SB 397 - Wallingford, Wayne
Changes the requirements for initial licensure as a psychologist
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
1598S.03I
Title
SB 397
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
N/A
Effective Date
August 28, 2017
Committee
Current Status
Voted Do Pass S Professional Registration Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 397 - This act changes the experience requirements for initial licensure as a psychologist. Under the provisions of the act, supervised professional experience may be accrued through preinternship, internship, predoctoral postinternship, or postdoctoral experiences. Each applicant must complete 1,500 hours of supervised professional experience as part of his or her required internship, along with an additional 2,000 hours through preinternship, predoctoral postinternship, internship, or postdoctoral experiences.
This act is identical to provisions contained in CCS/HCS/SB 501 (2017) and similar to SCS/HCS/HB 316 (2017) and a provision contained in SB 366 (2017).
JAMIE ANDREWS