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AB487-ASA2,8,2525 455.02 (1m) (title) License required to practice.
AB487-ASA2,18
1Section 18. 455.02 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,9,63 455.02 (1m) (a) Except as provided in s. sub. (2m) and ss. 257.03 and 455.03,
4no person may engage in the practice of psychology or the private practice of school
5psychology
, or attempt to do so or make a representation as authorized to do so,
6without a license issued by the examining board.
AB487-ASA2,19 7Section 19 . 455.02 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,9,248 455.02 (2m) (d) A person employed in a position as a psychologist or
9psychological assistant by an a regionally accredited college, junior college or
10university or other academic or research
higher educational institution, if the person
11is performing activities that are a part of the duties for which he or she is employed,
12is performing those activities solely within the confines of or under the jurisdictions
13of the institution in which he or she is employed, and does not render or offer to
14render psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that
15he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the institution with
16which he or she is employed. An individual acting under this paragraph may,
17without obtaining a license under s. 455.04 (1) or (4), disseminate research findings
18and scientific information to others, such as accredited academic institutions or
19governmental agencies, or may offer lecture services for a fee.
teach the practice of
20psychology, conduct psychological research, present lectures on the practice of
21psychology, perform any consultation required by his or her academic or research
22functions, or provide expert testimony in court related to his or her field of expertise.
23A person employed in a position under this paragraph may utilize or represent
24himself or herself by the academic or research title conferred upon him or her by the

1administration of the laboratory, school, college, or university or use the title
2“psychology professor” or “academic psychologist.”
AB487-ASA2,20 3Section 20 . 455.02 (2m) (f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA2,10,114 455.02 (2m) (f) A person providing psychological services as part of a
5psychology training program, if his or her activities and services constitute a part of
6the supervised course of study and are performed under the supervision of a
7psychologist licensed under this chapter and the person does not provide or offer to
8provide psychological services to the public for a fee over and above any salary that
9he or she may receive for the performance of the official duties with the employing
10agency or organization. A person providing services under this paragraph may use
11the title “psychology student,” “psychology intern,” or “psychology resident.”
AB487-ASA2,21 12Section 21 . 455.02 (2m) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA2,22 13Section 22 . 455.02 (2m) (k) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA2,10,1614 455.02 (2m) (k) A person whose activities are limited to educational or
15vocational counseling or testing that is performed in a human resources, personnel,
16or educational setting.
AB487-ASA2,23 17Section 23 . 455.02 (2m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,10,2518 455.02 (2m) (m) A person providing psychological services as an employee of
19a federal, state or local governmental agency, if the person is providing the
20psychological services as a part of the duties for which he or she is employed, is
21providing the psychological services solely within the confines of or under the
22jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is employed, and does not provide or offer
23to provide psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that
24he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the agency by which
25he or she is employed.
AB487-ASA2,24
1Section 24. 455.02 (2m) (o) to (s) of the statutes are created to read:
AB487-ASA2,11,152 455.02 (2m) (o) A person providing psychological services as an employee of a
3state or local governmental agency, if the person is providing the psychological
4services as a part of the duties for which he or she is employed, is providing the
5psychological services solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the
6agency by which he or she is employed, does not provide or offer to provide
7psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that he or she
8receives for the performance of the official duties with the agency by which he or she
9is employed, and has received a master's degree in psychology from a regionally
10accredited higher educational institution or has fulfilled requirements
11commensurate with a master's degree, as determined by the examining board. The
12examining board may promulgate rules to further establish requirements for
13exemptions under this paragraph for persons who do not hold a master's degree in
14psychology. A person providing services under this paragraph may use the title
15“psychological associate.”
AB487-ASA2,11,2016 (p) A person providing psychological services under the supervision of a
17psychologist licensed under this chapter as part of a formal psychology fellowship
18program that meets the program standards of an organization as determined by the
19examining board. A person providing services under this paragraph may use the
20title “psychology fellow.”
AB487-ASA2,11,2221 (q) A person whose activities are limited to testifying in a court in this state
22regarding services rendered in another state.
AB487-ASA2,12,223 (r) A person engaging in the private practice of school psychology who holds a
24valid private practice school psychologist license issued under s. 455.04 (4), 2017

1stats. A person acting under this paragraph may use the title “private practice school
2psychologist.”
AB487-ASA2,12,53 (s) A person who holds a doctoral degree in psychology but does not engage in
4the practice of psychology. A person described in this paragraph may use the title
5“psychologist” or “doctor of psychology.”
AB487-ASA2,25 6Section 25 . 455.02 (3m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA2,26 7Section 26 . 455.02 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (b) and
8amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,12,179 455.02 (1m) (b) Except as provided in s. sub. (2m) and ss. 257.03 and 455.03,
10only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (1) or (2) may use the title “psychologist"
11or any similar title or state or imply that he or she is licensed to practice psychology,
12and only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (4) may use the title “private practice
13school psychologist" or any similar title or state or imply that he or she is licensed
14to engage in the private practice of school psychology
. Except as provided in s. sub.
15(2m) and ss.
257.03 and 455.03, only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (1) or (4)
16or (2) may represent himself or herself to the public by any description of services
17incorporating the word “psychological" or “psychology "..”
AB487-ASA2,27 18Section 27 . 455.025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB487-ASA2,12,21 19455.025 Practice of medicine and surgery. Nothing in this chapter shall
20be construed to authorize a psychologist to engage in the practice of medicine and
21surgery.
AB487-ASA2,28 22Section 28. 455.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,13,7 23455.03 Temporary practice. A psychologist who is licensed or certified by
24a similar examining board of another state or territory of the United States or of a
25foreign country or province whose standards, in the opinion of the examining board,

1are equivalent to or higher than the requirements for licensure as a psychologist in
2s. 455.04 (1) may offer provide psychological services as a psychologist in this state
3for on not more than 60 working days in any year without holding a license issued
4under s. 455.04 (1). The psychologist shall report to the examining board the nature
5and extent of his or her practice in this state if it exceeds 20 working days within a
6year. In this section, “day” means any part of a day during which psychological
7services are rendered.
AB487-ASA2,29 8Section 29 . 455.04 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,13,10 9455.04 (title) Licensure of psychologists and private practice school
10psychologists
.
AB487-ASA2,30 11Section 30 . 455.04 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,13,1712 455.04 (1) (intro.) The department Subject to s. 455.09, the examining board
13shall issue grant a psychologist license to an individual who submits an application
14for the license to the department on a form provided by the department, pays the fee
15specified in s. 440.05 (1) or, if sub. (3) applies, the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2)
16determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9), and is found by the examining
17board to meet
satisfies all of the following requirements:
AB487-ASA2,31 18Section 31 . 455.04 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,13,2019 455.04 (1) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 , and 111.335, not have an arrest
20or
a conviction record.
AB487-ASA2,32 21Section 32 . 455.04 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,14,522 455.04 (1) (c) Hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a college or university
23accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state board of education
24in the state in which the college or university is located
program accredited by an
25organization approved by the examining board
, or have had other academic training

1or specialized experience, which in the opinion of that the examining board is
2determines to be substantially equivalent thereto based upon standards established
3by rule
. The examining board may require examinations to determine the
4equivalence of such training and experience and may also require examinations for
5individuals holding doctoral degrees in psychology from non-American universities.
AB487-ASA2,33 6Section 33 . 455.04 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA2,14,107 455.04 (1) (d) Complete at least 3,000 hours of supervised graduate-level
8experience in the practice of psychology under conditions satisfactory to the
9examining board and established by rule. Supervised hours shall consist of all of the
10following:
AB487-ASA2,14,1211 1. At least 1,500 hours of experience in a successfully completed internship,
12which shall be accrued after the completion of all doctoral level coursework.
AB487-ASA2,14,1413 2. At least 1,500 hours of experience consisting of any combination of the
14following, as established by the examining board by rule:
AB487-ASA2,14,1815 a. Pre-internship hours that occur after the completion of the first year of the
16doctoral program or at any time while in a doctoral program after the completion of
17a master's degree in psychology or equivalent as defined by the examining board by
18rule.
AB487-ASA2,14,2019 b. Hours accrued in the internship described in subd. 1. that are in excess of
20the 1,500 hours required under subd. 1.
AB487-ASA2,14,2221 c. Post-internship hours accrued after the completion of the internship under
22subd. 1., but before the conferral of the doctoral degree.
AB487-ASA2,14,2323 d. Postdoctoral hours obtained after the conferral of the doctoral degree.
AB487-ASA2,34 24Section 34 . 455.04 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,15,5
1455.04 (1) (e) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (1) (a). This paragraph
2does not apply to an applicant who is licensed as a psychologist in another state if
3the applicant submits proof of completion of continuing educational programs or
4courses approved under s. 455.065 (4) for the minimum number of hours required in
5the rules promulgated under s. 455.065 (3).
AB487-ASA2,35 6Section 35 . 455.04 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487-ASA2,15,127 455.04 (2) Subject to s. 455.09, the examining board shall grant an interim
8psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license, pays
9the fee specified under s. 440.05 (6), and satisfies the requirements for a license
10under sub. (1) (a) to (c), (d) 1., and (f). An individual licensed under this subsection
11may provide psychological services only under the supervision of qualified
12supervisors, as determined by the examining board.
AB487-ASA2,36 13Section 36 . 455.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,15,2014 455.04 (3) The examining board may waive the requirements of sub. (1) (c) and
15(d)
to (e) if a candidate holds a diploma of the American board of examiners in
16professional psychology, or
an applicant holds a certificate or license of an examining
17board of some other state or territory or foreign country or province, if the standards
18of such other examining board are deemed by the members of this examining board
19to be substantially equivalent to the standards of this state and like reciprocity is
20extended to holders of licenses issued by this state
.
AB487-ASA2,37 21Section 37 . 455.04 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA2,16,222 455.04 (4) An individual who, on the day before the effective date of this
23subsection .... [LRB inserts date], held a valid private practice school psychologist
24license under s. 455.04 (4), 2017 stats., may continue to renew that license as
25provided in s. 455.06. The examining board may not grant any initial private

1practice school psychologist license based on an application received on or after the
2effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
AB487-ASA2,38 3Section 38 . 455.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,16,74 455.04 (5) Applicants for licensure under subs. (1) and (4) this section may be
5required to appear before the examining board in person prior to licensure to allow
6the examining board to make such inquiry of them as to qualifications and other
7matters as it considers proper.
AB487-ASA2,39 8Section 39 . 455.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,16,129 455.045 (1) The examining board shall administer In order to qualify for a
10psychologist license under s. 455.04 (1), an applicant must have passed all of
the
11following examinations for psychologist licensure at least semiannually at times and
12places determined by the examining board
:
AB487-ASA2,16,1313 (a) A written examination on the professional practice of psychology.
AB487-ASA2,16,1514 (b) A written examination in the elements of practice essential to the public
15health, safety or welfare
on state law related to the practice of psychology.
AB487-ASA2,40 16Section 40 . 455.045 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA2,41 17Section 41 . 455.045 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA2,16,2018 455.045 (3) The examining board shall set passing scores for examinations
19under sub. (1) (a) or (b). The examining board may adopt passing scores
20recommended by test developers.
AB487-ASA2,42 21Section 42. 455.06 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA2,16,25 22455.06 Renewals. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the renewal dates for
23licenses issued under this chapter or under s. 455.04 (4), 2017 stats., are specified
24under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the
25department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB487-ASA2,17,6
1(b) A license issued under s. 455.04 (2) is valid for 2 years or until the individual
2obtains a license under s. 455.04 (1) and may not be renewed, except that the
3examining board may promulgate rules specifying circumstances in which the
4examining board, in cases of hardship, may allow an individual to renew a license
5issued under s. 455.04 (2). Notwithstanding sub. (2), an individual holding a license
6issued under s. 455.04 (2) is not required to complete continuing education.
AB487-ASA2,17,10 7(2) An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this chapter or under s.
8455.04 (4), 2017 stats., shall include with his or her application proof in the form
9specified by the examining board that he or she has completed the hours of
10continuing education required under s. 455.065.
AB487-ASA2,43 11Section 43 . 455.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,17,1812 455.065 (1) Promulgate rules establishing the minimum number of hours of
13continuing education, the topic areas that the continuing education must cover, the
14criteria for the approval of continuing education programs and courses required for
15renewal of a license, and the criteria for the approval of the sponsors and cosponsors
16of those continuing education programs and courses. The examining board may
17establish criteria for the substitution of hours of professional activities to meet
18continuing education requirements.
AB487-ASA2,44 19Section 44 . 455.065 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA2,45 20Section 45 . 455.065 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,17,2221 455.065 (4) Approve continuing education programs and courses in accordance
22with the criteria established under subs. sub. (1) and (3).
AB487-ASA2,46 23Section 46. 455.065 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,18,524 455.065 (5) Promulgate rules establishing the criteria for the substitution of
25uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to the department of

1health services for some or all hours of continuing education credits required under
2subs. sub. (1) and (3). The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional
3evaluation of community programs for the certification and recertification of
4community mental health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department
5of health services.
AB487-ASA2,47 6Section 47 . 455.065 (6) and (7) of the statutes are created to read:
AB487-ASA2,18,127 455.065 (6) Grant a postponement of or waiver from the continuing education
8requirements under this section based upon the grounds of prolonged illness or
9disability or on other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The examining board
10shall consider each application individually on its merits, and the examining board
11may grant a postponement, partial waiver, or total waiver of the requirement as the
12examining board deems appropriate.
AB487-ASA2,18,19 13(7) Grant an exemption from the continuing education requirements under
14this section to a psychologist who certifies to the examining board that he or she has
15permanently retired from the practice of psychology. A psychologist who has been
16granted an exemption under this subsection may not return to active practice
17without submitting evidence satisfactory to the examining board of having
18completed the required continuing education credits within the 2-year period prior
19to the return to the practice of psychology.
AB487-ASA2,48 20Section 48. 455.07 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA2,49 21Section 49 . 455.08 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA2,50 22Section 50. 455.09 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA2,18,23 23455.09 (title) Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
AB487-ASA2,51 24Section 51 . 455.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,19,7
1455.09 (3) A revoked license may not be renewed. One year from the date of
2revocation
An individual may, no sooner than one year after the date of revocation,
3apply for reinstatement
of a license under this chapter, application may be made for
4reinstatement
. The examining board may accept or reject an application for
5reinstatement. If reinstatement is granted under this subsection, the licensee shall
6pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee. This subsection does
7not apply to a license that is revoked under s. 440.12.
AB487-ASA2,52 8Section 52. 455.10 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA2,53 9Section 53. 905.04 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA2,19,1210 905.04 (1) (e) “Psychologist" means a licensed psychologist, as that term is
11defined in s. 455.01 (4)
licensed under ch. 455, or a person reasonably believed by the
12patient to be a psychologist.
AB487-ASA2,54 13Section 54 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB487-ASA2,19,2314 (1) Emergency rule authority. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the
15psychology examining board may promulgate rules under ch. 455 that are necessary
16to implement the changes in this act. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
17board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
18subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
19health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
20rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2),
21the effective period of a rule promulgated under this subsection is for 2 years after
22its promulgation, or until permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the
23effective period may not be further extended under s. 227.24 (2).
AB487-ASA2,55 24Section 55 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd
25month beginning after publication, except as follows:
AB487-ASA2,20,1
1(1) Section 54 (1 ) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
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