AB487,9,17 455.02 (1m) (title) License required to practice.

AB487,18 Section 18 . 455.02 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (a) and amended to read:

AB487,9,23 455.02 (1m) (a) Except as provided in s. sub. (2m) and ss. 257.03 and 455.03, no person may engage in the practice of psychology or the private practice of school psychology, or attempt to do so or make a representation as authorized to do so, without a license issued by the examining board.

AB487,19 Section 19 . 455.02 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB487,10,19 455.02 (2m) (d) A person employed in a position as a psychologist or psychological assistant by an a regionally accredited college, junior college or university or other academic or research higher educational institution, if the person is performing activities that are a part of the duties for which he or she is employed, is performing those activities solely within the confines of or under the jurisdictions of the institution in which he or she is employed, and does not render or offer to render psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the institution with which he or she is employed. An individual acting under this paragraph may, without obtaining a license under s. 455.04 (1) or (4), disseminate research findings and scientific information to others, such as accredited academic institutions or governmental agencies, or may offer lecture services for a fee. teach the practice of psychology, conduct psychological research, present lectures on the practice of psychology, perform any consultation required by his or her academic or research functions, or provide expert testimony in court related to his or her field of expertise. A person employed in a position under this paragraph may utilize or represent himself or herself by the academic or research title conferred upon him or her by the administration of the laboratory, school, college, or university or use the title “psychology professor” or “academic psychologist.”

AB487,20 Section 20 . 455.02 (2m) (f) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB487,11,3 455.02 (2m) (f) A person providing psychological services as part of a psychology training program, if his or her activities and services constitute a part of the supervised course of study and are performed under the supervision of a psychologist licensed under this chapter and the person does not provide or offer to provide psychological services to the public for a fee over and above any salary that he or she may receive for the performance of the official duties with the employing agency or organization. A person providing services under this paragraph may use the title “psychology student,” “psychology intern,” or “psychology resident.”

AB487,21 Section 21 . 455.02 (2m) (h) of the statutes is repealed.

AB487,22 Section 22 . 455.02 (2m) (k) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB487,11,8 455.02 (2m) (k) A person not trained as a psychologist whose activities are limited to educational or vocational counseling or testing that is performed in a human resources, personnel, or educational setting.

AB487,23 Section 23 . 455.02 (2m) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB487,11,17 455.02 (2m) (m) A person providing psychological services as an employee of a federal, state or local governmental agency, if the person is providing the psychological services as a part of the duties for which he or she is employed, is providing the psychological services solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is employed, and does not provide or offer to provide psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the agency by which he or she is employed.

AB487,24 Section 24 . 455.02 (2m) (o) to (s) of the statutes are created to read:

AB487,12,7 455.02 (2m) (o) A person providing psychological services as an employee of a state or local governmental agency, if the person is providing the psychological services as a part of the duties for which he or she is employed, is providing the psychological services solely within the confines of or under the jurisdiction of the agency by which he or she is employed, does not provide or offer to provide psychological services to the public for a fee over and above the salary that he or she receives for the performance of the official duties with the agency by which he or she is employed, and has received a master's degree in psychology from a regionally accredited higher educational institution or has fulfilled requirements commensurate with a master's degree, as determined by the examining board. The examining board may promulgate rules to further establish requirements for exemptions under this paragraph for persons who do not hold a master's degree in psychology. A person providing services under this paragraph may use the title “psychological associate.”

AB487,12,12 (p) A person providing psychological services under the supervision of a psychologist licensed under this chapter as part of a formal psychology fellowship program that meets the program standards of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers or its successor organization. A person providing services under this paragraph may use the title “psychology fellow.”

AB487,12,14 (q) A person whose activities are limited to testifying in a court in this state regarding services rendered in another state.

AB487,12,18 (r) A person engaging in the private practice of school psychology who holds a valid private practice school psychologist license issued under s. 455.04 (4), 2017 stats. A person acting under this paragraph may use the title “private practice school psychologist.”

AB487,12,21 (s) A person who holds a doctoral degree in psychology but does not engage in the practice of psychology. A person described in this paragraph may use the title “psychologist” or “doctor of psychology.”

AB487,25 Section 25 . 455.02 (3m) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB487,26 Section 26 . 455.02 (3m) of the statutes is renumbered 455.02 (1m) (b) and amended to read:

AB487,13,9 455.02 (1m) (b) Except as provided in s. sub. (2m) and ss. 257.03 and 455.03, only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (1) or (2) may use the title “psychologist" or any similar title or state or imply that he or she is licensed to practice psychology, and only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (4) may use the title “private practice school psychologist" or any similar title or state or imply that he or she is licensed to engage in the private practice of school psychology. Except as provided in s. sub. (2m) and ss. 257.03 and 455.03, only an individual licensed under s. 455.04 (1) or (4) or (2) may represent himself or herself to the public by any description of services incorporating the word “psychological" or “psychology "..”

AB487,27 Section 27 . 455.025 of the statutes is created to read:

AB487,13,13 455.025 Practice of medicine and surgery. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize a psychologist to engage in the practice of medicine and surgery.

AB487,28 Section 28. 455.03 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB487,14,3 455.03 Temporary practice. A psychologist who is licensed or certified by a similar examining board of another state or territory of the United States or of a foreign country or a Canadian province whose standards, in the opinion of the examining board, are equivalent to or higher than the requirements for licensure as a psychologist in s. 455.04 (1) may offer provide psychological services as a psychologist in this state for on not more than 60 working days in any year without holding a license issued under s. 455.04 (1). The psychologist shall report to the examining board the nature and extent of his or her practice in this state if it exceeds 20 working days within a year. A psychologist provides psychological services in this state for purposes of this section whenever the patient or client is located in this state, regardless of whether the psychologist is temporarily located in this state or is providing services by electronic or telephonic means from the state or province where the psychologist is licensed. In this section, “day” means any part of a day during which psychological services are rendered.

AB487,29 Section 29 . 455.04 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB487,14,6 455.04 (title) Licensure of psychologists and private practice school psychologists.

AB487,30 Section 30 . 455.04 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB487,14,13 455.04 (1) (intro.) The department Subject to s. 455.09, the examining board shall issue grant a psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department, pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) or, if sub. (3) applies, the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9), and is found by the examining board to meet satisfies all of the following requirements: