2003 Minnesota Statutes

     148.89 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Applicability.  For the purposes of 
 sections 148.88 to 148.98, the following terms have the meanings 
 given them.  

    Subd. 2.    Board of Psychology or board.  "Board of 
 Psychology" or "board" means the board established under section 
 148.90. 

    Subd. 2a.    Client.  "Client" means each individual or 
 legal, religious, academic, organizational, business, 
 governmental, or other entity that receives, received, or should 
 have received, or arranged for another individual or entity to 
 receive services from an individual regulated under sections 
 148.88 to 148.98.  Client also means an individual's legally 
 authorized representative, such as a parent or guardian.  For 
 the purposes of sections 148.88 to 148.98, "client" may include 
 patient, resident, counselee, evaluatee, and, as limited in the 
 rules of conduct, student, supervisee, or research subject.  In 
 the case of dual clients, the licensee or applicant for 
 licensure must be aware of the responsibilities to each client, 
 and of the potential for divergent interests of each client. 

    Subd. 2b.    Credentialed.  "Credentialed" means having 
 a license, certificate, charter, registration, or similar 
 authority to practice in an occupation regulated by a 
 governmental board or agency. 

    Subd. 2c.    Designated supervisor.  "Designated 
 supervisor" means a qualified individual who is designated by 
 the primary supervisor to provide additional supervision and 
 training to a licensed psychological practitioner or to an 
 individual who is obtaining required predegree supervised 
 professional experience or postdegree supervised employment. 

    Subd. 3.    Independent practice.  "Independent practice"
 means the practice of psychology without supervision. 

    Subd. 4.    Licensee.  "Licensee" means a person who is 
 licensed by the board as a licensed psychologist or as a 
 licensed psychological practitioner. 

    Subd. 4a.    Provider.  "Provider" or "provider of 
 services" means any individual who is regulated by the board, 
 and includes a licensed psychologist, a licensed psychological 
 practitioner, a licensee, or an applicant. 

    Subd. 4b.    Primary supervisor.  "Primary supervisor" 
 means a psychologist licensed in Minnesota or other qualified 
 individual who provides the principal supervision to a licensed 
 psychological practitioner or to an individual who is obtaining 
 required predegree supervised professional experience or 
 postdegree supervised employment. 

    Subd. 5.    Practice of psychology.  "Practice of 
 psychology" means the observation, description, evaluation, 
 interpretation, or modification of human behavior by the 
 application of psychological principles, methods, or procedures, 
 to prevent, eliminate, or manage symptomatic, maladaptive, or 
 undesired behavior and to enhance interpersonal relationships, 
 work, life and developmental adjustment, personal and 
 organizational effectiveness, behavioral health, and mental 
 health.  The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited 
 to, the following services, regardless of whether the provider 
 receives payment for the services: 

    (1) psychological research and teaching of psychology; 

    (2) assessment, including psychological testing and other 
 means of evaluating personal characteristics such as 
 intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, aptitudes, and 
 neuropsychological functioning; 

    (3) a psychological report, whether written or oral, 
 including testimony of a provider as an expert witness, 
 concerning the characteristics of an individual or entity; 

    (4) psychotherapy, including but not limited to, categories 
 such as behavioral, cognitive, emotive, systems, 
 psychophysiological, or insight-oriented therapies; counseling; 
 hypnosis; and diagnosis and treatment of:  

    (i) mental and emotional disorder or disability; 

    (ii) alcohol and substance dependence or abuse; 

    (iii) disorders of habit or conduct; 

    (iv) the psychological aspects of physical illness or 
 condition, accident, injury, or disability; 

    (v) life adjustment issues, including work-related and 
 bereavement issues; and 

    (vi) child, family, or relationship issues; 

    (5) psychoeducational services and treatment; and 

    (6) consultation and supervision. 

    Subd. 6. Repealed, 1996 c 424 s 24 

    Subd. 7. Repealed, 1996 c 424 s 24 

    Subd. 8. Repealed, 1996 c 424 s 24 

    HIST: 1973 c 685 s 2; 1991 c 255 s 5; 1993 c 206 s 13; 1996 c 
 424 s 4,5; 1999 c 109 s 1-4; 2000 c 363 s 1-3; 2003 c 122 s 2