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