March 19, 2014, Introduced by Senator GREGORY and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 18223 (MCL 333.18223), as amended by 2010 PA
121.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 18223. (1) The department, in consultation with the
board,
shall promulgate rules requiring that an individual to be
granted a license under this part, except as provided in subsection
(2),
shall an individual must meet both of the following
requirements:
(a)
Been Have been granted a doctoral degree in psychology, or
a doctoral degree in a closely related field, from a doctoral
degree program that meets both of the following requirements:
(i) Is offered by a regionally accredited or other college,
university, or institution approved by the board, which program
included education and training appropriate to the practice of
psychology.
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
(ii) Meets 1 of the following requirements:
(A) 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, 2010 PA
121, a program that is in the
process
of obtaining this the designation or becoming accredited as
required
in this subdivision sub-subparagraph
before August 1,
2011, and that obtains the designation or becomes accredited on or
before
August 31, 2015, 2020, meets the requirements of this
subdivision.sub-subparagraph.
(B) Is a doctoral degree program approved by the board.
(b) Have not less than 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, the board shall place 2
limitations
shall be placed on a license granted to an individual
under
this subsection. The limitations shall must require
supervision by a psychologist who has a license other than a
limited
license and shall must prohibit advertising or other
representation
to the public which that 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 is
renewable pursuant to part 161. An individual applying for a
limited
license pursuant to this subsection shall must have 1 year
of supervised postgraduate experience in an organized health care
setting or other arrangement, as established by the board. The
individual
shall must 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.