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SENATE BILL No. 591
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 25-23.6-1; IC 25-33-1.
Synopsis: Psychologists scope of practice. Defines psychology testing.
Provides that medical and psychological diagnosis and psychology
testing are not included in certain therapists' practices. Prohibits
psychology testing except by certain individuals. Removes provisions
concerning restricted psychology tests or instruments.
Effective: July 1, 2005.
Miller
January 20, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
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First Regular Session 114th General Assembly (2005)
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SENATE BILL No. 591
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
professions and occupations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
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SECTION 1. IC 25-23.6-1-1.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 1.5. "Appraisal" means
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the use or administration of career and occupational instruments,
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adaptive behavioral and symptoms screening checklists, and
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inventories of interests and preferences that are administered for the
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purpose of counseling persons to cope with or adapt to changing life
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situations that are due to problems in living. The term includes the use
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of marital, relational, communicational, parent and child, and family
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systems assessment instruments. The term does not include: the use of
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restricted psychology tests or instruments as described in
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IC 25-33-1-2(1).
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(1) medical or psychological diagnosis; or
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(2) psychology testing (as defined in IC 25-33-1-2).
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SECTION 2. IC 25-23.6-1-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 6. (a) "Practice of
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clinical social work" means professional services that are designed to
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help individuals, marriages, couples, families, groups, and communities C
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to enhance or restore their capacity for functioning by:
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(1) assisting in the obtaining or improving of tangible social and
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health services;
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(2) providing psychosocial evaluations using accepted
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classifications, including classifications from the American
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Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
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Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as amended and supplemented; but
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only to the extent of the counselor's education, training,
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experience, and scope of practice as established by this article;
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(2) evaluating the social circumstances of the individual;
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(3) using appraisal instruments as an aid in treatment planning
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that the clinical social worker is qualified to employ by virtue of
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the counselor's education, training, and experience; and
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(4) counseling and psychotherapeutic techniques, casework social
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work advocacy, and treatment in a variety of settings that include
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mental and physical health facilities, child and family service
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agencies, or private practice.
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(b) The term does not include: diagnosis (as defined in
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IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(c)).
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(1) medical or psychological diagnosis; or
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(2) psychology testing (as defined in IC 25-33-1-2).
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SECTION 3. IC 25-23.6-1-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 7. (a) "Practice of
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marriage and family therapy" means a specialty that:
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(1) uses an applied understanding of the dynamics of marital,
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relational, and family systems, and individual psychodynamics;
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(2) uses counseling and psychotherapeutic techniques;
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(3) evaluates and treats mental and emotional conditions, resolves
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intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict, and changes perceptions,
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attitudes, and behavior, all within the context of family, marital,
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and relational systems, including the use of accepted evaluation
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classifications; including classifications from the American
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Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
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Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as amended and supplemented, but
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only to the extent of the counselor's education, training,
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experience, and scope of practice as established by this article;
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(4) uses individual, group, couple, sexual, family, and divorce
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therapy; and
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(5) uses appraisal instruments that evaluate individual, marital,
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relational, communicational, parent and child, and family
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functioning that the marriage and family therapist is qualified to
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experience; and
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(6) evaluates the social circumstances of the individual.
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(b) The term does not include: diagnosis (as defined in
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IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(c)).
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(1) medical or psychological diagnosis; or
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(2) psychology testing (as defined in IC 25-33-1-2).
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SECTION 4. IC 25-23.6-1-7.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 7.5. (a) "Practice of
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mental health counseling" means a specialty that:
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(1) uses counseling and psychotherapeutic techniques based on
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principles, methods, and procedures of counseling that assist
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people in identifying and resolving personal, social, vocational,
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intrapersonal, and interpersonal concerns;
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(2) uses counseling to evaluate and treat emotional and mental
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problems and conditions in a variety of settings, including mental
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and physical health facilities, child and family service agencies,
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or private practice, and including the use of accepted evaluation
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classifications; including classifications from the American
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Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
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Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as amended and supplemented, but
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only to the extent of the counselor's education, training,
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experience, and scope of practice as established by this article;
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(3) administers and interprets appraisal instruments that the
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mental health counselor is qualified to employ by virtue of the
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counselors education, training, and experience;
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(4) uses information and community resources for personal,
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social, or vocational development;
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(5) uses individual and group techniques for facilitating problem
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solving, decision making, and behavioral change;
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(6) uses functional assessment and vocational planning guidance
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for persons requesting assistance in adjustment to a disability or
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disabling condition;
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(7) uses referrals for individuals who request counseling services;
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and
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(8) uses and interprets counseling research; and
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(9) evaluates the social circumstances of the individual.
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(b) The term does not include: diagnosis (as defined in
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IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(c)).
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(1) medical or psychological diagnosis; or
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(2) psychology testing (as defined in IC 25-33-1-2).
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SECTION 5. IC 25-23.6-1-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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social work" means professional services that are designed to effect
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change in human behavior, emotional responses, and social conditions
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of individuals, couples, families, groups, and communities and that
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involve specialized knowledge and skill related to human development,
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including an understanding of unconscious motivation, the potential for
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human growth, the availability of social resources, and knowledge of
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social systems. The term includes planning, administration, and
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research for community social services delivery systems.
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(b) The term does not include: or diagnosis (as defined in
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IC 25-22.5-1-1.1(c)).
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(1) the use of psychotherapy;
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(2) medical or psychological diagnosis; or
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(3) psychology testing (as defined in IC 25-33-1-2).
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SECTION 6. IC 25-33-1-1.1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
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FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005]: Sec. 1.1. (a) Except as
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provided in sections 3(g) and 14(e) section 14(d) of this