SECTION .2800 - ANCILLARY SERVICES
21 NCAC 54 .2801 SCOPE
(a) Pursuant to G.S. 90-270.21, licensed psychologists
(provisional and permanent), licensed psychological associates, or temporary
licensees, all of whom shall be identified as "psychologists" under
G.S. 90-270.2(9), may employ or supervise unlicensed individuals to provide
ancillary services. The psychologist shall, at all times, retain full
professional responsibility for the quality of the services rendered and for
the effects of the services upon the client, patient, or other individuals.
This responsibility for the quality of services delivered by supervisees and
for the welfare of the client or patient shall be no different than if the
psychologist had provided the services in person. The psychologist shall have
had face-to-face contact during the course of services with all patients,
clients, or other recipients of services who are provided ancillary services by
unlicensed persons as part of the psychologist’s services.
(b) Ancillary services shall be considered to be only those
activities which an individual shall engage in for the purpose of providing
assistance to a psychologist in providing psychological services to patients,
clients, and their families. Not included as ancillary services are those
clerical and administrative services which are not directly related to
assisting a psychologist in the provision of psychological services.
(c) Failure of any psychologist to train ancillary services
personnel, to ensure that training has occurred, or to supervise ancillary
services personnel may subject that psychologist to disciplinary action
pursuant to G.S. 90-270.15(a).
(d) The Board shall have the authority to restrict or
revoke a psychologist's privilege to utilize unlicensed individuals to provide
ancillary services for the following reasons:
(1) evidence that the psychologist is not
competent to supervise ancillary services personnel;
(2) evidence that the psychologist has failed
to adhere to legal or ethical standards;
(3) evidence that there is a lack of congruence
between the psychologist's training, experience, and area of practice and the
ancillary services personnel's area(s) of practice;
(4) evidence that the psychologist has a
license against which disciplinary or remedial action has been taken; or
(5) evidence that an unlicensed person in the
psychologist's employment or under the psychologist's supervision has violated
any provision of G.S. 90-270.15(a), which would otherwise apply to licensed
individuals.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-270.9; 90-270.21;
Eff. April 1, 2003.