Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1180-01-.01 - DEFINITIONS

As used in these rules, the following terms and acronyms shall have the following meaning ascribed to them:

(1) ABPP - The American Board of Professional Psychology.

(2) Advertising - Informational communication to the public in any manner to attract public attention to the practice of Psychology. This includes, but is not limited to business solicitation, with or without limiting qualifications, in a card, sign or device issued to a person; in a sign or marking in or on any building; or, in any newspaper, magazine, directory or other printed matter. Advertising also includes business solicitations communicated by individuals or radio, video or television broadcasting, or other means designed to secure public attention.

(3) APA - American Psychological Association.

(4) APPIC - Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers.

(5) Applicant - Any individual seeking licensure by the Board who has submitted an official application and paid the application fee.

(6) ASPPB - Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.

(7) Board - Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology.

(8) Board Designee - Any person who has received a written delegation of authority from the Board to perform Board functions subject to review and ratification by the full Board where provided by the rules.

(9) Certificate - A document issued by the Board to an applicant who has successfully completed the certification process. The certificate takes the form of an "artistically designed" certificate as well as other versions bearing an expiration date.

(10) Certificate Holder - Any person who holds a current, lawfully issued certificate to practice as a Certified Psychological Assistant.

(11) Certified Psychological Assistant - A person who holds himself out to be a Certified Psychological Assistant and/or renders to individuals or to the public for remuneration any service involving the application of recognized principles, methods, and procedures of the science and profession of psychology and only under the direct employment and supervision of either the Psychologist employing the Certified Psychological Assistant or the employing community mental health center or state governmental agency.

(12) Closed Files - Incomplete or denied files rendered inactive by administrative action.

(13) CNRHSPP - The Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.

(14) Department - Tennessee Department of Health.

(15) Division - Division of Health Related Boards, Tennessee Department of Health, from which the Board receives administrative support.

(16) EPPP - The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology.

(17) Ethics Code, Code of Ethics or Professional Ethics - Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct of the American Psychological Association, December 1, 1992, as modified and adopted by the Board as Professional Ethics.

(18) Fee - Money received as compensation in return for rendering services; also, the required application fees.

(19) Good Moral Character - The quality of being well regarded in adherence to Professional Ethics.

(20) Health Service Provider (HSP) - A licensee who delivers direct, preventive, assessment and therapeutic intervention services to individuals whose growth, adjustment, or functioning is actually impaired or may be at risk of impairment.

(21) Health Related Boards ("HRB") - The Division of Health Related Boards, Tennessee Department of Health, from which the Board receives administrative support.

(22) Internship - An organized, planned, continuous training experience in a professionally recognized program which is well announced, formal in structure, and which is designed to provide nineteen hundred (1900) hours of predoctoral training under qualified supervision in professional psychology.

(23) License - A document issued by the Board to an applicant who has successfully completed the licensure process. The license takes the form of an "artistically designed" license as well as other versions bearing an expiration date.

(a) Temporary License - A time-limited license issued by the board to an applicant who wishes to practice and has met all other licensure requirements except successful completion of the written examination and/or the ethics and jurisprudence examination.

(b) Provisional License - A time-limited license issued by the board to an applicant for HSP designation who is in the process of completing the post-doctoral supervised experience.

(24) Licensee - Any person who holds a current, lawfully issued temporary license or license to practice as a Psychologist, Senior Psychological Examiner, or Psychological Examiner.

(25) Practicum - A supervised training experience organized by a graduate academic psychology training program for the specific purpose of applied skill development appropriate to the area of preparation.

(26) Psychological Examiner - A person who holds himself out to be a psychological examiner and/or renders to individuals or to the public for remuneration any service involving the application of recognized principles, methods and procedures of the science and profession of psychology.

(27) Psychologist - A person who holds himself out to be a psychologist and/or engages in the practice of the observation, description, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, and 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.

(28) Senior Psychological Examiner - A person who holds himself out to be a senior psychological examiner and/or renders to individuals or to the public for remuneration any service involving the application of recognized principles, methods, and procedures of the science and profession of psychology.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1180-01-.01

Original rule filed September 12, 1974; effective October 12, 1974. Repeal and new rule filed June 6, 1978; effective September 28, 1978. Repeal and new rule filed September 29, 1995; effective December 13, 1995. Repeal and new rule filed August 29, 2000; effective November 12, 2000. Amendment filed August 29, 2000; effective November 12, 2000. Amendment filed December 11, 2000; effective February 24, 2001. Amendment filed June 18, 2002; effective November 1, 2002. Amendment filed November 9, 2005; effective January 23, 2006. However, Stay of Effective Date filed by the Board of Examiners in Psychology on January 20, 2006; new effective date March 23, 2006.

Authority: T.C.A §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-11-104, 63-11-201, 63-11-202, 63-11-203, 63-11-206, 63-11-207, 63-11-208, 63-11-209, 63-11-210, 63-11-211, 63-11-212, and Public Acts of 2001, Chapter 123.