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AB487,9,149 455.01 (6) “Psychotherapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental,
10emotional, or behavioral disorders, conditions, or addictions through the application
11of methods derived from established psychological or systemic principles, including
12for the purpose of assisting individuals with modifying their behaviors, cognitions,
13emotions, or personality characteristics, or for the purpose of understanding
14unconscious processes or intrapersonal, interpersonal, or psychosocial dynamics.
AB487,16 15Section 16. 455.01 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487,17 16Section 17 . 455.02 (1m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,9,1717 455.02 (1m) (title) License required to practice.
AB487,18 18Section 18 . 455.02 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (a) and
19amended to read:
AB487,9,2320 455.02 (1m) (a) Except as provided in s. sub. (2m) and ss. 257.03 and 455.03,
21no person may engage in the practice of psychology or the private practice of school
22psychology
, or attempt to do so or make a representation as authorized to do so,
23without a license issued by the examining board.
AB487,19 24Section 19 . 455.02 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,10,19
1455.02 (2m) (d) A person employed in a position as a psychologist or
2psychological assistant by an a regionally accredited college, junior college or
3university or other academic or research
higher educational institution, if the person
4is performing activities that are a part of the duties for which he or she is employed,
5is performing those activities solely within the confines of or under the jurisdictions
6of the institution in which he or she is employed, and does not render or offer to
7render psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that
8he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the institution with
9which he or she is employed. An individual acting under this paragraph may,
10without obtaining a license under s. 455.04 (1) or (4), disseminate research findings
11and scientific information to others, such as accredited academic institutions or
12governmental agencies, or may offer lecture services for a fee.
teach the practice of
13psychology, conduct psychological research, present lectures on the practice of
14psychology, perform any consultation required by his or her academic or research
15functions, or provide expert testimony in court related to his or her field of expertise.
16A person employed in a position under this paragraph may utilize or represent
17himself or herself by the academic or research title conferred upon him or her by the
18administration of the laboratory, school, college, or university or use the title
19“psychology professor” or “academic psychologist.”
AB487,20 20Section 20 . 455.02 (2m) (f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487,11,321 455.02 (2m) (f) A person providing psychological services as part of a
22psychology training program, if his or her activities and services constitute a part of
23the supervised course of study and are performed under the supervision of a
24psychologist licensed under this chapter and the person does not provide or offer to
25provide psychological services to the public for a fee over and above any salary that

1he or she may receive for the performance of the official duties with the employing
2agency or organization. A person providing services under this paragraph may use
3the title “psychology student,” “psychology intern,” or “psychology resident.”
AB487,21 4Section 21 . 455.02 (2m) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487,22 5Section 22 . 455.02 (2m) (k) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487,11,86 455.02 (2m) (k) A person not trained as a psychologist whose activities are
7limited to educational or vocational counseling or testing that is performed in a
8human resources, personnel, or educational setting.
AB487,23 9Section 23 . 455.02 (2m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,11,1710 455.02 (2m) (m) A person providing psychological services as an employee of
11a federal, state or local governmental agency, if the person is providing the
12psychological services as a part of the duties for which he or she is employed, is
13providing the psychological services solely within the confines of or under the
14jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is employed, and does not provide or offer
15to provide psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that
16he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the agency by which
17he or she is employed.
AB487,24 18Section 24 . 455.02 (2m) (o) to (s) of the statutes are created to read:
AB487,12,719 455.02 (2m) (o) A person providing psychological services as an employee of a
20state or local governmental agency, if the person is providing the psychological
21services as a part of the duties for which he or she is employed, is providing the
22psychological services solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the
23agency by which he or she is employed, does not provide or offer to provide
24psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that he or she
25receives for the performance of the official duties with the agency by which he or she

1is employed, and has received a master's degree in psychology from a regionally
2accredited higher educational institution or has fulfilled requirements
3commensurate with a master's degree, as determined by the examining board. The
4examining board may promulgate rules to further establish requirements for
5exemptions under this paragraph for persons who do not hold a master's degree in
6psychology. A person providing services under this paragraph may use the title
7“psychological associate.”
AB487,12,128 (p) A person providing psychological services under the supervision of a
9psychologist licensed under this chapter as part of a formal psychology fellowship
10program that meets the program standards of the Association of Psychology
11Postdoctoral and Internship Centers or its successor organization. A person
12providing services under this paragraph may use the title “psychology fellow.”
AB487,12,1413 (q) A person whose activities are limited to testifying in a court in this state
14regarding services rendered in another state.
AB487,12,1815 (r) A person engaging in the private practice of school psychology who holds a
16valid private practice school psychologist license issued under s. 455.04 (4), 2017
17stats. A person acting under this paragraph may use the title “private practice school
18psychologist.”
AB487,12,2119 (s) A person who holds a doctoral degree in psychology but does not engage in
20the practice of psychology. A person described in this paragraph may use the title
21“psychologist” or “doctor of psychology.”
AB487,25 22Section 25 . 455.02 (3m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487,26 23Section 26 . 455.02 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (b) and
24amended to read:
AB487,13,9
1455.02 (1m) (b) Except as provided in s. sub. (2m) and ss. 257.03 and 455.03,
2only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (1) or (2) may use the title “psychologist"
3or any similar title or state or imply that he or she is licensed to practice psychology,
4and only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (4) may use the title “private practice
5school psychologist" or any similar title or state or imply that he or she is licensed
6to engage in the private practice of school psychology
. Except as provided in s. sub.
7(2m) and ss.
257.03 and 455.03, only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (1) or (4)
8or (2) may represent himself or herself to the public by any description of services
9incorporating the word “psychological" or “psychology "..”
AB487,27 10Section 27 . 455.025 of the statutes is created to read:
AB487,13,13 11455.025 Practice of medicine and surgery. Nothing in this chapter shall
12be construed to authorize a psychologist to engage in the practice of medicine and
13surgery.
AB487,28 14Section 28. 455.03 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,14,3 15455.03 Temporary practice. A psychologist who is licensed or certified by
16a similar examining board of another state or territory of the United States or of a
17foreign country
or a Canadian province whose standards, in the opinion of the
18examining board, are equivalent to or higher than the requirements for licensure as
19a psychologist in s. 455.04 (1)
may offer provide psychological services as a
20psychologist
in this state for on not more than 60 working days in any year without
21holding a license issued under s. 455.04 (1). The psychologist shall report to the
22examining board the nature and extent of his or her practice in this state if it exceeds
2320 working days within a year. A psychologist provides psychological services in this
24state for purposes of this section whenever the patient or client is located in this
25state, regardless of whether the psychologist is temporarily located in this state or

1is providing services by electronic or telephonic means from the state or province
2where the psychologist is licensed. In this section, “day” means any part of a day
3during which psychological services are rendered.
AB487,29 4Section 29 . 455.04 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,14,6 5455.04 (title) Licensure of psychologists and private practice school
6psychologists
.
AB487,30 7Section 30 . 455.04 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,14,138 455.04 (1) (intro.) The department Subject to s. 455.09, the examining board
9shall issue grant a psychologist license to an individual who submits an application
10for the license to the department on a form provided by the department, pays the fee
11specified in s. 440.05 (1) or, if sub. (3) applies, the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2)
12determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9), and is found by the examining
13board to meet
satisfies all of the following requirements:
AB487,31 14Section 31 . 455.04 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,14,1615 455.04 (1) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 , and 111.335, not have an arrest
16or
a conviction record.
AB487,32 17Section 32 . 455.04 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,15,218 455.04 (1) (c) Hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a college or university
19accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state board of education
20in the state in which the college or university is located
program accredited by the
21American Psychological Association or the Canadian Psychological Association
, or
22have had other academic training or specialized experience, which in the opinion of
23that the examining board is determines to be substantially equivalent thereto based
24upon standards established by rule
. The examining board may require examinations
25to determine the equivalence of such training and experience and may also require

1examinations
for individuals holding doctoral degrees in psychology from
2non-American universities.
AB487,33 3Section 33 . 455.04 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487,15,54 455.04 (1) (d) Complete any predoctoral supervised experience requirements
5established by the examining board by rule.
AB487,34 6Section 34 . 455.04 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487,15,87 455.04 (1) (dm) Complete any postdoctoral supervised experience
8requirements established by the examining board by rule.
AB487,35 9Section 35 . 455.04 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,15,1410 455.04 (1) (e) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (1) (a). This paragraph
11does not apply to an applicant who is licensed as a psychologist in another state if
12the applicant submits proof of completion of continuing educational programs or
13courses approved under s. 455.065 (4) for the minimum number of hours required in
14the rules promulgated under s. 455.065 (3).
AB487,36 15Section 36 . 455.04 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487,15,2116 455.04 (2) Subject to s. 455.09, the examining board shall grant an interim
17psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license, pays
18the fee specified under s. 440.05 (6), and satisfies the requirements for a license
19under sub. (1) (a) to (f), other than the requirement under sub. (1) (dm). An individual
20licensed under this subsection may provide psychological services only under the
21supervision of qualified supervisors, as determined by the examining board.
AB487,37 22Section 37 . 455.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,16,423 455.04 (3) The examining board may waive the requirements of sub. (1) (c) and
24(d)
to (e) if a candidate holds a diploma of the American board of examiners in
25professional psychology, or
an applicant holds a certificate or license of an examining

1board of some other state or territory or foreign country or a Canadian province, if
2the standards of such other examining board are deemed by the members of this
3examining board to be substantially equivalent to the standards of this state and like
4reciprocity is extended to holders of licenses issued by this state
.
AB487,38 5Section 38 . 455.04 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487,16,116 455.04 (4) An individual who, on the day before the effective date of this
7subsection .... [LRB inserts date], held a valid private practice school psychologist
8license under s. 455.04 (4), 2017 stats., may continue to renew that license as
9provided in s. 455.06. The examining board may not grant any initial private
10practice school psychologist license based on an application received on or after the
11effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
AB487,39 12Section 39 . 455.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,16,1613 455.04 (5) Applicants for licensure under subs. (1) and (4) this section may be
14required to appear before the examining board in person prior to licensure to allow
15the examining board to make such inquiry of them as to qualifications and other
16matters as it considers proper.
AB487,40 17Section 40 . 455.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,16,2118 455.045 (1) The examining board shall administer In order to qualify for a
19psychologist license under s. 455.04 (1) or (2), an applicant must have passed all of

20the following examinations for psychologist licensure at least semiannually at times
21and places determined by the examining board
:
AB487,16,2222 (a) A written examination on the professional practice of psychology.
AB487,16,2423 (b) A written examination in the elements of practice essential to the public
24health, safety or welfare
on state law related to the practice of psychology.
AB487,41 25Section 41 . 455.045 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487,42
1Section 42. 455.045 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487,17,42 455.045 (3) The examining board shall set passing scores for examinations
3under sub. (1) (a) or (b). The examining board may adopt passing scores
4recommended by test developers.
AB487,43 5Section 43. 455.06 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487,17,9 6455.06 Renewals. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the renewal dates for
7licenses issued under this chapter or under s. 455.04 (4), 2017 stats., are specified
8under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the
9department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).
AB487,17,1510 (b) A license issued under s. 455.04 (2) is valid for 2 years or until the individual
11obtains a license under s. 455.04 (1) and may not be renewed, except that the
12examining board may promulgate rules specifying circumstances in which the
13examining board, in cases of hardship, may allow an individual to renew a license
14issued under s. 455.04 (2). Notwithstanding sub. (2), an individual holding a license
15issued under s. 455.04 (2) is not required to complete continuing education.
AB487,17,19 16(2) An applicant for renewal of a license issued under this chapter or under s.
17455.04 (4), 2017 stats., shall include with his or her application proof in the form
18specified by the examining board that he or she has completed the hours of
19continuing education required under s. 455.065.
AB487,44 20Section 44 . 455.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,18,421 455.065 (1) Promulgate rules establishing the minimum number of hours of
22continuing education, the topic areas that the continuing education must cover, the
23criteria for the approval of continuing education programs and courses required for
24renewal of a license, and the criteria for the approval of the sponsors and cosponsors
25of those continuing education programs and courses. The examining board may

1establish criteria for the substitution of hours of professional activities to meet
2continuing education requirements. A licensee shall retain for a minimum period of
36 years and shall make available to the examining board or its agent upon request
4proof that the licensee completed the required continuing education.
AB487,45 5Section 45 . 455.065 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB487,46 6Section 46 . 455.065 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,18,87 455.065 (4) Approve continuing education programs and courses in accordance
8with the criteria established under subs. sub. (1) and (3).
AB487,47 9Section 47. 455.065 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,18,1610 455.065 (5) Promulgate rules establishing the criteria for the substitution of
11uncompensated hours of professional assistance volunteered to the department of
12health services for some or all hours of continuing education credits required under
13subs. sub. (1) and (3). The eligible substitution hours shall involve professional
14evaluation of community programs for the certification and recertification of
15community mental health programs, as defined in s. 51.01 (3n), by the department
16of health services.
AB487,48 17Section 48 . 455.065 (6) and (7) of the statutes are created to read:
AB487,18,2318 455.065 (6) Grant a postponement of or waiver from the continuing education
19requirements under this section based upon the grounds of prolonged illness or
20disability or on other grounds constituting extreme hardship. The examining board
21shall consider each application individually on its merits, and the examining board
22may grant a postponement, partial waiver, or total waiver of the requirement as the
23examining board deems appropriate.
AB487,19,5 24(7) Grant an exemption from the continuing education requirements under
25this section to a psychologist who certifies to the examining board that he or she has

1permanently retired from the practice of psychology. A psychologist who has been
2granted an exemption under this subsection may not return to active practice
3without submitting evidence satisfactory to the examining board of having
4completed the required continuing education credits within the 2-year period prior
5to the return to the practice of psychology.
AB487,49 6Section 49. 455.07 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487,50 7Section 50 . 455.08 of the statutes is repealed.
AB487,51 8Section 51. 455.09 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB487,19,9 9455.09 (title) Disciplinary proceedings and actions.
AB487,52 10Section 52. 455.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,19,1411 455.09 (1) (intro.) Subject to the rules promulgated under s. 440.03 (1), the
12examining board may deny an application for a license, or may by order suspend for
13a period not exceeding one year
, limit, or revoke or impose probationary conditions
14upon
a license or reprimand a licensee if the applicant or licensee:
AB487,53 15Section 53. 455.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,19,2316 455.09 (1) (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 , and 111.34, engaged engages in
17the practice of psychology or the private practice of school psychology while his or her
18ability to practice was is impaired by alcohol or other drugs or while otherwise having
19a mental or physical impairment. In this paragraph, “mental or physical
20impairment" means a mental or physical impairment that would limit or eliminate
21a licensee's ability to engage in the practice of psychology at the minimum level
22required to competently discharge his or her tasks or duties and to protect the public
23interest while so doing
.
AB487,54 24Section 54. 455.09 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,20,2
1455.09 (1) (g) Violates this chapter or any rule of professional conduct
2promulgated under this chapter.
AB487,55 3Section 55. 455.09 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487,20,64 455.09 (1) (i) Refuses to submit to an examination under s. 455.095, or is found
5to be physically or mentally incapable of engaging in the practice of psychology under
6s. 455.095.
AB487,56 7Section 56 . 455.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487,20,98 455.09 (1) (j) Practices outside the scope of his or her training, experience, or
9education without appropriate supervision.
AB487,57 10Section 57 . 455.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB487,20,1711 455.09 (3) A revoked license may not be renewed. One year from the date of
12revocation
An individual may, no sooner than one year after the date of revocation,
13apply for reinstatement
of a license under this chapter, application may be made for
14reinstatement
. The examining board may accept or reject an application for
15reinstatement. If reinstatement is granted under this subsection, the licensee shall
16pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee. This subsection does
17not apply to a license that is revoked under s. 440.12.
AB487,58 18Section 58 . 455.09 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB487,20,2119 455.09 (4) The examining board may conduct an audit on any licensee under
20investigation by the examining board for compliance with continuing education
21requirements under s. 455.065.
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