Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5556 Compare Versions

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9	9	S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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14	14	A N A C T
15	15	RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS
16	16	Introduced By: Representatives DeSimone, Fellela, McNamara, Biah, Slater, Kazarian,
17	17	Hull, and O'Brien
18	18	Date Introduced: February 26, 2025
19	19	Referred To: House Corporations
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22	22	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
23	23	SECTION 1. Legislative findings and purpose. 1
24	24	(a) The general assembly finds that: 2
25	25	(1) School psychologists are part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs, 3
26	26	consistent with 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1400 [the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"] and 20 4
27	27	U.S.C. Sec. 6301 [the "Every Student Succeeds Act"]. 5
28	28	(2) School psychologists are an integral part of the school team and support student 6
29	29	learning, mental health and behavior to help students achieve academically, socially, behaviorally, 7
30	30	and emotionally. 8
31	31	(3) The National Association of School Psychologists recommends a maximum ratio of 9
32	32	five hundred (500) students per school psychologists in order to provide a comprehensive range of 10
33	33	school psychological services. 11
34	34	(4) There is a shortage of school psychologists in Rhode Island, with an estimated ratio of 12
35	35	763:1. Ratios in the urban districts average 1:1000. 13
36	36	(5) A shortage of school psychologists across the State of Rhode Island jeopardizes the 14
37	37	state's ability to provide essential services and supports to students, schools, and communities. 15
38	38	(6) Data indicate that shortages of school psychologists will persist into the future. 16
39	39	(7) There is an insufficient number of credentialed school psychology graduates produced 17
40	40	by the state's higher education institutions to fill existing gaps. 18
41	41	(8) Initiatives designed to promote and support the education and preparation of school 19
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45	45	psychologists can help mitigate the problem of a shortage. 1
46	46	(9) Research and best practice show that after three (3) years of employment within a 2
47	47	school, school psychologists become imbedded in their community, resulting in lower turnover 3
48	48	within the profession. 4
49	49	(b) The purpose of this legislation is: 5
50	50	(1) To address the shortage of school psychologists in the State of Rhode Island. 6
51	51	(2) To address the shortage of school psychologists in the higher education pipeline. 7
52	52	(3) To create a pipeline for licensure through the department of health that would allow for 8
53	53	independent contracting, educational evaluations, consultation, and other services related to the 9
54	54	academic learning process. 10
55	55	(4) To improve the academic, behavioral, and social–emotional well-being of children and 11
56	56	youth by increasing access to high quality school-employed mental and behavioral health 12
57	57	professionals. 13
58	58	(5) To improve the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional well-being of children and 14
59	59	youth by increasing community access to high quality mental and behavioral health professionals 15
60	60	who specialize in school psychology, and psychoeducational evaluations. 16
61	61	(6) To ensure the state fulfills its obligations to state and federal laws that address students 17
62	62	with disabilities, school safety, school climate and social and emotional learning. 18
63	63	SECTION 2. Sections 5-44-1, 5-44-12, 5-44-13 and 5-44-15 of the General Laws in 19
64	64	Chapter 5-44 entitled "Psychologists" are hereby amended to read as follows: 20
65	65	5-44-1. Definitions. 21
66	66	As used in this chapter: 22
67	67	(1) “Academic psychologist” means a person employed by or associated with a recognized 23
68	68	college or university or other recognized institution who is engaged in teaching, studying, or 24
69	69	conducting research in the science of psychology. 25
70	70	(2) “Board” means the board of psychology established by § 5-44-3. 26
71	71	(3) “Department” means the Rhode Island department of health. 27
72	72	(4) “Director” means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. 28
73	73	(5) “Education” means the academic program pursued by a person in obtaining a doctoral 29
74	74	degree, that program to include formal course work, seminars, and practica. 30
75	75	(6) "Graduate program" means a program accredited by the state that is dedicated to 31
76	76	providing an organized program of graduate preparation in school psychology and provides no less 32
77	77	than sixty (60) graduate semester hours (or the equivalent) and includes coursework and experience 33
78	78	relevant to both education and psychology. Coursework shall advance knowledge in: 34
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82	82	(i) Data collection and analysis, and data-based decision making; 1
83	83	(ii) Student assessment and evaluation; 2
84	84	(iii) Academic programs and instructional support; 3
85	85	(iv) Multi-tiered systems of support to address students' academic, social--emotional, and 4
86	86	mental and behavioral health needs including: 5
87	87	(A) Universal screening and early identification; 6
88	88	(B) Prevention and intervention services; 7
89	89	(C) Progress monitoring; 8
90	90	(D) Providing a range of increasingly intensive services based on student need; 9
91	91	(v) School-wide practices to promote student learning, resilience and risk factors, and crisis 10
92	92	preparedness, response, and recovery; 11
93	93	(vi) Mental health interventions; 12
94	94	(vii) Consultation and collaboration; 13
95	95	(viii) Family--school--community collaboration; 14
96	96	(ix) Diversity in development and learning; 15
97	97	(x) Program evaluation and research; 16
98	98	(xi) Professional ethics; 17
99	99	(xii) Systems; and 18
100	100	(xiii) All relevant local, state and federal laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities 19
101	101	Education Act and the requirements specific to the role of the school psychologist. 20
102	102	(6)(7) “Licensed psychologist” means a person who has been licensed for the practice of 21
103	103	psychology under this chapter. “Psychologist” as used in this chapter means a licensed psychologist 22
104	104	as defined in this section. 23
105	105	(8) "Licensed school psychologist" means a school psychologist who meets the 24
106	106	qualifications set forth in § 5-44-9.1. 25
107	107	(9) "Living wage" means the amount of money needed to provide for annual basic needs 26
108	108	for an individual to live above the poverty level and is determined by the state. 27
109	109	(7)(10) “Practice of psychology” means the rendering of professional psychological 28
110	110	services to individuals, groups, families, or any public or private organization for remuneration. 29
111	111	Professional psychological services means applying established psychological principles, methods, 30
112	112	or procedures for the purpose of preventing or eliminating symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired 31
113	113	behavior and of enhancing interpersonal relationships, work and life adjustment, personal 32
114	114	effectiveness, and mental health. The practice of psychology includes, but is not limited to: 33
115	115	(i) Diagnoses and treatment of emotional, mental, or behavioral dysfunction, disorder, or 34
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119	119	disability, alcoholism and substance-abuse disorders of habit or conduct, as well as of the 1
120	120	psychological aspects of physical illness, accident, injury, or disability; 2
121	121	(ii) Psychological testing and evaluation of intelligence, personality, abilities, interests, 3
122	122	aptitudes, and neuropsychological functioning; 4
123	123	(iii) Psychoeducation evaluation, therapy, remediation, and consultation; and 5
124	124	(iv) Counseling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, biofeedback, and behavior 6
125	125	analysis and therapy. 7
126	126	(8)(11) “Psychology student,” “psychology trainee,” “psychology intern,” or “psychology 8
127	127	resident” means a student, intern, or other person studying or preparing for the profession of 9
128	128	psychologist under the supervision of recognized educational or training institutions or facilities. 10
129	129	(12) "School psychology internship" means a culminating and immersive field-supervised 11
130	130	experience in which the primary focus is on providing high-quality experiences, attainment of 12
131	131	comprehensive school psychology competencies, and integration and application of the full range 13
132	132	of domains of school psychology. Minimum requirements for an internship shall include: 14
133	133	(i) At least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours in duration over the course of an 15
134	134	academic year; 16
135	135	(ii) At least six hundred (600) hours of the internship shall occur in a school-based setting 17
136	136	as defined by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) standards; 18
137	137	(iii) Opportunities and supervision in a broad range of direct and indirect school 19
138	138	psychological services; and 20
139	139	(iv) Supervision shall be conducted by a credentialed school psychologist or a professional 21
140	140	appropriately credentialed for the internship setting. 22
141	141	(9)(13) “Training” means the pre-professional or professional-supervised experience 23
142	142	received by the person at the pre- or post-doctoral level, that experience to have been obtained in 24
143	143	an internship, clinic, or other similar professional setting. 25
144	144	5-44-12. Application fee. 26
145	145	The applicant applying for licensure as a psychologist or a licensed school psychologist 27
146	146	shall pay a fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 to the department. 28
147	147	5-44-13. Temporary license. 29
148	148	(a) Pursuant to §§ 5-44-6 and 5-44-23(f) and rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, 30
149	149	a temporary permit to practice psychology under supervision may be granted to a candidate for 31
150	150	licensure who has paid the required fee as set forth in § 23-1-54 and has satisfied the following 32
151	151	requirements: 33
152	152	(1) Filed an application for licensure with all required supporting materials; 34
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156	156	(2) Has received a doctoral degree in accordance with § 5-44-9, and successfully completed 1
157	157	one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of supervision satisfactory to the board as specified in the 2
158	158	rules and regulations; 3
159	159	(3) Shall only practice under the appropriate supervision of a licensed psychologist as 4
160	160	delineated in the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder; 5
161	161	(4) Shall refrain from using the title “psychologist” or "licensed school psychologist" 6
162	162	representing himself or herself as a psychologist other than by using the title “psychology student,” 7
163	163	“psychology trainee,” “psychology intern,” "licensed school psychologist trainee," or “psychology 8
164	164	resident”; and 9
165	165	(5) The temporary permit shall be valid for a period of two (2) years from the date of 10
166	166	issuance. 11
167	167	(b) Temporary permit holders may request from the board a one-year extension. Such an 12
168	168	extension may be granted at the discretion of the board upon review of the applicant’s 13
169	169	circumstances. This extension shall only be granted once. 14
170	170	5-44-15. Expiration and renewal of licenses — Continuing education — Lapsed 15
171	171	license. 16
172	172	(a) The license of every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall expire 17
173	173	on the first day of July of the next even-numbered year following the issuance of his or her license. 18
174	174	(b) On or before the first day of May of each even-numbered year, the department shall 19
175	175	mail an application for renewal of license to every person to whom a license has been issued or 20
176	176	renewed during the cycle. 21
177	177	(c) Every licensed person who desires to renew his or her license shall file with the 22
178	178	department a renewal application, executed, together with a renewal fee as set forth in § 23-1-54, 23
179	179	on or before the first day of June in each even-numbered year. Upon receipt of a renewal application 24
180	180	and payment of the renewal fee, the accuracy of the application shall be verified and the department 25
181	181	may grant a renewal license effective July 1st and expiring the June 30th in each even-numbered 26
182	182	year. 27
183	183	(d) Every licensed psychologist or licensed school psychologist who desires to continue 28
184	184	licensure as a licensed psychologist or licensed school psychologist shall present satisfactory 29
185	185	evidence to the board and approved by rule or regulation of the board that the licensed psychologist 30
186	186	or licensed school psychologist has completed a prescribed course of continuing licensed 31
187	187	psychological education. 32
188	188	(e) Any person who allows his or her license to lapse, by failing to renew it on or before 33
189	189	June 1st in each even-numbered year, as provided in this section, may be reinstated by the 34
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193	193	department on payment of the current renewal fee, plus an additional fee as set forth in § 23-1-54. 1
194	194	Any person using the title “psychologist” or offering services defined as the practice of psychology 2
195	195	under this chapter during the time his or her license has lapsed is subject to the penalties provided 3
196	196	for violation of this chapter. 4
197	197	SECTION 3. Section 23-1-54 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-1 entitled "Department 5
198	198	of Health" is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
199	199	23-1-54. Fees payable to the department of health. 7
200	200	Fees payable to the department shall be as follows: 8
201	201	PROFESSION RIGL Section Description of Fee FEE 9
202	202	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(a) Renewal application $25.00 10
203	203	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(a) Renewal application: 11
204	204	Manicuring Instructors and manicurists $25.00 12
205	205	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(b) Minimum late renewal fee $25.00 13
206	206	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-10(b) Maximum late renewal fee $100.00 14
207	207	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-11[c] Application fee $25.00 15
208	208	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-11[c] Application fee: manicuring 16
209	209	Instructors and manicurists $25.00 17
210	210	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-13 Demonstrator’s permit $90.00 18
211	211	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-15 Shop license: initial $170.00 19
212	212	Barbers/hairdressers 5-10-15 Shop license: renewal $170.00 20
213	213	Veterinarians 5-25-10 Application fee $40.00 21
214	214	Veterinarians 5-25-11 Examination fee $540.00 22
215	215	Veterinarians 5-25-12(a) Renewal fee $580.00 23
216	216	Veterinarians 5-25-12[c] Late renewal fee $120.00 24
217	217	Podiatrists 5-29-7 Application fee $240.00 25
218	218	Podiatrists 5-29-11 Renewal fee: minimum $240.00 26
219	219	Podiatrists 5-29-11 Renewal fee: maximum $540.00 27
220	220	Podiatrists 5-29-13 Limited registration $65.00 28
221	221	Podiatrists 5-29-14 Limited registration: 29
222	222	Academic faculty $240.00 30
223	223	Podiatrists 5-29-14 Application fee: 31
224	224	Renewal minimum $240.00 32
225	225	Podiatrists 5-29-14 Application fee: 33
226	226	Renewal maximum $440.00 34
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230	230	Chiropractors 5-30-6 Examination fee: $210.00 1
231	231	Chiropractors 5-30-7 Examination exemption fee $210.00 2
232	232	Chiropractors 5-30-8(b) Exam Physiotherapy $210.00 3
233	233	Chiropractors 5-30-8(b) Exam chiro and $210.00 4
234	234	physiotherapy 5
235	235	Chiropractors 5-30-12 Renewal fee $210.00 6
236	236	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-6(d) Dentist: application fee $965.00 7
237	237	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-6(d) Dental hygienist: 8
238	238	application fee $65.00 9
239	239	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-6(d) Reexamination: dentist $965.00 10
240	240	Dentists/dental hygienist 5-31.1-6(d) Reexamination: hygienist $65.00 11
241	241	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(b) Reinstatement fee dentist $90.00 12
242	242	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(b) Reinstatement fee hygienist $90.00 13
243	243	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(c) Inactive status: dentist $220.00 14
244	244	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-21(c) Inactive status: hygienist $40.00 15
245	245	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-22 Limited registration $65.00 16
246	246	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-23[c] Limited reg: Academic faculty $965.00 17
247	247	Dentists/dental hygienists 5-31.1-23[c] Limited reg: 18
248	248	Academic faculty renewal $500.00 19
249	249	Electrolysis 5-32-3 Application fee $25.00 20
250	250	Electrolysis 5-32-6(b) Renewal fee $25.00 21
251	251	Electrolysis 5-32-7 Reciprocal license fee $25.00 22
252	252	Electrolysis 5-32-17 Teaching license $25.00 23
253	253	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-12 Funeral establishment license $120.00 24
254	254	Funeral services establishments 25
255	255	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Renewal: funeral/director - $90.00 26
256	256	Funeral services establishments embalmer $30.00 27
257	257	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-12 Funeral branch ofc license $90.00 28
258	258	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-13.1 Crematories: application fee $120.00 29
259	259	Funeral services establishments 30
260	260	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Renewal: funeral/director 31
261	261	Funeral Svcs establishments establishment $120.00 32
262	262	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Additional branch office 33
263	263	Funeral services Establishments licenses $120.00 34
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267	267	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Crematory renewal fee 1
268	268	Funeral svcs establishments $120.00 2
269	269	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-15 Late renewal fee 3
270	270	Funeral svcs establishments (All license types) $25.00 4
271	271	Funeral directors/embalmers 5-33.2-16(a) Intern registration fee 5
272	272	Funeral Services establishments- $25.00 6
273	273	Nurses 5-34-12 RN Application fee $135.00 7
274	274	Nurses 5-34-16 LPN Application fee $45.00 8
275	275	Nurses 5-34-19 Renewal fee: RN $135.00 9
276	276	Nurses 5-34-19 Renewal fee: LPN $45.00 10
277	277	Nurses 5-34-37 RNP application fee $80.00 11
278	278	Nurses 5-34-37 RNP renewal fee $80.00 12
279	279	Nurses 5-34-37 RNP prescriptive privileges $65.00 13
280	280	Nurses 5-34-40.3 Clin nurse spec application $80.00 14
281	281	Nurses 5-34-40.3 Clin nurse spec renewal $80.00 15
282	282	Nurses 5-34-40.3 Clin nurse spec Rx privilege $65.00 16
283	283	Nurse anesthetists 5-34.2-4(a) CRNA application fee $80.00 17
284	284	Nurse anesthetists 5-34.2-4(b) CRNA renewal fee $80.00 18
285	285	Optometrists 5-35.1-4 Application fee $280.00 19
286	286	Optometrists 5-35.1-7 Renewal fee $280.00 20
287	287	Optometrists 5-35.1-7 Late fee $90.00 21
288	288	Optometrists 5-35.1-7 Reactivation of license fee $65.00 22
289	289	Optometrists 5-35.1-19(b) Violations of section $650.00 23
290	290	Optometrists 5-35.1-20 Violations of chapter $260.00 24
291	291	Opticians 5-35.2-3 Application fee $30.00 25
292	292	Physicians 5-37-2 Application fee $1,090.00 26
293	293	Physicians 5-37-2 Re-examination fee $1,090.00 27
294	294	Physicians 5-37-10(b) Late renewal fee $170.00 28
295	295	Physicians 5-37-16 Limited registration fee $65.00 29
296	296	Physicians 5-37-16.1 Ltd reg: academic faculty $600.00 30
297	297	Physicians 5-37-16.1 Ltd reg: academic 31
298	298	Faculty renewal $170.00 32
299	299	Acupuncture 5-37.2-10 Application fee $310.00 33
300	300	Acupuncture 5-37.2-13(4) Acupuncture assistant $310.00 34
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304	304	Licensure fee $170.00 1
305	305	Social workers 5-39.1-9 Application fee $70.00 2
306	306	Social workers 5-39.1-9 Renewal fee $70.00 3
307	307	Physical therapists 5-40-8 Application fee $155.00 4
308	308	Physical therapists 5-40-8.1 Application: physical $50.00 5
309	309	therapy assistants 6
310	310	Physical therapists 5-40-10(a) Renewal fee: 7
311	311	Physical therapists $155.00 8
312	312	Physical therapists 5-40-10(a) Renewal fee: Physical 9
313	313	therapy assistants $50.00 10
314	314	Physical therapists 5-40-10[c] Late renewals $50.00 11
315	315	Occupational therapists 5-40.1-12(2) Renewal fee $140.00 12
316	316	Occupational therapists 5-40.1-12(5) Late renewal fee $50.00 13
317	317	Occupational therapists 5-40.1-12(b) Reactivation fee $140.00 14
318	318	Occupational therapists 5-40.1-13 Application fee $140.00 15
319	319	Psychologists/licensed school 5-44-12 Application fee $230.00 16
320	320	psychologist 17
321	321	Psychologists/licensed school 5-44-13 Temporary permit $120.00 18
322	322	psychologist 19
323	323	Psychologists/licensed school 5-44-15[c] Renewal fee $230.00 20
324	324	psychologist 21
325	325	Psychologists/licensed school 5-44-15(e) Late renewal fee $50.00 22
326	326	psychologist 23
327	327	Nursing home administrators 5-45-10 Renewal fee $160.00 24
328	328	Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-1(14) Speech lang support 25
329	329	personnel: late filing $90.00 26
330	330	Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Application fee: Audiologist $65.00 27
331	331	Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Application fee: 28
332	332	Speech Pathologist $145.00 29
333	333	Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Renewal fee: Audiologist $65.00 30
334	334	Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(a) Renewal fee: Speech $145.00 31
335	335	Pathologist 32
336	336	Speech pathologist/ audiologists 5-48-9(a) Provisional license: 33
337	337	renewal fee $65.00 34
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341	341	Speech pathologist/au- 5-48-9(b) Late renewal fee $50.00 1
342	342	diologists 2
343	343	Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(d)(1) Reinstatement fee: 3
344	344	audiologist $65.00 4
345	345	Speech pathologist/audiologists 5-48-9(d)(1) Reinstatement fee: 5
346	346	audiologist $65.00 6
347	347	speech pathologists $145.00 7
348	348	personnel: late filing $65.00 8
349	349	Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-6(a) License endorsement 9
350	350	Examination fee $25.00 10
351	351	Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-8(b) Temporary permit fee $25.00 11
352	352	Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-8(d) Temporary permit $35.00 12
353	353	renewal fee 13
354	354	Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-11(a)(1) License fee $25.00 14
355	355	Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-11(b) License renewal fee $25.00 15
356	356	Hearing aid dealers/fitters 5-49-11[c] License renewal late fee $25.00 16
357	357	Physician assistants 5-54-9(4) Application fee $110.00 17
358	358	Physician assistants 5-54-11(b) Renewal fee $110.00 18
359	359	Orthotics/prosthetic practice 5-59.1-5 Application fee $120.00 19
360	360	Orthotics/prosthetic practice 5-59.1-12 Renewal fee $120.00 20
361	361	Athletic trainers 5-60-11 Application fee $60.00 21
362	362	Athletic trainers 5-60-11 Renewal fee $60.00 22
363	363	Athletic trainers 5-60-11 Late renewal fee $25.00 23
364	364	Mental health counselors/ 5-63.2-16 Application fee: Marriage/ 24
365	365	Marriage and family Family therapist $130.00 25
366	366	therapists 26
367	367	Mental health counselors/ 5-63.2-16 Application fee: Mental 27
368	368	Marriage and family therapists Health counselors $70.00 28
369	369	Mental health counselors/ 5-63.2-16 Reexamination fee: 29
370	370	Marriage and family therapists Marriage/family therapist $130.00 30
371	371	Mental health counselors/ 5-63.2-16 Reexamination fee: 31
372	372	Marriage and family therapists Mental health counselors $70.00 32
373	373	Mental health counselors/ 5-63.2-17(a) Renewal fee: Marriage/ 33
374	374	Marriage and Family therapists Family therapist $130.00 34
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378	378	Mental health counselors/ 5-63.2-17(a) Renewal fee: 1
379	379	Marriage and Family therapist Mental health counselor $50.00 2
380	380	Mental health counselors/ 5-63.2-17(b) Late renewal fee: 3
381	381	Marriage and Family therapist Marriage and family $90.00 4
382	382	therapist 5
383	383	Dieticians/nutritionists 5-64-6(b) Application fee $75.00 6
384	384	Dieticians/nutritionists 5-64-7 Graduate status: 7
385	385	Application fee: $75.00 8
386	386	Dieticians/nutritionists 5-64-8 Renewal fee $75.00 9
387	387	Dieticians/nutritionists 5-64-8 Reinstatement fee $75.00 10
388	388	Radiologic technologists 5-68.1-10 Application fee maximum $190.00 11
389	389	Licensed chemical de- 5-69-9 Application fee $75.00 12
390	390	pendency professionals 13
391	391	Licensed chemical de- 5-69-9 Renewal fee $75.00 14
392	392	pendency professionals 15
393	393	Licensed chemical 5-69-9 Application fee $75.00 16
394	394	Licensed chemical 5-69-9 Application fee $75.00 17
395	395	dependency clinical supervisor 18
396	396	Licensed chemical 5-69-9 Renewal fee $75.00 19
397	397	dependency clinical supervisor 20
398	398	Deaf interpreters 5-71-8(a)(3) License fee maximum $25.00 21
399	399	Deaf interpreters 5-71-8(a)(3) License renewal fee $25.00 22
400	400	Milk producers 21-2-7(g)(1) In-state milk processor $160.00 23
401	401	Milk producers 21-2-7(g)(2) Out-of-state milk processor - $160.00 24
402	402	Milk producers 21-2-7(g)(3) Milk distributors $160.00 25
403	403	Frozen desserts 21-9-3(1) In-state wholesale $550.00 26
404	404	Frozen desserts 21-9-3(2) Out-of-state wholesale $160.00 27
405	405	Frozen desserts 21-9-3(3) Retail frozen dess pro- $160.00 28
406	406	cessors 29
407	407	Meats 21-11-4 Wholesale $160.00 30
408	408	Meats 21-11-4 Retail $40.00 31
409	409	Shellfish packing houses 21-14-2 License fee: 32
410	410	Shipper/reshipper $320.00 33
411	411	Shellfish packing houses 21-14-2 License fee: 34
412	412
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415	415	Shucker packer/repacker $390.00 1
416	416	Non-alcoholic bottled 21-23-2 Bottler permit 2
417	417	beverages, drinks & juices $550.00 3
418	418	Non-alcoholic bottled 21-23-2 Bottle apple cider fee 4
419	419	beverages, drinks and juices $60.00 5
420	420	Farm home food manu- 21-27-6.1(4) Registration fee $65.00 6
421	421	facturers 7
422	422	Cottage Food Manu- 21-27-6.2(4) Registration fee $65.00 8
423	423	facturers 9
424	424	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(1) Food processors wholesale $300.00 10
425	425	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(2) Food processors retail $120.00 11
426	426	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Food service establishments 12
427	427	50 seats or less $160.00 13
428	428	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Food service establishments 14
429	429	more than 50 seats $240.00 15
430	430	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Mobile food service units $100.00 16
431	431	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Industrial caterer or 17
432	432	food vending 18
433	433	Machine commissary $280.00 19
434	434	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(3) Cultural heritage 20
435	435	educational Facility $80.00 21
436	436	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(4) Vending Machine 22
437	437	Location3 units or less $50.00 23
438	438	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(4) Vending Machine 24
439	439	Location 4-10 units $100.00 25
440	440	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(4) Vending Machine 26
441	441	Location = 11 units $120.00 27
442	442	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(5) Retail Mkt 28
443	443	1-2 cash registers $120.00 29
444	444	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(5) Retail Market 30
445	445	3-5 cash registers $240.00 31
446	446	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(5) Retail Market = 6 32
447	447	Cash registers $510.00 33
448	448	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(6) Retail food peddler $100.00 34
449	449
450	450
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452	452	Food businesses 21-27-10(e)(7) Food warehouses $190.00 1
453	453	Food businesses 21-27-11.2 Certified food safety mgr $50.00 2
454	454	License verification fee 23-1-16.1 All license types $50.00 3
455	455	Tattoo and body piercing 23-1-39 Annual registration 4
456	456	fee: Person $90.00 5
457	457	Tattoo and body piercing 23-1-39 Annual registration fee: 6
458	458	establishment $90.00 7
459	459	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(1) Certificate of birth, fetal 8
460	460	death, death, marriage, birth, 9
461	461	or Certification that such 10
462	462	record Cannot be found $20.00 11
463	463	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(1) Each duplicate of 12
464	464	certificate of birth, 13
465	465	fetal death, death, marriage, 14
466	466	birth, or certification that 15
467	467	such record cannot be found $15.00 16
468	468	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(2) Each additional calendar 17
469	469	year Search, if within 3 18
470	470	months of original 19
471	471	search and if receipt of 20
472	472	original search presented $2.00 21
473	473	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(3) Expedited service $7.00 22
474	474	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(4) Adoptions, legitimations, 23
475	475	or Paternity determinations $15.00 24
476	476	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(5) Authorized corrections, 25
477	477	Alterations, and additions $10.00 26
478	478	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(6) Filing of delayed record 27
479	479	and Examination of docu- 28
480	480	mentary Proof $20.00 29
481	481	Vital records 23-3-25(a)(6) Issuance of certified copy 30
482	482	of a delayed record $20.00 31
483	483	Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Autopsy reports $40.00 32
484	484	Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Cremation 33
485	485	certificates and statistics $30.00 34
486	486
487	487
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489	489	Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Testimony in civil suits: 1
490	490	Minimum/day $650.00 2
491	491	Medical Examiner 23-4-13 Testimony in civil suits: 3
492	492	Maximum/day $3,250.00 4
493	493	Emergency medical 23-4.1-10[c] Annual fee: ambulance 5
494	494	technicians service maximum $540.00 6
495	495	Emergency medical 23-4.1-10[c] Annual fee: vehicle 7
496	496	technicians license maximum $275.00 8
497	497	Emergency medical 23-4.1-10[c] Triennial fee: EMT 9
498	498	technicians license maximum $120.00 10
499	499	Emergency medical 23-4.1-10(c)(2) Exam fee maximum: $120.00 11
500	500	technicians EMT 12
501	501	Emergency medical 23-4.1-10(c)(2) Vehicle inspection 13
502	502	technicians Maximum $190.00 14
503	503	Clinical laboratories 23-16.2-4(a) Clinical laboratory 15
504	504	license 16
505	505	per specialty $650.00 17
506	506	Clinical laboratories 23-16.2-4(a) Laboratory station $650.00 18
507	507	license 19
508	508	Clinical laboratories 23-16.2-4(b) Permit fee $70.00 20
509	509	Health care facilities 23-17-38 Hospital: base fee $16,900.00 21
510	510	annual 22
511	511	Health care facilities 23-17-38 Hospital: annual per $120.00 23
512	512	bed fee 24
513	513	Health care facilities 23-17-38 ESRD: annual fee $3,900.00 25
514	514	Health care facilities 23-17-38 Home nursing-care/ 26
515	515	home- 27
516	516	care providers $650.00 28
517	517	Health care facilities 23-17-38 OACF: annual fee $650.00 29
518	518	Assisted living residences/ 23-17.4-15.2(d) License application fee: $220.00 30
519	519	administrators 31
520	520	Assisted living residences/ 23-17.4-15.2(d) License renewal fee: $220.00 32
521	521	administrators 33
522	522	Assisted living residences 23-17.4-31 Annual facility fee: base $330.00 34
523	523
524	524
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526	526	Assisted living residences 23-17.4-31 Annual facility per bed $70.00 1
527	527	Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-3 Application: competency 2
528	528	evaluation training 3
529	529	program maximum $325.00 4
530	530	Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-5 Application fee $35.00 5
531	531	Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-5 Exam fee: skills proficiency $170.00 6
532	532	Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-6 Registration fee $35.00 7
533	533	Nursing assistant registration 23-17.9-7 Renewal fee $35.00 8
534	534	Sanitarians 23-19.3-5(a) Registration fee $25.00 9
535	535	Sanitarians 23-19.3-5(b) Registration renewal $25.00 10
536	536	Massage therapy 23-20.8-3(e) Massage therapist appl fee $65.00 11
537	537	Massage therapy 23-20.8-3(e) Massage therapist $65.00 12
538	538	renewal fee 13
539	539	Recreational facilities 23-21-2 Application fee $160.00 14
540	540	Swimming pools 23-22-6 Application license: 15
541	541	first pool $250.00 16
542	542	Swimming pools 23-22-6 Additional pool 17
543	543	fee at same location $75.00 18
544	544	Swimming pools 23-22-6 Seasonal application 19
545	545	license: first pool $150.00 20
546	546	Swimming pools 23-22-6 Seasonal additional pool 21
547	547	fee at same location $75.00 22
548	548	Swimming pools 23-22-6 Year-round license 23
549	549	for non-profit $25.00 24
550	550	Swimming pools 23-22-10 Duplicate license $2.00 25
551	551	Swimming pools 23-22-12 Penalty for violations $50.00 26
552	552	Respiratory care practitioners - 23-39-11 Application fee $60.00 27
553	553	Respiratory care practitioners 23-39-11 Renewal fee $60.00 28
554	554	SECTION 4. Chapter 5-44 of the General Laws entitled "Psychologists" is hereby amended 29
555	555	by adding thereto the following sections: 30
556	556	5-44-9.1. Qualifications for licensed school psychologist. 31
557	557	An applicant for licensure shall submit to the board written evidence satisfying the criteria 32
558	558	set forth herein, on forms furnished by the professional regulation unit of the department of labor 33
559	559	and training, verified under oath, that said applicant: 34
560	560
561	561
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563	563	(1) Is of good moral character; 1
564	564	(2) Has obtained an advanced graduate degree in school psychology from a regionally 2
565	565	accredited college or university whose school psychology program is accredited by the American 3
566	566	Psychological Association and/or the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and 4
567	567	requires at least sixty (60) graduate credits with one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours of 5
568	568	supervised school psychology experience; 6
569	569	(3) Has three (3) years or three thousand six hundred (3,600) hours of postgraduate 7
570	570	supervised experience as a school psychologist; 8
571	571	(4) Has passed the Educational Testing Service's School Psychology Examination as 9
572	572	determined by the National School Psychology Certification Board; and 10
573	573	(5) Has obtained credentials as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist by the National 11
574	574	Association of School Psychologists. 12
575	575	5-44-9.2. Scope of practice of a licensed school psychologist. 13
576	576	(a) A licensed school psychologist may engage in the practice of school psychology in 14
577	577	public schools kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12), early childhood and pre-K settings, and 15
578	578	private and charter schools as an employee or consultant to the local education agency or school. 16
579	579	Licensed school psychologists may practice outside of these settings or independent of an 17
580	580	employment or consulting relationship. The practice of educational psychology is the performance 18
581	581	of any of the following professional functions pertaining to academic learning processes or the 19
582	582	education system or both: 20
583	583	(1) Educational evaluation. 21
584	584	(2) Diagnosis of psychological disorders related to academic learning processes. 22
585	585	(3) Administration of diagnostic tests related to academic learning processes including tests 23
586	586	of academic ability, learning patterns, achievement, motivation, and personality factors. 24
587	587	(4) Interpretation of diagnostic tests related to academic learning processes including tests 25
588	588	of academic ability, learning patterns, achievement, motivation, and personality factors. 26
589	589	(5) Providing psychological counseling for individuals, groups, and families. 27
590	590	(6) Consultation with other educators and parents on issues of social development and 28
591	591	behavioral and academic difficulties. 29
592	592	(7) Conducting psychoeducational assessments for the purposes of identifying special 30
593	593	needs. 31
594	594	(8) Developing treatment programs and strategies to address problems of adjustment. 32
595	595	(9) Coordinating intervention strategies for management of individual crises. 33
596	596	(b) The board of psychology shall further define the practice of school psychology in rules 34
597	597
598	598
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600	600	and regulations. 1
601	601	SECTION 5. Chapter 16-11 of the General Laws entitled "Certification of Teachers [See 2
602	602	Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended by adding 3
603	603	thereto the following sections: 4
604	604	16-11-11. School psychologist graduate preparation grant program. 5
605	605	(a) There is hereby established a grant program to incentivize and support the 6
606	606	implementation and operation of school psychologist graduate preparation programs within state-7
607	607	funded institutions of higher education. This program shall be a culminating and immersive field-8
608	608	supervised experience in which the primary focus is on providing high-quality experiences, 9
609	609	attainment of comprehensive school psychology competencies, and integration and application of 10
610	610	the full range of domains of school psychology. Minimum requirements for an internship shall 11
611	611	include: 12
612	612	(1) At least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours in duration over the course of an 13
613	613	academic year; 14
614	614	(2) At least six hundred (600) hours of the internship shall occur in a school-based setting 15
615	615	as defined by national standards; 16
616	616	(3) Opportunities and supervision in a broad range of direct and indirect school 17
617	617	psychological services; and 18
618	618	(4) Supervision shall be conducted by a credentialed school psychologist or a professional 19
619	619	appropriately credentialed for the internship setting. 20
620	620	(b) The department of education shall provide annual funding to institutions of higher 21
621	621	education to fill faculty vacancies in existing graduate programs in school psychology. 22
622	622	(1) For institutions of higher education with existing graduate programs in school 23
623	623	psychology that do not have unfilled vacancies, the department shall provide funding to recruit and 24
624	624	supplement the costs of additional faculty to train and prepare more qualified school psychology 25
625	625	candidates. 26
626	626	(2) The department shall work with institutions of higher education to place school 27
627	627	psychology interns in high needs districts, while ensuring the availability of effective and 28
628	628	appropriate internship supervision, and provide an annual living internship stipend that meets the 29
629	629	state requirements for a living wage. 30
630	630	(3) The department shall forgive the school loans accrued by school psychologists in 31
631	631	pursuit of their degree, upon completion of five (5) years of employment in a high needs district. 32
632	632	16-11-12. Reporting requirements. 33
633	633	(a) The department of education ("department") shall conduct an annual collection of data 34
634	634
635	635
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637	637	on the number of school psychologists who are employed: 1
638	638	(1) Full-time by a school or district; 2
639	639	(2) Part-time by a school or district; 3
640	640	(3) By an outside organization and provides school psychological services as a school 4
641	641	psychologist in a school or district; and 5
642	642	(4) As a full- or part-time contract employee providing services as a school psychologist 6
643	643	in a school or district. 7
644	644	(b) Data shall be: 8
645	645	(1) Used to inform the department regarding high needs districts; 9
646	646	(2) Used to inform the department's decision making regarding the effective use of state 10
647	647	funds to recruit, train, and retain school psychologists; 11
648	648	(3) Used to help identify and target funding needs; 12
649	649	(4) Made publicly available on the state department of education website; and 13
650	650	(5) Reported annually to the general assembly and the governor. 14
651	651	SECTION 6. The title of Chapter 5-63.2 of the General Laws entitled "Mental Health 15
652	652	Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists" is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
653	653	CHAPTER 5-63.2 17
654	654	Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists 18
655	655	CHAPTER 5-63.2 19
656	656	MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND 20
657	657	LICENSED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS 21
658	658	SECTION 7. Sections 5-63.2-2 and 5-63.2-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-63.2 entitled 22
659	659	"Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists" are hereby amended to read as 23
660	660	follows: 24
661	661	5-63.2-2. Definitions. 25
662	662	As used in this chapter: 26
663	663	(1) “Advertise” means, but is not limited to, the issuing or causing to be distributed any 27
664	664	card, sign, or device to any person; or the causing, permitting, or allowing any sign or marking on 28
665	665	or in any building, radio, or television; or by advertising by any other means designed to secure 29
666	666	public attention. 30
667	667	(2) "Allied field" means counselor education, psychology, marriage and family therapy, 31
668	668	counseling psychology, community mental health, education with a concentration in counseling or 32
669	669	psychology, or other field determined by the board to be an allied field. Said allied field shall 33
670	670	include all components of the core curriculum. 34
671	671
672	672
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674	674	(2)(3) “Board” means the board of mental health counselors and marriage and family 1
675	675	therapists and mental health counselors. 2
676	676	(3)(4) “Clinical mental health counselor” means a person who is licensed pursuant to § 5-3
677	677	63.2-9, which license is in force and not suspended or revoked as of the particular time in question. 4
678	678	(5) "Clinical instruction" means all supervised course work within which the student has 5
679	679	the opportunity to engage in a broad range of clinical activities similar to those performed by a 6
680	680	licensed counselor/therapist. This instruction includes all practice and internships completed within 7
681	681	a student's program. 8
682	682	(6) "Department" means the Rhode Island department of health. 9
683	683	(7) "Director" means the director of the Rhode Island department of health. 10
684	684	(4)(8) “Internship” means a part of an organized graduate program in counseling therapy 11
685	685	and constitutes a supervised experience within a mental health and/or marriage and family setting. 12
686	686	(9) "Licensed school psychologist" means a person who is duly licensed and which license 13
687	687	is in force and not suspended or revoked as of the particular time in question. 14
688	688	(5)(10) “Marriage and family therapist” means a person who is licensed pursuant to § 5-15
689	689	63.2-10, which license is in force and not suspended or revoked as of the particular time in question. 16
690	690	(6)(11) “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, or 17
691	691	body politic. 18
692	692	(7)(12) “Practice of clinical mental health counseling” means the rendering of professional 19
693	693	services to individuals, families, or groups for monetary compensation. These professional services 20
694	694	include: 21
695	695	(i) Applying the principles, methods, and theories of counseling and/or psychotherapeutic 22
696	696	techniques to define goals and develop a treatment plan of action aimed toward the prevention, 23
697	697	treatment, and resolution of social, mental, and emotional dysfunction and intra or interpersonal 24
698	698	disorders in persons diagnosed at intake as non-psychotic and not presenting medical problems; 25
699	699	and. 26
700	700	(ii) Engaging in psychotherapy of a nonmedical nature, utilizing supervision when 27
701	701	appropriate, and making referrals to other psychiatric, psychological, or medical resources when 28
702	702	the person is diagnosed as psychotic or presenting a medical problem. 29
703	703	(iii) Promoting mental health and wellness, which includes the achievement of social, 30
704	704	education and career, and emotional development across the lifespan, as well as preventing and 31
705	705	treating mental disorders and providing crisis intervention. 32
706	706	(iv) Psychotherapy, diagnosis, evaluation, administration of assessments, tests, and 33
707	707	appraisals, referral, and treatment of behavioral, emotional, addiction and mental disorders, and 34
708	708
709	709
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711	711	establishment of counseling treatment plans for individuals, couples, groups, and families with 1
712	712	emotional, mental, addiction, cognitive, academic and physical disorders. 2
713	713	(v) Consultation and program evaluation, program administration within and to schools 3
714	714	and organizations, and training and supervision of interns, trainees, and pre-licensed professional 4
715	715	counselors through accepted and established principles, methods, procedures, and ethics of 5
716	716	counselor supervision. 6
717	717	(vi) The practice of clinical mental health counseling does not include functions or 7
718	718	practices that are not within the professional's training or education. 8
719	719	(8)(13) “Practice of marriage and family therapy” means the rendering of professional 9
720	720	services to individuals, family groups, couples, or organizations for monetary compensation. These 10
721	721	professional services include applying principles, methods, and therapeutic techniques for the 11
722	722	purpose of resolving emotional conflicts; modifying perceptions and behavior; enhancing 12
723	723	communications and understanding among all family members; and the prevention of family and 13
724	724	individual crisis. Individual marriage and family therapists shall also engage in psychotherapy of a 14
725	725	nonmedical and non-psychotic nature with appropriate referrals to psychiatric resources. 15
726	726	(14) "Practice of school psychology" or "licensed school psychologist (LSP)" means the 16
727	727	performance of any of the following professional functions pertaining to academic learning 17
728	728	processes or the education system or both: educational evaluation; diagnosis of psychological 18
729	729	disorders related to academic learning processes; administration of diagnostic tests related to 19
730	730	academic learning processes including tests of academic ability, learning patterns, achievement, 20
731	731	motivation, and personality factors; interpretation of diagnostic tests related to academic learning 21
732	732	processes including tests of academic ability, learning patterns, achievement, motivation, and 22
733	733	personality factors; providing psychological counseling for individuals, groups, and families; 23
734	734	consultation with other educators and parents on issues of social development and behavioral and 24
735	735	academic difficulties; conducting psychoeducational assessments for the purposes of identifying 25
736	736	special needs; developing treatment programs and strategies to address problems of adjustment, 26
737	737	and coordinating intervention strategies for management of individual crises. 27
738	738	(9)(15) “Practicum” means a part of an organized graduate program in counseling therapy 28
739	739	and constitutes a supervised experience within the graduate counseling program. 29
740	740	(10)(16) “Qualified supervision” means the supervision of clinical services in accordance 30
741	741	with standards established by the board under the supervision of an individual who has been 31
742	742	recognized by the board as an approved supervisor. 32
743	743	(11)(17) “Recognized educational institution” means any educational institution that grants 33
744	744	a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree and is recognized by the board of mental health 34
745	745
746	746
747	747	LC001688 - Page 21 of 23
748	748	counselors and marriage and family therapists or a recognized postgraduate clinical training 1
749	749	program as specified in §§ 5-63.2-9 and 5-63.2-10. 2
750	750	(12)(18) “Use a title or description of” means to hold oneself out to the public as having a 3
751	751	particular status by means of stating on signs, mailboxes, address plates, stationery, 4
752	752	announcements, calling cards, or other instruments of professional identification. 5
753	753	5-63.2-9. Qualifications of licensed clinical mental health counselor associates and 6
754	754	licensed clinical mental health counselors. Qualifications of licensed clinical mental health 7
755	755	counselor associates, licensed clinical mental health counselors and school psychologists. 8
756	756	(a) The department shall issue the appropriate license to applicants who meet the 9
757	757	qualifications in this section. 10
758	758	(1) Prerequisites for licensure of a clinical mental health counselor associate. A license as 11
759	759	a “clinical mental health counselor associate” shall be issued to an applicant who meets the 12
760	760	following qualifications: 13
761	761	(i) Is of good character; 14
762	762	(ii) Has received a graduate degree specializing in counseling/therapy from a college or 15
763	763	university accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, or an equivalent 16
764	764	regional accrediting agency, and that has the approval by a cognizable national or regional 17
765	765	certifying authority; 18
766	766	(iii) Has completed sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours within his or her 19
767	767	graduate counseling/therapy program; and 20
768	768	(iv) Has completed a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours or eighteen (18) quarter hours 21
769	769	of supervised practicum and a minimum of one calendar year of supervised internship consisting 22
770	770	of twenty (20) hours per week, or its equivalent, with emphasis in mental health counseling 23
771	771	supervised by the department within the college or university granting the requisite degree or by an 24
772	772	accredited postgraduate clinical training program recognized by the United States Department of 25
773	773	Education, or education and/or experience that is deemed equivalent by the board. 26
774	774	(2) Prerequisites for licensure of a clinical mental health counselor. A license as a “clinical 27
775	775	mental health counselor” shall be issued to an applicant who meets the following qualifications: 28
776	776	(i) Has completed a minimum of two (2) years of relevant postgraduate experience, 29
777	777	including at least two thousand (2,000) hours of direct client contact offering clinical or counseling 30
778	778	or therapy services with emphasis in mental health counseling subsequent to being awarded a 31
779	779	master’s degree, certificate of advanced graduate study, or doctorate; 32
780	780	(ii) Has a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of post-degree supervised case work spread 33
781	781	over a two-year (2) period; provided, that the supervision was provided by a person who, at the 34
782	782
783	783
784	784	LC001688 - Page 22 of 23
785	785	time of rendering the supervision, was recognized by the board as an approved supervisor; and 1
786	786	(iii) Has passed, to the satisfaction of the board, an examination conducted by it to 2
787	787	determine the applicant’s qualification for licensure as a clinical mental health counselor or is 3
788	788	applying for licensure under the provisions of § 5-63.2-15. 4
789	789	(3) A license as a "licensed school psychologist" shall be issued to an applicant who meets 5
790	790	the following qualifications: 6
791	791	(i) Filed an application for licensure with all required supporting materials; 7
792	792	(ii) Has received an advanced level degree in school psychology from a program accredited 8
793	793	by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), or equivalent, and successfully 9
794	794	completed one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours of appropriately supervised practice; and 10
795	795	(iii) Shall only practice within the scope of competency, and adherence to the Code of 11
796	796	Ethics, set forth by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). 12
797	797	(b) Provisional permit holders may request from the board a one year extension. Such an 13
798	798	extension may be granted at the discretion of the board upon review of the applicant's 14
799	799	circumstances. This extension shall only be granted once. 15
800	800	(b)(c) A candidate shall be held to have qualified for licensure as a clinical mental health 16
801	801	counselor associate, or a clinical mental health counselor upon the affirmative vote of at least four 17
802	802	(4) members of the board, two (2) of whom must be mental health counselors on the board. 18
803	803	SECTION 8. This act shall take effect upon passage. 19
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810	810	EXPLANATION
811	811	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
812	812	OF
813	813	A N A C T
814	814	RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS
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816	816	This act would include licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general 1
817	817	laws governing the regulations of psychologists and would expand the licensing of school 2
818	818	psychologists for independent practice. 3
819	819	This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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