PSYCHOLOGISTS: Provides relative to psychologists

HLS 26RS-2402 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1145
BY REPRESENTATIVE VENTRELLA
PSYCHOLOGISTS: Provides relative to psychologists
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2352(10), relative to psychologists; to clarify who may be
3 identified as a psychologist; to omit certain persons from identifying as
4 psychologists; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:2352(10) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 §2352. Definition of terms
8 As used in this Chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in
9 this Section:
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11 (10) "Psychologist" means any person licensed as a psychologist in
12 accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. A person represents himself to be
13 a psychologist by using any title or description of services incorporating the words
14 "psychology", "psychological", or "psychologist", or by using any other terms which
15 imply that he is qualified to practice psychology or that he possesses expert
16 qualification in any area of psychology, or if that person offers to the public or
17 renders to individuals or to groups of individuals services defined as the practice of
18 psychology in this Chapter.
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HLS 26RS-2402 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 1145
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 1145 Original 2026 Regular Session Ventrella
Abstract: Clarifies who may be identified as a psychologist.
Present law defines the term "psychologist".
Present law includes persons who represent themselves as psychologists by using any title
or description of services incorporating the words "psychology", "psychological", or
"psychologist" in the definition of "psychologist".
Proposed law removes the term "psychological" from the definition and otherwise retains
present law.
(Amends R.S. 37:2352(10))
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