(a) This chapter shall not apply to:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-3

  • Board: means the board of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Institution of higher education: means a university, professional school, or other institution of higher learning that:

    (1) In the United States, is regionally accredited by bodies approved by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education;

    (2) In Canada, holds a membership in the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada; or

    (3) In other countries, is accredited by the respective official organization having such authority. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1

  • 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.
  • Licensed: means the authority to engage in the autonomous practice of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
  • Practice of psychology: means the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, or modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, or procedures, for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
  • Psychologist: means a person who offers to the public or renders to individuals or to groups of individuals services defined as the practice of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(1) Any person teaching, lecturing, consulting, or engaging in research in psychology insofar as the activities are performed as part of or are dependent upon employment in a college or university; provided that the person shall not engage in the practice of psychology outside the responsibilities of the person’s employment;
(2) Any person who performs any, or any combination of the professional services defined as the practice of psychology under the direction of a licensed psychologist in accordance with rules adopted by the board; provided that the person may use the term “psychological assistant”, but shall not identify the person’s self as a psychologist or imply that the person is licensed to practice psychology;
(3) Any person employed by a local, state, or federal government agency in a school psychologist or psychological examiner position, or a position that does not involve diagnostic or treatment services, but only at those times when that person is carrying out the functions of such government employment;
(4) Any person who is a student of psychology, a psychological intern, or a resident in psychology preparing for the profession of psychology under supervision in a training institution or facility and who is designated by a title as “psychology trainee”, “psychology student”, “psychology intern”, or “psychology resident”, that indicates the person’s training status; provided that the person shall not identify the person’s self as a psychologist or imply that the person is licensed to practice psychology;
(5) Any person who is a member of another profession licensed under the laws of this jurisdiction to render or advertise services, including psychotherapy, within the scope of practice as defined in the statutes or rules regulating the person’s professional practice; provided that, notwithstanding § 465-1, the person does not represent the person’s self to be a psychologist or does not represent that the person is licensed to practice psychology;
(6) Any person who is a member of a mental health profession not requiring licensure; provided that the person functions only within the person’s professional capacities; and provided further that the person does not represent the person to be a psychologist, or the person’s services as psychological;
(7) Any person who is a duly recognized member of the clergy; provided that the person functions only within the person’s capacities as a member of the clergy; and provided further that the person does not represent the person to be a psychologist, or the person’s services as psychological;
(8) Any psychologist employed by the United States Department of Defense, while engaged in the discharge of the psychologist’s official duty and providing direct telehealth support or services, as defined in section 431:10A-116.3, to neighbor island beneficiaries within a Hawaii National Guard armory on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, Molokai, or Maui; provided that the psychologist employed by the United States Department of Defense is credentialed by Tripler Army Medical Center; or
(9) Any supervisee of a licensed psychologist as defined in § 465D-7.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall in any way restrict any person from carrying on any of the psychological activities as defined in § 465-1; provided that such person does not offer psychological services as defined in this chapter except as such activities are incidental to the person’s lawful occupational purpose.
(c) A person may use the title of industrial/organizational psychologist, provided that the person registers with the board, and:

(1) Is professionally competent in the practice of industrial/organizational psychology; and
(2) Holds a doctoral degree from an accredited institution of higher education with training and education in industrial/organizational psychology, satisfactory to the board; and
(3) Provides psychological service or consultation to organizations which does not involve the delivery or supervision of direct psychological services to individuals or groups of individuals, without regard to the source or extent of payment for services rendered.
(d) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the provision of expert testimony by a psychologist who is otherwise exempted by this chapter.
(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as permitting the administration or prescription of drugs, or in any way engaging in the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of the State.

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