§ 7605. Exempt persons. Nothing in this article shall be construed to\naffect or prevent:\n * 1. The activities, services, and use of the title of psychologist,\nor any derivation thereof, on the part of a person in the employ of a\nfederal, state, county or municipal agency, or other political\nsubdivision, or a chartered elementary or secondary school or\ndegree-granting educational institution insofar as such activities and\nservices are a part of the duties of such salaried position; or on the\npart of a person in the employ as a certified school psychologist on a\nfull-time or part-time salary basis, which may include on an hourly,\nweekly, or monthly basis, or on a fee for evaluation services basis\nprovided that such person employed as a certified school psychologist is\nemployed by and under the dominion and control of a preschool special\neducation program approved pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision nine\nor subdivision nine-a of section forty-four hundred ten of this chapter\nto provide activities, services and to use the title "certified school\npsychologist", so long as this shall not be construed to permit the use\nof the title "licensed psychologist", to students enrolled in such\napproved program or to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation of a\npreschool child having or suspected of having a disability, where each\nsuch preschool special education program is authorized by paragraph a of\nsubdivision six of section sixty-five hundred three-b of this title in\nthe course of their employment. Nothing in this subdivision shall be\nconstrued to authorize a certified school psychologist or group of such\nschool psychologists to engage in independent practice or practice\noutside of an employment relationship.\n * NB Effective until June 30, 2026\n * 1. The activities, services, and use of the title of psychologist,\nor any derivation thereof, on the part of a person in the employ of a\nfederal, state, county or municipal agency, or other political\nsubdivision, or a chartered elementary or secondary school or\ndegree-granting educational institution insofar as such activities and\nservices are a part of the duties of his salaried position.\n * NB Effective June 30, 2026\n 2. The activities and services required of a student, intern, or\nresident in psychology, pursuing a course of study leading to a doctoral\ndegree in psychology in an institution approved by the department,\nprovided that such activities and services constitute a part of his\nsupervised course of study in psychology. Such persons shall be\ndesignated by title as "psychological intern", "psychological trainee"\nor other such title which clearly indicates his training status.\n 3. The practice, conduct, activities or services by any person\nlicensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine within the state\npursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this title or by any\nperson registered to perform services as a physician assistant within\nthe state pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one-B of this title.\n 4. The practice, conduct, activities, or services by any person\nlicensed or otherwise authorized to practice nursing as a registered\nprofessional nurse or nurse practitioner within the state pursuant to\narticle one hundred thirty-nine of this title or by any person licensed\nor otherwise authorized to practice social work within the state\npursuant to article one hundred fifty-four of this title, or by any\nperson licensed or otherwise authorized to practice mental health\ncounseling, marriage and family therapy, creative arts therapy, or\npsychoanalysis within the state pursuant to article one hundred\nsixty-three of this title, or any person licensed or otherwise\nauthorized to practice applied behavior analysis within the state\npursuant to article one hundred sixty-seven of this title or any\nindividual who is credentialed under any law, including attorneys, rape\ncrisis counselors, certified alcoholism counselors, and
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