A. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person not licensed pursuant to this chapter to engage in the practice of psychology.
B. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for any person to:
1. Secure a license to practice psychology pursuant to this chapter by fraud or deceit.
2. Impersonate a member of the board in order to issue a license to practice psychology.
C. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person not licensed pursuant to this chapter to:
1. Use the designation "psychology", "psychological" or "psychologist".
2. Use any combination of words, initials and symbols that leads the public to believe the person is licensed to practice psychology in this state.
D. It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person not licensed or not exempt from licensure pursuant to this chapter to use the designation "psychotherapist" or other derivation of the root word "psycho".
Notes of Decisions
Hooper v. Indus. Comm'n of Arizona, 617 P.2d 538 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980).
· cites it 10× “§ 32-2084, which established the requirements for licensing and regulation of psychologists, stated that psychologists were not authorized to engage in any manner in “the practice of medicine as defined by the laws of this state.” We then, in Bilbrey , looked to the definition…”
State v. Robinson, 735 P.2d 801 (Ariz. 1987).
· cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 32-2084 (psychologists are authorized to "diagnose, treat and correct human conditions ordinarily within the scope of the practice of a psychologist”).”
Bilbrey v. Indus. Comm'n, 556 P.2d 27 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976).
· cites it 4× “The "practice of medicine" is defined in A.R.S. § 32-1401(9.) as: ... diagnosis, treatment or correction of, or the attempt to, or the holding of oneself out as being able to diagnose, treat or correct any and all human diseases, injuries, ailments or infirmities, whether…”
Cohen v. State, 588 P.2d 313 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1978).
· cites it 2× “…for hearings (§ 32-2082); recognize certain exemptions (§ 32-2083); bar the practice of medicine by psychologists (§ 32-2084); recognize privileged communications (§ 32-2085), and provide criminal sanctions for certain conduct (§ 32-2087). *22 We are most directly concerned…”
State v. Bailey, 800 P.2d 982 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990).
· cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 32-2084, which proscribes the unlawful practice of medicine, was amended in 1977 to provide that psychologists may “diagnose, treat and correct human conditions ordinarily within the scope of the practice of a psychologist.”
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