§ 2909.5

This chapter shall not be construed as restricting or preventing activities of a psychological nature or the use of the official title of the position for which persons were employed on the part of persons who meet the educational requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 2914 and who have one year or more of the supervised professional experience referenced in subdivision (c) of Section 2914, if they are employed by nonprofit community agencies that receive a minimum of 25 percent of their financial support from any federal, state, county, or municipal governmental organizations for the purpose of training and providing services, provided those persons are performing those activities as part of the duties for which they were employed, are performing those activities solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the organization in which they are employed and do not render or offer to render psychological services to the public, as defined in Section 2903. Those persons shall be registered by the agency with the board at the time of employment and shall be identified in the setting as a “registered psychologist.” Those persons shall be exempt from this chapter for a maximum period of 30 months from the date of registration.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 484, Sec. 1. (SB 1193) Effective January 1, 2017.)