Senate Bill sb1560e1

    CS for SB 1560                           First Engrossed (ntc)



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to psychology specialties;

  3         creating s. 490.0149, F.S.; providing a

  4         definition; specifying the circumstances under

  5         which a psychologist may hold himself or

  6         herself out as a certified psychology

  7         specialist or psychology diplomate; requiring

  8         the Board of Psychology to adopt rules and

  9         establish specified criteria for the approval

10         of certifying bodies; specifying that a

11         psychologist licensed under ch. 490, F.S., may

12         specify the types of services he or she

13         provides; providing an effective date.

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15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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17         Section 1.  Section 490.0149, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         490.0149  Specialties.--

20         (1)  As used in this section, the term "certified

21  psychology specialist," "board-certified psychology

22  specialist," or "psychology diplomate" means a psychologist

23  with recognized special competency acquired through an

24  organized sequence of formal education, training, experience,

25  and professional standing that is recognized by a certifying

26  body approved by the board pursuant to criteria adopted under

27  subsection (3).

28         (2)  A person licensed as a psychologist may not hold

29  himself or herself out as a certified psychology specialist or

30  psychology diplomate unless the person has received formal

31  recognition as a board-certified psychology specialist or


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    CS for SB 1560                           First Engrossed (ntc)



 1  psychology diplomate from a recognized certifying body that

 2  provides certified specialties in the practice of psychology

 3  and that has been approved by the board as qualified pursuant

 4  to subsection (3).

 5         (3)  The board shall adopt rules to establish criteria

 6  for approval of certifying bodies that provide certification

 7  for specialties in psychology as provided in subsection (1).

 8  The criteria shall include that a certifying body:

 9         (a)  Be national in scope, incorporate standards of the

10  profession, and collaborate closely with organizations related

11  to specialization in psychology.

12         (b)  Have clearly described purposes, by-laws,

13  policies, and procedures.

14         (c)  Have established standards for specialized

15  practice of psychology.

16         (d)  Provide assessments that include the development

17  and implementation of an examination designed to measure the

18  competencies required to provide services that are

19  characteristic of the specialty area.

20         (4)  A person licensed as a psychologist under this

21  chapter may indicate that he or she offers and may indicate

22  that his or her practice is limited to one or more types of

23  services if this accurately reflects his or her scope of

24  practice.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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