Citizens of the Republic of China who has passed the clinical psychologist examination and who has been issued a clinical psychologist certificate in accordance with this Act may be a clinical psychologist.
Citizens of the Republic of China who has passed the counseling psychologist examination and who has been issued a counseling psychologist certificate in accordance with this Act may be a counseling psychologist.
A psychologist referred to in this Act means a clinical psychologist or a counseling psychologist under the preceding two paragraphs.

A person who has studied in the clinical psychology institute, faculty, or division or graduate institute of related psychological studies of a public or registered private university, an independent college or an overseas university or independent college recognized by the Ministry of Education, with a major in clinical psychology, has satisfactorily completed internship for at least one year and has obtained a master’s or higher degree, may participate in the clinical psychologist examination.
A person who has studied in the counseling psychology institute, faculty, or division or graduate institute of related psychological studies of a public or registered private university, an independent college or an overseas university or independent college recognized by the Ministry of Education, with a major in counseling psychology, has satisfactorily completed internship for at least one year and has obtained a master’s or higher degree, may participate in the counseling psychologist examination.

The term "competent authorities" as used in this Act means, at central government level, the Ministry of Health and Welfare; at the special municipality level, the city government; at county (city) level, the county (city) government.

To seek a clinical or counseling psychologist certificate, an application form and qualifications documents shall be submitted to the central competent authority for approval and issuance.

No one shall use the title of clinical or counseling psychologist unless he/she holds a clinical or counseling psychologist certificate.

Any person who falls under any of the following circumstances shall not be a clinical or counseling psychologist; if any such person is already a clinical or counseling psychologist, his/her clinical or counseling psychologist certificate shall be revoked or annulled:
1. A person whose clinical or counseling psychologist certificate has been revoked or annulled in accordance with this Act.
2. A person who has been convicted of a willful act of business-related criminal offense.

A psychologist shall file an application to register his/her practice with the municipal or county (city) competent authority that has jurisdiction over the place of his/her practice and must have received a practice license before practicing.
A psychologist shall first practice in the institutions designated by the central competent authority and receive at least 2 years of clinical practical training.
The regulations governing the qualifications and conditions for the application for registration under the first paragraph, the documents to be submitted, the issuance, re-issuance, or renewal of a practice license and other compliance-related matters shall be established by the central competent authority.

A practicing psychologist shall receive continuing education and provide documents of proof showing completion of continuing education every six years in order to renew his/her practice license.
The regulations governing the program, scoring and implementation manner of the continuing education that psychologists shall receive under the preceding paragraph, the documents of proof showing completion of continuing education, the renewal of a practice license and other compliance-related matters shall be established by the central competent authority.

In any of the following circumstances, the practice license shall not be issued; any license already issued shall be revoked or annulled:
1. A clinical or counseling psychologist certificate has been revoked or annulled.
2. A clinical or counseling psychologist practice license was annulled within one year.
3. The clinical or counseling psychologist has been determined by a team of specialist physicians, psychologists and scholars/experts invited by the municipal or county (city) competent authority to be unable to practice due to objective facts.
After the cause listed in subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph is eliminated, the clinical or counseling psychologist may still apply for practice license in accordance with this Act.

A psychologist shall practice in no more than one location and such location shall be a medical institution, psychotherapy clinic, or psychological counseling clinic approved by and registered with the local municipal or county (city) competent authority or other institutions approved by the competent authority, except for support among institutions or if prior approval has been granted.

When a psychologist’s practice is terminated or suspended, a report shall be filed with the authority that issued the original practice license within 30 days from the date of occurrence of the fact for record.
When a psychologist changes his/her practice location or reinstates his/her practice, the provisions of Article 7 about practice shall apply mutatis mutandis.
When a psychologist becomes deceased, the authority that issued his/her original practice license shall cancel the practice license.

Any practicing psychologist shall join the local clinical or counseling psychologist guild.
No application to join the clinical or counseling psychologist guild shall be rejected if the application is filed by a person that meets the member qualifications.

The scope of a clinical psychologist’s professional practice is as follows:
1. Psychological assessment of general mental state and functions.
2. Psychological assessment of psychosis or cerebral mental functions.
3. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for deviation and disturbances in psychological development.
4. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for deviation and disturbances in cognition, emotions or behaviors.
5. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for deviation and disturbances in social adjustment.
6. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for neurosis.
7. Psychotherapy for psychosis or cerebral mental functions.
8. Other clinical psychological practice approved by the central competent authority.
The practice under Subparagraphs 6 and 7 of the preceding paragraph shall be performed in accordance with the diagnosis and consultation or order by a physician.

The scope of a counseling psychologist’s professional practice is as follows:
1. Psychological assessment of general mental state and functions.
2. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for deviation and disturbances in psychological development.
3. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for deviation and disturbances in cognition, emotions or behaviors.
4. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for deviation and disturbances in social adjustment.
5. Psychological counseling and psychotherapy for neurosis.
6. Other psychological counseling practice approved by the central competent authority.
The prctice under Subparagraph 5 of the preceding paragraph shall be performed in accordance with the diagnosis and consultation or order by a physician.

In practicing his/her profession, a psychologist shall make records and specify the following:
1. The client ’s name, gender, date of birth, ID number, and address.
2. The practice of clinical or counseling psychological practice and the date thereof.
3. Other matters that shall be specified according to the regulations.

When a psychologist discovers in the course of practicing his/her business that a client may suffer from neurosis, psychosis or incomplete cerebral mental functions, the psychologist shall refer the client.

No psychologist or any member of the institution where the psychologist practices his/her business shall disclose, without justification, any client ’s private information learned or held in the course of practicing.

No psychologist shall perform any surgery or electrotherapy, administer any drug or conduct any other medial act in the course of practicing.

A psychologist shall duly comply with professional ethics and maintain the welfare of his/her clients.
In the course of practicing, a psychologist shall respect the cultural background of the client and shall not have any differential treatment based on the gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, occupation, age, language, religion or place of birth. The psychologist shall also obtain the consent of his/her clients or their legal representatives and advise them of their rights.

A clinical psychologist may establish a psychotherapy clinic and practice clinical psychological business.
A counseling psychologist may establish a psychological counseling clinic and practice psychological counseling business.
The clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist that applies for the establishment of a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic shall have completed clinical practice training and received a document of proof in accordance with Article 7.
An application shall be filed with the local municipal or county (city) competent authority for approval and registration of any psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic established by a clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist and for issuance of an establishment license.
The standards for the establishment of psychotherapy clinics and psychological counseling clinics shall be established by the central competent authority.

The applicant for a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic shall be the principal psychologist, who shall be responsible for supervising the business of the clinic.
If the principal psychologist of a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic cannot practice his/her profession for any reason, a person with the qualification of a principal psychologist shall be designated as proxy. If the proxy period exceeds one month, a report shall be filed with the authority that issued the original establishment license for record.
The proxy period under the preceding paragraph shall not exceed a maximum of one year.

The use or change of the name of a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic is subject to the approval by the local municipal or county (city) competent authority that issued the original establishment license.
No institution other than a psychotherapy clinic or a psychological counseling clinic shall use the name of a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic or a similar name.

When a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic terminates or suspends its business, a report shall be filed with the authority that issued the original establishment license for recordation within 30 days from the date of occurrence of the fact.
In case of change to any registration of a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic, an application shall be filed with the authority that issued the original establishment license for approval to change the registration.
When a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic relocates or reinstates its professional practice, the provisions about establishment under Paragraph 4, Article 20 apply mutatis mutandis.

A psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic shall display in a prominent location its establishment license and fee schedule, as well as the clinical psychologist certificates and counseling psychologist certificates of its clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists.

Psychotherapy clinics or psychological counseling clinics shall keep in good custody the records of its business and the diagnoses, consultations and orders by physicians and shall keep them for at least 10 years.

Psychotherapy clinics or psychological counseling clinics shall issue fee details and receipts for the fees charged.
No psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic shall breach the fee schedule, make excessive charges or change any fee without grounds.
The fee schedule under the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the municipal or county (city) competent authority.

The advertisements made by a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic shall be limited to the following:
1. The name, establishment license number, address and telephone of and directions to the psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic.
2. The name and certificate number of the clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist.
3. Business items.
4. Other matters permitted for publication or broadcasting as announced by the central competent authority.
No one other than a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic is allowed to place advertisement for psychotherapy or psychological counseling.

No psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic shall solicit business in any undue manner.
No psychologist or member of the institution where he/she practices shall take advantage of any business opportunity to gain undue benefit.

Psychotherapy clinics or psychological counseling clinics shall file reports in accordance with the law or the notice by the competent authority and shall accept inspection and information collection by the competent authority about their staff, equipment, hygiene, safety fee collection and practice.

This chapter applies mutatis mutandis to any institution approved by the competent authority in accordance with Article 10 that has a clinical psychology or psychological counseling department or division.

Any breach of the first paragraph of Article 7, the first paragraph of Article 8, Article 10, the first or second paragraph of Article 11, the first paragraph of Article 12 or Article 15 shall be penalized by a fine of not less than NT$10,000 and not more than NT$50,000.
Any breach of the first paragraph of Article 7, the first paragraph of Article 8, the first or second paragraph of Article 11 or the first paragraph of Article 12 shall be subject to the penalty under the preceding paragraph and an order demanding remedy before a certain deadline. If the breach is not remedied before the deadline, the business will be suspended for not less than one month and not more than one year.
If a clinical psychologist guild or counseling psychologist guild breaches the second paragraph of Article 12, the competent authority governing civil guildGilds shall impose a fine of not less than NT$10,000 and not more than NT$50,000 and a deadline will be imposed before which the breach must be remedied. If the breach is not remedied before the deadline, consecutive penalties shall accrue on a daily basis.

When a psychologist continues to practice despite a suspension order, his/her practice license shall be annulled. If the psychologist continues to practice business after the practice license is annulled, his/her the clinical psychologist certificate or counseling psychologist certificate shall be annulled.

Any psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic falling under any of the following circumstances shall have it establishment license annulled:
1. Allowing any person without the qualification of a clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist to perform a clinical psychologist’s business or a counseling psychologist’s business.
2. Failure to suspend business despite a suspension order.

Any breach of the first paragraph of Article 22, the first or second paragraph of Article 23, Article 24, Article 25 or Article 29 or failure to meet the standards under the fifth paragraph of Article 20 shall be penalized by a fine of not less than NT$10,000 and not more than NT$50,000.
Any breach of the first paragraph of Article 22, the first or second paragraph of Article 23 or Article 24 or failure to meet the standards under the fifth paragraph of Article 20 shall be subject to the penalty under the preceding paragraph and an order demanding remedy before a certain deadline. If the breach is not remedied before the deadline, the business will be suspended for not less than one month and not more than one year.

Any breach of the fourth paragraph of Article 20, the third paragraph of Article 23, the first or second paragraph of Article 26, the first paragraph of Article 27 or Article 28 shall be penalized by a fine of not less than NT$20,000 and not more than NT$100,000.
Any breach of the first or second paragraph of Article 26 or the first paragraph of Article 28 shall be subject to the penalty under the preceding paragraph and an order demanding remedy before a certain deadline or refund of excessive charge to the client. If the breach is not remedied or refund not made before the deadline, the business will be suspended for not less than one month and not more than one year, or the establishment license will be annulled.

Any breach of Article 5, Article 17, the second paragraph of Article 22 or the second paragraph of Article 27 shall be penalized by a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000.

For any psychologist who has breached the first paragraph of Article 7, Article 10, the first or second paragraph of Article 11, Article 15, Article 17 or any of the second paragraph of Article 27 and who has been penalized in accordance with Article 31 or the preceding article, a fine must also be imposed on the institution where the psychologist practices, unless other sanctions are imposed by other laws.

When a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic is suspended or has its establishment license annulled, the principal psychologist shall also be suspended or has his/her practice license annulled.
When the principal psychologist of a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic is suspended or has his/her practice license annulled, his/her psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic shall also be suspended or have its establishment license annulled.

If any psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic continues to be open for business despite the annulment of its establishment license, its principal psychologist’s clinical psychologist certificate or counseling psychologist certificate shall be annulled.

If a psychologist allows another person to use his/her certificate or license, his/her clinical psychologist certificate or counseling psychologist certificate shall be annulled.

Unless otherwise provided by this Act, any psychologist who commits any breach of law or undue conduct in the course of practicing shall be penalized by a fine of not less than NT$20,000 and not more than NT$100,000. In serious cases, the psychologist shall also be suspended for not less than one month and not more than one year or have his/her practice license annulled.

Any person who is not qualified as a clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist but practices the business of a clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist shall be penalized by not more than two years of imprisonment, or in addition thereto, a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000, except for physicians or any of the following persons engaging in internship under the guidance of a physician, clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist in a hospital or institution approved by the central competent authority:
1. A student of medicine or psychology related faculty or division of a university or higher-level institution.
2. A student of a clinical psychology or counseling psychology institute, faculty, or division or graduate institute of related psychological studies of an university or independent college, with a major in clinical psychology or counseling psychology, or a person who has graduated and acquired a master’s or higher degree within the past three years.
When nursing personnel, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, social workers or other professionals or technicians perform a business defined in this Act in the course of their business practice in accordance with the laws governing their professions, it shall not be deemed a breach of the preceding paragraph.
When a person performing psychological guidance work perform the businesses under Subparagraphs 2 to 4, first paragraph of Article 14, it shall not be deemed a breach of the first paragraph.

Any clinical psychologist who breaches the second paragraph of Article 13 or any counseling psychologist who breaches the second paragraph of Article 14 shall be penalized by not more than one year of imprisonment, or in addition thereto, a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000.
Any psychologist who breaches Article 18 shall be penalized by not less one year and not more than three years of imprisonment, or in addition thereto, a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000.

When a psychotherapy clinic or psychological counseling clinic is subject to a fine under this Act, the fine shall be imposed on the principal psychologist.

Unless otherwise provided in this Act, any fine, suspension, and annulment of practice license or establishment license, as stipulated in this Act, shall be imposed by the municipal or county (city) competent authority, and the revocation or annulment of a clinical psychologist certificate or counseling psychologist certificate shall be done by the central competent authority.

When a fine imposed by this Act with a certain deadline is not paid before the deadline, it shall be subject to compulsory enforcement in accordance with the law.

The competent authority of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds is the competent authority governing civil guilds, provided that their industry shall be subject to the direction and supervision of its competent authority.

Municipal and county (city) clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall be organized, and the national union may also be established.
Clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall be located in the places where their competent authorities are located, unless otherwise approved by the competent authorities.

The territorial areas of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds are the existing administrative areas. There shall be no more than one guild of the same level in the same area.

Municipal and county (city) clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall be founded and organized by 9 or more clinical psychologists or counseling psychologists in the jurisdiction, respectively. If there are less than 9 psychologists, such psychologists may join the guild in the neighboring area.

The national union of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall be founded and organized only after at least 1/3 of municipal and county (city) clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds have been established.

Clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall have directors and supervisors, both to be elected by their members (member representatives) during member (member representative) meetings. Such directors and supervisors shall constitute the board of directors and the board of supervisors, respectively. The numbers of directors and supervisors are as follows:
1. No more than 15 directors for county (city) clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds.
2. No more than 25 directors for municipal clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds.
3. No more than 35 directors for the national union of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds.
4. The number of directors shall represent no more than 1/2 of all members (member representatives) for a clinical psychologist guild or counseling psychologist guild of each level.
5. The number of supervisors shall represent no more than 1/3 of the number of directors of a clinical psychologist guild or counseling psychologist guild of each level.
A clinical psychologist guild or counseling psychologist guild of each level may have alternate directors and alternate supervisors, and the number of such alternate directors and alternate supervisors shall not exceed 1/3 of the number of directors and supervisors of the guild, respectively.
When there are three or more directors or supervisors, managing directors and managing supervisors may be elected from among themselves, respectively. The number of managing directors and managing supervisors shall not exceed 1/3 of the total number of directors or supervisors. One person shall be elected by the directors from among the managing directors as chairman. If there are no managing directors, the chairman shall be elected by the directors from among themselves. When there are three or more managing supervisors, one person shall be elected from among themselves to be the convener of the board of supervisors.

Directors and supervisors shall serve terms of three years each. The number of directors or supervisors re-elected upon expiry of the term shall not exceed 1/2 of all directors or supervisors. The same person shall be re-elected as chairman upon expiry of the term for no more than once.

The directors and supervisors elected for the national union of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds are not limited to participating member representatives selected by municipal and county (city) clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds.
Representatives selected by municipal and county (city) clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds to participate in the national union of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds are not limited to their directors and supervisors.

Clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall hold one member (member representative) meeting every year and may hold special meetings as required.
When any clinical psychologist guild or counseling psychologist guild has more than 300 members, territorial areas may be divided based on the distribution of the members in accordance with its articles of guild and representatives may be elected in proportion to the number of members to attend member representative meetings and to exercise the power of member meetings.

Clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall establish articles of guild, establish members’ registers and curriculum vitae of the elected staff and submit them to the local competent authority governing civil guilds for registration. A copy shall also be sent to the central and municipal or count (city) competent authority for future reference.

The articles of guild of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds of each level shall specify the following:
1. Name, territory and place of guild.
2. Objective, organization and mission.
3. Addition and removal of members.
4. Election of member representatives and their terms.
5. Number of directors and supervisors, authority, terms and the election and dismissal thereof.
6. Rules governing member (member representative) meetings and meetings of the board of directors and board of supervisors.
7. Code of professional ethics and agreements to be complied with by the members.
8. Budget and accounting.
9. Amendment to articles of guild.
10. Other matters that shall be specified in accordance with the law or matters required for the handling of the guild’s affairs.

Municipal and county (city) clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds shall comply with the articles of guild, code of professional ethics and resolutions of the national union of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds.
If any clinical psychologist guild or counseling psychologist guild breaches any law, articles of guild, code of professional ethics or the articles of guild or any resolution of the national union of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds, the competent authority governing civil guilds may impose the following sanctions:
1. Warning.
2. Revocation of resolution.
3. Dismissal of directors and supervisors.
4. Remedy before a deadline.
The sanctions under Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the preceding paragraph may also be imposed by the competent authority.

If any member of a clinical psychologist guild or counseling psychologist guild breaches any law, articles of guild or code of professional ethics, the guild may impose a sanction in accordance with its articles of guild or a resolution by its board of directors, board of supervisors or member (member representatives) meeting.

A foreigner may attend a clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist examination in accordance with the laws of the Republic of China.
When a foreigner passes the examination under the preceding paragraph and receives a clinical psychologist or counseling psychologist certificate, his/her practice in the Republic of China shall be subject to the approval by the central competent authority. Such a person shall also comply with the applicable laws of the Republic of China in relation to clinical psychology and counseling psychology, the code of professional ethics, and the articles of association of clinical psychologist guilds or counseling psychologist guilds. The regulations for the approval and management of such practice shall be established by the central competent authority.
In case of breach of the preceding paragraph, in addition to sanctions in accordance with the law, the central competent authority may annul the approval.

Any person with any of the following qualifications may, after passing the review by the central competent authority, attend a special clinical psychologist examination:
1. Having practiced clinical psychology in a medical institution for two years and holding a junior college or higher-level diploma before this Act is published and implemented.
2. Having practiced clinical psychology in a medical institution for one year and holding a master’s or higher degree from a relevant psychology institute, faculty or division of a university or independent college before this Act is published and implemented.
Any person with any of the following qualifications may, after passing the review by the central competent authority, attend a special counseling psychologist examination:
1. Having practiced counseling psychology in a medical institution, a college guidance or counseling center or a community psychological health center for two years and holding a diploma from a university, independent college or higher-level institution before this Act is published and implemented.
2. Having practiced counseling psychology in a medical institution, a college guidance or counseling center or a community psychological health center for one year and holding a master’s or higher degree from a psychology, counseling or guidance-related institute, faculty or division of a university or independent college before this Act is published and implemented.
3. Having practiced counseling psychology in a government registered institution with psychological counseling or psychological guidance business for three years and holding a diploma from a university, independent college or higher-level institution before this Act is published and implemented.
The special examinations under the preceding two paragraphs will be organized three times within 5 years from the publication and implementation of this Act.
For any university or independent college graduate majoring in clinical psychology or counseling psychology in a clinical psychology or counseling psychology institute, faculty, or division or graduate institute of related psychological studies and who meets the qualifications under the first and second paragraphs, the sanction under the first paragraph of Article 42 may be waived within 5 years from the date of publication and implementation of this Act.
Before this Act is published and implemented, any person who has passed the public clinical psychologist examination under Level III elementary civil servant examinations may file an application for waiver of all subjects included in the clinical psychologist examination under elementary professionals and technologists examinations.

When the central, municipal or county (city) competent authority issues a certificate or license in accordance with this Act, it may charge a certificate fee or license fee. The fee amount shall be determined by the central competent authority.

The enforcement rules of this Act shall be established by the central competent authority.

This Act shall be implemented from its date of publication.