HOUSE BILL No. 6143

 

June 7, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Hune and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending sections 18211 and 18221 (MCL 333.18211 and 333.18221),

 

section 18221 as amended by 1993 PA 79.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 18211.  (1) For a period of 6 months after the effective

 

date of this code, an individual may use the terms set forth in

 

section 16263(k) if the individual is authorized to use the terms

 

as of the effective date of this part under Act No. 257 of the

 

Public Acts of 1959, as amended, being sections 338.1001 to

 

338.1019 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or if the individual is

 

authorized under this part to use the terms.

 

     (1)  (2) After the period prescribed in subsection (1), a  A

 

person shall not engage in the practice of psychology unless


 

licensed or otherwise authorized by this article.

 

     (2) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination

 

thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are

 

restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part

 

to use the terms and in a way prescribed in this part: "consulting

 

psychologist", "psychologist", "psychological assistant",

 

"psychological examiner", "licensed psychologist", and "limited

 

licensed psychologist".

 

     Sec. 18221. (1) The Michigan board of psychology is created in

 

the department and shall consist of the following 9 voting members

 

who shall meet the requirements of part 161: 5 psychologists,

 

including at least 1 nondoctoral psychologist, and 4 public

 

members. Section 1212 does not apply to this board.

 

     (2) The terms of office of individual members of the board

 

created under this section, except those appointed to fill

 

vacancies, expire 4 years after appointment on December 31 of the

 

year in which the term expires.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6147(request no.

 

05150'05) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.