SB 104

SENATE BILL NO. 104
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 18223 (MCL 333.18223), as amended
by 2018 PA 24.
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 all of the following
requirements:
(i) Is offered by a regionally accredited or
other college, university, or institution approved by the board, and includes
education and training appropriate to the practice of psychology.
(ii) Has obtained the Association of State
and Provincial Psychology Boards' national register designation, 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. However, a program that is in
the process of obtaining the designation or becoming accredited as required in
this subparagraph before August 1, 2011, and that obtains the designation or
becomes accredited on or before August 31, 2020, meets the requirements of this
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 Subject to section
18223a, 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 must be granted a
limited license, if the individual has education, training, and
experience appropriate to the practice of psychology, as established by the
board. An individual who applies for an initial limited license under this
subsection before March 31, 2018 is not required to take an examination that is
approved by the board to be granted a limited license under this part if the
individual was granted a master's degree in psychology after January 1, 2007
but before June 30, 2010 from the college, university, or institution described
in this subsection, the individual has continuously held the temporary license
described in this section since it was initially granted, by the board, and
the disciplinary subcommittee has not imposed a sanction against the individual
while holding the temporary license described in this section. 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
under part 161. An individual who is applying for a limited license 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 postgraduate experience described in this subsection 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.
(3) The board shall grant a temporary license to an An individual described in subsection (2) must be granted a temporary license for the purpose
of obtaining the 1 year of postgraduate experience described in that
subsection. Beginning on March 31, 2018, a temporary license granted under this
subsection is valid for 24 months and may be renewed for 1 additional 24-month
term. If an individual described in subsection (2) was granted a temporary
license by the board before March 31, 2018, his or her the individual's
temporary license may be renewed for 1 additional 24-month term.
(4) The board shall grant a temporary license to an An individual who is enrolled in a doctoral degree
program that meets the requirements of subsection (1)
must be granted a temporary license. Beginning on March 31, 2018, a
temporary license granted under this subsection is valid for 24 months and may
be renewed for 3 additional 24-month terms. If an individual enrolled in a
doctoral program that meets the requirements of subsection (1) was granted a
temporary license by the board before March
31, 2018, his or her the individual's temporary license may be renewed for
3 additional 24-month terms.
Enacting section 1.
This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 103 of the
103rd Legislature is enacted into law.