Psy 1.02 (2) (Note): The board office is located at 1400 East Washington Avenue 4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison, WI 53705, P.O. Box 8935 8366, Madison, WI 53708, telephone (608) 266-0070 2112, dsps@wi.gov. SECTION 2. Psy 1.02 (6g) is created to read:
Psy 1.02 (6g) “Interim psychologist” means a person licensed under s. 455.04 (2), Stats. SECTION 3. Psy 1.02 (6m) is amended to read:
Psy 1.02 (6m) “Jurisprudence exam" means the board approved examination on the elements of practice essential to the public health, safety, or welfare. state law related to the practice of psychology.
SECTION 4. Psy 1.02 (9m) is created to read:
Psy 1.02 (9m) “Psychologist” means a person licensed under s. 455.04 (1) or (2), Stats. SECTION 5. Psy 1.02 (11) and (12) are created to read:
Psy 1.02 (11) “Practice of psychology” has the meaning under s. 445.01 (5), Stats. (12) “Psychotherapy” has the meaning under s. 455.01 (6), Stats. SECTION 6. Psy 2.01 (3) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
Psy 2.01 (3) (a) Official transcript indicating a doctoral degree in psychology from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state board of education in the state in which the college or university is located. program accredited by an organization approved by the examining board.
(b) Academic training or specialized experience which in the opinion of the board is that the examining board determines to be substantially equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology on the basis of standards established in s. Psy 2.09. SECTION 7. Psy 2.01 (4) is amended to read:
Psy 2.01 (4) Documentation of at least one year experience in completion of psychological work meeting the requirements in s. Psy 2.10.
SECTION 8. Psy 2.012 is created to read:
Psy 2.012 Interim Psychologist. (1) Subject to s. 455.09, Stats., the examining board shall grant an interim psychologist license to an applicant who submits all of the following: (a) A properly completed and signed application form.
(b) An application fee authorized by s. 440.05 (6), Stats.
(c) Evidence of one of the following:
1. An Official transcript indicating a doctoral degree in psychology from a program accredited by an organization approved by the examining board.
2. Academic training that the examining board determines to be substantially equivalent to a doctoral degree in psychology based on the standards established in s. Psy 2.09. (d) Completion of at least 1,500 hours of supervised experience through a successfully completed internship, which shall be accrued after the completion of all doctoral level coursework.
(e) For applicants who have a pending criminal charge or have been convicted of a crime, all related information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances of the pending criminal charge or conviction are substantially related to the practice of psychology.
(f) Evidence of passing score on the jurisprudence exam.
(2) An interim psychologist license issued under s. 455.04 (2), Stats., is valid for 2 years or until the individual obtains a psychologist license under s. 455.04 (1), Stats, whichever is earlier. An individual holding an interim psychologist license is not required to complete continuing education. SECTION 9. Psy 2.013 (intro) is amended to read:
Psy 2.013 Reciprocity. An applicant who holds an active license in another state, territory, foreign country or province whose license standards are deemed by the examining board to be substantially equivalent to the standards in this state may apply for license by submitting the following:
SECTION 10. Psy 2.013 (5) is created to read:
Psy 2.013 (5) For applicants who have a pending criminal charge or have been convicted of a crime, all related information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances of the pending criminal charge or conviction are substantially related to the practice of psychology.
SECTION 11. Psy 2.014 is created to read:
Psy 2.014 Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses. A reciprocal license to practice psychology shall be granted to a service member, former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member who the board determines meets all of the requirements under s. 440.09 (2), Stats. Pursuant to s. 440.09 (2m), Stats., the board may request verification necessary to make a determination under this section. SECTION 12. Psy 2.10 (intro) and (1) are repealed and recreated to read:
Psy 2.10 Supervised psychological experience. Except as provided in s. Psy 2.013, an applicant for licensure shall complete at least 3,000 hours of supervised graduate-level experience in the practice of psychology under conditions satisfactory to the examining board and shall include all of the following: (1) Supervised hours shall consist of all of the following:
a. At least 1,500 hours of experience through a successfully completed internship, which shall be accrued after the completion of all doctoral level coursework.
b. At least 1,500 hours of experience consisting of any combination of the following:
1. Pre-internship hours that occur after the completion of the first year of the doctoral program or at any time while in a doctoral program after the completion of a master’s degree in psychology or its equivalent.
2. Hours accrued in the internship as described in sub. a. that are in excess of the 1,500 hours required under sub. a.
3. Post-internship hours accrued under the internship as described in sub. a., but before the conferral of the doctoral degree.
4. Postdoctoral hours obtained after the conferral of the doctoral degree.
SECTION 13. Psy 2.14 (1) is repealed and recreated to read:
Psy 2.14 (1) In this section, “working days" is defined as any day in which the psychologist provides services. In this section, “day” means any part of a day during which psychological services are rendered.
SECTION 14. Psy 2.14 (2), and (3) are amended to read:
(2) A psychologist who is licensed by another state or territory of the United States or a foreign country or province whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are equivalent to or higher than than the requirements for licensure as a psychologist in s. 455.04 (1), Stats., may offer provide psychological services as a psychologist in this state for not more than 60 working days in any calendar year without holding a license issued under s. 455.04 (1), Stats.
(3) The psychologist shall report to the board the nature and extent of his or her practice in this state if it exceeds 20 working days within a calendar year.
SECTION 15. Psy 4.017 (title) is amended to read:
Psy 4.017 Late Renewal and reinstatement.
SECTION 16. Psy 4.017 (5), (6), and (7) are created to read:
