Title 54 — PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

54-2301. Practice of psychology — Regulation — Objects and purposes. The practice of psychology in the state of Idaho is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety and welfare, and to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest to protect the public from …

54-2302. Definitions. Within the meaning of this chapter the following definitions apply: (1) "Department" means the department of self-governing agencies of the state of Idaho. (2) "Board" means the Idaho state board of psychologist examiners. (3) "Division administrator" means …

54-2303. License required — Exemptions. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice psychology, or to represent himself to be a psychologist, unless he shall first obtain a license pursuant to this chapter, except as hereinafter provided. (2) Nothi…

54-2304. Establishment of board of psychologist examiners. There is hereby created in the division of occupational and professional licenses an Idaho state board of psychologist examiners as follows: (1) Said board shall consist of four (4) licensed psychologist members and one (…

54-2305. Board of psychologist examiners — Powers. The board of psychologist examiners shall have the following powers: (1) To pass upon the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses, reciprocal licenses, certification and provisional certification of prescriptive aut…

54-2307. Qualifications for license — Applicants for whom an examination may be required. An applicant shall be qualified for a license to practice psychology provided proof satisfactory to the board has been received showing: (1) That the applicant has not been convicted, found …

54-2309. Nonissuance and revocation of license or permit. No license or permit may be issued, and a license or permit previously issued may be revoked, suspended, restricted, or otherwise disciplined if the person applying, or the person licensed or permitted, is: (1) Found guilt…

54-2310. Violation and penalty. Any person who shall practice or attempt to offer to practice psychology, as defined in this act, without having at the time of so doing a valid, unexpired, unrevoked, and unsuspended license issued under this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdem…

54-2311. Duty of prosecuting attorneys. It shall be the duty of the several prosecuting attorneys to prosecute all violations of this act in their respective counties.

54-2312. Qualifications for license — Endorsement. The board may recommend the granting of a license to any person who is licensed or certified by a regulatory board of psychologists in the United States or Canada where such certification or licensure was based on a doctoral degr…

54-2312A. Senior psychologist. The board may grant a license to any person who submits a completed application, including the application fee and a license fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) as established by board rule, and who: (1) Has not been convicted, found guil…

54-2313. Unauthorized practice of medicine. Nothing herein shall be construed as authorizing any person licensed as a psychologist to engage in any manner in the practice of medicine as defined in the laws of this state. A psychologist who engages in psychotherapy shall make prov…

54-2314. Privileged communication — Confidential relations and communications between psychologist and client. A person licensed as a psychologist under the provisions of this act cannot, without the written consent of his client, be examined in a civil or criminal action as to a…

54-2315. Administration by division of occupational and professional licenses — Fee for renewal of license — Renewal and reinstatement. This chapter shall be administered by the division of occupational and professional licenses. The fee for renewal of license shall be a fee as e…

54-2316. prescriptive authority. (1) No psychologist licensed under this chapter shall issue a prescription without valid certification or provisional certification of prescriptive authority issued pursuant to section 54-2317, 54-2318 or 54-2319, Idaho Code. (2) Psychologists lic…

54-2317. prescriptive authority — provisional certification. To qualify for provisional certification of prescriptive authority, a psychologist licensed under this chapter shall meet such standards as prescribed by rule of the board. At a minimum, these standards shall include: (…

54-2318. prescriptive authority — certification. (1) An applicant for certification of prescriptive authority may be granted such certification by the board if the applicant possesses provisional certification of prescriptive authority and has successfully completed two (2) years…

54-2319. prescriptive authority — certification by endorsement. An applicant who has a current and unrestricted license to practice psychology and a current and unrestricted certification of prescriptive authority from another state, or training from the United States department …

54-2320. advisory panel. The board shall establish an advisory panel to review and advise the board on proposed prescriptive rules and other regulations governing the prescriptive authority for psychologists, including any formulary or limited formulary, and also including the su…

54-2321. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. The terms and conditions of the psychology interjurisdictional compact are hereby enacted as follows: PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT ARTICLE I PURPOSE Whereas, states license psychologists in order to protect the public thr…