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Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 337 Psychologists Professional Counselors Social Workers
Chapter 338 Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Chapter 344 Nursing Home Administrators
Chapter 345 Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
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Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXII
OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
August 28, 2009
Chapter 337 -- PsychologistsProfessional CounselorsSoci
Workers
Section 337.010. Denitions.
Section 337.015. Practice of psychology regulatedpractice of psychology, dened.
Section 337.020. Temporary, provisional or permanent licenses, application, qualications,
examinations, fees.
Section 337.021. Educational and experience requirements for licensure, certain persons.
Section 337.025. Educational and experience requirements for licensure, certain persons.
Section 337.027. Educational requirements deemed met, when.
Section 337.029. Licenses based on reciprocity to be issued, whenhealth service provider
certication eligibility.
Section 337.030. License renewal, registration fee, proof of compliancelate registration, penalty
lost certicate, how replacedfees, amount how setinactive license issued, when.
Section 337.033. Limitations on areas of practicerelevant professional education and training
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denedcriteria for program of graduate studyhealth service provider certication, requiremen
for certain persons automatic certication for certain persons.
Section 337.035. Denial, revocation, or suspension of license, grounds forinterested third party
dened.
Section 337.041. Discrimination prohibited.
Section 337.045. Exempted professions and occupationstemporary practice authorized.
Section 337.050. State committee of psychologists createdmembers, qualications, compensatio
removalrules, procedurepowers of committee, seal continuing education, proof of completi
submitted with license renewal, types of continuing education, committee powers.
Section 337.055. Privileged communications, when.
Section 337.060. Licensed psychologists not to practice medicine.
Section 337.065. Violations, penalty, refund of feesduties of committeeinjunction civil
immunity, whenvenue.
Section 337.068. Complaints of prisonersdisposition of certain records.
Section 337.070. Local governments prohibited from taxing or licensing psychologists.
Section 337.085. Fees, collection, disposition, use.
Section 337.090. License or directory not to include degree on which license was issued.
Section 337.093. Application of law.
Section 337.500. Denitions.
Section 337.503. Discrimination in promulgation of regulations prohibited.
Section 337.505. License requiredexempted professions and occupations.
Section 337.507. Applications, contents, feesfailure to renew, effectreplacement certicates
whenfund establishedexamination, when, notice.
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Section 337.510. Education, experience requirements for licensurereciprocity provisional
professional counselor license issued, when, requirementsrenewal license fee.
Section 337.515. License expiration, renewal, fees.
Section 337.520. Rules and regulations, procedure.
Section 337.525. Grounds for refusal, revocation or suspension of licensecivil immunity, when
procedure upon ling complaint.
Section 337.528. Condentiality of compliant documentation, when-destruction of information
permitted, when.
Section 337.530. Violations, penaltyrefund of fees for servicesduties of department
injunctions, grounds forvenue.
Section 337.535. Committee establishedqualications of members, termscompensation
meetings, quorumremoval of members.
Section 337.540. Privileged communications, when.
Section 337.600. Denitions.
Section 337.603. License requiredexemptions from licensure.
Section 337.604. Title of social worker, requirements to use title.
Section 337.612. Applications, contents, feefund establishedrenewal, feelost certicate, ho
replaced.
Section 337.615. Education, experience requirementsreciprocity licenses issued, when.
Section 337.618. License expiration, renewal, fees, continuing education requirement.
Section 337.621. Temporary permits.
337.622. State committee for social workersmembership, removal and vacancies.
Section 337.627. Rules and regulations, procedure.
Section 337.630. Grounds for refusal, revocation or suspension of licensecivil immunity, when
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procedure upon ling complaint.
Section 337.633. Violations, penaltyrefund of fees for serviceduties of departmentinjunctio
grounds forvenue.
Section 337.636. Privileged communications, when.
Section 337.642. Discrimination against social workers in promulgation of rules prohibited.
Section 337.643. Licensure required for use of title--practice authorized.
Section 337.644. Application, contents--reciprocity--issuance of license, when.
Section 337.645. Application information required--issuance of license, when.
Section 337.646. License required for use of title.
Section 337.649. Documention and discriplinary action prohibited, when--request to destroy
documentation permitted, when--disclosure of compliant not required, when.
Section 337.653. Baccalaureate social workers, license required, permitted activitiy.
Section 337.662. Application for licensure, contentsrenewal noticesreplacement certicates
provided, whenfees set by committee.
Section 337.665. Information required to be furnished committee--reciprocity, when--certicate t
practice independently issued, when.
Section 337.671. Temporary permits issued, when.
Section 337.683. Violations, penaltycommittee may sue, whenactions permitted to be enjoine
Section 337.689. Licensees may be compelled to testify.
Section 337.700. Denitions.
Section 337.703. License required, exceptions.
Section 337.706. License required, exception for persons licensed in other state.
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Section 337.709. Laws not to be construed to require employment of marital and family therapist
Section 337.712. Licenses, application, oath, feelost certicatesfund.
Section 337.715. Qualications for licensure, exceptions.
Section 337.718. License expiration, renewal feetemporary permits.
Section 337.727. Rulemaking authority, procedure.
Section 337.730. Refusal to issue or renew, grounds, notice, rights of applicantcomplaints le
with administrative hearing commission.
Section 337.733. Violations of marital and family therapists law, penaltyattorney general, duties
injunctionsvenue.
Section 337.736. Condentiality, exceptions.
Section 337.739. Committee, members, qualications, terms, meetings, expenses, removal.
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Section 337.010
Denitions.
37.010 As used in sections 337.010 to
37.090 the following terms mean:
1) "Committee", the state committee of
sychologists;
2) "Department", the department of insur-
nce, nancial institutions and professional
egistration;
3) "Division", the division of professional
egistration;
4) "Licensed psychologist", any person who
ffers to render psychological services tondividuals, groups, organizations, institu-
ions, corporations, schools, government
gencies or the general public for a fee,
monetary or otherwise, implying that such
erson is trained, experienced and licensed to
ractice psychology and who holds a current
nd valid, whether temporary, provisional or
ermanent, license in this state to practice
sychology;
5) "Provisional licensed psychologist", any
erson who is a graduate of a recognized
ducational institution with a doctoral degreen psychology as dened in section 337.025,
nd who otherwise meets all requirements to
ecome a licensed psychologist except for
assage of the licensing exams, oral examina-
ion and completion of the required period of
ostdegree supervised experience as specied
n subsection 2 of section 337.025;
6) "Recognized educational institution":
a) A school, college, university or other insti-
ution of higher learning in the United States,
which, at the time the applicant was enrolled
nd graduated, had a graduate program in
sychology and was accredited by one of the
egional accrediting associations approved by
he Council on Postsecondary Accreditation;
r
b) A school, college, university or other
nstitution of higher learning outside the
United States, which, at the time the applicant
was enrolled and graduated, had a graduate
program in psychology and maintained a
standard of training substantially equivalent
to the standards of training of those programs
accredited by one of the regional accredit-
ing associations approved by the Council of
Postsecondary Accreditation;
(7) "Temporary license", a license which is
issued to a person licensed as a psycholo-
gist in another jurisdiction, who has applied
for licensure in this state either by reciproc-
ity or endorsement of the score from the
Examination for Professional Practice in
Psychology, and who is awaiting either a nal
determination by the committee relative to
such person's eligibility for licensure or who
is awaiting the results of the jurisprudence
examination or oral examination.
(L. 1977 H.B. 255 1, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16,A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1998 H.B.
1601, et al. merged with S.B. 732, A.L. 2008
S.B. 788)
Section 337.015
Practice of psychology regu-
lated--practice of psychology,
dened.
337.015 1. No person shall represent himself
as a psychologist in the state of Missouri un-
less he is validly licensed and registered un-
der the provisions of this chapter. No person
shall engage in the practice of psychology
in the state of Missouri unless he is validly
licensed and registered under the provisions
of this chapter unless otherwise exempt
under the provisions of sections 337.010 to
337.090.
2. A person represents himself as a "psy-
chologist" within the meaning of this chapter
when he holds himself out to the public by
any title or description of services incorporat-
ing the words "psychology", "psychological",
or "psychologist", or any term of like import,
"psychometry", "psychometrics", "psy-
chometrist", "psychotherapy", "psychothera-
pists", "psychoanalysis", "psychoanalyst", or
variants thereof or when the person purports
to be trained, experienced or an expert in the
eld of psychology, and offers to render or
renders services as dened below to indiv
als, groups, organizations, or the public f
fee, monetary or otherwise; provided, ho
ever, that professional counselors license
to practice under this chapter, or a physic
licensed to practice pursuant to chapter 3
RSMo, who specializes in psychiatry, mause any of such terms except "psycholog
"psychological", or "psychologist" so lon
such is consistent with their respective lic
ing laws.
3. The "practice of psychology" within th
meaning of this chapter is dened as the
observation, description, evaluation, inter
tation, treatment, and modication of hum
behavior by the application of psycholog
principles, methods, and procedures, for
purpose of preventing, treating, or elimin
ing symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesirbehavior and of enhancing interpersonal
relationships, work and life adjustment,
personal effectiveness, behavioral health
mental health. The practice of psycholog
includes, but is not limited to, psychomet
or psychological testing and the evaluatio
assessment of personal characteristics, su
as intelligence, personality, abilities, inter
aptitudes, and neuropsychological functio
ing; counseling, psychoanalysis, psycho-
therapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, and beha
analysis and therapy; diagnosis and treatm
of mental and emotional disorder or disabity in both inpatient and outpatient settin
alcoholism and substance abuse, disorder
habit or conduct, as well as the psycholog
aspects of physical illness, accident, injur
or disability; psychoeducational evalua-
tion, therapy, remediation, and consultati
and teaching and training of psychologic
competence. Psychological services may
rendered to individuals, families, groups,
and the public. The practice of psycholog
shall be construed within the meaning of
denition without regard to whether paym
is received for services rendered.
4. The application of these principles and
methods includes, but is not restricted to:
diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and ame
ration of adjustment problems and emotio
and mental disturbances of individuals an
groups; hypnosis; counseling; educationa
and vocational counseling; personnel sele
tion and management; the evaluation and
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lanning for effective work and learning
ituations; advertising and market research;
nd the resolution of interpersonal and social
onicts.
L. 1977 H.B. 255 2, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16,
A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
Section 337.020
Temporary, provisional or
permanent licenses, applica-
ion, qualications, examina-
ions, fees.
37.020 1. Each person desiring to obtain
license, whether temporary, provisionalr permanent, as a psychologist shall make
pplication to the committee upon such forms
nd in such manner as may be prescribed
y the committee and shall pay the required
pplication fee. The application fee shall not
e refundable. Each application shall contain
statement that it is made under oath or af-
rmation and that its representations are true
nd correct to the best knowledge and belief
f the person signing the application, subject
o the penalties of making a false afdavit or
eclaration.
. Each applicant, whether for temporary,
rovisional or permanent licensure, shall
ubmit evidence satisfactory to the committee
hat the applicant is at least twenty-one years
f age, is of good moral character, and meets
he appropriate educational requirements as
et forth in either section 337.021 or 337.025,
r is qualied for licensure without examina-
ion pursuant to section 337.029. In deter-
mining the acceptability of the applicant's
ualications, the committee may require
vidence that it deems reasonable and proper,
n accordance with law, and the applicant
hall furnish the evidence in the manner
equired by the committee.
. The committee with assistance from the
ivision shall issue a permanent license to
nd register as a psychologist any applicant
who, in addition to having fullled the other
equirements of sections 337.010 to 337.090,
asses the examination for professional prac-
ice in psychology and such other examina-
tions in psychology which may be adopted
by the committee, except that an applicant
fullling the requirement of section 337.029
shall upon successful completion of the
jurisprudence examination and completion of
the oral examination be permanently licensed
without having to retake the examination forprofessional practice in psychology.
4. The committee, with assistance from the
division, shall issue a provisional license to,
and register as being a provisionally licensed
psychologist, any applicant who is a graduate
of a recognized educational institution with a
doctoral degree in psychology as dened in
section 337.025, and who otherwise meets all
requirements to become a licensed psycholo-
gist, except for passage of the national and
state licensing exams, oral examination and
completion of the required period of post-degree supervised experience as specied in
subsection 2 of section 337.025.
5. A provisional license issued pursuant to
subsection 4 of this section shall only autho-
rize and permit the applicant to render those
psychological services which are under the
supervision and the full professional respon-
sibility and control of such person's postdoc-
toral degree licensed supervisor. A provi-
sional license shall automatically terminate
upon issuance of a permanent license, upon a
nding of cause to discipline after notice andhearing pursuant to section 337.035, upon the
expiration of one year from the date of issu-
ance whichever event rst occurs, or upon
termination of supervision by the licensed
supervisor. The provisional license may be
renewed after one year with a maximum
issuance of two years total per provisional
licensee. The committee by rule shall provide
procedures for exceptions and variances from
the requirement of a maximum issuance of
two years due to vacations, illness, pregnancy
and other good causes.
6. The committee, with assistance from the
division, shall immediately issue a temporary
license to any applicant for licensure either
by reciprocity pursuant to section 337.029, or
by endorsement of the score from the exami-
nation for professional practice in psychol-
ogy upon receipt of an application for such
licensure and upon proof that the applicant is
either licensed as a psychologist in another
jurisdiction, is a diplomate of the American
Board of Professional Psychology, or is a
member of the National Register of Heal
Services Providers in Psychology.
7. A temporary license issued pursuant to
subsection 6 of this section shall authoriz
the applicant to practice psychology in thstate, the same as if a permanent license h
been issued. Such temporary license shal
issued without payment of an additional f
and shall remain in full force and effect u
the earlier of the following events:
(1) A permanent license has been issued t
the applicant following successful compl
of the jurisprudence examination and the
interview examination;
(2) In cases where the committee has fou
the applicant ineligible for licensure and appeal has been taken to the administrati
hearing commission, then at the expiratio
such appeal time; or
(3) In cases where the committee has fou
the applicant ineligible for licensure and
applicant has taken an appeal to the admi
trative hearing commission and the admi
trative hearing commission has also foun
applicant ineligible, then upon the renditi
by the administrative hearing commissio
its ndings of fact and conclusions of law
such effect.
8. Written and oral examinations pursuan
sections 337.010 to 337.090 shall be adm
istered by the committee at least twice ea
year to any applicant who meets the educ
tional requirements set forth in either sec
337.021 or 337.025 or to any applicant w
is seeking licensure either by reciprocity
suant to section 337.029, or by endorsem
of the score from the examination of prof
sional practice in psychology. The comm
shall examine in the areas of professiona
knowledge, techniques and applications,
research and its interpretation, profession
affairs, ethics, and Missouri law and regu
tions governing the practice of psycholog
The committee may use, in whole or in p
the examination for professional practice
psychology national examination in psyc
ogy or such other national examination in
psychology which may be available.
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. If an applicant fails any examination, the
pplicant shall be permitted to take a subse-
uent examination, upon the payment of an
dditional reexamination fee. This reexami-
ation fee shall not be refundable.
L. 1977 H.B. 255 3, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16,
A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1995 S.B.
9, et al., A.L. 1996 S.B. 604, et al., A.L.
997 S.B. 141, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.
merged with S.B. 732)
Section 337.021
Educational and experience
requirements for licensure,
certain persons.
37.021 1. The provisions of this section
hall govern, except as provided in subsection
of this section, the education and experi-
nce requirements for initial licensure as a
sychologist for the following persons:
1) A person who has completed a graduate
rogram which is primarily psychological in
ature prior to August 28, 1990; or
2) A person who is matriculated in a gradu-
te program which is primarily psychologicaln nature prior to August 28, 1990; provided
hat, such person who does not complete
ll requirements for initial licensure prior
o August 28, 1996, except as provided in
ubsections 5 and 6 of this section, shall be
overned by the licensure requirements of
ection 337.025.
. Each applicant shall submit evidence sat-
sfactory to the committee that the applicant
ither:
1) Has received a doctoral degree, based
pon a program of studies from a recognized
ducational institution the contents of which
were primarily psychological, as dened by
ule, and who has had at least one year of sat-
sfactory supervised professional experience
n the general eld of psychology, as dened
y rule; or
2) Received a master's degree, based upon a
rogram of studies from a recognized educa-
tional institution the contents of which were
primarily psychological, as dened by rule,
and who has had at least three years of satis-
factory professional experience in the general
eld of psychology, as dened by rule.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsec-tion 1 of this section, an applicant who has
received a doctoral degree from a graduate
program which is primarily psychological in
nature prior to August 28, 1990, may elect at
the applicant's option to have the applicant's
application and licensure evaluated pursuant
to the provisions of either section 337.021 or
337.025.
4. The rules referred to in subsection 2 of
this section shall be those rules as previously
promulgated by the department pursuant
to the provisions of sections 337.020 and337.050 as were in force and effect on August
28, 1989.
5. Notwithstanding any provision of sec-
tion 337.025 or this section to the contrary,
any person who qualies for initial licensure
pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 2
of this section that has taken the Missouri
licensing examination but has not received a
passing score on the licensing examination
before August 28, 1996, shall be allowed the
same amount of attempts, within the same
allotted time, to pass such examination as aperson who meets the requirements for initial
licensure pursuant to subdivision (1) of sub-
section 2 of this section.
6. As used in sections 337.010 to 337.090,
initial licensure refers only to the educational
and experience requirements set forth in
subsection 2 of this section, such that initial
licensure shall not include passage of any
examination given for the purposes of full
licensure under section 337.020.
(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1997 S.B.
141, A.L. 1998 S.B. 732)
Section 337.025
Educational and experience
requirements for licensure,
certain persons.
337.025 1. The provisions of this section
shall govern the education and experienc
quirements for initial licensure as a psych
gist for the following persons:
(1) A person who has not matriculated ingraduate degree program which is primar
psychological in nature on or before Aug
28, 1990; and
(2) A person who is matriculated after Au
28, 1990, in a graduate degree program d
signed to train professional psychologists
2. Each applicant shall submit satisfactor
evidence to the committee that the applic
has received a doctoral degree in psychol
from a recognized educational institution
and has had at least one year of satisfactosupervised professional experience in the
eld of psychology.
3. A doctoral degree in psychology is de
as:
(1) A program accredited, or provisionall
accredited, by the American Psychologic
Association; or
(2) A program designated or approved, in
cluding provisional approval, by the Ame
can Association of State Psychology Boaor the Council for the National Register o
Health Service Providers in Psychology,
both; or
(3) A graduate program that meets all of t
following criteria:
(a) The program, wherever it may be adm
istratively housed, shall be clearly identi
and labeled as a psychology program. Su
a program shall specify in pertinent instit
tional catalogues and brochures its intent
educate and train professional psycholog
(b) The psychology program shall stand a
recognizable, coherent organizational ent
within the institution of higher education
(c) There shall be a clear authority and pr
mary responsibility for the core and spec
areas whether or not the program cuts acr
administrative lines;
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d) The program shall be an integrated, orga-
ized, sequence of study;
e) There shall be an identiable psychology
aculty and a psychologist responsible for the
rogram;
f) The program shall have an identiable
ody of students who are matriculated in that
rogram for a degree;
g) The program shall include a supervised
racticum, internship, eld, or laboratory
raining appropriate to the practice of psy-
hology;
h) The curriculum shall encompass a mini-
mum of three academic years of full-time
raduate study, with a minimum of one year'sesidency at the educational institution grant-
ng the doctoral degree; and
i) Require the completion by the applicant
f a core program in psychology which shall
e met by the completion and award of at
east one three-semester-hour graduate credit
ourse or a combination of graduate credit
ourses totaling three semester hours or ve
uarter hours in each of the following areas:
. The biological bases of behavior such as
ourses in: physiological psychology, com-arative psychology, neuropsychology, sensa-
ion and perception, psychopharmacology;
. The cognitive-affective bases of behavior
uch as courses in: learning, thinking, moti-
ation, emotion, and cognitive psychology;
. The social bases of behavior such as
ourses in: social psychology, group process-
s/dynamics, interpersonal relationships, and
rganizational and systems theory;
. Individual differences such as courses in:
ersonality theory, human development, ab-
ormal psychology, developmental psychol-
gy, child psychology, adolescent psychol-
gy, psychology of aging, and theories of
ersonality;
. The scientic methods and procedures of
nderstanding, predicting and inuencing
uman behavior such as courses in: statistics,
xperimental design, psychometrics, individ-
ual testing, group testing, and research design
and methodology.
4. Acceptable supervised professional experi-
ence shall consist of a minimum of fteen
hundred hours of professional experience ob-
tained in not less than twelve nor more thantwenty-four consecutive calendar months. In
no case shall this experience be accumulated
at a rate of less than twenty hours per week
nor more than fty hours per week. Postdoc-
toral supervised professional experience for
prospective health service providers shall in-
volve and relate to the delivery of psycholog-
ical health services. Postdoctoral supervised
professional experience for other applicants
shall be in accordance with professional
requirements and relevant to the applicant's
intended area of practice.
5. Postdoctoral experience for those appli-
cants who intend to seek health service pro-
vider certication and who have completed
a program in one or more of the American
Psychological Association designated health
service provider delivery areas shall be
obtained under the primary supervision of
a licensed psychologist who is also a health
service provider or who otherwise meets
the requirements for health service provider
certication. Postdoctoral experience for
those applicants who do not intend to seek
health service provider certication shall beobtained under the primary supervision of a
licensed psychologist or such other qualied
mental health professional approved by the
committee.
6. The psychological activities of the ap-
plicant shall be performed pursuant to the
primary supervisor's order, control, and full
professional responsibility. The primary su-
pervisor shall maintain a continuing relation-
ship with the applicant and shall meet with
the applicant a minimum of one hour per
month in face-to-face individual supervision.
Clinical supervision may be delegated by the
primary supervisor to one or more secondary
supervisors who are* qualied psycholo-
gists**. The secondary supervisors shall
retain order, control and full professional
responsibility for the applicant's clinical work
under their supervision and shall meet with
the applicant a minimum of one hour per
week in face-to-face individual supervision.
If the primary supervisor is also the clinical
supervisor, meetings shall be a minimum
one hour per week. Group supervision sh
not be acceptable for supervised professi
experience. The primary supervisor shall
certify to the committee that the applican
has complied with these requirements an
that the applicant has demonstrated ethicand competent practice of psychology. Th
changing by an agency of the primary su
pervisor during the course of the supervi
experience shall not invalidate the superv
experience.
7. The committee by rule shall provide
procedures for exceptions and variances
the requirements for once a week face-to
supervision due to vacations, illness, preg
nancy, and other good causes.
(L. 1977 H.B. 255 4, A.L. 1989 H.B. 7720, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al. merged
S.B. 732)
*Words "is a" appear in original rolls.
**Word "psychologist" appears in origin
rolls.
Section 337.027
Educational requirements
deemed met, when.
337.027 For purposes of commencing an
obtaining the postdegree supervised expe
rience as provided in sections 337.010 to
337.090, an applicant shall be deemed to
have met the educational requirements, e
upon the conferral of the formal degree o
the time when all of the degree requirem
established by the recognized educationa
institution for the degree have been met w
the sole exception that the degree has not
been formally conferred at a graduation pgram and the institution so certies in wr
to the committee.
(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
Section 337.029
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Licenses based on reciproc-
ty to be issued, when--health
ervice provider certication
eligibility.
37.029 1. A psychologist licensed in anoth-r jurisdiction who has had no violations and
o suspensions and no revocation of a license
o practice psychology in any jurisdiction
may receive a license in Missouri, provided
he psychologist passes a written examination
n Missouri laws and regulations governing
he practice of psychology and meets one of
he following criteria:
1) Is a diplomate of the American Board of
rofessional Psychology;
2) Is a member of the National Register ofHealth Service Providers in Psychology;
3) Is currently licensed or certied as a
sychologist in another jurisdiction who is
hen a signatory to the Association of State
nd Provincial Psychology Board's reciproc-
ty agreement;
4) Is currently licensed or certied as a
sychologist in another state, territory of the
United States, or the District of Columbia
nd:
a) Has a doctoral degree in psychology
rom a program accredited, or provisionally
ccredited, by the American Psychological
Association or that meets the requirements as
et forth in subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of
ection 337.025;
b) Has been licensed for the preceding ve
ears; and
c) Has had no disciplinary action taken
gainst the license for the preceding veears; or
5) Holds a current certicate of professional
ualication (CPQ) issued by the Association
f State and Provincial Psychology Boards
ASPPB).
. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsec-
ion 1 of this section, applicants may be re-
uired to pass an oral examination as adopted
y the committee.
3. A psychologist who receives a license for
the practice of psychology in the state of
Missouri on the basis of reciprocity as listed
in subsection 1 of this section or by endorse-
ment of the score from the examination of
professional practice in psychology score willalso be eligible for and shall receive certica-
tion from the committee as a health service
provider if the psychologist meets one or
more of the following criteria:
(1) Is a diplomate of the American Board of
Professional Psychology in one or more of
the specialties recognized by the American
Board of Professional Psychology as pertain-
ing to health service delivery;
(2) Is a member of the National Register of
Health Service Providers in Psychology; or
(3) Has completed or obtained through edu-
cation, training, or experience the requisite
knowledge comparable to that which is
required pursuant to section 337.033.
(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69,
et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 1998
S.B. 732, A.L. 2001 S.B. 357, A.L. 2008 H.B.
2065)
Section 337.030
License renewal, registration
fee, proof of compliance--late
registration, penalty--lost
certicate, how replaced--fees,
amount, how set--inactive
license issued, when.
337.030 1. Each psychologist licensed pursu-ant to the provisions of sections 337.010 to
337.090, who has not led with the commit-
tee a veried statement that the psychologist
has retired from or terminated the psycholo-
gist's practice of psychology in this state,
shall register with the division on or before
the registration renewal date. The division
shall require a registration fee which shall be
submitted together with proof of compliance
with the continuing education requirement
as provided in section 337.050 and any other
information required for such registration
Upon receipt of the required material and
the registration fee, the division shall issu
renewal certicate of registration. The di
sion shall, when issuing an initial license
an applicant who has met all of the quali
tions of sections 337.010 to 337.093 and been approved for licensure by the comm
shall grant the applicant, without paymen
any further fee, a certicate of registratio
valid until the next registration renewal d
2. The division shall mail a renewal notic
to the last known address of each license
prior to the registration renewal date. Fai
to provide the division with the proof of
compliance with the continuing education
requirement and other information requir
for registration, or to pay the registration
after such notice shall effect a revocationthe license after a period of sixty days fro
the registration renewal date. The license
shall be restored if, within two years of th
registration renewal date, the applicant pr
vides written application and the paymen
the registration fee and a delinquency fee
proof of compliance with the requiremen
for continuing education as provided in s
tion 337.050.
3. A new certicate to replace any certic
lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issue
subject to the rules of the committee, upopayment of a reasonable fee.
4. The committee shall set the amount of
the fees authorized by sections 337.010 to
337.093 and required by rules and regula
promulgated pursuant to section 536.021
RSMo. The fees shall be set at a level to
produce revenue which shall not substant
exceed the cost and expense of administe
sections 337.010 to 337.090.
5. The committee is authorized to issue a
inactive license to any licensee who mak
written application for such license on a
form provided by the board and remits th
fee for an inactive license established by
committee. An inactive license may be is
only to a person who has previously been
issued a license to practice psychology in
state, who is no longer regularly engaged
such practice and who does not hold him
or herself out to the public as being profe
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ionally engaged in such practice in this state.
Each inactive license shall be subject to all
rovisions of this chapter, except as other-
wise specically provided. Each inactive
icense may be renewed by the committee
ubject to all provisions of this section and all
ther provisions of this chapter. The inac-ive licensee shall not be required to submit
vidence of completion of continuing educa-
ion as required by this chapter. An inactive
icensee may apply for a license to regularly
ngage in the practice of psychology upon l-
ng a written application on a form provided
y the committee, submitting the reactiva-
ion fee established by the committee, and
ubmitting proof of current competency as
stablished by the committee.
L. 1977 H.B. 255 5, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16,
A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1996 S.B.04, et al., A.L. 2003 S.B. 478)
Section 337.033
Limitations on areas of prac-
ice--relevant professional
education and training, de-
ned--criteria for program of
graduate study--health serviceprovider certication, require-
ments for certain persons
-automatic certication for
certain persons.
37.033 1. A licensed psychologist shall
imit his or her practice to demonstrated areas
f competence as documented by relevant
rofessional education, training, and experi-
nce. A psychologist trained in one area shall
ot practice in another area without obtainingdditional relevant professional education,
raining, and experience through an accept-
ble program of respecialization.
. A psychologist may not represent or hold
imself or herself out as a state certied
r registered psychological health service
rovider unless the psychologist has rst
eceived the psychologist health service
rovider certication from the committee;
rovided, however, nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to limit or prevent a
licensed, whether temporary, provisional or
permanent, psychologist who does not hold
a health service provider certicate from
providing psychological services so long as
such services are consistent with subsection 1
of this section.
3. "Relevant professional education and
training" for health service provider certi-
cation, except those entitled to certication
pursuant to subsection 5 or 6 of this section,
shall be dened as a licensed psychologist
whose graduate psychology degree from a
recognized educational institution is in an
area designated by the American Psychologi-
cal Association as pertaining to health service
delivery or a psychologist who subsequent to
receipt of his or her graduate degree in psy-
chology has either completed a respecializa-tion program from a recognized educational
institution in one or more of the American
Psychological Association recognized clinical
health service provider areas and who in ad-
dition has completed at least one year of post-
degree supervised experience in such clinical
area or a psychologist who has obtained
comparable education and training accept-
able to the committee through completion of
postdoctoral fellowships or otherwise.
4. The degree or respecialization program
certicate shall be obtained from a recog-nized program of graduate study in one or
more of the health service delivery areas
designated by the American Psychological
Association as pertaining to health service
delivery, which shall meet one of the criteria
established by subdivisions (1) to (3) of this
subsection:
(1) A doctoral degree or completion of a
recognized respecialization program in one or
more of the American Psychological Associa-
tion designated health service provider deliv-
ery areas which is accredited, or provisionally
accredited, by the American Psychological
Association; or
(2) A clinical or counseling psychology doc-
toral degree program or respecialization pro-
gram designated, or provisionally approved,
by the Association of State and Provincial
Psychology Boards or the Council for the
National Register of Health Service Providers
in Psychology, or both; or
(3) A doctoral degree or completion of a
specialization program in one or more of
American Psychological Association des
nated health service provider delivery are
that meets the following criteria:
(a) The program, wherever it may be adm
istratively housed, shall be clearly identi
and labeled as being in one or more of th
American Psychological Association des
nated health service provider delivery are
(b) Such a program shall specify in perti-
nent institutional catalogues and brochure
its intent to educate and train professiona
psychologists in one or more of the Amer
Psychological Association designated hea
service provider delivery areas.
5. A person who is lawfully licensed as a
chologist pursuant to the provisions of th
chapter on August 28, 1989, or who has b
approved to sit for examination prior to A
gust 28, 1989, and who subsequently pas
the examination shall be deemed to have
all requirements for health service provid
certication; provided, however, that suc
person shall be governed by the provision
of subsection 1 of this section with respe
limitation of practice.
6. Any person who is lawfully licensed aa psychologist in this state and who meet
one or more of the following criteria shal
automatically, upon payment of the requi
fee, be entitled to receive a health service
provider certication from the committee
(1) Is a diplomate of the American Board
Professional Psychology in one or more o
the specialties recognized by the Americ
Board of Professional Psychology as pert
ing to health service delivery; or
(2) Is a member of the National Register
Health Service Providers in Psychology.
(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1998 H.B
1601, et al. merged with S.B. 732)
Section 337.035
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Denial, revocation, or suspen-
ion of license, grounds for--
nterested third party, dened.
37.035 1. The committee may refuse to
ssue any certicate of registration or author-ty, permit or license required pursuant to
his chapter for one or any combination of
auses stated in subsection 2 of this section.
The committee shall notify the applicant in
writing of the reasons for the refusal and shall
dvise the applicant of the applicant's right
o le a complaint with the administrative
earing commission as provided by chapter
21, RSMo.
. The committee may cause a complaint to
e led with the administrative hearing com-
mission as provided by chapter 621, RSMo,gainst any holder of any certicate of regis-
ration or authority, permit or license required
y this chapter or any person who has failed
o renew or has surrendered the person's
erticate of registration or authority, permit
r license for any one or any combination of
he following causes:
1) Use of any controlled substance, as
ened in chapter 195, RSMo, or alcoholic
everage to an extent that such use impairs
person's ability to perform the work of
ny profession licensed or regulated by thishapter;
2) The person has been nally adjudicated
nd found guilty, or entered a plea of guilty
r nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution
nder the laws of any state or of the United
tates, for any offense reasonably related to
he qualications, functions or duties of any
rofession licensed or regulated under this
hapter, for any offense an essential element
f which is fraud, dishonesty or an act of vio-
ence, or for any offense involving moral tur-
itude, whether or not sentence is imposed;
3) Use of fraud, deception, misrepresenta-
ion or bribery in securing any certicate of
egistration or authority, permit or license
ssued pursuant to this chapter or in obtaining
ermission to take any examination given or
equired pursuant to this chapter;
4) Obtaining or attempting to obtain any
ee, charge, tuition or other compensation by
fraud, deception or misrepresentation;
(5) Incompetency, misconduct, gross negli-
gence, fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty
in the performance of the functions or duties
of any profession licensed or regulated by
this chapter;
(6) Violation of, or assisting or enabling
any person to violate, any provision of this
chapter, or of any lawful rule or regulation
adopted pursuant to this chapter;
(7) Impersonation of any person holding a
certicate of registration or authority, permit
or license or allowing any person to use his
or her certicate of registration or authority,
permit, license or diploma from any school;
(8) Disciplinary action against the holderof a license or other right to practice any
profession regulated by this chapter granted
by another state, territory, federal agency or
country upon grounds for which revocation
or suspension is authorized in this state;
(9) A person is nally adjudged insane or
incapacitated by a court of competent juris-
diction;
(10) Assisting or enabling any person to
practice or offer to practice any profession li-
censed or regulated by this chapter who is notregistered and currently eligible to practice as
provided this chapter;
(11) Issuance of a certicate of registration
or authority, permit or license based upon a
material mistake of fact;
(12) Failure to display a valid certicate or
license if so required by this chapter or any
rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter;
(13) Violation of any professional trust or
condence;
(14) Use of any advertisement or solicitation
which is false, misleading or deceptive to the
general public or persons to whom the adver-
tisement or solicitation is primarily directed;
(15) Being guilty of unethical conduct as
dened in "Ethical Rules of Conduct" as
adopted by the committee and led with the
secretary of state.
3. After the ling of such complaint, the
proceedings shall be conducted in accord
with the provisions of chapter 621, RSM
Upon a nding by the administrative hea
commission that the grounds, provided in
subsection 2, for disciplinary action are mthe committee may, singly or in combina
tion, censure or place the person named i
the complaint on probation on such term
conditions as the department deems appr
ate for a period not to exceed ve years, o
may suspend, for a period not to exceed t
years, or revoke the license, certicate, o
permit.
4. An interested third party may le a com
plaint or appear or present evidence relat
to such complaint or another complaint
pursuant to this section. For purposes of section, an interested third party includes
parent or guardian of a person who receiv
treatment by a psychologist or any person
who is related within the second degree o
consanguinity or afnity and who is nan
cially responsible for the payment of such
treatment.
(L. 1977 H.B. 255 6, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16
A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1997 S.
141)
Section 337.041
Discrimination prohibited.
337.041 No ofcial, employee, board, co
mission, or agency of the state of Missou
county, municipality, school district, or
other political subdivision shall discrimin
between persons licensed under sections
337.010 to 337.090 and chapter 334, RSM
when promulgating regulations or whenrequiring or recommending services whic
legally may be performed by persons lice
under sections 337.010 to 337.090 and by
persons licensed under chapter 334, RSM
(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
Section 337.045
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Exempted professions and
occupations--temporary prac-
ice authorized.
37.045 Nothing in sections 337.010 to37.090 shall in any way limit:
1) Qualied members of other professional
roups such as teachers, clergy, practitioners
f medicine, practitioners of chiropractic,
ractitioners of optometry, licensed profes-
ional counselors, attorneys, licensed clinical
ocial workers, licensed marriage and family
herapists, vocational counselors, vocational
ehabilitation counselors, nurses, or duly
ccredited Christian Science practitioners
rom doing work of a psychological nature
onsistent with their training and consistentwith any code of ethics of their respective
rofessions; or
2) The activities, services, or use of of-
cial title on the part of any person in the
mploy of a governmental agency, or of a
uly chartered educational institution, or of
corporation primarily engaged in research,
nsofar as such activities or services are part
f the duties of his or her employment, except
hat any person hired after August 28, 1996,
hall be in the process of either meeting the
equirements to become licensed, including
ursuant to a doctoral degree in psychology
r the supervised professional experience
equirements or shall be a licensed psycholo-
ist; or
3) Other persons from engaging in activi-
ies dened as the practice of psychology,
rovided that such persons shall not represent
hemselves by the title "psychologist". Such
ersons may use the terms "psychological
rainee", "psychological intern", "psycho-
ogical resident", and "psychological assis-ant" and provided further that such persons
erform their activities under the supervision
nd responsibility of a licensed psychologist
n accordance with regulations promulgated
y the committee. Nothing in this subsection
hall be construed to apply to any person
ther than:
a) A matriculated graduate student in psy-
hology whose activities constitute a part
f the course of study for a graduate degree
in psychology at a recognized educational
institution;
(b) An individual pursuing postdoctoral train-
ing or experience in psychology, including
persons seeking to fulll the requirements for
licensure pursuant to the provisions of sec-tions 337.010 to 337.090;
(c) A qualied assistant, including but not
limited to, other licensed professionals em-
ployed by, or otherwise directly accountable
to, a licensed psychologist; or
(4) The use of psychological techniques by
government institutions, commercial orga-
nizations or individuals for employment,
evaluation, promotion or job adjustment of
their own employees or employee-applicants,
or by employment agencies for evaluation oftheir own clients prior to recommendation
for employment; provided that no govern-
ment institution, commercial organization or
individual shall sell or offer these services to
the public or to other rms, organizations or
individuals for remuneration, unless the ser-
vices are performed or supervised by a person
licensed and registered pursuant to sections
337.010 to 337.090; or
(5) The practice of psychology in the state of
Missouri for a temporary period by a person
who resides outside the state of Missouri,and who is licensed or certied to practice
psychology in another state and conducts the
major part of his or her practice outside the
state. The temporary period shall not exceed
ten consecutive business days in any period
of ninety days, nor in the aggregate exceed
fteen business days in any nine-month
period; or
(6) The provision of expert testimony by psy-
chologists or other persons who are otherwise
exempted by sections 337.010 to 337.090; or
(7) The teaching of psychology, the conduct
of psychological research, or the provision
of psychological services or consultations to
organizations or institutions, provided that
such teaching, research, or service does not
involve the delivery or supervision of direct
psychological services to individuals or
groups of individuals; or
(8) School psychologists certied under
the program standards of the National As
sociation of School Psychologists who ar
employed in a duly accredited school so
long as the individual is performing serv
within the scope of his or her employmen
such school and within the scope of his o
education, training and experience; or
(9) Psychotherapy activities or services
performed by an individual with a doctor
decree in anthropology; provided that suc
degree was received on or prior to Decem
31, 1989, and which was from an educati
institution accredited by one of the region
accrediting associations approved by the
council on postsecondary accreditation; a
provided further that such individual has
completed at least twenty-four months of
pervised clinical experience in psychothe
under the supervision of a physician.
(L. 1977 H.B. 255 8, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16
A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 1996 S.
604, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.
merged with S.B. 732)
Section 337.050
State committee of psycholo
gists created--members,qualications, compensatio
removal--rules, procedure-
-powers of committee, seal
--continuing education, pro
of completion submitted wit
license renewal, types of con
tinuing education, committe
powers.
337.050 1. There is hereby created andestablished a "State Committee of Psycho
gists", which shall consist of seven licens
psychologists and one public member. Th
state committee of psychologists existing
August 28, 1989, is abolished. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to prevent
appointment of any current member of th
state committee of psychologists to the n
state committee of psychologists created
August 28, 1989.
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. Appointments to the committee shall be
made by the governor upon the recommen-
ations of the director of the division, upon
he advice and consent of the senate. The
ivision, prior to submitting nominations,
hall solicit nominees from professionalsychological associations and licensed
sychologists in the state. The term of ofce
or committee members shall be ve years,
nd committee members shall not serve more
han ten years. No person who has previously
erved on the committee for ten years shall
e eligible for appointment. In making initial
ppointments to the committee, the governor
hall stagger the terms of the appointees so
hat two members serve initial terms of two
ears, two members serve initial terms of
hree years, and two members serve initial
erms of four years.
. Each committee member shall be a resident
f the state of Missouri for one year, shall be
United States citizen, and shall, other than
he public member, have been licensed as
psychologist in this state for at least three
ears. Committee members shall reect a
iversity of practice specialties. To ensure ad-
quate representation of the diverse elds of
sychology, the committee shall consist of at
east two psychologists who are engaged full
ime in the doctoral teaching and training of
sychologists, and at least two psychologistswho are engaged full time in the professional
ractice of psychology. In addition, the rst
ppointment to the committee shall include at
east one psychologist who shall be licensed
n the basis of a master's degree who shall
erve a full term of ve years. Nothing in sec-
ions 337.010 to 337.090 shall be construed
o prohibit full membership rights on the
ommittee for psychologists licensed on the
asis of a master's degree. If a member of the
ommittee shall, during the member's term as
committee member, remove the member's
omicile from the state of Missouri, then
he committee shall immediately notify the
irector of the division, and the seat of that
ommittee member shall be declared vacant.
All such vacancies shall be lled by appoint-
ment of the governor with the advice and
onsent of the senate, and the member so
ppointed shall serve for the unexpired term
f the member whose seat has been declared
acant.
4. The public member shall be at the time of
the public member's appointment a citizen of
the United States; a resident of this state for
a period of one year and a registered voter; a
person who is not and never was a member of
any profession licensed or regulated pursuant
to sections 337.010 to 337.093 or the spouseof such person; and a person who does not
have and never has had a material, nancial
interest in either the providing of the profes-
sional services regulated by sections 337.010
to 337.093, or an activity or organization
directly related to any profession licensed
or regulated pursuant to sections 337.010 to
337.093. The duties of the public member
shall not include the determination of the
technical requirements to be met for licensure
or whether any person meets such technical
requirements or of the technical competence
or technical judgment of a licensee or a can-didate for licensure.
5. The committee shall hold a regular annual
meeting at which it shall select from among
its members a chairperson and a secretary. A
quorum of the committee shall consist of a
majority of its members. In the absence of the
chairperson, the secretary shall conduct the
ofce of the chairperson.
6. Each member of the committee shall re-
ceive, as compensation, an amount set by the
division not to exceed fty dollars for eachday devoted to the affairs of the committee
and shall be entitled to reimbursement for
necessary and actual expenses incurred in the
performance of the member's ofcial duties.
7. Staff for the committee shall be provided
by the director of the division of professional
registration.
8. The governor may remove any member of
the committee for misconduct, inefciency,
incompetency, or neglect of ofce.
9. In addition to the powers set forth else-
where in sections 337.010 to 337.090, the
division may adopt rules and regulations, not
otherwise inconsistent with sections 337.010
to 337.090, to carry out the provisions of
sections 337.010 to 337.090. The committee
may promulgate, by rule, "Ethical Rules of
Conduct" governing the practices of psychol-
ogy which rules shall be based upon the ethi-
cal principles promulgated and published by
the American Psychological Association.
10. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that t
is dened in section 536.010, RSMo, that
is promulgated to administer and enforce
sections 337.010 to 337.090, shall becom
effective only if the agency has fully complied with all of the requirements of chap
536, RSMo, including but not limited to,
section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, aft
August 28, 1998. All rulemaking authorit
delegated prior to August 28, 1998, is of
force and effect and repealed as of Augus
28, 1998, however nothing in this act sha
be interpreted to repeal or affect the valid
of any rule adopted and promulgated prio
August 28, 1998. If the provisions of sec
536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of
section are nonseverable and if any of the
powers vested with the general assemblysuant to section 536.028, RSMo, to review
to delay the effective date, or to disappro
and annul a rule or portion of a rule are h
unconstitutional or invalid, the purported
grant of rulemaking authority and any rul
so proposed and contained in the order of
rulemaking shall be invalid and void, exc
that nothing in this act shall affect the va
of any rule adopted and promulgated prio
August 28, 1998.
11. The committee may sue and be sued i
its ofcial name, and shall have a seal whshall be afxed to all certied copies or
records and papers on le, and to such ot
instruments as the committee may direct
courts shall take judicial notice of such s
Copies of records and proceedings of the
committee, and of all papers on le with
division on behalf of the committee certi
under the seal shall be received as eviden
in all courts of record.
12. When applying for a renewal of a lice
pursuant to section 337.030, each license
psychologist shall submit proof of the
completion of at least forty hours of con-
tinuing education credit within the two-y
period immediately preceding the date of
application for renewal of the license. Th
type of continuing education to be consid
shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Attending recognized educational
seminars, the content of which are primar
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2) Attending a graduate level course at a
ecognized educational institution where the
ontents of which are primarily psychologi-
al, as dened by rule;
3) Presenting a recognized educationaleminar, the contents of which are primarily
sychological, as dened by rule;
4) Presenting a graduate level course at a
ecognized educational institution where the
ontents of which are primarily psychologi-
al, as dened by rule; and
5) Independent course of studies, the con-
ents of which are primarily psychological,
which have been approved by the committee
nd dened by rule.
The committee shall determine by adminis-
rative rule the amount of training, instruc-
ion, self-instruction or teaching that shall be
ounted as an hour of continuing education
redit.
L. 1977 H.B. 225 9, A.L. 1981 S.B. 200
merged with S.B. 16, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 &
20, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3,
A.L. 1996 S.B. 604, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B.
601, et al., A.L. 1999 H.B. 343)
CROSS REFERENCE:
ublic member, additional duties, RSMo
20.132
Section 337.055
Privileged communications,
when.
37.055 Any communication made by anyerson to a licensed psychologist in the
ourse of professional services rendered by
he licensed psychologist shall be deemed a
rivileged communication and the licensed
sychologist shall not be examined or be
made to testify to any privileged communica-
ion without the prior consent of the person
who received his professional services.
L. 1977 H.B. 255 10)
Section 337.060
Licensed psychologists not to
practice medicine.
337.060 Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed as authorizing persons licensed and
registered as psychologists to engage in any
manner in the practice of medicine as dened
in the laws of this state.
(L. 1977 H.B. 255 11, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)
Section 337.065
Violations, penalty, refund
of fees--duties of committee--
injunctions --civil immunity,
when--venue.
337.065 1. Any person found guilty of violat-
ing any provision of sections 337.010 to
337.090 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun-
ished as provided by law.
2. All fees or other compensation receivedfor services rendered in violation of sections
337.010 to 337.090 shall be refunded.
3. The committee shall inquire as to any vio-
lation of any provision of sections 337.010
to 337.090, and may institute actions for
penalties herein prescribed, and shall enforce
generally the provisions of sections 337.010
to 337.090.
4. Any person, organization, association or
corporation who reports or provides informa-
tion to the committee or the division pursu-
ant to the provisions of sections 337.010 to
337.090 and who does so in good faith shall
not be subject to an action for civil damages
as a result thereof.
5. Upon application by the committee, the at-
torney general may on behalf of the commit-
tee request that a court of competent jurisdic-
tion grant an injunction, restraining order or
other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a
person from:
(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the
formance of any acts or practices for whi
certicate of registration or authority, per
or license is required upon a showing tha
such acts or practices were performed or
fered to be performed without a certicatregistration or authority, permit or license
(2) Engaging in any practice or business
authorized by a certicate of registration
authority, permit or license issued pursua
sections 337.010 to 337.090 upon a show
that the holder presents a substantial prob
ability of serious harm to the health, safe
welfare of any resident of this state or cli
or patient of the licensee.
6. Any action brought pursuant to the pro
sions of this section shall be commencedeither in the county in which such conduc
occurred or in the county in which the de
dant resides.
7. Any action brought under this section m
be in addition to or in lieu of any penalty
provided by sections 337.010 to 337.090
may be brought concurrently with other a
tions to enforce sections 337.010 to 337.0
(L. 1977 H.B. 255 12, A.L. 1981 S.B. 1
A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
Section 337.068
Complaints of prisoners--di
position of certain records.
337.068 1. If the board nds merit to a c
plaint by an individual incarcerated or un
the care and control of the department of
rections or who has been ordered to be ta
into custody, detained, or held under sect632.480 to 632.513, RSMo, and takes fur
investigative action, no documentation m
appear on le or disciplinary action may
be taken in regards to the licensee's licen
unless the provisions of subsection 2 of s
tion 337.035 have been violated. Any cas
le documentation that does not result in
board ling an action pursuant to subsec-
tion 2 of section 337.035 shall be destroy
within three months after the nal case di
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osition by the board. No notication to any
ther licensing board in another state or any
ational registry regarding any investigative
ction shall be made unless the provisions of
ubsection 2 of section 337.035 have been
iolated.
. Upon written request of the psychologist
ubject to a complaint, prior to August 28,
999, by an individual incarcerated or under
he care and control of the department of
orrections or prior to August 28, 2008, by an
ndividual who has been ordered to be taken
nto custody, detained, or held under sec-
ions 632.480 to 632.513, RSMo, that did not
esult in the board ling an action pursuant
o subsection 2 of section 337.035, the board
nd the division of professional registration,
hall in a timely fashion:
1) Destroy all documentation regarding the
omplaint;
2) Notify any other licensing board in an-
ther state or any national registry regarding
he board's actions if they have been previ-
usly notied of the complaint; and
3) Send a letter to the licensee that clearly
tates that the board found the complaint to
e unsubstantiated, that the board has taken
he requested action, and notify the licensee
f the provisions of subsection 3 of this sec-ion.
. Any person who has been the subject of
n unsubstantiated complaint as provided
n subsection 1 or 2 of this section shall not
e required to disclose the existence of such
omplaint in subsequent applications or
epresentations relating to their psychology
rofessions.
L. 1999 H.B. 343 337.068 codied as
37.750, A.L. 2008 H.B. 2065)
Section 337.070
Local governments prohibited
from taxing or licensing psy-
chologists.
37.070 No person who has been licensed by
the committee as a psychologist in this state
shall be taxed or made liable to pay any mu-
nicipal or other corporation tax or license fee
of any description whatever for the privilege
of following or carrying on such profession.
(L. 1977 H.B. 255 13, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738& 720)
Section 337.085
Fees, collection, disposition,
use.
337.085 1. There is hereby established in
the state treasury a fund to be known as the
"State Committee of Psychologists Fund". All
fees of any kind and character authorized un-
der sections 337.010 to 337.090 to be charged
by the committee or division shall be col-
lected by the director of the division of pro-
fessional registration and shall be transmitted
to the department of revenue for deposit in
the state treasury for credit to this fund. Such
funds, upon appropriation, shall be disbursed
only in payment of expenses of maintaining
the committee and for the enforcement of
the provisions of law concerning professions
regulated by the committee. No other money
shall be paid out of the state treasury for car-rying out these provisions. Warrants shall be
issued on the state treasurer for payment out
of the fund.
2. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo,
to the contrary notwithstanding, money in
this fund shall not be transferred and placed
to the credit of general revenue until the
amount in the fund at the end of the bien-
nium exceeds two times the amount of the
appropriation from the committee's fund for
the preceding scal year or, if the commit-
tee requires by rule renewal less frequentlythan yearly then three times the appropriation
from the committee's fund for the preceding
scal year. The amount, if any, in the fund
which shall lapse is that amount in the fund
which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the
appropriations from the committee's fund for
the preceding scal year.
3. All funds pertaining to the Missouri state
committee of psychologists deposited in the
state treasury to the credit of the committee
of registration for the healing arts fund sh
be transferred from that fund to the state
committee of psychologists fund by the d
sion director.
(L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 &
A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)
Section 337.090
License or directory not to i
clude degree on which licen
was issued.
337.090 The committee and division in i
ing licenses and in publishing the directo
as provided in section 324.032, RSMo, shnot include or list the degree upon which
license or certicate was issued. Any per
licensed on the basis of a master's degree
who has then earned a doctoral degree m
use the title "doctor" or hold himself out
his practice as a psychologist as having a
doctoral degree so long as it is from an ac
credited institution of higher education an
long as the degree is relevant to the pract
of psychology.
(L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720, A.L. 2008 S.B
788)
Section 337.093
Application of law.
337.093 Nothing in the provisions of thi
act* is intended to repeal or modify those
provisions of sections 337.010 to 337.09
which provide for the licensure of psycho
gists.
(L. 1993 H.B. 564 31)
*"This act" (H.B. 564, 1993) contains nu
ous sections. Consult Disposition of Sect
table for denitive listing.
Section 337.500
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Denitions.
37.500 As used in sections 337.500 to
37.540, unless the context clearly requires
therwise, the following words and phrases
mean:
1) "Committee or board", the committee for
rofessional counselors;
2) "Department", the Missouri department
f insurance, nancial institutions and pro-
essional registration;
3) "Director", the director of the division of
rofessional registration;
4) "Division", the division of professional
egistration;
5) "Licensed professional counselor", any
erson who offers to render professional
ounseling services to individuals, groups,
rganizations, institutions, corporations, gov-
rnment agencies or the general public for a
ee, monetary or otherwise, implying that the
erson is trained, experienced, and licensed
n counseling, and who holds a current, valid
icense to practice counseling;
6) "Practice of professional counseling",endering, offering to render, or supervising
hose who render to individuals, couples,
roups, organizations, institutions, corpora-
ions, schools, government agencies, or the
eneral public any counseling service involv-
ng the application of counseling procedures,
nd the principles and methods thereof, to as-
ist in achieving more effective intrapersonal
r interpersonal, marital, decisional, social,
ducational, vocational, developmental, or
ehabilitative adjustments;
7) "Professional counseling", includes, buts not limited to:
a) The use of verbal or nonverbal counseling
r both techniques, methods, or procedures
ased on principles for assessing, under-
tanding, or inuencing behavior (such as
rinciples of learning, conditioning, per-
eption, motivation, thinking, emotions, or
ocial systems);
b) Appraisal or assessment, which means
selecting, administering, scoring, or interpret-
ing instruments designed to assess a person's
or group's aptitudes, intelligence, attitudes,
abilities, achievement, interests, and personal
characteristics;
(c) The use of referral or placement tech-
niques or both which serve to further the
goals of counseling;
(d) Therapeutic vocational or personal or
both rehabilitation in relation to coping with
or adapting to physical disability, emotional
disability, or intellectual disability or any
combination of the three;
(e) Designing, conducting, and interpreting
research;
(f) The use of group methods or techniques topromote the goals of counseling;
(g) The use of informational and commu-
nity resources for career, personal, or social
development;
(h) Consultation on any item in paragraphs (a)
through (g) above; and
(i) No provision of sections 337.500 to
337.540, or of chapter 354 or 375, RSMo,
shall be construed to mandate benets or
third-party reimbursement for services ofprofessional counselors in the policies or con-
tracts of any insurance company, health ser-
vices corporation or other third-party payer;
(8) "Provisional licensed professional coun-
selor", any person who is a graduate of an ac-
ceptable educational institution, as dened by
division rules, with at least a master's degree
with a major in counseling, or its equivalent,
and meets all requirements of a licensed
professional counselor, other than the super-
vised counseling experience prescribed by
subdivision (1) of section 337.510, and who
is supervised by a person who is qualied for
the practice of professional counseling.
(L. 1985 S.B. 37 1, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 &
720, A.L. 1996 S.B. 604, et al., A.L. 2006
S.B. 756, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788)
Section 337.503
Discrimination in promulga
tion of regulations prohibite
337.503 No ofcial, employee, board, co
mission, county, municipality, school dis
agency of the state, or any other political
division thereof shall discriminate betwepersons licensed under sections 337.500
337.540 when promulgating regulations o
when requiring or recommending service
that legally may be performed by person
licensed under sections 337.500 to 337.5
(L. 2007 H.B. 554 merged with S.B. 272)
Section 337.505
License required--exempted
professions and occupations
337.505 No person shall use the title of
"professional counselor", "counselor" or
"provisional licensed professional counse
or engage in the practice of professional
counseling in this state unless the person
licensed as required by the provisions of
tions 337.500 to 337.540. Sections 337.5
337.540 do not apply to:
(1) Any person registered, certicated or
licensed by this state, another state, or an
recognized national certication agent, ac
ceptable to the committee, to practice any
other occupation or profession while rend
ing counseling service in the performanc
the occupation or profession for which th
person is registered, certicated, or licen
including but not limited to physicians, p
chologists and attorneys;
(2) School counselors, school administra
personnel, or classroom teachers, so longas they are performing their assigned dut
within the scope of their employment by
board of education or private school;
(3) Counselors in postsecondary educatio
institutions so long as they are practicing
within the scope of their employment;
(4) Student interns or trainees in counsel-
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ounseling in an institution of higher educa-
ion or training institution if such activities
nd services constitute a part of their course
f study and provided that such persons are
esignated as "counselor interns";
5) Professionals employed by postsecondaryducational institutions as counselor educa-
ors so long as they are practicing counseling
within the scope of their employment;
6) Duly ordained ministers or clergy or
eligious workers while functioning in their
ministerial capacity;
7) Alcoholism counselors so long as they
erve only individuals with alcohol related
oncerns;
8) Any nonresident temporarily employedn this state to render counseling services for
ot more than thirty days in any year, if in the
pinion of the committee the person would
ualify for a license pursuant to the provi-
ions of sections 337.500 to 337.540, and if
he person holds a license required for coun-
elors in the person's home state or country;
9) Duly accredited Christian Science practi-
ioners, so long as they are practicing within
he scope of Christian Science principles;
10) Counselors employed by the Missouritate department of elementary and secondary
ducation or the Missouri state bureau for the
lind while rendering counseling services in
he performance of their state assigned duties;
11) Professionals employed by vocational
nd medical rehabilitation facilities accred-
ted by the commission on the accreditation
f rehabilitation facilities, the joint committee
n accreditation of hospitals or other agents
cceptable to the committee while rendering
ounseling services in the performance of
heir assigned duties, and so long as they do
ot use the title of "counselor";
12) Employees or volunteers of sheltered
workshops who are providing meaningful
mployment services for handicapped work-
rs, so long as they do not use the "coun-
elor" title;
13) Marital therapists or family therapists
r both, certied by the American Associa-
tion of Marriage and Family Therapists or
an agent acceptable to the committee, and
their supervisees, so long as they serve only
individuals with marital or family systems
concerns, and, so long as they do not use the
titles of "counselor" or "counseling";
(14) Staff counselors employed by religious
institutions in a religious counseling minis-
tries program;
(15) Drug abuse counselors certied by
the department of mental health as meet-
ing standards in rules promulgated pursuant
to section 630.655, RSMo, certied by the
Missouri substance abuse counselors certi-
cation board, or by an agent acceptable to
the committee, so long as such counselors are
practicing consistent with such standards, and
they are serving only individuals with drug-related concerns;
(16) Social workers, certied by the National
Association of Social Workers, Inc., or by an
agent acceptable to the committee, or work-
ers under their supervision so long as they
are doing work consistent with their training
and with a code of ethics of the social work
profession, and so long as they do not use the
title of "professional counselor";
(17) Professionals in the employ of a govern-
mental agency while rendering services in theperformance of their duties;
(18) Any person performing counseling,
as dened in sections 337.500 to 337.540,
without receiving compensation, monetary or
otherwise, and so long as they do not use the
title of "professional counselor";
(19) Employment counselors and interview-
ers, personnel ofcers, personnel analysts and
consultants and related workers who in the
normal course of their duties and responsibil-
ities as employees of this state may engage inthe screening, examination, assessment, refer-
ral or selection of individuals for employment
or for consideration for employment;
(20) Counselors and employees of employee
assistance programs which are members
of the Association of Labor-Management
Administrators and Consultants on Alcohol-
ism, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, or its
successors or such other accrediting body for
EAP Programs acceptable to the committee
who provide evaluation, assessment, info
mation, and referral services so long as th
are performing their assigned duties with
the scope of their employment; provided
however, that this exemption shall not ap
to individuals employed by employee ass
tance programs who provide direct long-therapy and counseling services, as may b
dened by regulation, so long as they do
use the title of counselor or counseling;
(21) Individuals who are duly certied by
employee assistance certication commis
as administered by the Association of La
Management Administrators and Consult
on Alcoholism, Inc., a Wisconsin corpora
or its successor; so long as the individual
is an employee of a generally recognized
employee assistance program and so long
such individual is performing services wthe scope of such individual'