Assembly Bill A3563

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology

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2015-A3563 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6948

2015-A3563 - Summary

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology.

2015-A3563 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3563

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, BUCHWALD,
  FAHY, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CURRAN, LUPARDO, LUPI-
  NACCI,  RA,  SCHIMEL,  SIMANOWITZ  --  read  once  and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to exempt  persons  under
  the profession of psychology

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 7605 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11.  THE CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES OF A TECHNICIAN TO ADMINISTER
AND  SCORE  STANDARDIZED  OBJECTIVE  (NON-PROJECTIVE)  PSYCHOLOGICAL  OR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL  TESTS  WHICH HAVE SPECIFIC PREDETERMINED AND MANUAL-
IZED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES WHICH  ENTAIL  OBSERVING  AND  DESCRIBING
TEST  BEHAVIOR  AND TEST RESPONSES, AND WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE EVALUATION,
INTERPRETATION OR OTHER JUDGMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH  TECHNI-
CIAN SHALL: (I) HOLD NO LESS THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY OR A
RELATED  FIELD; (II) UNDERGO A PROCESS OF REGULAR TRAINING BY A LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO  A  MINIMUM  OF
EIGHTY  TOTAL HOURS OF (A) PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, (B) STUDYING AND MASTER-
ING INFORMATION FROM TEST MANUALS, (C) DIRECT OBSERVATION OF A  LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST  OR TRAINED TECHNICIAN ADMINISTERING AND SCORING TESTS, AND
(D) ADMINISTERING AND SCORING  TESTS  IN  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A  LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST  OR  TRAINED TECHNICIAN, PROVIDED SUCH INTERACTION WITH THE
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST EQUALS OR  EXCEEDS  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL
TRAINING  TIME;  (III)  BE UNDER THE DIRECT AND ONGOING SUPERVISION OF A
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST IN NO GREATER THAN A 3AGING RATIO OR THE PART TIME
EQUIVALENT THERETO; (IV) NOT BE EMPLOYED WITHIN A  SCHOOL  SETTING;  AND
(V)  NOT  SELECT  TESTS,  ANALYZE PATIENT DATA OR COMMUNICATE RESULTS TO
PATIENTS. THE SUPERVISING LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST MUST SUBMIT, PURSUANT TO
A FORM TO BE PRESCRIBED AND DEVELOPED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF  THE  EFFEC-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01968-02-5

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2015-A3563A - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6948

2015-A3563A - Summary

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology.

2015-A3563A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3563--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, BUCHWALD,
  FAHY,  SKOUFIS  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CURRAN, FITZPATRICK,
  LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, RA, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, SIMON --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to exempt  persons  under
  the profession of psychology

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 7605 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11.  THE CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES OF A TECHNICIAN TO ADMINISTER
AND  SCORE  STANDARDIZED  OBJECTIVE  (NON-PROJECTIVE)  PSYCHOLOGICAL  OR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL  TESTS  WHICH HAVE SPECIFIC PREDETERMINED AND MANUAL-
IZED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES WHICH  ENTAIL  OBSERVING  AND  DESCRIBING
TEST  BEHAVIOR  AND TEST RESPONSES, AND WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE EVALUATION,
INTERPRETATION OR OTHER JUDGMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH  TECHNI-
CIAN SHALL: (I) HOLD NO LESS THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY OR A
RELATED  FIELD; (II) UNDERGO A PROCESS OF REGULAR TRAINING BY A LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO  A  MINIMUM  OF
EIGHTY  TOTAL HOURS OF (A) PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, (B) STUDYING AND MASTER-
ING INFORMATION FROM TEST MANUALS, (C) DIRECT OBSERVATION OF A  LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST  OR TRAINED TECHNICIAN ADMINISTERING AND SCORING TESTS, AND
(D) ADMINISTERING AND SCORING  TESTS  IN  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A  LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST  OR  TRAINED TECHNICIAN, PROVIDED SUCH INTERACTION WITH THE
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST EQUALS OR  EXCEEDS  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL
TRAINING  TIME;  (III)  BE UNDER THE DIRECT AND ONGOING SUPERVISION OF A
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST IN NO GREATER THAN A 3:1 RATIO OR  THE  PART  TIME
EQUIVALENT THERETO; (IV) NOT BE EMPLOYED WITHIN A SCHOOL SETTING AND (V)
NOT  SELECT  TESTS,  ANALYZE  PATIENT  DATA  OR  COMMUNICATE  RESULTS TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01968-03-5

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2015-A3563B - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6948

2015-A3563B - Summary

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology.

2015-A3563B - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3563--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, BUCHWALD,
  FAHY, SKOUFIS, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CURRAN, FITZPA-
  TRICK, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, RA, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, SIMON -- read once
  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
  ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to exempt persons under
  the profession of psychology

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  7605 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. THE CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES OF A TECHNICIAN TO  ADMINISTER
AND  SCORE  STANDARDIZED  OBJECTIVE  (NON-PROJECTIVE)  PSYCHOLOGICAL  OR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS WHICH HAVE SPECIFIC PREDETERMINED  AND  MANUAL-
IZED  ADMINISTRATIVE  PROCEDURES  WHICH  ENTAIL OBSERVING AND DESCRIBING
TEST BEHAVIOR AND TEST RESPONSES, AND WHICH DO NOT  REQUIRE  EVALUATION,
INTERPRETATION  OR OTHER JUDGMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH TECHNI-
CIAN SHALL: (I) HOLD NO LESS THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY OR A
RELATED FIELD; (II) UNDERGO A PROCESS OF REGULAR TRAINING BY A  LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO A MINIMUM OF
EIGHTY TOTAL HOURS OF (A) PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, (B) STUDYING AND  MASTER-
ING  INFORMATION FROM TEST MANUALS, (C) DIRECT OBSERVATION OF A LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST OR TRAINED TECHNICIAN ADMINISTERING AND SCORING TESTS,  AND
(D)  ADMINISTERING  AND  SCORING  TESTS  IN  THE  PRESENCE OF A LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST OR TRAINED TECHNICIAN, PROVIDED SUCH INTERACTION  WITH  THE
LICENSED  PSYCHOLOGIST  EQUALS  OR  EXCEEDS  FIFTY  PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
TRAINING TIME; (III) BE UNDER THE DIRECT AND ONGOING  SUPERVISION  OF  A
LICENSED  PSYCHOLOGIST  IN  NO GREATER THAN A 3:1 RATIO OR THE PART TIME
EQUIVALENT THERETO; (IV) NOT BE EMPLOYED WITHIN A SCHOOL SETTING AND (V)

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01968-04-5

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2015-A3563C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6948

2015-A3563C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology.

2015-A3563C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3563--C

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, BUCHWALD,
  FAHY, SKOUFIS, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CURRAN, FITZPA-
  TRICK, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, RA, SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ, SIMON -- read once
  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
  ments,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
  --  again  reported  from  said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to exempt persons under
  the profession of psychology

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  7605 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. THE CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES OF A TECHNICIAN TO  ADMINISTER
AND  SCORE  STANDARDIZED  OBJECTIVE  (NON-PROJECTIVE)  PSYCHOLOGICAL  OR
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS WHICH HAVE SPECIFIC PREDETERMINED  AND  MANUAL-
IZED  ADMINISTRATIVE  PROCEDURES  WHICH  ENTAIL OBSERVING AND DESCRIBING
TEST BEHAVIOR AND TEST RESPONSES, AND WHICH DO NOT  REQUIRE  EVALUATION,
INTERPRETATION  OR OTHER JUDGMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH TECHNI-
CIAN SHALL: (I) HOLD NO LESS THAN A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY OR A
RELATED FIELD; (II) UNDERGO A PROCESS OF REGULAR TRAINING BY A  LICENSED
PSYCHOLOGIST,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO A MINIMUM OF
EIGHTY TOTAL HOURS OF (A) PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, (B) STUDYING AND  MASTER-
ING  INFORMATION  FROM  TEST  MANUALS,  AND  (C) DIRECT OBSERVATION OF A
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST OR TRAINED TECHNICIAN  ADMINISTERING  AND  SCORING
TESTS,  IN  ADDITION  TO A MINIMUM OF FORTY TOTAL HOURS OF ADMINISTERING
AND SCORING TESTS IN THE PRESENCE OF A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST OR  TRAINED
TECHNICIAN,  PROVIDED  SUCH  INTERACTION  WITH THE LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
EQUALS OR EXCEEDS FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL  TRAINING  TIME;  (III)  BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01968-05-5

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