California Code
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 6.6 - Psychologists

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2900. - 2900. The Legislature finds and declares that practice of psychology...

Section 2901. - 2901. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2902. - 2902. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly...

Section 2903. - 2903. (a) No person may engage in the practice of...

Section 2903.1. - 2903.1. A psychologist licensed under this chapter may use biofeedback...

Section 2904. - 2904. The practice of psychology shall not include prescribing drugs,...

Section 2904.5. - 2904.5. A psychologist licensed under this chapter is a licentiate...

Section 2905. - 2905. The practice of psychology shall be as defined as...

Section 2907. - 2907. Corporations shall have no professional rights, privileges, or powers,...

Section 2907.5. - 2907.5. Nothing in Section 2907 shall be deemed to apply...

Section 2908. - 2908. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent...

Section 2910. - 2910. (a) This chapter shall not be construed to restrict...

Section 2911. - 2911. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting...

Section 2912. - 2912. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict...

Section 2913. - 2913. A person other than a licensed psychologist may perform...

Section 2914. - 2914. (a) An applicant for licensure shall not be subject...

Section 2914.1. - 2914.1. The board shall encourage every licensed psychologist to take...

Section 2914.2. - 2914.2. The board shall encourage licensed psychologists to take continuing...

Section 2914.3. - 2914.3. (a) The board shall encourage institutions that offer a...

Section 2915. - 2915. (a) Except as provided in this section, the board...

Section 2915.4. - 2915.4. (a) Effective January 1, 2020, an applicant for licensure...

Section 2915.5. - 2915.5. (a) Any applicant for licensure as a psychologist as...

Section 2916. - 2916. If any provision of this chapter or the application...

Section 2918. - 2918. The confidential relations and communications between psychologist and client...

Section 2919. - 2919. A licensed psychologist shall retain a patient’s health service...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 2920. - 2920. (a) The Board of Psychology shall enforce and administer...

Section 2920.1. - 2920.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority...

Section 2921. - 2921. Each member of the board shall hold office for...

Section 2922. - 2922. In appointing the members of the board, except the...

Section 2923. - 2923. Each member of the board shall have all of...

Section 2924. - 2924. The Governor has power to remove from office any...

Section 2925. - 2925. The board shall elect annually a president and vice...

Section 2926. - 2926. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting...

Section 2927. - 2927. Five members of the board shall at all times...

Section 2927.5. - 2927.5. Notice of each regular meeting of the board shall...

Section 2928. - 2928. The board shall administer and enforce this chapter. (Amended...

Section 2929. - 2929. The board shall adopt a seal, which shall be...

Section 2930. - 2930. The board shall from time to time adopt rules...

Section 2931. - 2931. The board shall examine and pass upon the qualifications...

Section 2933. - 2933. (a) Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board...

Section 2934. - 2934. Notwithstanding Section 112, the board may issue, biennially, a...

Section 2934.1. - 2934.1. (a) The board may post on its Internet Web...

Section 2935. - 2935. Each member of the board shall receive a per...

Section 2936. - 2936. The board shall adopt a program of consumer and...

ARTICLE 3 - License

Section 2940. - 2940. To obtain a license from the board, an applicant...

Section 2941. - 2941. (a) Each applicant for licensure as a psychologist shall...

Section 2942. - 2942. The board may examine by written or computer-assisted examination...

Section 2943. - 2943. The board may examine for knowledge in whatever theoretical...

Section 2946. - 2946. (a) The board shall grant a license to any...

Section 2948. - 2948. The board shall issue a license to all applicants...

Section 2949. - 2949. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with...

ARTICLE 4 - Denial, Suspension and Revocation

Section 2960. - 2960. The board may refuse to issue any registration or...

Section 2960.05. - 2960.05. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and...

Section 2960.1. - 2960.1. Notwithstanding Section 2960, any proposed decision or decision issued...

Section 2960.2. - 2960.2. (a) A licensee shall meet the requirements set forth...

Section 2960.5. - 2960.5. The board may refuse to issue any registration or...

Section 2960.6. - 2960.6. The board may deny any application for, or may...

Section 2961. - 2961. The board may deny an application for, or issue...

Section 2962. - 2962. (a) A person whose license or registration has been...

Section 2963. - 2963. A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction...

Section 2964. - 2964. Whenever the board orders a license revoked for cause,...

Section 2964.3. - 2964.3. Any person required to register as a sex offender...

Section 2964.5. - 2964.5. The board at its discretion may require any licensee...

Section 2964.6. - 2964.6. An administrative disciplinary decision that imposes terms of probation...

Section 2965. - 2965. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted by...

Section 2966. - 2966. (a) A psychologist’s license shall be suspended automatically during...

Section 2969. - 2969. (a) (1) A licensee who fails or refuses to...

ARTICLE 5 - Penalties

Section 2970. - 2970. Any person who violates any of the provisions of...

Section 2971. - 2971. Whenever any person other than a licensed psychologist has...

ARTICLE 7 - Revenue

Section 2980. - 2980. There is in the State Treasury the Psychology Fund....

Section 2981. - 2981. The money in the Psychology Fund shall be used...

Section 2982. - 2982. (a) All licenses expire and become invalid at 12...

Section 2983. - 2983. Every person to whom a license is issued shall,...

Section 2984. - 2984. Except as provided in Section 2985, a license that...

Section 2985. - 2985. A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall...

Section 2986. - 2986. A person who fails to renew his or her...

Section 2987. - 2987. The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter...

Section 2987.2. - 2987.2. (a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to...

Section 2987.5. - 2987.5. Every person licensed under this chapter is exempt from...

Section 2988. - 2988. A licensed psychologist who for reasons, including, but not...

Section 2988.5. - 2988.5. (a) The board may issue, upon an application prescribed...

Section 2988.7. - 2988.7. (a) The board may, in its discretion, accept the...

Section 2989. - 2989. The fees in this article shall be fixed by...

ARTICLE 9 - Psychological Corporations

Section 2995. - 2995. A psychological corporation is a corporation that is authorized...

Section 2996. - 2996. It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of...

Section 2996.1. - 2996.1. A psychological corporation shall not do or fail to...

Section 2996.2. - 2996.2. The income of a psychological corporation attributable to professional...

Section 2997. - 2997. Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of...

Section 2998. - 2998. The name of a psychological corporation and any name...

Section 2999. - 2999. The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry...

ARTICLE 10 - Psychological Testing Technicians

Section 2999.100. - 2999.100. (a) “Psychological testing technician” means an individual not otherwise...

Section 2999.101. - 2999.101. To register as a psychological testing technician, a person...

Section 2999.102. - 2999.102. (a) All psychological testing technician services shall be provided...

Section 2999.103. - 2999.103. (a) A psychological testing technician shall renew their registration...

Section 2999.104. - 2999.104. Nothing in this article shall be construed to expand...

Section 2999.105. - 2999.105. This article shall become operative on January 1, 2024....