H. B. 4507
(By Delegates Paxton, Poling, Dempsey, Romine,
Swartzmiller, Susman and Louisos)
(Originating in the Committee on Education)
[February 15, 2002]
A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article twenty-one,
chapter thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to enabling
permits for school psychologists to practice school
psychology within the scope of their employment by a county
board.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article twenty-one, chapter thirty of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 21. PSYCHOLOGISTS; SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
§30-21-3. License required; firms, associations and
corporations engaging in the practice of
psychology.
(a) No person shall engage in, offer to engage in, or hold
himself out to the public as being engaged in, the practice of
psychology in this state, nor shall any person use in connection
with any trade, business, profession or occupation, except in
those instances specifically excluded from the definition of the
practice of psychology by subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and
(6), subdivision (e), section two of this article, the word
"psychologist," "psychology," "psychological" or any other title,
word or abbreviation which induces or tends to induce the belief
that such person is qualified to engage or is engaged in the
practice of psychology, unless and until he shall first obtain a
license or temporary permit to engage in the practice of
psychology in accordance with the provisions of this article,
which license or temporary permit remains unexpired, unsuspended
and unrevoked: Provided, That such license or temporary permit
shall not be required for an individual who is the holder of a
school psychology certificate or permit issued by the West
Virginia department of education and who is engaged in the
practice of school psychology solely within the scope of
employment as a school board employee: Provided, however, That
no such license or temporary permit shall be required for a
psychologist who is not a resident of this state, who is the holder of a license or certificate to engage in the practice of
psychology issued by a state with licensing or certification
requirements determined by the board to be at least as great as
those provided in this article, who has no regular place of
practice in this state and who engages in the practice of
psychology in this state for a period of not more than ten days
in any calendar year.
(b) No firm, association or corporation shall, except
through a licensee or licensees, render any service or engage in
any activity which if rendered or engaged in by any individual
would constitute the practice of psychology.