waiver of Supervised Postdoctoral Experience

 Any person currently enrolled in an internship program satisfying the requirements of § 63-11-208(d)(1) and who completes the internship and all other degree requirements by December 31, 1992, shall be designated as a health service provider without completing the one-year full-time supervised postdoctoral experience as provided in § 63-11-208(d)(1) if an application for such designation is submitted by July 1, 1993.
TN Code § 63-11-222 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-222. Psychologists Licensed as of June 30, 1992 — Health Service Provider Designation

  Any psychologist licensed under this chapter as a school, clinical or counseling psychologist as of June 30, 1992, shall be designated by the board as a health service provider; provided, that such person submits an application to the board for such designation by July 1, 1993. Any psychologist licensed under this chapter other than as a school, clinical or counseling psychologist as of June 30, 1992, who documents to the satisfaction of the board that such person has been engaged in providing health services as a psychologist for a minimum of two (2) years shall be designated by the board as a health service provider; provided, that application for such designation is submitted to the board by July 1, 1993.   Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) or any other law to the contrary, the board shall designate as a health service provider any person who meets the following criteria:  Holds a Ph.D. in education from an accredited college or university;   Possesses at least three thousand nine hundred (3,900) hours of clinical experience supervised by licensed clinical and counseling psychologists at an accredited school of medicine;   Is a national board certified counselor;   Has been practicing in Tennessee as a professional counselor for a period of six (6) or more years;   Was licensed by the board as a psychologist on July 15, 1992, with a declared specialty area other than school, clinical or counseling psychology; and   Has submitted to the board an application for such designation by December 31, 1994.
TN Code § 63-11-223 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-223. Titles Referring to Licensed Psychologist and Health Care Provider

 For purposes of federal legislation and regulations referencing qualifications with respect to the provision of psychological services and other titles in this code, unless the context otherwise requires, “licensed clinical psychologist,” “licensed counseling psychologist” or “licensed school psychologist” in any variation refers to a psychologist licensed under this chapter and designated as a health service provider.
TN Code § 63-11-224 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-224. Third-Party Reimbursement

 “Community mental health centers,” as defined in § 33-1-101, institutes or governmental agencies, doctoral clinical psychology students in university-operated training clinics and those qualifying psychologists employing psychologists with temporary or provisional licenses shall be eligible to receive third-party reimbursement from any managed care plan or third-party payor for usual and customary professional services rendered by the employed psychologist with a provisional or temporary license.
TN Code § 63-11-225 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-225. Special Volunteer License for Practice in Free Health Clinic — Exemption From Fees — Renewal

 A psychologist licensed pursuant to this chapter under a special volunteer license who is a medical practitioner, as defined by § 63-1-201, engaged in practice at a free health clinic shall not be subject to license fees under this chapter. The board of examiners in psychology may issue a special volunteer license, as such license is defined in § 63-1-201, to qualified applicants without fee or charge. Such license shall be for a period of two (2) years and may be renewed on a biennial basis.
TN Code § 63-11-226 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts|Chapter 11 - Psychologists|Part 2 - General Provisions|§ 63-11-226. Notice to Patients of Departure

 Psychologists, senior psychological examiners and psychological examiners are not required to notify patients that were treated by them at community mental health centers, as defined in § 33-1-101, of their departure from such community mental health centers. Patient records shall remain with the community mental health centers. The transfer of patients' records shall be in compliance with standards set by state and federal law.