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AB487-ASA1,15 16Section 15. 455.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,8,2217 455.01 (6) “Psychotherapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental,
18emotional, or behavioral disorders, conditions, or addictions through the application
19of methods derived from established psychological or systemic principles, including
20for the purpose of assisting individuals with modifying their behaviors, cognitions,
21emotions, or personality characteristics, or for the purpose of understanding
22unconscious processes or intrapersonal, interpersonal, or psychosocial dynamics.
AB487-ASA1,16 23Section 16. 455.01 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,17 24Section 17 . 455.02 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,8,2525 455.02 (1m) (title) License required to practice.
AB487-ASA1,18
1Section 18. 455.02 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,9,63 455.02 (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-ASA1,19 7Section 19 . 455.02 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,9,248 455.02 (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-ASA1,20 3Section 20 . 455.02 (2m) (f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,10,114 455.02 (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-ASA1,21 12Section 21 . 455.02 (2m) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,22 13Section 22 . 455.02 (2m) (k) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,10,1614 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-ASA1,23 17Section 23 . 455.02 (2m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,10,2518 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-ASA1,24
1Section 24. 455.02 (2m) (o) to (s) of the statutes are created to read:
AB487-ASA1,11,152 455.02 (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-ASA1,11,2016 (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-ASA1,11,2221 (q) A person whose activities are limited to testifying in a court in this state
22regarding services rendered in another state.
AB487-ASA1,12,223 (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-ASA1,12,53 (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-ASA1,25 6Section 25 . 455.02 (3m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,26 7Section 26 . 455.02 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (b) and
8amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,12,179 455.02 (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-ASA1,27 18Section 27 . 455.025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB487-ASA1,12,21 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-ASA1,28 22Section 28. 455.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,13,7 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-ASA1,29 8Section 29 . 455.04 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,13,10 9455.04 (title) Licensure of psychologists and private practice school
10psychologists
.
AB487-ASA1,30 11Section 30 . 455.04 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,13,1712 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-ASA1,31 18Section 31 . 455.04 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,13,2019 455.04 (1) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 , and 111.335, not have an arrest
20or
a conviction record.
AB487-ASA1,32 21Section 32 . 455.04 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,14,522 455.04 (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-ASA1,33 6Section 33 . 455.04 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,14,97 455.04 (1) (d) Complete any predoctoral supervised experience requirements
8established by the examining board by rule. The examining board may not require
9more than 1,500 hours of predoctoral supervised experience.
AB487-ASA1,34 10Section 34 . 455.04 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487-ASA1,14,1711 455.04 (1) (dm) Complete any postdoctoral supervised experience
12requirements established by the examining board by rule. The examining board may
13not require more than 1,500 hours of postdoctoral supervised experience. The
14examining board shall count any hours of supervised experience attained after
15completion of doctoral level coursework toward the required hours of postdoctoral
16supervised experience even if the individual completed the supervised experience
17before conferral of a doctoral degree.
AB487-ASA1,35 18Section 35 . 455.04 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,14,2319 455.04 (1) (e) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (1) (a). This paragraph
20does not apply to an applicant who is licensed as a psychologist in another state if
21the applicant submits proof of completion of continuing educational programs or
22courses approved under s. 455.065 (4) for the minimum number of hours required in
23the rules promulgated under s. 455.065 (3).
AB487-ASA1,36 24Section 36 . 455.04 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487-ASA1,15,7
1455.04 (2) Subject to s. 455.09, the examining board shall grant an interim
2psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license, pays
3the fee specified under s. 440.05 (6), and satisfies the requirements for a license
4under sub. (1) (a) to (f), other than one or both of the requirements under sub. (1) (dm)
5and (e). An individual licensed under this subsection may provide psychological
6services only under the supervision of qualified supervisors, as determined by the
7examining board.
AB487-ASA1,37 8Section 37 . 455.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,15,159 455.04 (3) The examining board may waive the requirements of sub. (1) (c) and
10(d)
to (e) if a candidate holds a diploma of the American board of examiners in
11professional psychology, or
an applicant holds a certificate or license of an examining
12board of some other state or territory or foreign country or province, if the standards
13of such other examining board are deemed by the members of this examining board
14to be substantially equivalent to the standards of this state and like reciprocity is
15extended to holders of licenses issued by this state
.
AB487-ASA1,38 16Section 38 . 455.04 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,15,2217 455.04 (4) An individual who, on the day before the effective date of this
18subsection .... [LRB inserts date], held a valid private practice school psychologist
19license under s. 455.04 (4), 2017 stats., may continue to renew that license as
20provided in s. 455.06. The examining board may not grant any initial private
21practice school psychologist license based on an application received on or after the
22effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
AB487-ASA1,39 23Section 39 . 455.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,16,224 455.04 (5) Applicants for licensure under subs. (1) and (4) this section may be
25required to appear before the examining board in person prior to licensure to allow

1the examining board to make such inquiry of them as to qualifications and other
2matters as it considers proper.
AB487-ASA1,40 3Section 40 . 455.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,16,74 455.045 (1) The examining board shall administer In order to qualify for a
5psychologist license under s. 455.04 (1), an applicant must have passed all of
the
6following examinations for psychologist licensure at least semiannually at times and
7places determined by the examining board
:
AB487-ASA1,16,88 (a) A written examination on the professional practice of psychology.
AB487-ASA1,16,109 (b) A written examination in the elements of practice essential to the public
10health, safety or welfare
on state law related to the practice of psychology.
AB487-ASA1,41 11Section 41 . 455.045 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,42 12Section 42 . 455.045 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,16,1513 455.045 (3) The examining board shall set passing scores for examinations
14under sub. (1) (a) or (b). The examining board may adopt passing scores
15recommended by test developers.
AB487-ASA1,43 16Section 43. 455.06 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,16,20 17455.06 Renewals. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the renewal dates for
18licenses issued under this chapter or under s. 455.04 (4), 2017 stats., are specified
19under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the
20department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB487-ASA1,17,221 (b) A license issued under s. 455.04 (2) is valid for 2 years or until the individual
22obtains a license under s. 455.04 (1) and may not be renewed, except that the
23examining board may promulgate rules specifying circumstances in which the
24examining board, in cases of hardship, may allow an individual to renew a license

1issued under s. 455.04 (2). Notwithstanding sub. (2), an individual holding a license
2issued under s. 455.04 (2) is not required to complete continuing education.
AB487-ASA1,17,6 3(2) An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this chapter or under s.
4455.04 (4), 2017 stats., shall include with his or her application proof in the form
5specified by the examining board that he or she has completed the hours of
6continuing education required under s. 455.065.
AB487-ASA1,44 7Section 44 . 455.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,17,148 455.065 (1) Promulgate rules establishing the minimum number of hours of
9continuing education, the topic areas that the continuing education must cover, the
10criteria for the approval of continuing education programs and courses required for
11renewal of a license, and the criteria for the approval of the sponsors and cosponsors
12of those continuing education programs and courses. The examining board may
13establish criteria for the substitution of hours of professional activities to meet
14continuing education requirements.
AB487-ASA1,45 15Section 45 . 455.065 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,46 16Section 46 . 455.065 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,17,1817 455.065 (4) Approve continuing education programs and courses in accordance
18with the criteria established under subs. sub. (1) and (3).
AB487-ASA1,47 19Section 47. 455.065 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,18,220 455.065 (5) Promulgate rules establishing the criteria for the substitution of
21uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to the department of
22health services for some or all hours of continuing education credits required under
23subs. sub. (1) and (3). The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional
24evaluation of community programs for the certification and recertification of

1community mental health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department
2of health services.
AB487-ASA1,48 3Section 48 . 455.065 (6) and (7) of the statutes are created to read:
AB487-ASA1,18,94 455.065 (6) Grant a postponement of or waiver from the continuing education
5requirements under this section based upon the grounds of prolonged illness or
6disability or on other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The examining board
7shall consider each application individually on its merits, and the examining board
8may grant a postponement, partial waiver, or total waiver of the requirement as the
9examining board deems appropriate.
AB487-ASA1,18,16 10(7) Grant an exemption from the continuing education requirements under
11this section to a psychologist who certifies to the examining board that he or she has
12permanently retired from the practice of psychology. A psychologist who has been
13granted an exemption under this subsection may not return to active practice
14without submitting evidence satisfactory to the examining board of having
15completed the required continuing education credits within the 2-year period prior
16to the return to the practice of psychology.
AB487-ASA1,49 17Section 49. 455.07 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,50 18Section 50 . 455.08 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,51 19Section 51. 455.09 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487-ASA1,18,20 20455.09 (title) Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
AB487-ASA1,52 21Section 52 . 455.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,19,322 455.09 (3) A revoked license may not be renewed. One year from the date of
23revocation
An individual may, no sooner than one year after the date of revocation,
24apply for reinstatement
of a license under this chapter, application may be made for
25reinstatement
. The examining board may accept or reject an application for

1reinstatement. If reinstatement is granted under this subsection, the licensee shall
2pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee. This subsection does
3not apply to a license that is revoked under s. 440.12.
AB487-ASA1,53 4Section 53. 455.10 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487-ASA1,54 5Section 54. 905.04 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487-ASA1,19,86 905.04 (1) (e) “Psychologist" means a licensed psychologist, as that term is
7defined in s. 455.01 (4)
licensed under ch. 455, or a person reasonably believed by the
8patient to be a psychologist.
AB487-ASA1,55 9Section 55 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB487-ASA1,19,1910 (1) Emergency rule authority. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the
11psychology examining board may promulgate rules under ch. 455 that are necessary
12to implement the changes in this act. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
13board is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
14subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
15health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
16rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2),
17the effective period of a rule promulgated under this subsection is for 2 years after
18its promulgation, or until permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner, and the
19effective period may not be further extended under s. 227.24 (2).
AB487-ASA1,56 20Section 56 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd
21month beginning after publication, except as follows:
AB487-ASA1,19,2222 (1) Section 55 (1 ) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
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