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An act to regulate the practice of Psychology creating for this purpose a Professional Regulatory Board of
Psychology, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.

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RA 10029

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Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the

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“Philippine Psychology Act of 2009”.

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Section 2. Statement of Policy

The State recognizes that psychologists have an important role in __________________

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nation-building and development

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Section 2. Statement of Policy.

Hence, it shall nurture ________________________ psychologists
whose standards of practice and service shall be excellent and globally
competitive through the administration of inviolable, effective and
credible licensure examinations and the imposition and promotion of
regulatory measures, programs and activities that enhance their
professional growth and well-being.

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Competent, upright and assiduous

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Means a natural person who is duly registered and holds a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional identification card as professional psychologist, issued by the
Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology and the Professional
Regulation Commission pursuant to this Act for the purpose of delivering
the different psychological services defined in this Act.

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Psychologist

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Means a natural person who holds a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional identification card as psychometrician issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology and the Professional Regulation Commission pursuant to this Act.

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Psychometrician

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A collegial body under the
administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation
Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, which shall be
composed of a Chairperson and two (2) members appointed by the
President of the Philippines from a list of three (3) nominees for each position.

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Professional Regulatory Board of
Psychology

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Section 11. Examinations Required.

• All applicants for registration to practice psychology and
psychometrics shall be required to ________________ for psychologists and psychometricians to be conducted by the Board in such places and dates, and subject to such requirements prescribed by the Commission.

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Pass a licensure examination

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Section 12. Qualifications of Applicants for the Licensure Examination
for Psychologists.

• (c) Has undergone a ______________________ of
supervised practicum/internship/clinical experience related to services
enumerated in paragraph (b) of Section 3 of this Act and under the
auspices of a licensed psychologist or other licensed mental health
professional

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Minimum of two hundred (200) hours

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Section 14. Examination Subjects for Psychologists

The licensure examination for psychologists shall cover the following
subjects:

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(a) Advanced Theories of Personality;
(b) Advanced Abnormal Psychology;
(c) Advanced Psychological Assessment; and
(d) Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy

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Section 15. Examination Subjects for Psychometricians.

• The licensure examinations for psychometricians shall cover the following
subjects:

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(a) Theories of Personality;
(b) Abnormal Psychology;
(c) Industrial Psychology; and
(d) Psychological Assessment

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A person who possesses the qualifications required to take the examination
for registration as a psychologist pursuant to the provisions of this Act may
be registered without examination: Provided, That the applicant files with
the Board _______________ an application for
registration and issuance of certificate of registration and professional
identification card by submitting credentials satisfactory to the Board that
the applicant had, on or prior to the effectivity of this Act

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Within three (3) years after its creation

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Section 16. Registration Without Examination for Psychologists

(c) Psychologists or employees who hold positions as psychologists presently
employed in various government or private agencies, who have a bachelor’s
degree in psychology, accumulated a ________________ of work
experience in the practice of psychology as a psychologist, and who
have updated their professional education in various psychology-related
functions.

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Minimum of ten (10) years

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Section 17. Registration Without Examination for Psychometricians

• A person who possesses the qualifications required to take the examination for registration
as
a
psychometrician
may
be
registered
without
examination: Provided, That the applicant files with the Board within three (3)
years after its creation an application for registration and issuance of a
certificate of registration and professional identification card by submitting
credentials satisfactory to the Board that the applicant before the effectivity of
this Act had obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and had accumulated
a _________________ full time work experience in the practice of
psychometrics.

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Minimum of two (2) years

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Section 18. Ratings in the Examination

• To be qualified as having passed the licensure examination for
psychologists and psychometricians, a candidate must have obtained a
weighted general average of __________________ for all
subjects, with no grade _____________ in any given
subject.

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At least seventy-five percent (75%)

Lower than sixty percent (60%)

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An examinee who obtains a weighted general average of seventy five percent (75%) or higher but obtains a rating below sixty percent (60%)
in any given subject may retake such subjects ___________, and upon obtaining a rating of ______________ in each such subject, shall then be deemed to have passed the
licensure examination.

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Within the next two (2)
years

At least seventy-five percent
(75%)

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• Section 26. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card or Cancellation of a Special/Temporary
Permit. - The Board shall have the power, ______________, to
suspend or revoke the certificate of registration and professional identification
card or to cancel special/temporary permits granted pursuant to this Act on any
ground set forth in Section 33 of this Act or any of the instances hereunder

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After notice and hearing

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Section 26. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card or Cancellation of a Special/Temporary
Permit

• (a) Procurement of a certificate of registration and/or professional identification
card or special/temporary permit by ____________

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Fraud or deceit

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Section 26. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card or Cancellation of a Special/Temporary
Permit.

• (c) ____________ any of the provisions of this Act, its
implementing rules and regulations, the code of ethics or code of professional
standards promulgated hereinafter by the Board;

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Violating or conspiring to violate

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Section 26. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card or Cancellation of a Special/Temporary
Permit

(d) ________________ to render psychological
services with reasonable skill and safety to his/her clients/patients

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Manifest physical or mental incompetence

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Section 26. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card or Cancellation of a Special/Temporary
Permit.

(e) ______________ in the performance of duties as
a psychometrician;

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Professional misconduct or negligence

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Section 27. Reinstatement

A psychologist or psychometrician whose certificate of registration has been revoked may apply to the Board for
reinstatement at any time ______________ from the date of revocation
of said certificate.

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After two (2) years

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• Section 34. Penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this Act
implementing rules and regulations shall be punished with imprisonment of
_________________________, or a fine of
_________________________, or both, at the discretion of the
court.

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Not less than six (6) months but not more than three (3) years

Not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00)

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RA 10029
was approved on

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March 16, 2010

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RA 10029
was introduced by

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Senator Loren Legarda

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Article & Section?

This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Psychology Act of 2009”.

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ARTICLE I
Section 1. Title

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Article & Section?

• The State recognizes that psychologists have an important role in nationbuilding and development.
• It also acknowledges the diverse specializations of psychologists and
the diverse functions specific to the varied specializations.
• It particular, it recognizes the significance of the psychological services
that practicing psychologists provide to diverse types of clients, but also
recognizes the need to protect the public by preventing
inexperienced or untrained individuals from offering psychological services.
• Hence, it shall nurture competent, upright and assiduous psychologists
whose standards of practice and service shall be excellent and globally
competitive through the administration of inviolable, effective and credible licensure examinations and the imposition and promotion of
regulatory measures, programs and activities that enhance their
professional growth and well-being.

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ARTICLE II Section 2. Statement of Policy

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Article & Section?

As used in this Act, the following
terms shall have the following meanings

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ARTICLE III Section 3. Definition of Terms

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Article & Section?

• There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory Board of
Psychology, hereinafter called the Board, a collegial body under the
administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation
Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, which shall be
composed of a Chairperson and two (2) members appointed by the
President of the Philippines from a list of three (3) nominees for each position. The list of nominees shall be submitted to the Commission by the
integrated and accredited national organization of psychologists. The
Board shall be organized not later than sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act.

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ARTICLE IV Section 4. Creation and Composition of the Professional
Regulatory Board of Psychology

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Article & Section?

• All applicants for registration to practice psychology and psychometrics shall be required to pass a licensure examination for psychologists and psychometricians to be conducted by the Board in such places and dates, and subject to such requirements prescribed by the Commission.

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ARTICLE V
Section 11. Examinations Required

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Article & Section?

Any person may apply to take examination for registration and licensure as a psychologist after furnishing evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(a) Is a Filipino citizen, a permanent resident or a citizen of a foreign
state/country which extends reciprocity to the Philippines relative to the
practice of the profession;
(b) Holds at least a master’s degree in psychology conferred by a
university,
college
or
school
in
the
Philippines
or
abroad
recognized/accredited by the CHED and has obtained sufficient credits for
the subjects covered in the examinations;
• (c) Has undergone a minimum of two hundred (200) hours of
supervised practicum/internship/clinical experience related to services
enumerated in paragraph (b) of Section 3 of this Act and under the
auspices of a licensed psychologist or other licensed mental health
professional;
• (d) Is of good moral character; and
• (e) Has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.

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ARTICLE V Section 12. Qualifications of Applicants for the Licensure Examination for Psychologists.

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Article & Section?

Any person may apply to take the examination for registration
and licensure as a psychometrician by furnishing evidence satisfactory to the
Board that the applicant:
(a) Is a Filipino citizen, a permanent resident or a citizen of a foreign state/country
which extends reciprocity to the Philippines relative to the practice of the
profession;
(b) Holds at least a bachelor’s degree in psychology conferred by a university,
college or school in the Philippines or abroad recognized/accredited by the CHED
and has obtained sufficient credits for the subjects covered in the examinations;
(c) Is of good moral character; and
(d) Has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.

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ARTICLE V Section 13. Qualifications of Applicants for the Licensure Examination for
Psychometricians

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Article & Section?

The licensure examination for psychologists shall cover the following
subjects:
(a) Advanced Theories of Personality;
(b) Advanced Abnormal Psychology;
(c) Advanced Psychological Assessment; and
(d) Psychological Counseling and Psychotherapy.

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ARTICLE V Section 14. Examination Subjects for Psychologists

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Article & Section?

• The licensure examinations for psychometricians shall cover the following
subjects:
(a) Theories of Personality;
(b) Abnormal Psychology;
(c) Industrial Psychology; and
(d) Psychological Assessment.

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ARTICLE V Section 15. Examination Subjects for Psychometricians.

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Article & Section?

• A person who possesses the qualifications required to take the examination
for registration as a psychologist pursuant to the provisions of this Act may
be registered without examination: Provided, That the applicant files with
the Board within three (3) years after its creation an application for
registration and issuance of certificate of registration and professional
identification card by submitting credentials satisfactory to the Board that
the applicant had, on or prior to the effectivity of this Act, fulfilled the
requirements under either subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) herein:

• (a) Obtained a doctoral degree in psychology and had accumulated three (3)
years of work experience in the practice of psychology;
• (b) Obtained a master’s degree in psychology and accumulated a minimum of
five (5) years of work experience in the practice of psychology;
• (c) Psychologists or employees who hold positions as psychologists presently
employed in various government or private agencies, who have a bachelor’s
degree in psychology, accumulated a minimum of ten (10) years of work
experience in the practice of psychology as a psychologist, and who
have updated their professional education in various psychology-related
functions.

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ARTICLE V Section 16. Registration Without Examination for Psychologists

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Article & Section?

• A person who possesses the qualifications required to take the examination for
registration
as
a
psychometrician
may
be
registered
without
examination: Provided, That the applicant files with the Board within three (3)
years after its creation an application for registration and issuance of a
certificate of registration and professional identification card by submitting
credentials satisfactory to the Board that the applicant before the effectivity of
this Act had obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and had accumulated
a minimum of two (2) years full time work experience in the practice of
psychometrics.

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ARTICLE V Section 17. Registration Without Examination for Psychometricians

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Article & Section?

To be qualified as having passed the licensure examination for
psychologists and psychometricians, a candidate must have obtained a
weighted general average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) for all
subjects, with no grade lower than sixty percent (60%) in any given
subject. An examinee who obtains a weighted general average of seventy five percent (75%) or higher but obtains a rating below sixty percent (60%)
in any given subject may retake such subjects within the next two (2)
years, and upon obtaining a rating of at least seventy-five percent
(75%) in each such subject, shall then be deemed to have passed the
licensure examination.

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ARTICLE V Section 18. Ratings in the Examination

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Article & Section?

• The Board shall submit to the Commission an official report detailing the
ratings obtained by each examine within ten (10) calendar days after the
examination, unless such period is extended for just cause.

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ARTICLE V Section 19. Report of Ratings.

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Article & Section?

The Board shall have the power, after notice and hearing, to
suspend or revoke the certificate of registration and professional identification
card or to cancel special/temporary permits granted pursuant to this Act on any
ground set forth in Section 33 of this Act or any of the instances hereunder:
• (a) Procurement of a certificate of registration and/or professional identification
card or special/temporary permit by fraud or deceit;
• (b) Allowing an unqualified person to advertise or to practice the profession by
using one’s certificate of registration or professional identification card or
special/temporary permit;
• (c) Violating or conspiring to violate any of the provisions of this Act, its
implementing rules and regulations, the code of ethics or code of professional
standards promulgated hereinafter by the Board;
• (d) Manifest physical or mental incompetence to render psychological
services with reasonable skill and safety to his/her clients/patients;
• (e) Professional misconduct or negligence in the performance of duties as
a psychometrician; and
• (f) Engaging in the practice of the profession during the period of one’s
suspension.

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ARTICLE VI
Section 26. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card or Cancellation of a Special/Temporary
Permit

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Article & Section?

A psychologist or psychometrician whose certificate of registration has been revoked may apply to the Board for
reinstatement at any time after two (2) years from the date of revocation
of said certificate. The application shall be in writing and shall conform to
requirements hereinafter prescribed by the Board. No certificate of registration
or professional identification card or special/temporary permit shall be
reinstated unless the Board is satisfied that a good cause exists to warrant
such reinstatement. Issuance of a new certificate of registration or professional
identification card or special/temporary permit in lieu of one that has been lost,
destroyed or mutilated shall be subject to applicable rules prescribed by the
Commission.

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ARTICLE VI
Section 27. Reinstatement

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Article & Section?

The decision of the Board shall ipso
facto become final fifteen (15) days from receipt of the decision by the
respondent unless an appeal has been filed with the Commission within the
same period. The Commission’s decision on appeal may be further appealed
before the Court Appeals within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof.

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ARTICLE VI
Section 28. Appeal from Judgement

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Article & Section?

The respondent psychologist or psychometrician shall have the right to be represented by counsel at all stages
of the proceedings as well as to speedy disposition of his/her case. He/She
shall have the right to confront witnesses against him/her in addition to
such other rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

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ARTICLE VI
Section 29. Rights of the Respondent

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Article & Section?

A psychologist or psychometrician cannot, without the
consent of the client/patient, be examined on any communication or
information disclosed and/or acquired in the course of giving psychological services to such client. The protection accorded herein shall extend to all
pertinent records and shall be available to the secretary, clerk or other staff of
the licensed psychologist or psychometrician. Any evidence obtained in
violation of this provision shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any
proceeding.

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ARTICLE VII Section 30. Rights to Privilege Communication for Psychologists and
Psychometricians.

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Article & Section?

The profession shall hereinafter be
integrated by consolidating all practitioners into one (1) national organization
of registered and licensed psychologists and psychometricians, which
shall be recognized and accredited by the Board, subject to approval of the
Commission. A psychologist or psychometrician duly registered and licensed
by the Board and the Commission shall automatically become a member of
said organization and shall receive the benefits and privileges, as well as be
subject to all responsibilities and obligations, appurtenant thereto upon
payment of the required fees and dues. Membership in the integrated
organization shall not be a bar to membership in any other association of
psychologists and/or psychometricians.

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ARTICLE VII Section 31. Integration of the Profession

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Q

Article & Section?

The Board shall adopt and promulgated
the Code of Ethics and Code of Practice for Psychometricians
prescribed and issued by the accredited professional organization
of psychologists.

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ARTICLE VII
Section 32. Code of Ethics and Code of Practice for Psychologists
and Psychometricians

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Article & Section?

(a) No person shall:
(1) Engage in the professional practice of psychology or psychometrics nor
represent himself/herself as a professional practicing psychologist or
psychometrician without a valid certificate of registration or valid
professional identification card, or a valid special/temporary permit
granted by the Board pursuant to this Act;
(2) Represent himself/herself to be a licensed and authorized practicing
psychologist or psychometrician during the time that his/her certificate of
registration
has
been
suspended
or
revoked
or
professional
identification card without being renewed, or special/temporary permit
cancelled;
• (b) No corporation, partnership, association or entity shall operate a
psychology or psychometrics office, center, clinic or otherwise engage in the
practice or allow the practice of psychology or psychometrics within its
premises without securing a permit therefor from the Board. Such permit
shall be issued only after the Board is satisfied that such establishment is
competently staffed by a psychologist and equipped with sufficient and
adequate psychology-related instruments and facilities.
• (c) A violation of any provision of this Act or of its implementing rules and
regulations shall be penalized accordingly.

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ARTICLE VIII Section 33. Prohibited Acts

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Article & Section?

Any person who violates any provision of this Act
implementing rules and regulations shall be punished with imprisonment of
not less than six (6) months but not more than three (3) years, or a fine of
not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00) but not more than One
hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or both, at the discretion of the
court.

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ARTICLE VIII Section 34. Penalties

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Q

Article & Section?

The Board may initiate action to enjoin, restrain,
and/or prosecute any individual, corporation, association, partnership or entity
engaging in the practice of psychology and psychometrics in violation of this
Act.

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ARTICLE VIII Section 35. Injunction

49
Q

Article & Section?

The Board may initiate action to enjoin, restrain,
and/or prosecute any individual, corporation, association, partnership or entity
engaging in the practice of psychology and psychometrics in violation of this
Act.

A

ARTICLE VIII Section 36. Enforcement

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