Indiana Code 25-33-1-14. Unlicensed practice prohibited
(1) a member of a teaching faculty, at a public or private postsecondary educational institution for the purpose of teaching, research, or the exchange or dissemination of information and ideas as an assigned duty of the institution;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-33-1-14
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Psychological services: means acts or behaviors coming within the purview of the practice of psychology (as defined in this article). See Indiana Code 25-33-1-2
- Psychologist: means a person who is licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of psychology. See Indiana Code 25-33-1-2
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) licensed by the department of education (established by IC 20-19-3-1) as a school psychologist and using the title “school psychologist” or “school psychometrist” as an employee of a school corporation; or
(4) endorsed as an independent practice school psychologist under IC 20-28-12.
(b) It is unlawful for an individual to:
(1) claim that the individual is a psychologist; or
(2) use any title which uses the word “psychologist”, “clinical psychologist”, “Indiana endorsed school psychologist”, or “psychometrist”, or any variant of these words, such as “psychology”, or “psychological”, or “psychologic”;
unless that individual holds a valid license issued under this article or a valid endorsement issued under IC 20-28-12.
(c) It is unlawful for any individual, regardless of title, to render, or offer to render, psychological services to individuals, organizations, or to the public, unless the individual holds a valid license issued under this article or a valid endorsement issued under IC 20-28-12 or is exempted under section 1.1 of this chapter.
(d) This section may not be interpreted to prevent a licensed or certified health care professional from practicing within the scope of the health care professional’s:
(1) license or certification; and
(2) training or credentials.
Formerly: Acts 1969, c.416, s.14. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.248; P.L.249-1985, SEC.9; P.L.149-1987, SEC.101; P.L.140-1993, SEC.15; P.L.153-1996, SEC.3; P.L.184-1997, SEC.4; P.L.1-2005, SEC.197; P.L.246-2005, SEC.212; P.L.2-2007, SEC.347; P.L.197-2007, SEC.89.