October 19, 2016, Introduced by Reps. Howrylak, Lucido, Forlini, Somerville, Runestad and Cox 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 2014 PA
385.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 18223. (1) The department, in consultation with the
board, shall promulgate rules requiring that to be granted a
license under this part, except as provided in subsection (2), an
individual must meet both of the following requirements:
(a) 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 all of the following requirements:
(i) Is offered by a regionally accredited or other college,
university,
or institution approved by the board, which program
included
and includes education and training appropriate to the
practice of psychology.
(ii) Has obtained the association Association of state State
and
provincial psychology boards' Provincial
Psychology Boards'
national register designation, has been accredited by the American
psychological
association Psychological
Association or the Canadian
psychological
association, 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
2010
PA 121, However, a program that is in the process of obtaining
the
designation or becoming accredited as required in this sub-
subparagraph
subparagraph before August 1, 2011, and that obtains
the designation or becomes accredited on or before August 31, 2020,
meets
the requirements of this sub-subparagraph.subparagraph.
(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. An individual applying for a limited
license under this subsection who was granted a master's degree in
psychology before June 30, 2010 from the college, university, or
institution described in this subsection is not required to take an
examination that is approved by the board to be granted a limited
license under this part. 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 on a license granted to an individual under this
subsection. The limitations must require supervision by a
psychologist who has a license other than a limited license and
must prohibit advertising or other representation to the public
that will lead the public to believe the individual is engaging in
the practice of psychology. A limited license granted under this
subsection
is renewable pursuant to under
part 161. An individual
applying
for a limited license pursuant to under this subsection
must have 1 year of supervised postgraduate experience in an
organized health care setting or other arrangement, as established
by the board. The individual 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.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.