South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 40, ch. 55 · 34 active provisions
There is hereby created a State Board of Examiners in Psychology to be composed of three clinical psychologists, two counseling psychologists, one school psychologist, one psychologist who is licensed in experimental, social, industrial/organizational or community psychology, and one lay member.
All members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor. The South Carolina Psychological Association, the South Carolina Academy of Professional Psychologists, the South Carolina Association of School Psychologists and any individual, group, or association may nominate qualified individuals to the Governor for his…
The board shall: (a) Annually elect a chairman and such other officers as it may deem necessary; (b) Hold at least one regular meeting each year and such additional meetings as called by the chairman or upon written request of any two members; (c) Adopt a seal which must be affixed to all licenses issued; (d) Adopt fro…
(A) A person practices as a psychologist within the meaning of this chapter when that person holds himself or herself out as a psychologist or applies the principles, methods, or procedures of psychology in the conduct of any of the following activities: (1) Assessment of individual, family, or group behavioral, emotio…
It is unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of psychology in this State without obtaining a license from the board, except as otherwise authorized by this chapter.
The board may adopt the code of ethics for psychologists to govern the practices and conduct of psychologists licensed under this chapter. Whenever important aspects of a case fall outside the boundaries of the psychologist's competence, the psychologist shall consult appropriate specialists. A psychologist may not att…
It shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under this chapter to present himself or be presented to the public by any title incorporating the name "psychologist," "psychological," or "psychology," except that any psychological scientist employed by a recognized research laboratory, school, college, university, or…
To be licensed as a psychologist a person shall make application to the Board of Examiners in Psychology upon forms and in such manner as prescribed by the board. A candidate for licensure shall furnish the board with: (1) references of individuals having personal knowledge of the candidate's professional experience an…
The board shall promulgate regulations in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 1 (Administrative Procedures Act) implementing the requirements for continuing education which must be met by each person licensed as a psychologist under the provisions of this chapter. Each applicant for license renewal sh…
(A) This chapter does not require these persons to obtain a license pursuant to this chapter: (1) a licensed member of another profession who is regulated by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and who is rendering services of a psychological nature, if the person: (a) is acting within the scope of practi…
Examinations of applicants for a license to practice psychology shall be conducted by the board at least once a year. The examinations shall be written or oral or both. In any written examination such applicant shall be designated by a number instead of his name so that his identity shall not be disclosed to the member…
At its discretion the board may at any time waive the assembled examination and grant the appropriate license upon payment of the required fee to any person who meets the requirement of SECTION 40-55-80 and who is qualified by educational and professional attainments to the satisfaction of the board if it deems such ac…
All psychologists subject to this chapter must provide patients with a statement of their rights and procedures to file a complaint as prescribed by the board.
(A) The board shall receive complaints by any person against a licensed psychologist. Upon receipt of a complaint the chairman or the chairman's designee shall investigate the allegations of the complaint and make a report to the board concerning the investigation. If the board proceeds further, it may file a formal ac…
No member of the board, or its committees, special examiners, agents and employees shall be held liable for acts performed in the course of official duties except where actual malice is shown. For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under the provisions of this chapter, the board or any person designated by…
(A) The board may revoke, suspend, or restrict the license or permit of a psychologist or reprimand a psychologist when it is established that the psychologist is guilty of misconduct. Misconduct is a satisfactory showing to the board that a license or permit holder: (1) has used a false, fraudulent, or forged statemen…
If the board shall be satisfied that the psychologist is guilty of any offense charged in the formal accusation provided for in this chapter, it shall thereupon revoke or suspend his license, reprimand, or otherwise take any other reasonable action short of revocation or suspension, such as requiring the licensee to un…
(A) A person who practices or offers to practice psychology without being licensed as required by this chapter is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year. Upon reasonable investigation, the board shall refer all complaints which in…
The board shall determine areas of specialization of the applicant to practice psychology from one or more of the following areas: (1) clinical, (2) counseling, (3) industrial/organizational, (4) community, (5) school, (6) social, and (7) experimental psychology. The board shall inform the applicant of its decision and…
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require a health maintenance organization, a self-funded plan, an accident and health insurer, or any other third party payor to provide services or to pay for services provided for in this chapter. If payment or reimbursement for these services is provided by a health mainte…
(A) The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (Psypact) is enacted into law and entered into by the State of South Carolina with any and all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows. (B) The following principles form the basis for Psypact: (1) States license psychologists, in order to…
As used in this article: (1) "Adverse action" means any action taken by a state psychology regulatory authority which finds a violation of a statute or regulation that is identified by the state psychology regulatory authority as discipline and is a matter of public record. (2) "Association of State and Provincial Psyc…
(A) The home state shall be a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. (B) A psychologist may hold one or more compact state licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state, the home state is the compact state where the psychologist is physically present…
(A) Compact states shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with Section 40-55-330, to practice telepsychology in other compact states (receiving states) in which the psychologist is not licensed, under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology as provid…
(A) Compact states also shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a compact state in conformance with Section 40-55-330, to practice temporarily in other compact states (distant states) in which the psychologist is not licensed, as provided in the compact. (B) To exercise the temporary authorization to p…