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[84 STAT. 1957]
PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1970
[84 STAT. 1957]

84 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-657-JAN. 8, 1971

(A) A person bearing the title of "psychologist" in the employ of any governmental agency, academic institution, or research laboratory: Provided, That the services performed by such an employee, which services shall not include psychotherapy, are a part of his office or position and are provided only within the confines of the organization or are offered to like organizations. (B) Persons providing services, exclusive of psychotherapy, to the public through governmental organizations, such as clinics., who are compensated by their employer rather than their clients. Persons coming under the exemptions established by subsections (A) and (B) may offer lecture services to the public for a fee but may not offer other psychological services to the public for a fee without having obtained a license. (C) A student intern, or resident in psychology, pursuing a course of study or research with an accredited college, university, or training center: Provided, That such activities are supervised as part of his (•ourse of study, and he is designated by such title as "psychology intern," "psychology trainee," or other title clearly indicating trainee status. (D) A person not licensed as a psychologist under the provisions of this Act employed by a licensed psychologist to assist in the performance of psychological and other services, other than psychotherapy, if such person works under the supervision of the licensed psychologist who assumes full responsibility for his acts, and if such person is not in any manner held out to the public as a psychologist. (E) Qualified members of other established businesses or professions, recognized by the Commissioner, doing work of a psychological nature consistent with their training and with any code of ethics provided by their respective businesses or professions: Provided, That they do not hold themselves out to the public by title or description incorporating the words "psychological," "psychologist," or "psychology," unless licensed under this Act. (F) A psychologist who is not licensed or certified under the provisions of this Act, but (1) who is licensed or certified under the laws of a State or territory of the United States or of a foreign country or province whose standards in the opinion of the Commissioner were substantially equivalent, at the date of his certification or licensure, to the requirements of this Act; or (2) who meets the requirements of subsections (A) and (B) of section 7; and who is employed or invited by a licensed psychologist who is a resident of or maintains a place of work in the District of Columbia to offer professional services in said District for a total of not more than sixty days in any calendar year without holding a license issued under the Act. Upon arrival in the District of Columbia, such an unlicensed psychologist shall report to the Commissioner with respect to the nature and duration of his professional activities in the District as well as the name of the person who has requested him to render services. A psychologist claiming exemption under the provisions of this section who offers professional services in the District of Columbia for more than twenty days in any calendar year shall file with the Commissioner evidence of his right to such exemption. Upon proof of that right to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall enter the name of the applicant in a register kept for that purpose and shall issue to the applicant a certificate in evidence of such registration.

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