# Fla. Stat. § 490.002: 490.002 Intent

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 490.002
- **Heading:** 490.002 Intent
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XXXII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.002

## Text

The Legislature finds that as society becomes increasingly complex, emotional survival is equal in importance to physical survival. Therefore, in order to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the Legislature must provide privileged communication for members of the public or those acting on their behalf to encourage needed or desired psychological services to be sought out. The Legislature further finds that, since such psychological services assist the public primarily with emotional survival, which in turn affects physical and psychophysical survival, the practice of psychology and school psychology by unqualified persons presents a danger to public health, safety, and welfare.

History: ss. 1, 3, ch. 81-235; ss. 1, 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 1, 18, 19, ch. 87-252; s. 36, ch. 88-392; ss. 12, 13, ch. 89-70; s. 10, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 490.001 490.001 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.002 490.002 Intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.003 490.003 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.003.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.004 490.004 Board of Psychology.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.004.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.005 490.005 Licensure by examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.005.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.006 490.006 Licensure by endorsement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.006.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.007 490.007 Renewal of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.007.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.009 490.009 Discipline.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.009.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.012 490.012 Violations; penalties; injunction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.012.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.014 490.014 Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.014.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.015 490.015 Duties of the department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.015.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.0051 490.0051 Provisional licensure; requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.0051.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.0075 490.0075 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.0075.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 490.0076 490.0076 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; public records and meetings exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXXXII_C490_S490.0076.md)

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