Chapter 3 Establishment
Article 20
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.
Article 21
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.
Article 22
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.
Article 23
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.
Article 24
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.
Article 25
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.
Article 26
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.
Article 27
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.
Article 28
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.
Article 29
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.
Article 30
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.