SB-1315, As Passed Senate, June 29, 2010

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1315

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 18223 (MCL 333.18223), as amended by 1986 PA

174.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 18223. (1) The board shall promulgate rules requiring

that an individual granted a license under this part, except as

provided in subsection (2), shall have been meet both of the

following requirements:

     (a) Been granted a doctoral degree in psychology, or a

doctoral degree in a closely related field, from a regionally

accredited or other college, university, or institution approved by

the board, which included education and training appropriate to the

practice of psychology. , and shall have Additionally, beginning

August 1, 2011, the doctoral degree in psychology, or the doctoral

degree in a closely related field, shall be from a program that has

obtained the association of state and provincial psychology boards'

national register designation or has been accredited by the

American psychological association or the Canadian psychological

association, or has obtained a similar designation from or been

accredited by an entity approved by the board. For purposes of the

requirement added by the amendatory act that added this sentence, a

program that is in the process of obtaining this designation or

becoming accredited as required in this subdivision before August

1, 2011, and that obtains the designation or becomes accredited on

or before August 31, 2015, meets the requirements of this

subdivision.

     (b) Have not less than 2 years 1 year of postdoctoral

experience in the practice of psychology in an organized health

care setting or other arrangement, as established by the board.

     (2) In addition to section 16182, the board shall grant a

limited license to an individual granted a master's degree in

psychology from a regionally accredited college, or university, or

institution approved by the board, if the individual has education,

training, and experience appropriate to the practice of psychology,

as established by the board. Except for duties performed as an

employee of a governmental entity or of a nonprofit organization

serving benevolent and charitable purposes, 2 limitations shall be

placed on a license granted to an individual under this subsection.

The limitations shall require supervision by a psychologist who has

a license other than a limited license and shall prohibit

advertising or other representation to the public which will lead

the public to believe the individual is engaging in the practice of

psychology. A limited license granted under this subsection shall

be renewed pursuant to part 161. An individual applying for a

limited license pursuant to this subsection shall have 1 year of

supervised postgraduate experience in an organized health care

setting or other arrangement, as established by the board. The

individual shall be supervised by a psychologist who has a license

other than a limited license, or if a psychologist who has a

license other than a limited license is not available, by a

psychologist who has at least a master's degree in psychology and

at least 3 years of experience in the practice of psychology or by

any other individual approved by the board. The board shall issue a

temporary license to the individual for the purpose of obtaining

the 1 year of postgraduate experience.