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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3528 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 248 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Ruth B. Balser |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing senior psychologist licensure. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Ruth B. Balser12th Middlesex1/20/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3528 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 248 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 248) of Ruth |
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| 19 | 19 | | B. Balser relative to establishing senior psychologist licensure. Consumer Protection and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Professional Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act establishing senior psychologist licensure. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 119 of Chapter 112, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 The board shall, by no later than January 1, 2025, establish a senior psychologist category |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4of licensure to facilitate the licensure of psychologists who hold a doctoral degree in psychology |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5and have been licensed and practicing as a psychologist in another state for an extended period of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6time, but whose paper records of training and education may no longer be available. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 The board shall, by regulation, determine the requirements for licensure as a senior |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8psychologist. Such requirements shall specify the regionally accredited institution granting the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9doctoral degree in psychology; the number of years an applicant has been licensed by one or |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10more states or provincial psychology boards that are members of the Association of State and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11Provincial Psychology Boards; the number of years the applicant has engaged in the practice of 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12psychology immediately prior to the date of application; and the number of years prior to the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13date of application during which the applicant has been free from any disciplinary sanctions. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 The board may include requirements for senior psychologists that are comparable to |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15those required of other applicants, such as the requirement to take the state jurisprudence exam, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16provided they do not add an unreasonable or undue burden on the senior psychologist applicant. |
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